diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8e0340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+include:
+  - project: 'yourdev/gitlab-ci-templates' 
+    file: 'templates/gitlab-ci-buildpkg.yml'
+  - project: 'yourdev/gitlab-ci-templates' 
+    file: 'templates/gitlab-ci-buildpkg-host.yml'
+
+variables:
+  # for now, do not deploy in production, staging only
+  PKG_BRANCH_PRODUCTION: /none/
+
+.build-base:
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - PKG_BUILD_IMAGE:
+          - ubuntu:hirsute