diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cd56d739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ grovedb_new ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ grovedb_new ]
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Build
+      run: cargo build --verbose
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: cargo test --verbose
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ff0eb369..260442bf8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /target
 .idea
 Cargo.lock
+grove.db