diff --git a/.ci/linux-build.sh b/.ci/linux-build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9c6af2ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/linux-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# check for whether we're clang or gcc
+# setup the right options depending on the environment variables
+# run the build
+
+# Just used for the 'classic' configuration system (ie: make)
+set_conf() {
+    echo "[BUILT WITH $2 SET TO $3]"
+    c="$1/.config"
+    shift
+
+    if grep -q "$1" "$c"; then
+        sed -i "s:^$1=.*$:$1=$2:g" $c
+    else
+        echo $1=$2 >> "$c"
+    fi
+}
+
+BUILD_ARCH="x86_64-native-linuxapp-"
+
+if [ "${AARCH64}" == "1" ]; then
+    # convert the arch specifier
+    BUILD_ARCH="arm64-armv8a-linuxapp-"
+    ARM64_TOOL="linaro-arm-tool"
+    export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/${ARM64_TOOL}/bin
+fi
+
+
+if [ "${NINJABUILD}" == "1" ]; then
+    OPTS=""
+
+    DEF_LIB="static"
+    if [ "${SHARED}" == "1" ]; then
+        DEF_LIB="shared"
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES}" == "1" ]; then
+        OPTS="-Denable_kmods=false"
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${AARCH64}" == "1" ]; then
+        OPTS="${OPTS} --cross-file config/arm/arm64_armv8_linuxapp_gcc"
+    fi
+
+    OPTS="$OPTS --default-library=$DEF_LIB"
+    meson build --werror -Dexamples=all ${OPTS}
+    ninja -C build
+else
+    EXTRA_OPTS=""
+
+    make config T="${BUILD_ARCH}${CC}"
+
+    set_conf build CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD n
+    set_conf build CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO n
+
+    if dpkg --list | grep -q zlib1g ; then
+        set_conf build CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_ZLIB y
+    fi
+
+    if dpkg --list | grep -q libpcap-dev ; then
+        set_conf build CONFIG_RTE_PORT_PCAP y
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${SHARED}" == "1" ]; then
+        set_conf build CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB y
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES}" == "1" ]; then
+        echo Unsupported kernel builds at the moment
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${AARCH64}" == "1" ]; then
+        EXTRA_OPTS="CROSS=aarch64-linux-gnu-"
+
+        # need to turn off these extras
+        set_conf build CONFIG_RTE_PORT_PCAP n
+        set_conf build CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_ZLIB n
+
+        # convert the CC/CXX variables
+        export CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-${CC}
+        export CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-${CXX}
+        export AR=aarch64-linux-gnu-ar
+        export STRIP=aarch64-linux-gnu-strip
+    fi
+
+    make all ${EXTRA_OPTS}
+fi
diff --git a/.ci/linux-setup.sh b/.ci/linux-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..15183165b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/linux-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+python3.5 -m pip install --upgrade meson --user
+
+echo "AARCH64 is [ ${AARCH64} ]"
+
+if [ "${AARCH64}" == "1" ]; then
+    # need to build & install libnuma
+    # This will only be minimal support for now.
+    ARM64_TOOL_URL='https://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/latest-7/aarch64-linux-gnu/gcc-linaro-7.4.1-2019.02-x86_64_aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.xz'
+    ARM64_TOOL="linaro-arm-tool"
+    NUMA_GIT_URL="https://github.com/numactl/numactl.git"
+
+    wget -O "${ARM64_TOOL}.tar.xz" "${ARM64_TOOL_URL}"
+    tar -xf "${ARM64_TOOL}.tar.xz"
+    mv gcc-linaro* "${ARM64_TOOL}"
+    export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/${ARM64_TOOL}/bin
+    git clone "${NUMA_GIT_URL}"
+    cd numactl
+    git checkout v2.0.11
+    ./autogen.sh
+    autoconf -i
+    mkdir numa_bin
+    ./configure --host=aarch64-linux-gnu CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc \
+                --prefix=$(pwd)/numa_bin
+    make install # install numa
+    cd ..
+    cp numactl/numa_bin/include/numa*.h "${ARM64_TOOL}/aarch64-linux-gnu/libc/usr/include/"
+    cp numactl/numa_bin/lib/libnuma.* "${ARM64_TOOL}/aarch64-linux-gnu/lib64/"
+    cp numactl/numa_bin/lib/libnuma.* "${ARM64_TOOL}/lib/"
+fi
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0faa35770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+language: c
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+  - clang
+
+os:
+  - linux
+
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+      - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+      - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+    packages:
+      - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+
+before_install: ./.ci/${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}-setup.sh
+
+sudo: false
+
+env:
+  - SHARED=1
+  - DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+  - SHARED=1 DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+  - NINJABUILD=1
+  - NINJABUILD=1 SHARED=1
+  - NINJABUILD=1 DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+  - NINJABUILD=1 SHARED=1 DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+
+matrix:
+  include:
+  - env: SHARED=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: SHARED=1 DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: SHARED=1
+    compiler: clang
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+    compiler: clang
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: SHARED=1 DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+    compiler: clang
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: AARCH64=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), libtool, python3.5, python3-pip]
+  - env: AARCH64=1 NINJABUILD=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [linux-headers-$(uname -r), libtool, python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: NINJABUILD=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: NINJABUILD=1 SHARED=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: NINJABUILD=1 DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+  - env: NINJABUILD=1 SHARED=1 DISABLE_KERNEL_MODULES=1
+    compiler: gcc
+    addons:
+      apt:
+        sources:
+          - deadsnakes  #Repo for python 3.5
+          - sourceline: 'ppa:mstipicevic/ninja-build-1-7-2'
+        packages:
+          - [libbsd-dev, libpcap-dev, libcrypto++-dev, libjansson4]
+          - [libnuma-dev, linux-headers-$(uname -r), python3.5, python3-pip, ninja-build]
+
+
+script: ./.ci/${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}-build.sh
+
+notifications:
+  email:
+    recipients:
+      - test-report@dpdk.org
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 835d8a201..3f9de1151 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ F: config/rte_config.h
 F: buildtools/gen-pmdinfo-cfile.sh
 F: buildtools/symlink-drivers-solibs.sh
 
+Public CI
+M: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
+M: Michael Santana <msantana@redhat.com>
+F: .travis.yml
+F: .ci/
+
 ABI versioning
 M: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
 F: lib/librte_compat/
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
index a64bb0368..49e930cbb 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ The mailing list for DPDK development is `dev@dpdk.org <http://mails.dpdk.org/ar
 Contributors will need to `register for the mailing list <http://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/dev>`_ in order to submit patches.
 It is also worth registering for the DPDK `Patchwork <http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/>`_
 
+If you are using the GitHub service, you can link your repository to
+the ``travis-ci.org`` build service.  When you push patches to your GitHub
+repository, the travis service will automatically build your changes.
+
 The development process requires some familiarity with the ``git`` version control system.
 Refer to the `Pro Git Book <http://www.git-scm.com/book/>`_ for further information.
 
