diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e898918848a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: Java CI
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+      - name: Build Distribution for Launcher
+        run: ./gradlew extractConfig extractNatives distForLauncher testDist
+      - name: Unit Tests
+        run: ./gradlew unitTest
+      - name: API Documentation
+        run: ./gradlew javadoc
+      - name: Publish
+        run: echo "TODO"
+  integration-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2      
+      - name: Integration Tests
+        run: ./gradlew integrationTest
+  code-analysis:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2      
+      - name: Static Code Analysis
+        run: ./gradlew check -x test
+  build-with-scan:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+      - name: Build With Gradlew
+        run: ./gradlew -PacceptGradleBuildScanTermsOfService=yes distForLauncher --scan
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-metrics.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-metrics.gradle.kts
index 123664364e4..92e10afa33d 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-metrics.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-metrics.gradle.kts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ tasks.withType<Test> {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 
     // ignoreFailures: Specifies whether the build should break when the verifications performed by this task fail.
-    ignoreFailures = true
+    ignoreFailures = false
     // showStandardStreams: makes the standard streams (err and out) visible at console when running tests
     // If false, the outputs are still collected and visible in the test report, but they don't spam the console.
     testLogging.showStandardStreams = false
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index dff4da47618..998b4e4ec2c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -281,6 +281,18 @@ cleanIdea.doLast {
     new File('Terasology.iws').delete()
 }
 
+if (hasProperty('buildScan')
+        // allow to programmically accept the Gradle Build Scan terms of service when running in CI
+        && project.hasProperty('acceptGradleBuildScanTermsOfService') 
+        && project.acceptGradleBuildScanTermsOfService == 'yes') {
+    gradleEnterprise {
+        buildScan {
+            termsOfServiceUrl = "https://gradle.com/terms-of-service"
+            termsOfServiceAgree = "yes"
+        }
+    }
+}
+    
 // A task to assemble various files into a single zip for distribution as 'build-harness.zip' for module builds
 task assembleBuildHarness(type: Zip) {
     description 'Assembles a zip of files useful for module development'