diff --git a/.github/workflows/django.yml b/.github/workflows/django.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9fcb38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/django.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Django CI Nau Financial Manager
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ 85-add-continuous-integration-with-github-actions ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Setup Poetry
+      run: make install-poetry install-packages
+
+    - name: Get all containers up and running
+      run: cp sample-dev.env .env; make hr-docker
+
+    - name: Run Django tests
+      run: make test
+
+    - name: Run pre-commit checks
+      run: make pre-commit
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e73521e..a726bbf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #Variables
 PYTHON_PATH_ENV_APP=$(shell which python)
+POETRY = poetry
 SRC_DIR = src
 TEST_DIR = tests
 POETRY_RUN = poetry run
@@ -95,3 +96,13 @@ hr-docker: ## remake complete docker environment (destroy dockers, prune docker,
 create-token: ## create token for admin user
 	$(CREATE_TOKEN)
 .PHONY: create-token
+
+install-poetry: ## Install Poetry
+	@echo "Installing Poetry..."
+	@curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python -
+.PHONY: install-poetry
+
+install-packages: ## Install project dependencies
+	@echo "Installing project dependencies..."
+	@$(POETRY) install
+.PHONY: install-packages
diff --git a/sample-dev.env b/sample-dev.env
index 22351f8..adffae7 100644
--- a/sample-dev.env
+++ b/sample-dev.env
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MYSQL_USER=nau_user
 MYSQL_USER_ROOT=root
 MYSQL_PASSWORD=nau_password
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=nau_password
-DB_HOST=database
+DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
 DB_PORT=3306
 
 SWAGGER_PROJECT_NAME=Nau Financial Manager