diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acebfa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: file # reads .ruby-version
+          bundler-cache: true
+
+      - name: Ruby syntax check
+        run: find app.rb config lib -name "*.rb" -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 ruby -c
+
+      - name: App loads without errors
+        run: bundle exec ruby -e 'require_relative "app"'
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+
+      - name: JS syntax check
+        run: find public/js -name "*.js" -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 node --check
diff --git a/docs/development.adoc b/docs/development.adoc
index c802ddd..d21cd58 100644
--- a/docs/development.adoc
+++ b/docs/development.adoc
@@ -90,3 +90,11 @@ gpsd -N -n tcp://127.0.0.1:5001
 
 `GET /api/gnss/position` should then report the fake fix (Bratislava
 Castle, in the sentences above) within a couple of seconds.
+
+== Continuous integration
+
+`.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` runs on every push/PR against a self-hosted
+Gitea Actions runner: `ruby -c` on every `.rb` file, a `require_relative
+"app"` smoke check that the app loads without error, and `node --check`
+on every file under `public/js/`. There is no test suite yet — these
+are cheap syntax/load checks, not behavioral tests.