diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9951ea99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    # By default, a workflow only runs when a pull_request 's activity type is
+    # opened , synchronize , or reopened. Adding ready_for_review here ensures
+    # that CI runs when a PR is marked as not a draft, since we skip CI when a
+    # PR is draft
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
+
+jobs:
+  backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: './src/backend'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: |
+          npm ci --ignore-scripts
+          npm run postinstall
+      - name: Check types
+        run: npm run types
+
+  frontend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Build translations
+        run: npm run build:translations
+      - name: Build Intl polyfills
+        run: npm run build:intl-polyfills
+      - name: Check types
+        run: npm run types
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47210af1c..97f37b8b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "deep-clean": "./scripts/deep-clean.sh",
     "build:translations": "node ./scripts/build-translations.js ",
     "build:intl-polyfills": "node ./scripts/build-intl-polyfills.mjs",
-    "extract-messages": "formatjs extract 'src/frontend/**/*.{ts,tsx}' --ignore='**/*.d.ts' --format crowdin --out-file ./messages/en.json"
+    "extract-messages": "formatjs extract 'src/frontend/**/*.{ts,tsx}' --ignore='**/*.d.ts' --format crowdin --out-file ./messages/en.json",
+    "types": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@bam.tech/react-native-image-resizer": "^3.0.7",
diff --git a/src/backend/package.json b/src/backend/package.json
index 0e8eba99a..4401636ff 100644
--- a/src/backend/package.json
+++ b/src/backend/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "node ./scripts/bundle-backend.mjs --entry=index.js --output=index.bundle.js",
-    "lint": "tsc",
+    "types": "tsc --noEmit",
     "postinstall": "patch-package"
   },
   "author": "Digital Democracy",
diff --git a/src/backend/tsconfig.json b/src/backend/tsconfig.json
index a84cf6d25..4b44d9b33 100644
--- a/src/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         "./node_modules/@digidem/types/vendor/*/index.d.ts"
       ]
     },
-    "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "allowJs": true,
     "checkJs": true,
     "noEmit": true,