diff --git a/server/test/medium.factory.ts b/server/test/medium.factory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4674dafc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/medium.factory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+import { ClassConstructor } from 'class-transformer';
+import { Insertable, Kysely } from 'kysely';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto';
+import { AssetJobStatus, Assets, DB } from 'src/db';
+import { AssetType } from 'src/enum';
+import { ActivityRepository } from 'src/repositories/activity.repository';
+import { AlbumRepository } from 'src/repositories/album.repository';
+import { AssetRepository } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository';
+import { ConfigRepository } from 'src/repositories/config.repository';
+import { CryptoRepository } from 'src/repositories/crypto.repository';
+import { DatabaseRepository } from 'src/repositories/database.repository';
+import { JobRepository } from 'src/repositories/job.repository';
+import { LoggingRepository } from 'src/repositories/logging.repository';
+import { MemoryRepository } from 'src/repositories/memory.repository';
+import { PartnerRepository } from 'src/repositories/partner.repository';
+import { SessionRepository } from 'src/repositories/session.repository';
+import { SystemMetadataRepository } from 'src/repositories/system-metadata.repository';
+import { UserRepository } from 'src/repositories/user.repository';
+import { VersionHistoryRepository } from 'src/repositories/version-history.repository';
+import { UserTable } from 'src/schema/tables/user.table';
+import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
+import { RepositoryInterface } from 'src/types';
+import { newUuid } from 'test/small.factory';
+import { automock, ServiceOverrides } from 'test/utils';
+import { Mocked } from 'vitest';
+
+// type Repositories = Omit<ServiceOverrides, 'access' | 'telemetry'>;
+type Repositories = {
+  activity: ActivityRepository;
+  album: AlbumRepository;
+  asset: AssetRepository;
+  config: ConfigRepository;
+  crypto: CryptoRepository;
+  database: DatabaseRepository;
+  job: JobRepository;
+  user: UserRepository;
+  logger: LoggingRepository;
+  memory: MemoryRepository;
+  partner: PartnerRepository;
+  session: SessionRepository;
+  systemMetadata: SystemMetadataRepository;
+  versionHistory: VersionHistoryRepository;
+};
+type RepositoryMocks = { [K in keyof Repositories]: Mocked<RepositoryInterface<Repositories[K]>> };
+type RepositoryOptions = Partial<{ [K in keyof Repositories]: 'mock' | 'real' }>;
+
+type ContextRepositoryMocks<R extends RepositoryOptions> = {
+  [K in keyof Repositories as R[K] extends 'mock' ? K : never]: Mocked<RepositoryInterface<Repositories[K]>>;
+};
+
+type ContextRepositories<R extends RepositoryOptions> = {
+  [K in keyof Repositories as R[K] extends 'real' ? K : never]: Repositories[K];
+};
+
+export type Context<R extends RepositoryOptions, S extends BaseService> = {
+  sut: S;
+  mocks: ContextRepositoryMocks<R>;
+  repos: ContextRepositories<R>;
+  getRepository<T extends keyof Repositories>(key: T): Repositories[T];
+};
+
+export const newMediumService = <R extends RepositoryOptions, S extends BaseService>(
+  Service: ClassConstructor<S>,
+  options: {
+    database: Kysely<DB>;
+    repos: R;
+  },
+): Context<R, S> => {
+  const repos: Partial<Repositories> = {};
+  const mocks: Partial<RepositoryMocks> = {};
+
+  const loggerMock = getRepositoryMock('logger') as Mocked<LoggingRepository>;
+  loggerMock.setContext.mockImplementation(() => {});
+  repos.logger = loggerMock;
+
+  for (const [_key, type] of Object.entries(options.repos)) {
+    if (type === 'real') {
+      const key = _key as keyof Repositories;
+      repos[key] = getRepository(key, options.database) as any;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (type === 'mock') {
+      const key = _key as keyof RepositoryMocks;
+      mocks[key] = getRepositoryMock(key) as any;
+      continue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const makeRepository = <K extends keyof Repositories>(key: K) => {
+    return repos[key] || getRepository(key, options.database);
+  };
+
+  const deps = asDeps({ ...mocks, ...repos } as ServiceOverrides);
+  const sut = new Service(...deps);
+
+  return {
+    sut,
+    mocks,
+    repos,
+    getRepository: makeRepository,
+  } as Context<R, S>;
+};
+
+export const getRepository = <K extends keyof Repositories>(key: K, db: Kysely<DB>) => {
+  switch (key) {
+    case 'activity': {
+      return new ActivityRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    case 'asset': {
+      return new AssetRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    case 'config': {
+      return new ConfigRepository();
+    }
+
+    case 'crypto': {
+      return new CryptoRepository();
+    }
+
+    case 'database': {
+      const configRepo = new ConfigRepository();
+      return new DatabaseRepository(db, new LoggingRepository(undefined, configRepo), configRepo);
+    }
+
+    case 'logger': {
+      const configMock = { getEnv: () => ({ noColor: false }) };
+      return new LoggingRepository(undefined, configMock as ConfigRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'memory': {
+      return new MemoryRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    case 'partner': {
+      return new PartnerRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    case 'session': {
+      return new SessionRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    case 'systemMetadata': {
+      return new SystemMetadataRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    case 'user': {
+      return new UserRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    case 'versionHistory': {
