diff --git a/.ansible-lint b/.ansible-lint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6236b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ansible-lint
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclude_paths:
+  - ./tests/requirements
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diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac011e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+language: python
+cache: pip
+python: "2.7"
+
+# Use the new container infrastructure
+sudo: false
+
+# Install pip
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+    - python-pip
+
+install:
+  # Install ansible and dependencies
+  - pip install ansible ansible-lint
+
+  # Check ansible version
+  - ansible --version
+
+  # Create ansible.cfg with correct roles_path
+  - printf '[defaults]\nroles_path=./tests/requirements/:../' >ansible.cfg
+
+script:
+  # Run ansible-lint
+  - ansible-lint .
+
+  # Basic role syntax check
+  - ansible-playbook tests/test.yml -i tests/inventory --syntax-check
+
+notifications:
+  webhooks: https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/notifications/
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diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 44488fe..b82f7a1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
   shell: "{{ _mvn_cmdline }}"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ conga_basedir }}"
-  tags: conga-maven-compile
+  tags:
+    - conga-maven-compile
+    - skip_ansible_lint
 
 - name: Set fact that CONGA configuration was generated
   set_fact: conga_configuration_generated=true
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diff --git a/tests/inventory b/tests/inventory
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index 0000000..e03e58f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inventory
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[test]
+localhost
+
diff --git a/tests/test.yml b/tests/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3dcd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: test role syntax
+  hosts: test
+  roles:
+    - ansible-conga-maven
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