diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1895bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: libakerror CI Build
+run-name: ${{ gitea.actor }} libakerror test
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  cmake_build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "Triggered by ${{ gitea.event_name }} from ${{ gitea.repository }}@${{ gitea.ref }}. Building on ${{ runner.os }}."
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: cmake build
+        run: |
+          mkdir installdir
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install cmake gcc
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=installdir
+          cmake --build build
+          cmake --install build
+      - run: echo "🍏 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea8570d..c7533df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 This library provides a TRY/CATCH style exception handling mechanism for C. 
 
+![build badge](https://source.starfort.tech/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_file}/badge.svg?branch={branch}&event={event}&style={style})
+
 # Why?
 
 There is nothing wrong with C as it is. This library does not claim to fix some problem with C.