diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9d70f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#bootstrap and build
+before_script: "./script/bootstrap"
+script: "./script/cibuild"
+
+#environment
+language: ruby
+rvm: 
+  - 1.9.3
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diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
index a74f422..8a6128e 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 echo "bundling installin'"
+gem install bundler
 bundle install
 
 echo "npm installin'"
diff --git a/script/cibuild b/script/cibuild
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1fb1d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/cibuild
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "compiling javascript..."
+./node_modules/.bin/coffee -c javascripts/app.coffee
+
+echo "building the site..."
+bundle exec jekyll build --trace
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