diff --git a/apps/advanced/README.md b/apps/advanced/README.md
index b1d7351..508a414 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/README.md
+++ b/apps/advanced/README.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ it will upgrade your database to the last state according migrations.
 
 To be able to run acceptance tests you need a running webserver. For this you can use the php builtin server and run it in the directory where your main project folder is located. For example if your application is located in `/www/advanced` all you need to is:
 `cd /www` and then `php -S 127.0.0.1:8080` because the default configuration of acceptance tests expects the url of the application to be `/advanced/`.
-If you already have a server configured or your application is not located in a folder called `advanced`, you may need to adjust the `TEST_ENTRY_URL` in `frontend/tests/_bootstrap.php` and `backend/tests/_bootstrap.php`.
+If you already have a server configured or your application is not located in a folder called `advanced`, you may need to adjust the `test_entry_url` in `backend/codeception.yml` and `frontend/codeception.yml`.
 
 After that is done you should be able to run your tests, for example to run `frontend` tests do:
 
@@ -123,5 +123,7 @@ After that is done you should be able to run your tests, for example to run `fro
 
 In similar way you can run tests for other application tiers - `backend`, `console`, `common`.
 
+If you already have run `../vendor/bin/codecept build` for each application, you can run all tests by one command: `vendor/bin/codecept run`
+
 You also can adjust you application suite configs and `_bootstrap.php` settings to use other urls and files, as it is can be done in `yii2-basic`.
 Current template also includes [yii2-faker](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/tree/master/extensions/faker) extension, that is correctly setup for each application tier.
diff --git a/apps/advanced/backend/codeception.yml b/apps/advanced/backend/codeception.yml
index 6d2019c..49a978b 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/backend/codeception.yml
+++ b/apps/advanced/backend/codeception.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+namespace: backend
 actor: Tester
 paths:
     tests: tests
@@ -17,3 +18,7 @@ modules:
             user: ''
             password: ''
             dump: tests/_data/dump.sql
+config:
+    # the entry script URL (without host info) for functional and acceptance tests
+    # PLEASE ADJUST IT TO THE ACTUAL ENTRY SCRIPT URL
+    test_entry_url: /advanced/backend/web/index-test.php
diff --git a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/_bootstrap.php b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/_bootstrap.php
index 76f6348..bc9d17c 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/_bootstrap.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/_bootstrap.php
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// the entry script URL (without host info) for functional and acceptance tests
-// PLEASE ADJUST IT TO THE ACTUAL ENTRY SCRIPT URL
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_URL') or define('TEST_ENTRY_URL', '/advanced/backend/web/index-test.php');
-
-// the entry script file path for functional and acceptance tests
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_FILE') or define('TEST_ENTRY_FILE', dirname(__DIR__) . '/web/index-test.php');
-
 defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG', true);
 
 defined('YII_ENV') or define('YII_ENV', 'test');
@@ -18,6 +11,8 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../vendor/yiisoft/yii2/Yii.php');
 require(__DIR__ . '/../../common/config/aliases.php');
 
 // set correct script paths
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_FILE;
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_URL;
+
+// the entry script file path for functional and acceptance tests
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = dirname(__DIR__) . '/web/index-test.php';
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = \Codeception\Configuration::config()['config']['test_entry_url'];
 $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] = 'localhost';
diff --git a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php
index fddcf87..327b466 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use common\tests\_pages\LoginPage;
+use backend\WebGuy;
 
 $I = new WebGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure login page works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php
index 3c347b7..5bba959 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use common\tests\_pages\LoginPage;
+use backend\TestGuy;
 
 $I = new TestGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure login page works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/_config.php b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/_config.php
index ba776b6..15d3100 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/_config.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/backend/tests/functional/_config.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 // set correct script paths
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_FILE;
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_URL;
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/web/index-test.php';
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = \Codeception\Configuration::config()['config']['test_entry_url'];;
 
 return yii\helpers\ArrayHelper::merge(
     require(__DIR__ . '/../../config/main.php'),
diff --git a/apps/advanced/codeception.yml b/apps/advanced/codeception.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c94b9fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/advanced/codeception.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+include:
+  - common
+  - console
+  - backend
+  - frontend
+
+paths:
+  log: tests/_log
+
+settings:
+  colors: true
diff --git a/apps/advanced/common/codeception.yml b/apps/advanced/common/codeception.yml
index 6d2019c..4ee1523 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/common/codeception.yml
+++ b/apps/advanced/common/codeception.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+namespace: common
 actor: Tester
 paths:
     tests: tests
diff --git a/apps/advanced/common/tests/_bootstrap.php b/apps/advanced/common/tests/_bootstrap.php
index c64ad3b..15b36bc 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/common/tests/_bootstrap.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/common/tests/_bootstrap.php
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// the entry script URL (without host info) for functional and acceptance tests
-// PLEASE ADJUST IT TO THE ACTUAL ENTRY SCRIPT URL
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_URL') or define('TEST_ENTRY_URL', '/index-test.php');
-
-// the entry script file path for functional and acceptance tests
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_FILE') or define('TEST_ENTRY_FILE', dirname(__DIR__) . '/index-test.php');
-
 defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG', true);
 
 defined('YII_ENV') or define('YII_ENV', 'test');
@@ -18,6 +11,4 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../vendor/yiisoft/yii2/Yii.php');
 require(__DIR__ . '/../../common/config/aliases.php');
 
