diff --git a/apps/whale/__sanity__/WhaleSanityContainer.sanity.ts b/apps/whale/__sanity__/WhaleSanityContainer.sanity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca6451650e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/whale/__sanity__/WhaleSanityContainer.sanity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { WhaleSanityContainer } from '@defichain/testcontainers'
+import waitForExpect from 'wait-for-expect'
+
+const whale = new WhaleSanityContainer()
+
+// TODO(kodemon/eli-lim):
+//   would it make sense to use WhaleApiClient for sanity tests,
+//   instead of raw http requests?
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  await whale.start()
+
+  async function mockRealisticState (): Promise<void> {
+    await whale.blockchain.waitForWalletCoinbaseMaturity()
+    await whale.blockchain.waitForWalletBalanceGTE(100)
+
+    // TODO(kodemon/eli-lim): Create tokens, pool pairs, etc. to sanity test the endpoints
+  }
+  await mockRealisticState()
+
+  await waitForExpect(async () => {
+    const response = await whale.get('/_actuator/probes/readiness')
+    const json = await response.json()
+    expect(json.details.model.status).toStrictEqual('up')
+    expect(json.details.defid.blocks).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(100)
+  }, 60_000)
+})
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await whale.stop()
+})
+
+describe('/_actuator', () => {
+  describe('/_actuator/probes/liveness', () => {
+    test('Status in JSON body is ok', async () => {
+      const response = await whale.get('/_actuator/probes/liveness')
+      expect(await response.json()).toStrictEqual({
+        details: {
+          defid: { status: 'up' },
+          model: { status: 'up' }
+        },
+        error: {},
+        info: {
+          defid: { status: 'up' },
+          model: { status: 'up' }
+        },
+        status: 'ok'
+      })
+      expect(response.status).toStrictEqual(200)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('/_actuator/probes/readiness', () => {
+    test('Status code is 503', async () => {
+      const response = await whale.get('/_actuator/probes/readiness')
+      expect(response.status).toStrictEqual(503)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index fd4b9c6c20..2ef2290e9e 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ module.exports = {
   verbose: true,
   clearMocks: true,
   testTimeout: 180000,
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: [
+    '__sanity__'
+  ],
   coveragePathIgnorePatterns: [
     '/node_modules/',
     '/examples/',
diff --git a/jest.sanity.js b/jest.sanity.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42cb3039c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jest.sanity.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const config = require('./jest.config.js')
+
+module.exports = {
+  ...config,
+  testRegex: '((\\.|/)(sanity))\\.ts$',
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: [],
+  globalSetup: './jest.sanity.setup.js',
+  testTimeout: 300000
+}
diff --git a/jest.sanity.setup.js b/jest.sanity.setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c993b35187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jest.sanity.setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const Dockerode = require('dockerode')
+const path = require('path')
+const { pack } = require('tar-fs')
+
+const apps = ['whale']
+
+module.exports = async function () {
+  console.log('\nPreloading sanity images, this may take a while...')
+  await Promise.all(apps.map(build))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a new image with a :sanity tag that can be pulled into unit tests and
+ * run on the current state of the code base. These steps are required to
+ * ensure that we are sanity testing against the current code state and not
+ * pre-built solutions which is tested seperately during our standard unit
+ * tests.
+ *
+ * @remarks Images are built with tar
+ * @see     https://github.com/apocas/dockerode/issues/432
+ */
+async function build (app) {
+  console.log(`Building '${app}:sanity' image`)
+  const docker = new Dockerode()
+  const image = pack(path.resolve(__dirname))
+  const stream = await docker.buildImage(image, {
+    t: `${app}:sanity`,
+    buildargs: {
+      APP: app
+    }
+  })
+  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    docker.modem.followProgress(stream, (err, res) => (err != null) ? reject(err) : resolve(res))
+  })
+  console.log(`Finished '${app}:sanity' image`)
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c37a67bb94..4881ecca74 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6554,6 +6554,25 @@
         "@types/superagent": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/tar-fs": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qlsQyIY9sN7p221xHuXKNoMfUenOcvEBN4zI8dGsYbYCqHtTarXOEXSIgUnK+GcR0fZDse6pAIc5pIrCh9NefQ==",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*",
+        "@types/tar-stream": "*"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/tar-stream": {
+      "version": "2.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-2.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1AX+Yt3icFuU6kxwmPakaiGrJUwG44MpuiqPg4dSolRFk6jmvs4b3IbUol9wKDLIgU76gevn3EwE8y/DkSJCZQ==",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/tiny-secp256k1": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -22272,7 +22291,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/tar-fs": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "chownr": "^1.1.1",
@@ -22283,7 +22301,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/tar-fs/node_modules/chownr": {
       "version": "1.1.4",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/tar-stream": {
@@ -25073,6 +25090,7 @@
         "@defichain/jellyfish-network": "^0.0.0",
