diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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index 0000000..158859b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: main branch - Pytest on push and on pull requests
+
+# Controls when the workflow will run
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the main branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
+  pytest-main:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: check linting using pycodestyle
+        run: |
+            pip install pycodestyle
+            pip install pytest
+            pycodestyle $(git ls-files '*.py') 
+          
+            pip install ruff
+            ruff check $(git ls-files '*.py')
+
+      - name: install pygeckocircuits2 package
+        run: |
+            pip install -e .
+
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 646c317..671b2c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ Run the [example file](exampels/remote_geckocircuits_example.py) to see the give
 
 
 ## Troubleshooting
- * As of now, there are issues with OpenJDK 21 (LTS). Please use OpenJDK 17 (LTS) so far. See also ![this issue](https://github.com/tinix84/gecko/issues/1).
+ * As of now, there are issues with OpenJDK 21 (LTS). Please use OpenJDK 17 (LTS) so far. See also [this issue](https://github.com/tinix84/gecko/issues/1).