diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d2d9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: compile
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  push:
+    branches: [devops]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: build
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y g++
+
+      - name: compile
+        run: g++ -std=c++17 main.cpp
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbcf55a..24c23b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 I like that app too!
 
+[![compile](https://github.com/eramirez38/autovalidate/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/eramirez38/autovalidate/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+
 This repo is compatible with the [cpp-container docker container](https://github.com/ChicoState/cpp-container).
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