diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4477e26769a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+dist: xenial
+language: c
+compiler: clang
+perl: 5.26
+
+env:
+  global:
+    - CFLAGS="-g -O2 -fstack-protector -Wformat -Werror=format-security" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro"
+    - CC="clang"
+    - CXX="clang++"
+    - MAKEFLAGS="-j 2"
+
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+    - libipc-run-perl
+
+script:
+  - ./configure --with-llvm   --enable-tap-tests
+  - make
+  - make check-world
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.carto.md b/CHANGELOG.carto.md
index 67c048930437e..8ca6bd5f1f972 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.carto.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.carto.md
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Changes:
 - Start from REL_11_STABLE (19516afdf167aeaf9e95edf7c5a105bb16f8914c) // REL_11_1-61-g19516afdf1
 - Add this CHANGELOG.
 - Port #12: Allow SQL functions to inline in the presence of costly parameter functions
+- Setup travis tests