diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e15a2babbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+install:
+  - pip install pbs
+  - python provision.py --travis
+cache: apt
+language: python
+python:
+  - "2.7"
+# command to run tests
+script:
+  - source /srv/zulip-venv/bin/activate && env PATH=$PATH:/srv/zulip-venv/bin ./tools/test-all
+sudo: required
+services:
+- docker
+addons:
+  postgresql: "9.3"
diff --git a/provision.py b/provision.py
index 85963b866b..26ad6e29ad 100644
--- a/provision.py
+++ b/provision.py
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ NPM_DEPENDENCIES = {
 VENV_PATH="/srv/zulip-venv"
 ZULIP_PATH="/srv/zulip"
 
+# TODO: Parse arguments properly
+if sys.argv[1] == "--travis":
+    ZULIP_PATH="."
+
 # tsearch-extras is an extension to postgres's built-in full-text search.
 # TODO: use a real APT repository
 TSEARCH_URL_BASE = "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/283158365/zuliposs/"
@@ -159,6 +163,10 @@ def main():
     os.system("tools/download-zxcvbn")
     os.system("tools/emoji_dump/build_emoji")
     os.system("generate_secrets.py -d")
+    if sys.argv[1] == "--travis":
+        os.system("sudo service rabbitmq-server restart")
+        os.system("sudo service redis-server restart")
+        os.system("sudo service memcached restart")
     sh.configure_rabbitmq(**LOUD)
     sh.postgres_init_db(**LOUD)
     sh.do_destroy_rebuild_database(**LOUD)