diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fcff3e0..ce84b10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.*
 *~
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te.cache
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f30b95d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+language: cpp
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+  - clang
+
+script:
+  - mkdir BUILD
+  - autoreconf -vif
+  - cd BUILD
+  - ../configure
+  - make -j8
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43cd6c9..d455842 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-libcore
-=======
+libcore [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/alkino/libcore.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/alkino/libcore)
+=======================================================================================================================
+
 Libcore is a library providing OS wrappers features with a small footprint designed for embedded systems.
 Primary targeted for ARM, it provides: