diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f5f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: checks
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths: &CODE_PATHS
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'Cargo*'
+  push:
+    paths: *CODE_PATHS
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  # TODO(cascode) cache checkout for build and test stages?
+  lint:
+    container:
+      # TODO use communitymedia docker registry
+      image: "cascode/aural-isle-ci:0"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          github-server-url: "https://code.communitymedia.network"
+      - name: rustfmt
+        run: cargo fmt --check
+  build:
+    container:
+      # TODO use communitymedia docker registry
+      image: "cascode/aural-isle-ci:2"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          github-server-url: "https://code.communitymedia.network"
+      - name: build
+        run: cargo build
+  # TODO(cascode) cache builds for test stage
+  test:
+    container:
+      # TODO use communitymedia docker registry
+      image: "cascode/aural-isle-ci:2"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          github-server-url: "https://code.communitymedia.network"
+      - name: run unit tests
+        run: cargo test
diff --git a/ci/Dockerfile b/ci/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba54756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM rust:1.73-alpine3.18
+
+#install build tooling
+RUN apk add musl-dev && rustup component add rustfmt
+
+# install gitea act_runner dependencies
+RUN apk add nodejs git
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bd5795f..3489aa9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ use warp::Filter;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
-    let hello = warp::get()
-        .map(|| format!("Hello world!"));
+    let hello = warp::get().map(|| format!("Hello world!"));
 
     warp::serve(hello).run(([127, 0, 0, 1], 5309)).await;
 }