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+import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
+
+/**
+ * Root Playwright configuration for E2E tests
+ * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration
+ */
+export default defineConfig({
+  // Only look for test files in the e2e directory
+  testDir: './e2e',
+  
+  // Only match files that end with .spec.ts (excludes .test.ts which are unit tests)
+  testMatch: '**/*.spec.ts',
+  
+  // Run tests in files in parallel
+  fullyParallel: true,
+  
+  // Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
+  
+  // Retry on CI only
+  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+  
+  // Opt out of parallel tests on CI
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
+  
+  // Reporter to use
+  reporter: 'html',
+  
+  // Shared settings for all the projects below
+  use: {
+    // Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`
+    baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
+    
+    // Collect trace when retrying the failed test
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+    
+    // Take screenshot on failure
+    screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
+  },
+
+  // Configure projects for major browsers
+  projects: [
+    {
+      name: 'chromium',
+      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
+    },
+  ],
+
+  // Run your local dev server before starting the tests
+  webServer: {
+    command: 'npm --prefix frontends/nextjs run db:generate && npm --prefix frontends/nextjs run dev',
+    url: 'http://localhost:3000',
+    reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
+    timeout: 300 * 1000,
+  },
+});