diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..311236c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Test workflow
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.7
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.7
+          architecture: x64
+      
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install -e .[dev]
+
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: |
+          pytest -s
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 049528fb..9ca39608 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
             "sphinx",
             "sphinx-rtd-theme",
             "recommonmark",
+            "pytest",
         ],
         # 'redis': ['redis', 'django-redis'],
         # 'pywb': ['pywb', 'redis'],
diff --git a/tests/test_init.py b/tests/test_init.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b870a599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# archivebox init
+# archivebox add
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def process(tmp_path):
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    process = subprocess.run(['archivebox', 'init'], capture_output=True)
+    return process
+
+
+def test_init(tmp_path, process):
+    assert "Initializing a new ArchiveBox collection in this folder..." in process.stdout.decode("utf-8")
+    
+def test_update(tmp_path, process):
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    update_process = subprocess.run(['archivebox', 'init'], capture_output=True)
+    assert "Updating existing ArchiveBox collection in this folder" in update_process.stdout.decode("utf-8")
+
+def test_add_link(tmp_path, process):
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    add_process = subprocess.run(['archivebox', 'add', 'http://example.com'], capture_output=True)
+    archived_item_path = list(tmp_path.glob('archive/**/*'))[0]
+
+    assert "index.json" in [x.name for x in archived_item_path.iterdir()]
+
+    with open(archived_item_path / "index.json", "r") as f:
+        output_json = json.load(f)
+    assert "IANA — IANA-managed Reserved Domains" == output_json['history']['title'][0]['output']
+
+    with open(tmp_path / "index.html", "r") as f:
+        output_html = f.read()
+    assert "IANA — IANA-managed Reserved Domains" in output_html
+
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1497de5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from archivebox import util
+
+def test_download_url_downloads_content():
+    text = util.download_url("https://example.com")
+    assert "Example Domain" in text
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