diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/action.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1889e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: linmidas
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Configure project
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p build
+          cmake -B build
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          cmake --build build
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          ctest --output-on-failure --test-dir build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8c64e1..aaf979e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ add_compile_options(
   -Wno-unused-function
 )
 
-# Check if the required environment variables MIDASSYS and EPICSSYS are available
+# Check if the required environment variables MIDASSYS, EPICSSYS and EPICS_HOST_ARCH are available
 if (NOT DEFINED ENV{MIDASSYS})
    message(SEND_ERROR "MIDASSYS environment variable not defined.")
 endif()
 if (NOT DEFINED ENV{EPICSSYS})
    message(SEND_ERROR "EPICSSYS environment variable not defined.")
 endif()
+if (NOT DEFINED ENV{EPICS_HOST_ARCH})
+   message(SEND_ERROR "EPICS_HOST_ARCH environment variable not defined.")
+endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(MIDASSYS $ENV{MIDASSYS})