diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c78c2b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+language: cpp
+
+branches:
+  only:
+   - dev
+
+before_script:
+   - cmake --version
+   - sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:dcthomp/smtk
+   - sudo apt-get update -qq
+   - sudo dpkg -r cmake cmake-data
+   - sudo apt-get install cmake   # update cmake to 3.x
+   - cmake --version
+   - sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic main restricted universe multiverse'
+   - sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates main restricted universe multiverse'
+   - sudo apt-get update -qq
+   - sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev
+   - sudo apt-get install libxxf86vm-dev
+   - sudo apt-get install libglew-dev
+   - sudo apt-get install libglfw3-dev
+   - sudo apt-get install xvfb    # for GLtests... not working though.
+
+script:
+   - cmake --version
+   - mkdir build && cd build
+   - cmake -DNO_TBB=1 -DNO_OMP=1 -DNO_CUDA=1 -DNO_OPENCL=1 -DNO_MAYA=1 -DNO_PTEX=1 -DNO_GLTESTS=1 -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ ..
+   - make
+   - make test
+
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index feff4d55..8f5413a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ option(NO_OPENCL "Disable OpenCL backend" OFF)
 option(NO_CLEW "Disable CLEW wrapper library" OFF)
 option(NO_OPENGL "Disable OpenGL support")
 option(NO_DX "Disable DirectX support")
+option(NO_TESTS "Disable all tests")
+option(NO_GLTESTS "Disable GL tests")
 
 # Check for dependencies
 if(NOT NO_OMP)
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ endmacro()
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build targets
 
-if (NOT NO_TEST)
+if (NOT NO_TESTS)
     enable_testing()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/examples/glImaging/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/glImaging/CMakeLists.txt
index d49ab8a3..81002ef5 100644
--- a/examples/glImaging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/glImaging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,4 +74,7 @@ target_link_libraries(glImaging
 
 install(TARGETS glImaging DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINDIR_BASE}")
 
-add_test(glImaging ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/glImaging -w test -l 3 -s 256 256 -a)
+if (NOT NO_GLTESTS)
+    add_test(glImaging ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/glImaging -w test -l 3 -s 256 256 -a)
+endif()
+
diff --git a/regression/osd_regression/CMakeLists.txt b/regression/osd_regression/CMakeLists.txt
index e6555326..fb372eb6 100644
--- a/regression/osd_regression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/regression/osd_regression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,4 +63,7 @@ target_link_libraries(osd_regression
 
 install(TARGETS osd_regression DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINDIR_BASE}")
 
-add_test(osd_regression ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/osd_regression)
+
+if (NOT NO_GLTESTS)
+    add_test(osd_regression ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/osd_regression)
+endif()