diff --git a/.coveralls.yml b/.coveralls.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..666a87d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveralls.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+repo_token: HuZw0G35Rwk87XmqwF9Zfg
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 596884a..9555355 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -91,3 +91,6 @@ ENV/
 
 # SQLite3
 db.sqlite3
+
+# vscode directory
+.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d73b121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+language: python
+
+python:
+  - "3.6"
+
+services: postgresql
+
+env:
+  - DJANGO=2.1.3
+
+install:
+  - pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - pip install coveralls
+  - pip install coverage
+
+before_script:
+  - psql -c "CREATE DATABASE athenatraviscidb;" -U postgres
+  - python manage.py makemigrations
+  - python manage.py migrate
+
+script:
+  - coverage run --source='.' ./manage.py test 
+  - coverage report
+
+after_success:
+  - coveralls
+
+notifications:
+  email: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5d0571..8ebf013 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/andela/ah-backend-athena.svg?branch=ch-travis-readme-badge-162163256)](https://travis-ci.org/andela/ah-backend-athena)
+
 Authors Haven - A Social platform for the creative at heart.
 =======
 
diff --git a/authors/settings.py b/authors/settings.py
index 071ae4c..3403655 100644
--- a/authors/settings.py
+++ b/authors/settings.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#databases
 
+
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',