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5",
         "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
+        "tar-fs": "^2.1.1",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -25080,6 +25098,7 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.1",
         "defichain": "^0.0.0"
       }
     },
@@ -26791,6 +26810,7 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4",
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5",
         "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
+        "tar-fs": "^2.1.1",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2"
       }
     },
@@ -29905,6 +29925,25 @@
         "@types/superagent": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/tar-fs": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qlsQyIY9sN7p221xHuXKNoMfUenOcvEBN4zI8dGsYbYCqHtTarXOEXSIgUnK+GcR0fZDse6pAIc5pIrCh9NefQ==",
+      "peer": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*",
+        "@types/tar-stream": "*"
+      }
+    },
+    "@types/tar-stream": {
+      "version": "2.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-2.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1AX+Yt3icFuU6kxwmPakaiGrJUwG44MpuiqPg4dSolRFk6jmvs4b3IbUol9wKDLIgU76gevn3EwE8y/DkSJCZQ==",
+      "peer": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/tiny-secp256k1": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -33984,6 +34023,7 @@
             "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4",
             "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5",
             "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
+            "tar-fs": "^2.1.1",
             "uuid": "^8.3.2"
           }
         },
@@ -37098,6 +37138,25 @@
             "@types/superagent": "*"
           }
         },
+        "@types/tar-fs": {
+          "version": "2.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-qlsQyIY9sN7p221xHuXKNoMfUenOcvEBN4zI8dGsYbYCqHtTarXOEXSIgUnK+GcR0fZDse6pAIc5pIrCh9NefQ==",
+          "peer": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "@types/node": "*",
+            "@types/tar-stream": "*"
+          }
+        },
+        "@types/tar-stream": {
+          "version": "2.2.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-2.2.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-1AX+Yt3icFuU6kxwmPakaiGrJUwG44MpuiqPg4dSolRFk6jmvs4b3IbUol9wKDLIgU76gevn3EwE8y/DkSJCZQ==",
+          "peer": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "@types/node": "*"
+          }
+        },
         "@types/tiny-secp256k1": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "dev": true,
@@ -47428,7 +47487,6 @@
         },
         "tar-fs": {
           "version": "2.1.1",
-          "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "chownr": "^1.1.1",
             "mkdirp-classic": "^0.5.2",
@@ -47437,8 +47495,7 @@
           },
           "dependencies": {
             "chownr": {
-              "version": "1.1.4",
-              "dev": true
+              "version": "1.1.4"
             }
           }
         },
@@ -56845,7 +56902,6 @@
     },
     "tar-fs": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "chownr": "^1.1.1",
         "mkdirp-classic": "^0.5.2",
@@ -56854,8 +56910,7 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "chownr": {
-          "version": "1.1.4",
-          "dev": true
+          "version": "1.1.4"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83ad8a819c..221a116c42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "lint": "eslint . --fix",
     "test": "jest --maxWorkers=100%",
+    "sanity": "jest --maxWorkers=100% --config=jest.sanity.js",
     "ci:test": "jest --ci --coverage --forceExit --maxWorkers=4",
     "all:clean": "rm -rf ./packages/**/dist && rm -rf ./apps/dist && rm -rf ./packages/**/tsconfig.build.tsbuildinfo",
     "all:build": "lerna run build",
diff --git a/packages/testcontainers/package.json b/packages/testcontainers/package.json
index 4ef2817847..326f9b66d5 100644
--- a/packages/testcontainers/package.json
+++ b/packages/testcontainers/package.json
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
     "@defichain/jellyfish-network": "^0.0.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5",
     "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
+    "tar-fs": "^2.1.1",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.1",
     "defichain": "^0.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/AppContainer/WhaleSanityContainer.ts b/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/AppContainer/WhaleSanityContainer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74dce180c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/AppContainer/WhaleSanityContainer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { MasterNodeRegTestContainer } from '../RegTestContainer/Masternode'
+import { AppContainer } from '.'
+import { waitForCondition } from '../../utils'
+
+export class WhaleSanityContainer extends AppContainer {
+  constructor (port?: number, blockchain?: MasterNodeRegTestContainer) {
+    super('whale', port, blockchain)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start the whale container by initiating a build procedure, instantiate the
+   * underlying blockchain node, and create a container instance to send sanity
+   * requests to.
+   *
+   * We provide the blockchain node ip and port to the internal whale configuration
+   * which links it to the node allowing it to hit the chain with RPC requests.
+   *
+   * @remarks
+   *
+   * The method performs a wait for condition to ensure the container is ready
+   * before the start method is considered resolved. Otherwise the unit tests
+   * will run before the container is ready which can result in various network
+   * or request errors.
+   */
+  public async start (): Promise<void> {
+    const { hostRegTestIp, hostRegTestPort } = await this.startMasterNode()
+
+    this.container = await this.docker.createContainer({
+      name: this.name,
+      Image: this.image,
+      Tty: true,
+      Env: [
+        `WHALE_DEFID_URL=http://testcontainers-user:testcontainers-password@${hostRegTestIp}:${hostRegTestPort}`,
+        'WHALE_NETWORK=regtest',
+        'WHALE_DATABASE_PROVIDER=memory'
+      ],
+      ExposedPorts: { '3000/tcp': {} },
+      HostConfig: {
+        PortBindings: { '3000/tcp': [{ HostPort: this.port.toString() }] },
+        PublishAllPorts: true
+      }
+    })
+
+    await this.container.start()
+
+    await waitForCondition(async () => {
+      const res = await this.get('/_actuator/probes/liveness')
+      return res.status === 200
+    }, 30_000) // 30s
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/AppContainer/index.ts b/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/AppContainer/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7221cc3731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/AppContainer/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { fetch, Response } from 'cross-fetch'
+
+import { DockerContainer } from '../DockerContainer'
+import { MasterNodeRegTestContainer } from '../RegTestContainer/Masternode'
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+
+/**
+ * App Container
+ *
+ * Typically used for "sanity tests" - tests that are run seperately from the
+ * established unit tests to test against a simulated production environment,
+ * ensuring our containerised apps are resolving incoming requests as expected.
+ *
+ * We introduce the container environment so that they can be run via unit tests
+ * to create uniformity in our approach to testing. Reducing the cognitive
+ * complexity of having to run multiple automated solutions to ensure release quality.
+ *
+ * This solution works by building a new docker image using our root Dockerfile
+ * and running instances on random ports to support parallel testing allowing for
+ * vertical scaling in our test environments.
+ */
+export abstract class AppContainer extends DockerContainer {
+  public readonly name = this.generateName()
+
+  constructor (
+    public readonly app: string,
+    public readonly port = getRandomPort(3000, 5000),
+    public readonly blockchain: MasterNodeRegTestContainer = new MasterNodeRegTestContainer()
+  ) {
+    super(`${app}:sanity`)
+  }
+
+  public abstract start (): Promise<void>
+
+  /**
+   * Start the blockchain master node and return its hosting details to be used
+   * by the sanity containers.
+   *
+   * @returns Host details
+   */
+  public async startMasterNode (): Promise<{
+    hostRegTestIp: string
+    hostRegTestPort: string
+  }> {
+    await this.blockchain.start()
+
+    const hostRegTestIp = 'host.docker.internal' // TODO(eli-lim): Works on linux?
+    const hostRegTestPort = await this.blockchain.getPort('19554/tcp')
+
+    return { hostRegTestIp, hostRegTestPort }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Shuts down and removes any running sanity instance for this session aiming to
+   * reduce the amount of lingering docker containers as a result of running tests.
+   */
+  public async stop (): Promise<void> {
+    await this.container?.stop()
+    await this.container?.remove({ v: true })
+    await this.blockchain.stop()
+  }
+
+  public generateName (): string {
+    return `${this.app}-${uuidv4()}`
+  }
+
+  public async post (endpoint: string, data?: any): Promise<Response> {
+    return await this.fetch(endpoint, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify(data)
+    })
+  }
+
+  public async get (endpoint: string): Promise<Response> {
+    return await this.fetch(endpoint, {
+      method: 'GET'
+    })
+  }
+
+  public async fetch (endpoint: string, init: RequestInit = {}): Promise<Response> {
+    const url = await this.getUrl()
+    return await fetch(`${url}${endpoint}`, init)
+  }
+
+  public async getUrl (): Promise<string> {
+    return `http://127.0.0.1:${this.port}`
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/7228322
+ */
+function getRandomPort (min: number, max: number): number {
+  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1) + min)
+}
diff --git a/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/DockerContainer.ts b/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/DockerContainer.ts
index dcbfc98cac..8f458c2603 100644
--- a/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/DockerContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/testcontainers/src/containers/DockerContainer.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export abstract class DockerContainer {
   }
 }
 
-async function hasImageLocally (image: string, docker: Dockerode): Promise<boolean> {
+export async function hasImageLocally (image: string, docker: Dockerode): Promise<boolean> {
   return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     docker.getImage(image).inspect((error, result) => {
       resolve(!(error instanceof Error))
diff --git a/packages/testcontainers/src/index.ts b/packages/testcontainers/src/index.ts
index e8e5b4da70..6cf000a972 100644
--- a/packages/testcontainers/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/testcontainers/src/index.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ export * from './containers/RegTestContainer/ContainerGroup'
 export * from './utils'
 
 export * from './containers/RegTestContainer/LoanContainer'
+
+export * from './containers/AppContainer/WhaleSanityContainer'