 // set correct script paths
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_FILE;
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_URL;
 $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] = 'localhost';
diff --git a/apps/advanced/console/codeception.yml b/apps/advanced/console/codeception.yml
index 6d2019c..94a12e3 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/console/codeception.yml
+++ b/apps/advanced/console/codeception.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+namespace: console
 actor: Tester
 paths:
     tests: tests
diff --git a/apps/advanced/console/tests/_bootstrap.php b/apps/advanced/console/tests/_bootstrap.php
index c64ad3b..15b36bc 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/console/tests/_bootstrap.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/console/tests/_bootstrap.php
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// the entry script URL (without host info) for functional and acceptance tests
-// PLEASE ADJUST IT TO THE ACTUAL ENTRY SCRIPT URL
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_URL') or define('TEST_ENTRY_URL', '/index-test.php');
-
-// the entry script file path for functional and acceptance tests
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_FILE') or define('TEST_ENTRY_FILE', dirname(__DIR__) . '/index-test.php');
-
 defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG', true);
 
 defined('YII_ENV') or define('YII_ENV', 'test');
@@ -18,6 +11,4 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../vendor/yiisoft/yii2/Yii.php');
 require(__DIR__ . '/../../common/config/aliases.php');
 
 // set correct script paths
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_FILE;
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_URL;
 $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] = 'localhost';
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/codeception.yml b/apps/advanced/frontend/codeception.yml
index 6d2019c..7fa2a38 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/codeception.yml
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/codeception.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+namespace: frontend
 actor: Tester
 paths:
     tests: tests
@@ -17,3 +18,7 @@ modules:
             user: ''
             password: ''
             dump: tests/_data/dump.sql
+config:
+    # the entry script URL (without host info) for functional and acceptance tests
+    # PLEASE ADJUST IT TO THE ACTUAL ENTRY SCRIPT URL
+    test_entry_url: /advanced/frontend/web/index-test.php
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/_bootstrap.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/_bootstrap.php
index 3e27145..bc9d17c 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/_bootstrap.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/_bootstrap.php
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// the entry script URL (without host info) for functional and acceptance tests
-// PLEASE ADJUST IT TO THE ACTUAL ENTRY SCRIPT URL
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_URL') or define('TEST_ENTRY_URL', '/advanced/frontend/web/index-test.php');
-
-// the entry script file path for functional and acceptance tests
-defined('TEST_ENTRY_FILE') or define('TEST_ENTRY_FILE', dirname(__DIR__) . '/web/index-test.php');
-
 defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG', true);
 
 defined('YII_ENV') or define('YII_ENV', 'test');
@@ -18,6 +11,8 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../vendor/yiisoft/yii2/Yii.php');
 require(__DIR__ . '/../../common/config/aliases.php');
 
 // set correct script paths
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_FILE;
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_URL;
+
+// the entry script file path for functional and acceptance tests
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = dirname(__DIR__) . '/web/index-test.php';
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = \Codeception\Configuration::config()['config']['test_entry_url'];
 $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] = 'localhost';
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/AboutCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/AboutCept.php
index 71e387c..e8d17b2 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/AboutCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/AboutCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use frontend\tests\_pages\AboutPage;
+use frontend\WebGuy;
 
 $I = new WebGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure that about works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/ContactCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/ContactCept.php
index b8492cd..5a36e1d 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/ContactCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/ContactCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use frontend\tests\_pages\ContactPage;
+use frontend\WebGuy;
 
 $I = new WebGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure that contact works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/HomeCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/HomeCept.php
index 62456f9..4f5cc19 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/HomeCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/HomeCept.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use frontend\WebGuy;
+
 $I = new WebGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure that home page works');
 $I->amOnPage(Yii::$app->homeUrl);
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php
index fddcf87..3728baf 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/acceptance/LoginCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use common\tests\_pages\LoginPage;
+use frontend\WebGuy;
 
 $I = new WebGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure login page works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/AboutCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/AboutCept.php
index b2153b3..f9dd1a5 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/AboutCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/AboutCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use frontend\tests\_pages\AboutPage;
+use frontend\TestGuy;
 
 $I = new TestGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure that about works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/ContactCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/ContactCept.php
index c08e8e0..774428c 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/ContactCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/ContactCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use frontend\tests\_pages\ContactPage;
+use frontend\TestGuy;
 
 $I = new TestGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure that contact works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/HomeCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/HomeCept.php
index 3258ba3..1bc1d5b 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/HomeCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/HomeCept.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use frontend\TestGuy;
+
 $I = new TestGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure that home page works');
 $I->amOnPage(Yii::$app->homeUrl);
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php
index 3c347b7..7e1e1be 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/LoginCept.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use common\tests\_pages\LoginPage;
+use frontend\TestGuy;
 
 $I = new TestGuy($scenario);
 $I->wantTo('ensure login page works');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/_config.php b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/_config.php
index ba776b6..15d3100 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/_config.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/frontend/tests/functional/_config.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 // set correct script paths
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_FILE;
-$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = TEST_ENTRY_URL;
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/web/index-test.php';
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = \Codeception\Configuration::config()['config']['test_entry_url'];;
 
 return yii\helpers\ArrayHelper::merge(
     require(__DIR__ . '/../../config/main.php'),
diff --git a/apps/advanced/tests/_log/.gitignore b/apps/advanced/tests/_log/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/advanced/tests/_log/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore