diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 3053ba76..10eceabd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -3,46 +3,97 @@ name: Build Data Image and Run End-to-end Tests
 on: push
 
 jobs:
-  e2e:
+  check-for-image:
     # Run in Sage repo on develop or main branches
     # and on all branches in user-owned forks
     if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'develop' || github.ref_name == 'main' || github.actor == github.repository_owner }}
-    timeout-minutes: 60
+    timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    permissions:
+      packages: read
     environment: e2e
     env:
-      CI: true
-      LOCAL_DATA_PATH: './local/data'
-      LOCAL_TEAM_IMAGES_DIR: './local/data/team_images'
-      LOCAL_COLLECTIONS_PATH: './scripts/collections.csv'
-      LOCAL_IMPORT_SCRIPT_PATH: './docker/import-data.sh'
-      LOCAL_CREATE_INDEXES_PATH: './scripts/mongo-create-Indexes.js'
-      DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH: './docker/docker-compose.yml'
+      ORG_NAME: 'Sage-Bionetworks'
+      NAMESPACE: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+      DATA_IMAGE_NAME: '${{ vars.DB_NAME }}-data'
+    outputs:
+      DATA_MANIFEST_ID: ${{ steps.get-ids-from-package-json.outputs.DATA_MANIFEST_ID }}
+      DATA_VERSION: ${{ steps.get-ids-from-package-json.outputs.DATA_VERSION }}
+      DATA_IMAGE_PATH: ${{ steps.get-ids-from-package-json.outputs.DATA_IMAGE_PATH }}
+      IMAGE_EXISTS: ${{ steps.check-container-repo.outputs.IMAGE_EXISTS }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: get data image tag, data manifest id, and data version
+        id: get-ids-from-package-json
         env:
           PACKAGE_JSON_PATH: 'package.json'
-          DATA_IMAGE_NAME: '${{ vars.DB_NAME }}/data'
         run: |
           DATA_MANIFEST_ID=$(jq -r '."data-file"' "${{ env.PACKAGE_JSON_PATH }}")
-          echo "DATA_MANIFEST_ID=${DATA_MANIFEST_ID}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "DATA_MANIFEST_ID=${DATA_MANIFEST_ID}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
           DATA_VERSION=$(jq -r '."data-version"' "${{ env.PACKAGE_JSON_PATH }}")
-          echo "DATA_VERSION=${DATA_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "DATA_VERSION=${DATA_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          DATA_IMAGE_TAG="${DATA_MANIFEST_ID}.${DATA_VERSION}"
+          echo "DATA_IMAGE_TAG=${DATA_IMAGE_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-          DATA_IMAGE_TAG="${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_NAME }}:${DATA_MANIFEST_ID}-v${DATA_VERSION}"
-          echo "DATA_IMAGE_TAG=${DATA_IMAGE_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          DATA_IMAGE_PATH="ghcr.io/${{ env.NAMESPACE }}/${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_NAME }}:${DATA_IMAGE_TAG}"
+          echo "DATA_IMAGE_PATH=${DATA_IMAGE_PATH}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # TODO - check remote repository
       - name: check whether image exists
-        id: image-exists
+        id: check-container-repo
+        env:
+          # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/packages/packages?apiVersion=2022-11-28#list-package-versions-for-a-package-owned-by-an-organization
+          ORG_PATH: '/orgs/${{ env.ORG_NAME }}/packages/container/${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_NAME }}/versions'
+          # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/packages/packages?apiVersion=2022-11-28#list-package-versions-for-a-package-owned-by-the-authenticated-user
+          USER_PATH: '/user/packages/container/${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_NAME }}/versions'
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          DATA_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ steps.get-ids-from-package-json.outputs.DATA_IMAGE_TAG }}
         run: |
-          echo "==> data image tag: ${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_TAG }}"
-          echo "IMAGE_EXISTS=false" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          GH_PATH=$( [[ "${{ env.NAMESPACE }}" == "${{ env.ORG_NAME }}" ]] && echo "${{ env.ORG_PATH }}" || echo "${{ env.USER_PATH }}" )
+
+          # allow error to handle case where gh throws an error when package has not yet been created
+          set +e
+          IMAGE_VERSIONS=$(gh api -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" "${GH_PATH}")
+          set -e
+
+          PACKAGE_NOT_FOUND=$(echo "${IMAGE_VERSIONS}" | jq '.message? == "Package not found."')
+          if [[ "${PACKAGE_NOT_FOUND}" == "true" ]]; then 
+            IMAGE_EXISTS="false"
+          else
+            IMAGE_EXISTS=$(echo "${IMAGE_VERSIONS}" | jq '[.[] | select(any(.metadata.container.tags[]; . == "${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_TAG }}"))] | length > 0')
+          fi
+
+          echo "IMAGE_EXISTS=${IMAGE_EXISTS}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  build-image:
+    needs: check-for-image
+    if: ${{ needs.check-for-image.result == 'success' && needs.check-for-image.outputs.IMAGE_EXISTS == 'false' }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+    environment: e2e
+    env:
+      LOCAL_DATA_PATH: './local/data'
+      LOCAL_TEAM_IMAGES_DIR: './local/data/team_images'
+      LOCAL_COLLECTIONS_PATH: './scripts/collections.csv'
+      LOCAL_IMPORT_SCRIPT_PATH: './docker/import-data.sh'
+      LOCAL_CREATE_INDEXES_PATH: './scripts/mongo-create-Indexes.js'
+      DATA_VERSION: ${{ needs.check-for-image.outputs.DATA_VERSION }}
+      DATA_MANIFEST_ID: ${{ needs.check-for-image.outputs.DATA_MANIFEST_ID }}
+      DATA_IMAGE_PATH: ${{ needs.check-for-image.outputs.DATA_IMAGE_PATH }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # TODO - move into job which conditionally runs based on IMAGE_EXISTS
       # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/807
       - name: create placeholder requirements.txt file
         run: touch ./requirements.txt
@@ -81,16 +132,53 @@ jobs:
           DOCKERFILE_PATH: './docker/Dockerfile'
         run: |
           docker build \
-          -t "${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_TAG }}" \
+          -t "${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_PATH }}" \
           -f "${{ env.DOCKERFILE_PATH }}" \
+          --build-arg SOURCE_REPO="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}" \
+          --build-arg DESCRIPTION="${GITHUB_SHA::7}" \
           --build-arg LOCAL_DATA_PATH="${{ env.LOCAL_DATA_PATH }}" \
           --build-arg LOCAL_COLLECTIONS_PATH="${{ env.LOCAL_COLLECTIONS_PATH }}" \
           --build-arg LOCAL_IMPORT_SCRIPT_PATH="${{ env.LOCAL_IMPORT_SCRIPT_PATH }}" \
           --build-arg LOCAL_CREATE_INDEXES_PATH="${{ env.LOCAL_CREATE_INDEXES_PATH }}" \
           .
-      # TODO - push image to remote repository
 
-      # TODO - move into job that pulls image from remote repository
+      - name: login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Note: if a new package is created using this workflow, then the package
+      # visibility will default to the source repository visibility. For example,
+      # a package created by a workflow in a public repo will also be public.
+      # Publicly visible container packages are anonymously downloadable.
+      - name: push to GitHub Container Registry
+        run: docker push "${{ env.DATA_IMAGE_PATH }}"
+
+  run-e2e-tests:
+    needs:
+      - check-for-image
+      - build-image
+    # always() prevents skipping this job when build-image was skipped
+    # see https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/491
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.check-for-image.result == 'success' && (needs.build-image.result == 'success' || needs.build-image.result == 'skipped')}}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    permissions:
+      packages: read
+    environment: e2e
+    env:
+      CI: true
+      DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH: './docker/docker-compose.yml'
+      DATA_IMAGE_PATH: ${{ needs.check-for-image.outputs.DATA_IMAGE_PATH }}
+      DB_USER: ${{ secrets.DB_USER }}
+      DB_PASS: ${{ secrets.DB_PASS }}
+      DB_PORT: ${{ vars.DB_PORT }}
+      DB_NAME: ${{ vars.DB_NAME }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 16
@@ -101,12 +189,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: install Playwright Browsers
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps
 
+      - name: login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: start database, server, and app
-        env:
-          DB_USER: ${{ secrets.DB_USER }}
-          DB_PASS: ${{ secrets.DB_PASS }}
-          DB_PORT: ${{ vars.DB_PORT }}
-          DB_NAME: ${{ vars.DB_NAME }}
         run: |
           echo "==> start database and data containers"
           docker-compose -f "${{ env.DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH }}" up -d
@@ -123,11 +213,6 @@ jobs:
         run: npx playwright test
 
       - name: clean up database, server, and app
-        env:
-          DB_USER: ${{ secrets.DB_USER }}
-          DB_PASS: ${{ secrets.DB_PASS }}
-          DB_PORT: ${{ vars.DB_PORT }}
-          DB_NAME: ${{ vars.DB_NAME }}
         run: |
           echo "==> stop app"
           pid=$(lsof -i :3000 -t) && kill ${pid}
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b25d7970..41ba0461 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 FROM mongo:latest
 
+# GHCR labels
+ARG SOURCE_REPO="https://github.com/Sage-Bionetworks/agora"
+ARG DESCRIPTION=""
+
 # Paths on local machine - may be overwritten at build time
 ARG LOCAL_DATA_PATH="./local/data" 
 ARG LOCAL_COLLECTIONS_PATH="./scripts/collections.csv"
@@ -23,5 +27,9 @@ COPY "${LOCAL_CREATE_INDEXES_PATH}" "${CREATE_INDEXES_FILE}"
 RUN chmod +x "${IMPORT_DATA_FILE}"
 RUN chmod +x "${CREATE_INDEXES_FILE}"
 
+# Add GHCR labels
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="${SOURCE_REPO}"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="${DESCRIPTION}"
+
 # On container startup, import data into mongodb
 CMD ["/bin/bash", "import-data.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 51d8c00d..a1c1afc2 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
       - MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=${DB_PASS}
       - MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE=${DB_NAME}
   mongo-seed:
-    image: ${DATA_IMAGE_TAG}
+    image: ${DATA_IMAGE_PATH}
     depends_on: 
       - mongodb
     environment: