diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: FMScoupler build test
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: underwoo/ubuntu_libfms_gnu
+      env: 
+        CC: mpicc
+        FC: mpif90
+        CPPFLAGS: '-I/usr/include -Duse_LARGEFILE -DMAXFIELDMETHODS_=500'
+        FCFLAGS: '-fcray-pointer -fdefault-double-8 -fdefault-real-8 -Waliasing -ffree-line-length-none -fno-range-check'
+        LDFLAGS: '-L/usr/lib'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Run build test 
+        run: t/null_model_build.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
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+name: FMScoupler linter
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Run linter
+        uses: NOAA-GFDL/simple_lint@v2
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# This Travis CI file is for testing the build and functionality
-# of the libFMScoupler library, and model executable.
-#
-# This Travis CI file is based off the NOAA-GFDL/FMS Travis CI
-# file.
-
-# The FMS coupler is not a c-language project, but this is the
-# best choice under Travis CI.
-language: c
-dist: xenial
-sudo: false
-
-addons:
-  apt:
-    sources:
-      - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
-    packages:
-      - pkg-config netcdf-bin libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev gfortran
-
-before_install:
-  - test -n "$CC" && unset CC
-
-before_script:
-  - export CC=mpicc
-  - export FC=mpif90
-  - export CPPFLAGS='-I/usr/include -Duse_LARGEFILE -DMAXFIELDMETHODS_=500'
-  - export FCFLAGS='-fcray-pointer -fdefault-double-8 -fdefault-real-8 -Waliasing -ffree-line-length-none -fno-range-check'
-  - export LDFLAGS='-L/usr/lib'
-
-script:
-  - t/null_model_build.sh