diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index aeb3037e0f..8efa1d1263 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ jobs:
         SHORT_BRANCH=`sed 's/^refs\/heads\///' <<< $BRANCH`
 
         case "${{ matrix.test }}" in
+          community*)
+            BACKEND_FLAVOR=community
+            echo "community"
+            ;;
           insights*)
             BACKEND_FLAVOR=insights
             echo "insights"
@@ -146,6 +150,22 @@ jobs:
         BUILD_HASH=`ls dist/js/App*js | cut -d. -f2`
         echo "BUILD_HASH=${BUILD_HASH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+    - name: "Build community UI"
+      if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'community' }}
+      working-directory: 'ansible-hub-ui'
+      run: |
+        npm install
+
+        # production displays unknown translations literally, make sure it's up to date
+        npm run gettext:extract
+        npm run gettext:compile
+
+        npm run build-community
+
+        # save the App.*.js hash for later verification
+        BUILD_HASH=`ls dist/js/App*js | cut -d. -f2`
+        echo "BUILD_HASH=${BUILD_HASH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
     - name: "Serve standalone UI"
       if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'standalone' }}
       run: |
@@ -160,6 +180,21 @@ jobs:
           --rewrite '/v2/(.*) -> http://localhost:5001/v2/$1' \
           --rewrite '/extensions/v2/(.*) -> http://localhost:5001/extensions/v2/$1' &
 
+    - name: "Serve community UI"
+      if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'community' }}
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p www/
+        mv ansible-hub-ui/dist/* www/
+        cd www
+        echo '{}' > package.json
+
+        npm install local-web-server
+        node_modules/.bin/ws --port 8002 --directory . --spa index.html \
+          --rewrite '/api/(.*) -> http://localhost:5001/api/$1' \
+          --rewrite '/pulp/api/(.*) -> http://localhost:5001/pulp/api/$1' \
+          --rewrite '/v2/(.*) -> http://localhost:5001/v2/$1' \
+          --rewrite '/extensions/v2/(.*) -> http://localhost:5001/extensions/v2/$1' &
+
     - name: "Run insights UI"
       if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'insights' }}
       working-directory: 'ansible-hub-ui'
@@ -198,12 +233,18 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cp -aiv ../.github/workflows/cypress/cypress.env.json."$BACKEND_FLAVOR" cypress.env.json
 
-    - name: "Ensure index.html uses the new js"
+    - name: "Ensure standalone index.html uses the new js"
       if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'standalone' }}
       run: |
         echo 'expecting /static/galaxy_ng/js/App.'"$BUILD_HASH"'.js'
         curl http://localhost:8002/static/galaxy_ng/index.html | tee /dev/stderr | grep '/static/galaxy_ng/js/App.'"$BUILD_HASH"'.js'
 
+    - name: "Ensure community index.html uses the new js"
+      if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'community' }}
+      run: |
+        echo 'expecting /js/App.'"$BUILD_HASH"'.js'
+        curl http://localhost:8002/index.html | tee /dev/stderr | grep '/js/App.'"$BUILD_HASH"'.js'
+
     - name: "Ensure insights is served"
       if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'insights' }}
       run: |
@@ -212,6 +253,11 @@ jobs:
         curl http://localhost:8002/preview/ansible/automation-hub/ | tee /dev/stderr | grep '/beta/apps/chrome/js/'
         sleep 30
 
+    - name: "Ensure galaxykit can connect to API (community)"
+      if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'community' }}
+      run: |
+        galaxykit -s http://localhost:8002/api/ -u admin -p admin collection list
+
     - name: "Ensure galaxykit can connect to API (standalone)"
       if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'standalone' }}
       run: |
@@ -225,6 +271,11 @@ jobs:
           --auth-url http://localhost:8002/auth/realms/redhat-external/protocol/openid-connect/token \
           collection list
 
+    - name: "Check initial feature flags (community)"
+      if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'community' }}
+      run: |
+        curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/_ui/v1/feature-flags/ | jq
+
     - name: "Check initial feature flags (standalone)"
       if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'standalone' }}
       run: |
@@ -235,6 +286,13 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         curl -s http://localhost:5001/api/automation-hub/_ui/v1/feature-flags/ | jq
 
+    - name: "Check component versions & settings (community)"
+      if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'community' }}
+      run: |
+        HUB_TOKEN=`curl -s -u admin:admin -d '' http://localhost:5001/api/v3/auth/token/ | jq -r .token`
+        curl -s -H "Authorization: Token $HUB_TOKEN" http://localhost:5001/api/ | jq
+        curl -s -H "Authorization: Token $HUB_TOKEN" http://localhost:5001/api/_ui/v1/settings/ | jq
+
     - name: "Check component versions & settings (standalone)"
       if: ${{ env.BACKEND_FLAVOR == 'standalone' }}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress/compose.env.community b/.github/workflows/cypress/compose.env.community
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c22bf91b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress/compose.env.community
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+COMPOSE_PROFILE=galaxy_ng/base:galaxy_ng/community
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress/cypress.env.json.community b/.github/workflows/cypress/cypress.env.json.community
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a42894a3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress/cypress.env.json.community
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "apiPrefix": "/api/",
+  "pulpPrefix": "/api/pulp/api/v3/",
+  "uiPrefix": "/ui/",
+  "username": "admin",
+  "password": "admin",
+  "containers": "localhost:5001",
+  "galaxykit": "galaxykit --ignore-certs",
+  "insightsLogin": false,
+  "disableRepoSwitch" : false
+}
diff --git a/CHANGES/2242.feature b/CHANGES/2242.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3eec7ac46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/2242.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enabled community profile in cypress CI
diff --git a/test/cypress.env.json.template b/test/cypress.env.json.template
index 845aca0795..42433f4029 100644
--- a/test/cypress.env.json.template
+++ b/test/cypress.env.json.template
@@ -21,3 +21,16 @@
   "galaxykit": "galaxykit --ignore-certs --auth-url 'http://localhost:8002/auth/realms/redhat-external/protocol/openid-connect/token'",
   "insightsLogin" : true
 }
+
+// Community
+{
+  "apiPrefix": "/api/",
+  "pulpPrefix": "/api/pulp/api/v3/",
+  "uiPrefix": "/ui/",
+  "username": "admin",
+  "password": "admin",
+  "containers": "localhost:5001",
+  "galaxykit": "galaxykit --ignore-certs",
+  "insightsLogin": false,
+  "disableRepoSwitch" : false
+}
diff --git a/test/cypress/support/commands.js b/test/cypress/support/commands.js
index 2bf141af27..62b4292aa4 100644
--- a/test/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/test/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('menuPresent', {}, (name) => {
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('menuMissing', {}, (name) => {
   const last = name.split(' > ').pop();
-  return cy.contains('#page-sidebar a', last).should('not.exist');
+  return cy.get('#page-sidebar a').each(($el) => {
+    expect($el.text()).not.to.equal(last);
+  });
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('menuGo', {}, (name) => {