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+name: Go tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.23'
+      - name: Install libpcap
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libpcap-dev
+
+      - name: Download dependencies
+        run: go mod download
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cd backend && go test $(go list ./... | grep -v pkg/boards  | grep -v  pkg/broker/topics/message)