diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..041680f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+language: java
+jdk: oraclejdk8
+
+# default Travis install script with accessExternalSchema added to the end
+install: mvn clean install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V -Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all
+
+script:
+  - mvn test --batch-mode -Djavax.xml.accessExternalSchema=all
+  - mvn checkstyle:check --batch-mode --fail-never
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d875966..0484ee6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <version>2.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>CoursePortlet</name>
-    
+
     <prerequisites>
         <maven>3.0.0</maven>
      </prerequisites>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <jaxb2basics.version>0.6.4</jaxb2basics.version>
         <resource-server.version>1.0.29</resource-server.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.2</slf4j.version>
-        
+
         <project.build.sourceVersion>1.6</project.build.sourceVersion>
         <project.build.targetVersion>1.6</project.build.targetVersion>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -378,4 +378,16 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <reporting>
+      <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.17</version>
+              <configuration>
+                  <configLocation>google_checks.xml</configLocation>
+              </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+  </reporting>
+</project>