+      return new VersionHistoryRepository(db);
+    }
+
+    default: {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid repository key: ${key}`);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const getRepositoryMock = <K extends keyof Repositories>(key: K) => {
+  switch (key) {
+    case 'activity': {
+      return automock(ActivityRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'album': {
+      return automock(AlbumRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'asset': {
+      return automock(AssetRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'config': {
+      return automock(ConfigRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'crypto': {
+      return automock(CryptoRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'database': {
+      return automock(DatabaseRepository, {
+        args: [undefined, { setContext: () => {} }, { getEnv: () => ({ database: { vectorExtension: '' } }) }],
+      });
+    }
+
+    case 'job': {
+      return automock(JobRepository, { args: [undefined, undefined, undefined, { setContext: () => {} }] });
+    }
+
+    case 'logger': {
+      const configMock = { getEnv: () => ({ noColor: false }) };
+      return automock(LoggingRepository, { args: [undefined, configMock], strict: false });
+    }
+
+    case 'memory': {
+      return automock(MemoryRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'partner': {
+      return automock(PartnerRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'session': {
+      return automock(SessionRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'systemMetadata': {
+      return automock(SystemMetadataRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'user': {
+      return automock(UserRepository);
+    }
+
+    case 'versionHistory': {
+      return automock(VersionHistoryRepository);
+    }
+
+    default: {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid repository key: ${key}`);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+export const asDeps = (repositories: ServiceOverrides) => {
+  return [
+    repositories.logger || getRepositoryMock('logger'), // logger
+    repositories.access, // access
+    repositories.activity || getRepositoryMock('activity'),
+    repositories.album || getRepositoryMock('album'),
+    repositories.albumUser,
+    repositories.apiKey,
+    repositories.asset || getRepositoryMock('asset'),
+    repositories.audit,
+    repositories.config || getRepositoryMock('config'),
+    repositories.cron,
+    repositories.crypto || getRepositoryMock('crypto'),
+    repositories.database || getRepositoryMock('database'),
+    repositories.downloadRepository,
+    repositories.event,
+    repositories.job || getRepositoryMock('job'),
+    repositories.library,
+    repositories.machineLearning,
+    repositories.map,
+    repositories.media,
+    repositories.memory || getRepositoryMock('memory'),
+    repositories.metadata,
+    repositories.move,
+    repositories.notification,
+    repositories.oauth,
+    repositories.partner || getRepositoryMock('partner'),
+    repositories.person,
+    repositories.process,
+    repositories.search,
+    repositories.serverInfo,
+    repositories.session || getRepositoryMock('session'),
+    repositories.sharedLink,
+    repositories.stack,
+    repositories.storage,
+    repositories.sync,
+    repositories.systemMetadata || getRepositoryMock('systemMetadata'),
+    repositories.tag,
+    repositories.telemetry,
+    repositories.trash,
+    repositories.user,
+    repositories.versionHistory || getRepositoryMock('versionHistory'),
+    repositories.view,
+  ];
+};
+
+const assetInsert = (asset: Partial<Insertable<Assets>> = {}) => {
+  const id = asset.id || newUuid();
+  const defaults: Insertable<Assets> = {
+    deviceAssetId: '',
+    deviceId: '',
+    originalFileName: '',
+    checksum: randomBytes(32),
+    type: AssetType.IMAGE,
+    originalPath: '/path/to/something.jpg',
+    ownerId: '@immich.cloud',
+    isVisible: true,
+  };
+
+  return {
+    ...defaults,
+    ...asset,
+    id,
+  };
+};
+
+const assetJobStatusInsert = (
+  job: Partial<Insertable<AssetJobStatus>> & { assetId: string },
+): Insertable<AssetJobStatus> => {
+  const date = DateTime.now().minus({ days: 15 }).toISO();
+  const defaults: Omit<Insertable<AssetJobStatus>, 'assetId'> = {
+    duplicatesDetectedAt: date,
+    facesRecognizedAt: date,
+    metadataExtractedAt: date,
+    previewAt: date,
+    thumbnailAt: date,
+  };
+
+  return {
+    ...defaults,
+    ...job,
+  };
+};
+
+const userInsert = (user: Partial<Insertable<UserTable>> = {}) => {
+  const id = user.id || newUuid();
+
+  const defaults: Insertable<UserTable> = {
+    email: `${id}@immich.cloud`,
+    name: `User ${id}`,
+    deletedAt: null,
+  };
+
+  return { ...defaults, ...user, id };
+};
+
+export const mediumFactory = {
+  assetInsert,
+  assetJobStatusInsert,
+  userInsert,
+};
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/audit.database.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/audit.database.spec.ts
index 5332193e4c..33ae38ec6f 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/audit.database.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/audit.database.spec.ts
@@ -1,67 +1,74 @@
-import { TestContext, TestFactory } from 'test/factory';
+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
+import { DB } from 'src/db';
+import { AssetRepository } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository';
+import { PartnerRepository } from 'src/repositories/partner.repository';
+import { UserRepository } from 'src/repositories/user.repository';
+import { partners_delete_audit } from 'src/schema/functions';
+import { mediumFactory } from 'test/medium.factory';
 import { getKyselyDB } from 'test/utils';
 
 describe('audit', () => {
-  let context: TestContext;
+  let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
+  let assetRepo: AssetRepository;
+  let userRepo: UserRepository;
+  let partnerRepo: PartnerRepository;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const db = await getKyselyDB();
-    context = await TestContext.from(db).create();
+    defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+
+    assetRepo = new AssetRepository(defaultDatabase);
+    userRepo = new UserRepository(defaultDatabase);
+    partnerRepo = new PartnerRepository(defaultDatabase);
   });
 
-  describe('partners_audit', () => {
+  describe(partners_delete_audit.name, () => {
     it('should not cascade user deletes to partners_audit', async () => {
-      const user1 = TestFactory.user();
-      const user2 = TestFactory.user();
+      const user1 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+      const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
 
-      await context
-        .getFactory()
-        .withUser(user1)
-        .withUser(user2)
-        .withPartner({ sharedById: user1.id, sharedWithId: user2.id })
-        .create();
-
-      await context.user.delete(user1, true);
+      await Promise.all([userRepo.create(user1), userRepo.create(user2)]);
+      await partnerRepo.create({ sharedById: user1.id, sharedWithId: user2.id });
+      await userRepo.delete(user1, true);
 
       await expect(
-        context.db.selectFrom('partners_audit').select(['id']).where('sharedById', '=', user1.id).execute(),
+        defaultDatabase.selectFrom('partners_audit').select(['id']).where('sharedById', '=', user1.id).execute(),
       ).resolves.toHaveLength(0);
     });
   });
 
   describe('assets_audit', () => {
     it('should not cascade user deletes to assets_audit', async () => {
-      const user = TestFactory.user();
-      const asset = TestFactory.asset({ ownerId: user.id });
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+      const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user.id });
 
-      await context.getFactory().withUser(user).withAsset(asset).create();
-
-      await context.user.delete(user, true);
+      await userRepo.create(user);
+      await assetRepo.create(asset);
+      await userRepo.delete(user, true);
 
       await expect(
-        context.db.selectFrom('assets_audit').select(['id']).where('assetId', '=', asset.id).execute(),
+        defaultDatabase.selectFrom('assets_audit').select(['id']).where('assetId', '=', asset.id).execute(),
       ).resolves.toHaveLength(0);
     });
   });
 
   describe('exif', () => {
     it('should automatically set updatedAt and updateId when the row is updated', async () => {
-      const user = TestFactory.user();
-      const asset = TestFactory.asset({ ownerId: user.id });
-      const exif = { assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon' };
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+      const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user.id });
 
-      await context.getFactory().withUser(user).withAsset(asset).create();
-      await context.asset.upsertExif(exif);
+      await userRepo.create(user);
+      await assetRepo.create(asset);
+      await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon' });
 
-      const before = await context.db
+      const before = await defaultDatabase
         .selectFrom('exif')
         .select(['updatedAt', 'updateId'])
         .where('assetId', '=', asset.id)
         .executeTakeFirstOrThrow();
 
-      await context.asset.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon 2' });
+      await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon 2' });
 
-      const after = await context.db
+      const after = await defaultDatabase
         .selectFrom('exif')
         .select(['updatedAt', 'updateId'])
         .where('assetId', '=', asset.id)
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/memory.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/memory.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..172c48ca5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/memory.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { DB } from 'src/db';
+import { AssetFileType } from 'src/enum';
+import { UserRepository } from 'src/repositories/user.repository';
+import { MemoryService } from 'src/services/memory.service';
+import { mediumFactory, newMediumService } from 'test/medium.factory';
+import { getKyselyDB } from 'test/utils';
+
+describe(MemoryService.name, () => {
+  let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
+
+  const createSut = (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
+    return newMediumService(MemoryService, {
+      database: db || defaultDatabase,
+      repos: {
+        asset: 'real',
+        memory: 'real',
+        user: 'real',
+        systemMetadata: 'real',
+        partner: 'real',
+      },
+    });
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+    const userRepo = new UserRepository(defaultDatabase);
+    const admin = mediumFactory.userInsert({ isAdmin: true });
+    await userRepo.create(admin);
+  });
+
+  describe('onMemoryCreate', () => {
+    it('should work on an empty database', async () => {
+      const { sut } = createSut();
+      await expect(sut.onMemoriesCreate()).resolves.not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('should create a memory from an asset', async () => {
+      const { sut, repos, getRepository } = createSut();
+
+      const now = DateTime.fromObject({ year: 2025, month: 2, day: 25 }, { zone: 'utc' });
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+      const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user.id, localDateTime: now.minus({ years: 1 }).toISO() });
+      const jobStatus = mediumFactory.assetJobStatusInsert({ assetId: asset.id });
+
+      const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+      const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+
+      await userRepo.create(user);
+      await assetRepo.create(asset);
+      await Promise.all([
+        assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon' }),
+        assetRepo.upsertFiles([
+          { assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.PREVIEW, path: '/path/to/preview.jpg' },
+          { assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL, path: '/path/to/thumbnail.jpg' },
+        ]),
+        assetRepo.upsertJobStatus(jobStatus),
+      ]);
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(now.toJSDate());
+
+      await sut.onMemoriesCreate();
+
+      const memories = await repos.memory.search(user.id, {});
+      expect(memories.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(memories[0]).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          id: expect.any(String),
+          createdAt: expect.any(Date),
+          memoryAt: expect.any(Date),
+          updatedAt: expect.any(Date),
+          deletedAt: null,
+          ownerId: user.id,
+          assets: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ id: asset.id })]),
+          isSaved: false,
+          showAt: now.startOf('day').toJSDate(),
+          hideAt: now.endOf('day').toJSDate(),
+          seenAt: null,
+          type: 'on_this_day',
+          data: { year: 2024 },
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should not generate a memory twice for the same day', async () => {
+      const { sut, repos, getRepository } = createSut();
+
+      const now = DateTime.fromObject({ year: 2025, month: 2, day: 20 }, { zone: 'utc' });
+
+      const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+      const memoryRepo = getRepository('memory');
+
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+      await repos.user.create(user);
+
+      for (const dto of [
+        {
+          ownerId: user.id,
+          localDateTime: now.minus({ year: 1 }).plus({ days: 3 }).toISO(),
+        },
+        {
+          ownerId: user.id,
+          localDateTime: now.minus({ year: 1 }).plus({ days: 4 }).toISO(),
+        },
+        {
+          ownerId: user.id,
+          localDateTime: now.minus({ year: 1 }).plus({ days: 5 }).toISO(),
+        },
+      ]) {
+        const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert(dto);
+        await assetRepo.create(asset);
+        await Promise.all([
+          assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon' }),
+          assetRepo.upsertJobStatus(mediumFactory.assetJobStatusInsert({ assetId: asset.id })),
+          assetRepo.upsertFiles([
+            { assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.PREVIEW, path: '/path/to/preview.jpg' },
+            { assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL, path: '/path/to/thumbnail.jpg' },
+          ]),
+        ]);
+      }
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(now.toJSDate());
+
+      await sut.onMemoriesCreate();
+
+      const memories = await memoryRepo.search(user.id, {});
+      expect(memories.length).toBe(1);
+
+      await sut.onMemoriesCreate();
+      const memoriesAfter = await memoryRepo.search(user.id, {});
+      expect(memoriesAfter.length).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('onMemoriesCleanup', () => {
+    it('should run without error', async () => {
+      const { sut } = createSut();
+      await expect(sut.onMemoriesCleanup()).resolves.not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/user.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/user.service.spec.ts
index 5a91c64994..60b5a8fc92 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/user.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/user.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,51 +1,60 @@
 import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { DB } from 'src/db';
-import { JobName, JobStatus } from 'src/enum';
+import { ImmichEnvironment, JobName, JobStatus } from 'src/enum';
 import { UserService } from 'src/services/user.service';
-import { TestContext, TestFactory } from 'test/factory';
-import { getKyselyDB, newTestService, ServiceMocks } from 'test/utils';
-
-const setup = async (db: Kysely<DB>) => {
-  const context = await TestContext.from(db).withUser({ isAdmin: true }).create();
-  const { sut, mocks } = newTestService(UserService, context);
-
-  return { sut, mocks, context };
-};
+import { mediumFactory, newMediumService } from 'test/medium.factory';
+import { factory } from 'test/small.factory';
+import { getKyselyDB } from 'test/utils';
 
 describe(UserService.name, () => {
-  let sut: UserService;
-  let context: TestContext;
-  let mocks: ServiceMocks;
+  let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
+
+  const createSut = (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
+    process.env.IMMICH_ENV = ImmichEnvironment.TESTING;
+
+    return newMediumService(UserService, {
+      database: db || defaultDatabase,
+      repos: {
+        user: 'real',
+        crypto: 'real',
+        config: 'real',
+        job: 'mock',
+        systemMetadata: 'real',
+      },
+    });
+  };
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    ({ sut, context, mocks } = await setup(await getKyselyDB()));
+    defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+    const { repos } = createSut();
+    await repos.user.create({ isAdmin: true, email: 'admin@immich.cloud' });
   });
 
   describe('create', () => {
     it('should create a user', async () => {
-      const userDto = TestFactory.user();
+      const { sut } = createSut();
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
 
-      await expect(sut.createUser(userDto)).resolves.toEqual(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          id: userDto.id,
-          name: userDto.name,
-          email: userDto.email,
-        }),
+      await expect(sut.createUser({ name: user.name, email: user.email })).resolves.toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({ name: user.name, email: user.email }),
       );
     });
 
     it('should reject user with duplicate email', async () => {
-      const userDto = TestFactory.user();
-      const userDto2 = TestFactory.user({ email: userDto.email });
+      const { sut } = createSut();
 
-      await sut.createUser(userDto);
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
 
-      await expect(sut.createUser(userDto2)).rejects.toThrow('User exists');
+      await expect(sut.createUser({ email: user.email })).resolves.toMatchObject({ email: user.email });
+      await expect(sut.createUser({ email: user.email })).rejects.toThrow('User exists');
     });
 
     it('should not return password', async () => {
-      const user = await sut.createUser(TestFactory.user());
+      const { sut } = createSut();
+      const dto = mediumFactory.userInsert({ password: 'password' });
+
+      const user = await sut.createUser({ email: dto.email, password: 'password' });
 
       expect((user as any).password).toBeUndefined();
     });
@@ -53,79 +62,72 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
 
   describe('get', () => {
     it('should get a user', async () => {
-      const userDto = TestFactory.user();
+      const { sut, repos } = createSut();
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
 
-      await context.createUser(userDto);
+      await repos.user.create(user);
 
-      await expect(sut.get(userDto.id)).resolves.toEqual(
+      await expect(sut.get(user.id)).resolves.toEqual(
         expect.objectContaining({
-          id: userDto.id,
-          name: userDto.name,
-          email: userDto.email,
+          id: user.id,
+          name: user.name,
+          email: user.email,
         }),
       );
     });
 
     it('should not return password', async () => {
-      const { id } = await context.createUser();
+      const { sut, repos } = createSut();
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
 
-      const user = await sut.get(id);
+      await repos.user.create(user);
 
-      expect((user as any).password).toBeUndefined();
+      const result = await sut.get(user.id);
+
+      expect((result as any).password).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });
 
   describe('updateMe', () => {
     it('should update a user', async () => {
-      const userDto = TestFactory.user();
-      const sessionDto = TestFactory.session({ userId: userDto.id });
-      const authDto = TestFactory.auth({ user: userDto });
+      const { sut, repos: repositories } = createSut();
 
-      const before = await context.createUser(userDto);
-      await context.createSession(sessionDto);
-
-      const newUserDto = TestFactory.user();
-
-      const after = await sut.updateMe(authDto, { name: newUserDto.name, email: newUserDto.email });
-
-      if (!before || !after) {
-        expect.fail('User should be found');
-      }
+      const before = await repositories.user.create(mediumFactory.userInsert());
+      const auth = factory.auth({ user: { id: before.id } });
+      const after = await sut.updateMe(auth, { name: `${before.name} Updated` });
 
       expect(before.updatedAt).toBeDefined();
       expect(after.updatedAt).toBeDefined();
       expect(before.updatedAt).not.toEqual(after.updatedAt);
-      expect(after).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: newUserDto.name, email: newUserDto.email }));
     });
   });
 
   describe('setLicense', () => {
-    const userLicense = {
-      licenseKey: 'IMCL-FF69-TUK1-RWZU-V9Q8-QGQS-S5GC-X4R2-UFK4',
-      activationKey:
-        'KuX8KsktrBSiXpQMAH0zLgA5SpijXVr_PDkzLdWUlAogCTMBZ0I3KCHXK0eE9EEd7harxup8_EHMeqAWeHo5VQzol6LGECpFv585U9asXD4Zc-UXt3mhJr2uhazqipBIBwJA2YhmUCDy8hiyiGsukDQNu9Rg9C77UeoKuZBWVjWUBWG0mc1iRqfvF0faVM20w53czAzlhaMxzVGc3Oimbd7xi_CAMSujF_2y8QpA3X2fOVkQkzdcH9lV0COejl7IyH27zQQ9HrlrXv3Lai5Hw67kNkaSjmunVBxC5PS0TpKoc9SfBJMaAGWnaDbjhjYUrm-8nIDQnoeEAidDXVAdPw',
-    };
     it('should set a license', async () => {
-      const userDto = TestFactory.user();
-      const sessionDto = TestFactory.session({ userId: userDto.id });
-      const authDto = TestFactory.auth({ user: userDto });
+      const license = {
+        licenseKey: 'IMCL-FF69-TUK1-RWZU-V9Q8-QGQS-S5GC-X4R2-UFK4',
+        activationKey:
+          'KuX8KsktrBSiXpQMAH0zLgA5SpijXVr_PDkzLdWUlAogCTMBZ0I3KCHXK0eE9EEd7harxup8_EHMeqAWeHo5VQzol6LGECpFv585U9asXD4Zc-UXt3mhJr2uhazqipBIBwJA2YhmUCDy8hiyiGsukDQNu9Rg9C77UeoKuZBWVjWUBWG0mc1iRqfvF0faVM20w53czAzlhaMxzVGc3Oimbd7xi_CAMSujF_2y8QpA3X2fOVkQkzdcH9lV0COejl7IyH27zQQ9HrlrXv3Lai5Hw67kNkaSjmunVBxC5PS0TpKoc9SfBJMaAGWnaDbjhjYUrm-8nIDQnoeEAidDXVAdPw',
+      };
+      const { sut, repos } = createSut();
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+      await repos.user.create(user);
+      const auth = factory.auth({ user: { id: user.id } });
 
-      await context.getFactory().withUser(userDto).withSession(sessionDto).create();
+      await expect(sut.getLicense(auth)).rejects.toThrowError();
+      const after = await sut.setLicense(auth, license);
 
-      await expect(sut.getLicense(authDto)).rejects.toThrowError();
+      expect(after.licenseKey).toEqual(license.licenseKey);
+      expect(after.activationKey).toEqual(license.activationKey);
 
-      const after = await sut.setLicense(authDto, userLicense);
-
-      expect(after.licenseKey).toEqual(userLicense.licenseKey);
-      expect(after.activationKey).toEqual(userLicense.activationKey);
-
-      const getResponse = await sut.getLicense(authDto);
+      const getResponse = await sut.getLicense(auth);
       expect(getResponse).toEqual(after);
     });
   });
 
   describe.sequential('handleUserDeleteCheck', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
+      const { sut } = createSut();
       // These tests specifically have to be sequential otherwise we hit race conditions with config changes applying in incorrect tests
       const config = await sut.getConfig({ withCache: false });
       config.user.deleteDelay = 7;
@@ -133,16 +135,19 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
     });
 
     it('should work when there are no deleted users', async () => {
+      const { sut, mocks } = createSut();
+      mocks.job.queueAll.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+
       await expect(sut.handleUserDeleteCheck()).resolves.toEqual(JobStatus.SUCCESS);
 
       expect(mocks.job.queueAll).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith([]);
     });
 
     it('should work when there is a user to delete', async () => {
-      const { sut, context, mocks } = await setup(await getKyselyDB());
-      const user = TestFactory.user({ deletedAt: DateTime.now().minus({ days: 60 }).toJSDate() });
-
-      await context.createUser(user);
+      const { sut, repos, mocks } = createSut(await getKyselyDB());
+      mocks.job.queueAll.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert({ deletedAt: DateTime.now().minus({ days: 60 }).toJSDate() });
+      await repos.user.create(user);
 
       await expect(sut.handleUserDeleteCheck()).resolves.toEqual(JobStatus.SUCCESS);
 
@@ -152,10 +157,10 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
     });
 
     it('should skip a recently deleted user', async () => {
-      const { sut, context, mocks } = await setup(await getKyselyDB());
-      const user = TestFactory.user({ deletedAt: DateTime.now().minus({ days: 5 }).toJSDate() });
-
-      await context.createUser(user);
+      const { sut, repos, mocks } = createSut(await getKyselyDB());
+      mocks.job.queueAll.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert({ deletedAt: DateTime.now().minus({ days: 5 }).toJSDate() });
+      await repos.user.create(user);
 
       await expect(sut.handleUserDeleteCheck()).resolves.toEqual(JobStatus.SUCCESS);
 
@@ -163,10 +168,10 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
     });
 
     it('should respect a custom user delete delay', async () => {
-      const db = await getKyselyDB();
-      const { sut, context, mocks } = await setup(db);
-      const user = TestFactory.user({ deletedAt: DateTime.now().minus({ days: 25 }).toJSDate() });
-      await context.createUser(user);
+      const { sut, repos, mocks } = createSut(await getKyselyDB());
+      mocks.job.queueAll.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      const user = mediumFactory.userInsert({ deletedAt: DateTime.now().minus({ days: 25 }).toJSDate() });
+      await repos.user.create(user);
 
       const config = await sut.getConfig({ withCache: false });
       config.user.deleteDelay = 30;
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/version.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/version.service.spec.ts
index 5be36b26ba..f99e439e1f 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/version.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/version.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,39 @@
+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
 import { serverVersion } from 'src/constants';
+import { DB } from 'src/db';
 import { JobName } from 'src/enum';
 import { VersionService } from 'src/services/version.service';
-import { TestContext } from 'test/factory';
-import { getKyselyDB, newTestService } from 'test/utils';
-
-const setup = async () => {
-  const db = await getKyselyDB();
-  const context = await TestContext.from(db).create();
-  const { sut, mocks } = newTestService(VersionService, context);
-
-  return {
-    context,
-    sut,
-    jobMock: mocks.job,
-  };
-};
+import { newMediumService } from 'test/medium.factory';
+import { getKyselyDB } from 'test/utils';
 
 describe(VersionService.name, () => {
-  describe.concurrent('onBootstrap', () => {
-    it('record the current version on startup', async () => {
-      const { context, sut } = await setup();
+  let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
 
-      const itemsBefore = await context.versionHistory.getAll();
+  const setup = (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
+    return newMediumService(VersionService, {
+      database: db || defaultDatabase,
+      repos: {
+        job: 'mock',
+        database: 'real',
+        versionHistory: 'real',
+      },
+    });
+  };
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+  });
+
+  describe('onBootstrap', () => {
+    it('record the current version on startup', async () => {
+      const { sut, repos } = setup();
+
+      const itemsBefore = await repos.versionHistory.getAll();
       expect(itemsBefore).toHaveLength(0);
 
       await sut.onBootstrap();
 
-      const itemsAfter = await context.versionHistory.getAll();
+      const itemsAfter = await repos.versionHistory.getAll();
       expect(itemsAfter).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(itemsAfter[0]).toEqual({
         createdAt: expect.any(Date),
@@ -36,21 +43,22 @@ describe(VersionService.name, () => {
     });
 
     it('should queue memory creation when upgrading from 1.128.0', async () => {
-      const { context, jobMock, sut } = await setup();
+      const { sut, repos, mocks } = setup();
+      mocks.job.queue.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
 
-      await context.versionHistory.create({ version: 'v1.128.0' });
+      await repos.versionHistory.create({ version: 'v1.128.0' });
       await sut.onBootstrap();
 
-      expect(jobMock.queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ name: JobName.MEMORIES_CREATE });
+      expect(mocks.job.queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ name: JobName.MEMORIES_CREATE });
     });
 
     it('should not queue memory creation when upgrading from 1.129.0', async () => {
-      const { context, jobMock, sut } = await setup();
+      const { sut, repos, mocks } = setup();
 
-      await context.versionHistory.create({ version: 'v1.129.0' });
+      await repos.versionHistory.create({ version: 'v1.129.0' });
       await sut.onBootstrap();
 
-      expect(jobMock.queue).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mocks.job.queue).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
 });