diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1acbdd1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+name: "Unit tests"
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.experimental }} # Experimental builds may fail
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l -e -o pipefail {0}
+
+    env:
+      WSI_CONDA_CHANNEL: "https://dnap.cog.sanger.ac.uk/npg/conda/devel/generic"
+      CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT: "testenv"
+      CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: 20
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        experimental: [false]
+        include:
+          - irods: "4.2.7"
+            server_image: "wsinpg/ub-16.04-irods-4.2.7:latest"
+            experimental: false
+          - irods: "4.2.8"
+            server_image: "wsinpg/ub-18.04-irods-4.2.8:latest"
+            experimental: true
+
+    services:
+      irods:
+        image: ${{ matrix.server_image }}
+        ports:
+          - 1247:1247
+          - 20000-20199:20000-20199
+  
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: "Initialize Miniconda"
+        run: |
+          echo 'source $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh' >> "$HOME/.bash_profile"
+
+      - name: "Configure Miniconda"
+        run: |
+          conda config --prepend pkgs_dirs "$HOME/conda/pkgs"
+          conda config --prepend envs_dirs "$HOME/conda/envs"
+
+          conda config --set auto_update_conda False
+          conda config --prepend channels "$WSI_CONDA_CHANNEL"
+          conda config --append channels conda-forge
+          conda info
+
+      - name: "Install iRODS clients"
+        run: |
+          conda create -y -n "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT"
+          conda install -y -n "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT" python=3.9
+          conda install -y -n "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT" sphinx=2.4
+
+          conda install -y -n "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT" check
+          conda install -y -n "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT" libjansson-dev
+          conda install -y -n "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT" "irods-dev ==${{ matrix.irods }}"
+
+          conda install -y -n "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT" "irods-icommands ==${{ matrix.irods }}"
+
+      - name: "Configure iRODS clients"
+        run: |
+          conda activate "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT"
+
+          mkdir -p "$HOME/.irods"
+          cat <<'EOF' > "$HOME/.irods/irods_environment.json"
+          {
+              "irods_host": "localhost",
+              "irods_port": 1247,
+              "irods_user_name": "irods",
+              "irods_zone_name": "testZone",
+              "irods_home": "/testZone/home/irods",
+              "irods_default_resource": "testResc"
+          }
+          EOF
+
+          echo "irods" | script -q -c "iinit" /dev/null
+          ienv
+          ils
+
+      - name: "Build and test baton"
+        run: |
+          conda activate "$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT"
+
+          # Is there an environment variable for this?
+          CONDA_ENV="/home/runner/conda/envs/$CONDA_TEST_ENVIRONMENT"
+          
+          CPPFLAGS="-I$CONDA_ENV/include -I$CONDA_ENV/include/irods"
+          LDFLAGS="-L$CONDA_ENV/lib -L$CONDA_ENV/lib/irods/externals"
+          
+          autoreconf -i
+          ./configure CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+
+          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CONDA_ENV/lib"
+
+          make distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="CPPFLAGS=\"$CPPFLAGS\" LDFLAGS=\"$LDFLAGS\""
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 6a3d79d6..00000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-dist: bionic
-
-services:
-  - docker
-
-language: c
-
-compiler: gcc
-
-env:
-  global:
-    - CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=20
-
-_iRODS_4_2_8: &iRODS_4_2_8
-  env: DOCKER_IMAGE=wsinpg/ub-18.04-irods-4.2.8:latest IRODS_VERSION="4.2.8" CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-test-resource=replResc"
-
-jobs:
-  include:
-    - env: DOCKER_IMAGE=wsinpg/ub-16.04-irods-4.2.7:latest IRODS_VERSION="4.2.7" CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-test-resource=replResc --enable-put-workaround"
-    - env: DOCKER_IMAGE=wsinpg/ub-16.04-irods-4.2.7:latest IRODS_VERSION="4.2.7" CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-test-resource=replResc"
-    - <<: *iRODS_4_2_8
-
-  allow_failures:
-    - <<: *iRODS_4_2_8
-
-before_install:
-  - docker pull "$DOCKER_IMAGE"
-  - docker run -d -p 1247:1247 "$DOCKER_IMAGE"
-  - docker ps -a
-  - ./scripts/travis_before_install.sh
-
-install:
-  - ./scripts/travis_install.sh
-
-script:
-  - ./scripts/travis_script.sh
-
-after_failure:
-  - ./scripts/travis_failure.sh
-
diff --git a/scripts/travis_before_install.sh b/scripts/travis_before_install.sh
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index 11322209..00000000
--- a/scripts/travis_before_install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e -x
-
-sudo apt-get update -qq
diff --git a/scripts/travis_failure.sh b/scripts/travis_failure.sh
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index afc83e18..00000000
--- a/scripts/travis_failure.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-. ~/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-conda activate travis
-ilsresc
-ils -Lr
-cat ./baton*/_build/*/tests/check_baton.log
diff --git a/scripts/travis_install.sh b/scripts/travis_install.sh
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index 72d6ef7a..00000000
--- a/scripts/travis_install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e -u -x
-
-wget --quiet https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-4.6.14-Linux-x86_64.sh -O ~/miniconda.sh
-
-/bin/bash ~/miniconda.sh -b -p ~/miniconda
-~/miniconda/bin/conda clean -tipsy
-echo ". ~/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
-echo "conda activate base" >> ~/.bashrc
-
-. ~/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-conda activate base
-conda config --set auto_update_conda False
-
-conda create -y -n travis
-conda activate travis
-conda install -y python=3.8
-pip install sphinx==2.4.0
-
-conda config --add channels https://dnap.cog.sanger.ac.uk/npg/conda/devel/generic/
-conda config --append channels conda-forge
-
-conda install -y check
-conda install -y libjansson-dev
-conda install -y irods-dev="$IRODS_VERSION"
-conda install -y irods-icommands="$IRODS_VERSION"
-
-mkdir -p ~/.irods
-cat <<EOF > ~/.irods/irods_environment.json
-{
-    "irods_host": "localhost",
-    "irods_port": 1247,
-    "irods_user_name": "irods",
-    "irods_zone_name": "testZone",
-    "irods_home": "/testZone/home/irods",
-    "irods_plugins_home": "$HOME/miniconda/envs/travis/lib/irods/plugins/",
-    "irods_default_resource": "replResc"
-}
-EOF
-
diff --git a/scripts/travis_script.sh b/scripts/travis_script.sh
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index bb8c0467..00000000
--- a/scripts/travis_script.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e -x
-
-. ~/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-conda activate travis
-
-echo "irods" | script -q -c "iinit" /dev/null
-ienv
-ils
-
-CONDA_ENV=/home/travis/miniconda/envs/travis
-CPPFLAGS="-I$CONDA_ENV/include -I$CONDA_ENV/include/irods"
-LDFLAGS="-L$CONDA_ENV/lib -L$CONDA_ENV/lib/irods/externals"
-
-autoreconf -fi
-
-./configure "$CONFIGURE_ARGS" CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CONDA_ENV/lib"
-
-make distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="$CONFIGURE_ARGS CPPFLAGS=\"$CPPFLAGS\" LDFLAGS=\"$LDFLAGS\""