diff --git a/.ci/ci_build.sh b/.ci/ci_build.sh
index e2344f5b..45fd8ead 100755
--- a/.ci/ci_build.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci_build.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ elif [ "$SYSTEM_COLLECTIONID" != "" ]; then
 	# Azure Pipelines
 	CI_NAME="$(echo "$AGENT_OS" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
 	CI_BUILD_DIR="$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY"
+elif [ "$HOME" != "" ]; then
+	# GitHub Actions
+	CI_NAME="$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+	CI_BUILD_DIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 else
 	# for executing in non ci environment
 	CI_NAME="$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 [ -z "${BUILD_TYPE}" ] && BUILD_TYPE="Debug"
 
 # Determine cmake build type; tag builds are Release, else Debug (-dev appends to platform)
-if [[ $BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH == *"refs/tags"* ]]; then
+if [[ $BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH == *"refs/tags"* || $GITHUB_REF == *"refs/tags"* ]]; then
 	BUILD_TYPE=Release
 else
 	PLATFORM=${PLATFORM}-dev
diff --git a/.ci/ci_install.sh b/.ci/ci_install.sh
index 7efa31d4..46d61738 100755
--- a/.ci/ci_install.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci_install.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 if [ -n "${TRAVIS-}" ]; then
 	# Travis-CI
 	CI_NAME="$(echo "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+	CI_BUILD_DIR="$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR"
 elif [ "$SYSTEM_COLLECTIONID" != "" ]; then
 	# Azure Pipelines
 	CI_NAME="$(echo "$AGENT_OS" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+	CI_BUILD_DIR="$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY"
+elif [ "$HOME" != "" ]; then
+	# GitHub Actions
+	CI_NAME="$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+	CI_BUILD_DIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 else
 	# for executing in non ci environment
 	CI_NAME="$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6116a8e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+name: GitHub Actions
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  Linux:
+    name: ${{ matrix.dockerName }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        dockerTag: [ amd64, i386, armv6hf, armv7hf, aarch64 ]
+        include:
+          - dockerTag: amd64
+            dockerName: Debian Stretch (AMD64)
+            platform: x11
+          - dockerTag: i386
+            dockerName: Debian Stretch (i386)
+            platform: x11
+          - dockerTag: armv6hf
+            dockerName: Debian Stretch (Raspberry Pi v1 & ZERO)
+            platform: rpi
+          - dockerTag: armv7hf
+            dockerName: Debian Stretch (Raspberry Pi 2 & 3)
+            platform: rpi
+          - dockerTag: aarch64
+            dockerName: Debian Stretch (Generic AARCH64)
+            platform: amlogic
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      # build process
+      - name: Build packages
+        env:
+          DOCKER_TAG: ${{ matrix.dockerTag }}
+          DOCKER_NAME: ${{ matrix.dockerName }}
+          PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./.ci/ci_build.sh
+
+      # create/update github release (replacement for Microsoft Azure after the beta phase)
+
+#      - name: Create/Update GitHub release
+#        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && success()
+#        uses: docker://softprops/action-gh-release
+#        with:
+#          files: deploy/Hyperion.NG-*
+#        env:
+#          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  macOS:
+    name: macOS
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      # install dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./.ci/ci_install.sh
+
+      # build process
+      - name: Build packages
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: osx
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./.ci/ci_build.sh
+
+      # create/update github release (replacement for Microsoft Azure after the beta phase)
+
+#      - name: Create/Update GitHub release
+#        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && success()
+#        uses: docker://softprops/action-gh-release
+#        with:
+#          files: deploy/Hyperion.NG-*
+#        env:
+#          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e639811a..b0893365 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 [![Dependencies](https://img.shields.io/librariesio/github/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng.svg)](https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng/tree/master/dependencies/external)
 [![Azure-Pipeline](https://dev.azure.com/Hyperion-Project/Hyperion.NG/_apis/build/status/Hyperion.NG?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/Hyperion-Project/Hyperion.NG/_build/latest?definitionId=7&branchName=master)
 [![Travis-CI](https://travis-ci.org/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng)
+[![GitHub Actions](https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng/workflows/GitHub%20Actions/badge.svg)](https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng/actions)
 [![LGTM](https://img.shields.io/lgtm/alerts/g/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng.svg)](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng/alerts/)
 [![Documentation](https://codedocs.xyz/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng.svg)](https://codedocs.xyz/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng/)