diff --git a/.github/workflows/playground_unit_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/playground_unit_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef6e4fb584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/playground_unit_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# This workflow will do a clean install of node dependencies, cache/restore them, build the source code using yarn build:app run unit tests using yarn test:unit.
+
+name: Playground Unit tests
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - development
+    paths:
+      - "packages/playground/**"
+
+jobs:
+  unit-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=8192"
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [22.16]
+        # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: "yarn"
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/yarn.lock"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          yarn install
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          lerna run build --no-private
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: yarn workspace @threefold/playground test:unit
diff --git a/packages/playground/tests/setup.ts b/packages/playground/tests/setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5757962e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playground/tests/setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Vitest setup file - runs before all tests
+// Set up mock window.env that matches the development environment
+// @ts-ignore - Add window object for test environment
+global.window = global.window || {};
+// @ts-ignore - Add env object to window
+global.window.env = {
+  // set the needed env variables for the tests
+};
+
+console.log("Test environment initialized with mock window.env");
diff --git a/packages/playground/tests/utils/extractDomainIP.test.ts b/packages/playground/tests/utils/extractDomainIP.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51a3915d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playground/tests/utils/extractDomainIP.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { extractDomainIP } from "../../src/utils/gateway";
+
+describe("extractDomainIP", () => {
+  it("should extract the domain from a URL with a protocol", () => {
+    const domain = extractDomainIP("https://example.com:8080");
+    expect(domain).toBe("example.com");
+  });
+
+  it("should extract the IPv6 address from a URL", () => {
+    const ipv6 = extractDomainIP("https://[::1]:8080");
+    expect(ipv6).toBe("::1");
+  });
+
+  it("should throw an error when there is no domain or IP address", () => {
+    expect(() => extractDomainIP("http://:8080")).toThrow(
+      'Invalid input "http://:8080": No domain or IP address found.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should throw an error for invalid IPv6 format", () => {
+    expect(() => extractDomainIP("https://[]:8080")).toThrow(
+      'Invalid input "https://[]:8080": Invalid IPv6 address format.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should extract the domain from a URL without a port", () => {
+    const domain = extractDomainIP("https://example.com");
+    expect(domain).toBe("example.com");
+  });
+
+  it("should extract the IPv4 address from a URL", () => {
+    const ipv4 = extractDomainIP("http://192.168.0.1:3000");
+    expect(ipv4).toBe("192.168.0.1");
+  });
+
+  it("should handle plain domain strings without protocols", () => {
+    const domain = extractDomainIP("example.com");
+    expect(domain).toBe("example.com");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/playground/vitest.config.ts b/packages/playground/vitest.config.ts
index 089e6b8064..16751bcd76 100644
--- a/packages/playground/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/vitest.config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default mergeConfig(
       environment: "jsdom",
       exclude: [...configDefaults.exclude, "e2e/*"],
       root: fileURLToPath(new URL("./", import.meta.url)),
+      setupFiles: ["./tests/setup.ts"],
     },
   }),
 );