diff --git a/.github/actions/compile-and-test/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/compile-and-test/Dockerfile
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+#
+# Copyright 2016 National Renewable Energy Laboratory
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+FROM rafmudaf/openfast-ubuntu:dev
+
+# Move into the openfast directory and update
+WORKDIR /openfast
+RUN git fetch
+RUN git pull
+RUN git submodule update
+
+# Move into the "build" directory and compile
+WORKDIR /openfast/build
+RUN cmake ..
+RUN make -j4 install
+
+# Run the tests
+
+# BeamDyn-specific tests
+RUN ctest -VV -j7 -R bd_
+RUN ctest -VV -R beamdyn_utest
+
+# OpenFAST linearization tests
+RUN ctest -VV -j4 -L linear
+
+# Subset of OpenFAST regression tests; do not run
+## - 3, 4, 7, 14, 15, 16, since the free yaw is not well trusted
+## - 9 because its super sensitive
+## - 19, 20 because theyre too long
+RUN ctest -VV -j8 -I 1,1,1,2,5,6,8,10,11,12,13,17,18,21,22,23,24,25
diff --git a/.github/actions/compile-and-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/compile-and-test/action.yml
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+name: 'Compile and test'
+description: 'Compile OpenFAST and run the tests'
+author: 'NREL'
+# inputs:
+#   build-type:
+#     description: 'Set the CMake build type: Release (-O3); RelWithDebInfo (-O2 -g); Debug (-g)'
+#     default: 'Release'
+runs:
+  using: 'docker'
+  image: 'Dockerfile'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
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+
+name: OpenFAST Build and Test
+
+# on:
+#     push:
+#         branches:
+#             - testing/github_actions
+
+# runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+# strategy:
+#   matrix:
+#     os: [macOS-10.14, ubuntu-18.04]
+# runs-on: docker://rafmudaf/openfast-ubuntu:alpha
+
+jobs:
+    build-and-test:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        name: OpenFAST tests on Ubuntu
+        steps:
+        - name: Checkout
+          uses: actions/checkout@master
+          with:
+            submodule: recursive
+        - name: Build and test step
+          uses: ./.github/actions/compile-and-test
diff --git a/share/docker/openfast_dev/Dockerfile b/share/docker/openfast_dev/Dockerfile
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+#
+# Copyright 2016 National Renewable Energy Laboratory
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+FROM rafmudaf/openfast-ubuntu:dev
+
+# Move into the openfast directory and update
+WORKDIR /openfast
+RUN git fetch
+RUN git pull
+RUN git submodule update
+
+# Move into the "build" directory and compile
+WORKDIR /openfast/build
+RUN cmake ..
+RUN make -j4 install
+
+# Run the tests
+
+# BeamDyn-specific tests
+RUN ctest -VV -j7 bd_
+RUN ctest -VV beamdyn_utest
+
+# OpenFAST linearization tests
+RUN ctest -VV -j4 -L linear
+
+# Subset of OpenFAST regression tests; do not run
+## - 3, 4, 7, 14, 15, 16, since the free yaw is not well trusted
+## - 9 because its super sensitive
+## - 19, 20 because theyre too long
+RUN ctest -VV -j8 -I 1,1,1,2,5,6,8,10,11,12,13,17,18,21,22,23,24,25
diff --git a/share/docker/openfast_ubuntu/Dockerfile b/share/docker/openfast_ubuntu/Dockerfile
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+#
+# Copyright 2016 National Renewable Energy Laboratory
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+# Install dependencies
+
+# For gfortran-8
+# RUN add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
+# apt-get install gfortran-8
+
+RUN apt update -qq
+RUN apt install -y software-properties-common build-essential
+RUN apt install -y python3-pip
+RUN apt install -y cmake cmake-curses-gui
+RUN apt install -y gcc gfortran make
+RUN apt install -y libblas-dev liblapack-dev
+RUN apt install -y git
+RUN apt install -y nano
+RUN pip3 install numpy
+
+# Configure the environment
+ENV FC=/usr/bin/gfortran
+
+# Clone the project
+RUN git clone --recursive https://github.com/openfast/openfast.git openfast
+WORKDIR /openfast
+RUN git checkout -b dev origin/dev
+
+# Build the project
+RUN mkdir build
+WORKDIR /openfast/build
+
+# NOTE: building with optimizations on (RELEASE or RELWITHDEBINFO), the virtual machine
+# will require about 6GB of memoery. Otherwise, the gfortran compiler will exit with an
+# "internal error"
+RUN cmake .. -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DDOUBLE_PRECISION=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG
+RUN make -j4 install