diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-project.yml b/.github/workflows/test-project.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aa55b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-project.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Test GoLang Project
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout Project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
+
+      - name: change cwd to project dir
+        run: cd ./src
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: go mod download
+
+      - name: Build Project
+        run: make build
+
+      - name: Test with the Go CLI
+        run: make test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a58acce..5e9f27d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,178 +19,33 @@ _site/
 *_LOCAL_*.txt
 *_REMOTE_*.txt
 
-### Python ###
-# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
-__pycache__/
-*.py[cod]
-*$py.class
-
-# C extensions
+### Go ###
+# If you prefer the allow list template instead of the deny list, see community template:
+# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/community/Golang/Go.AllowList.gitignore
+#
+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
 *.so
+*.dylib
+bin
 
-# Distribution / packaging
-.Python
-build/
-develop-eggs/
-dist/
-downloads/
-eggs/
-.eggs/
-lib/
-lib64/
-parts/
-sdist/
-var/
-wheels/
-share/python-wheels/
-*.egg-info/
-.installed.cfg
-*.egg
-MANIFEST
-
-# PyInstaller
-#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
-#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
-*.manifest
-*.spec
-
-# Installer logs
-pip-log.txt
-pip-delete-this-directory.txt
-
-# Unit test / coverage reports
-htmlcov/
-.tox/
-.nox/
-.coverage
-.coverage.*
-.cache
-nosetests.xml
-coverage.xml
-*.cover
-*.py,cover
-.hypothesis/
-.pytest_cache/
-cover/
-
-# Translations
-*.mo
-*.pot
-
-# Django stuff:
-*.log
-local_settings.py
-db.sqlite3
-db.sqlite3-journal
-
-# Flask stuff:
-instance/
-.webassets-cache
-
-# Scrapy stuff:
-.scrapy
-
-# Sphinx documentation
-docs/_build/
-
-# PyBuilder
-.pybuilder/
-target/
-
-# Jupyter Notebook
-.ipynb_checkpoints
-
-# IPython
-profile_default/
-ipython_config.py
-
-# pyenv
-#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
-#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
-# .python-version
-
-# pipenv
-#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
-#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
-#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
-#   install all needed dependencies.
-#Pipfile.lock
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
 
-# poetry
-#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include poetry.lock in version control.
-#   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
-#   commonly ignored for libraries.
-#   https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/#commit-your-poetrylock-file-to-version-control
-#poetry.lock
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
 
-# pdm
-#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include pdm.lock in version control.
-#pdm.lock
-#   pdm stores project-wide configurations in .pdm.toml, but it is recommended to not include it
-#   in version control.
-#   https://pdm.fming.dev/#use-with-ide
-.pdm.toml
+# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
+# vendor/
 
-# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow and github.com/pdm-project/pdm
-__pypackages__/
+# Go workspace file
+go.work
 
-# Celery stuff
-celerybeat-schedule
-celerybeat.pid
-
-# SageMath parsed files
-*.sage.py
-
-# Environments
+# envs
 .env
 .venv
-env/
-venv/
-ENV/
-env.bak/
-venv.bak/
-venvs/
-
-# Spyder project settings
-.spyderproject
-.spyproject
-
-# Rope project settings
-.ropeproject
-
-# mkdocs documentation
-/site
-
-# mypy
-.mypy_cache/
-.dmypy.json
-dmypy.json
-
-# Pyre type checker
-.pyre/
-
-# pytype static type analyzer
-.pytype/
-
-# Cython debug symbols
-cython_debug/
-
-# PyCharm
-#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
-#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
-#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
-#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
-#.idea/
-
-### Python Patch ###
-# Poetry local configuration file - https://python-poetry.org/docs/configuration/#local-configuration
-poetry.toml
-
-# ruff
-.ruff_cache/
-
-# LSP config files
-pyrightconfig.json
 
 ## conf/spec files
 conf.yaml
@@ -207,5 +62,4 @@ oas.yml
 .DS_Store
 
 ## local testing scripts
-test.py
 test-files
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 24f2edf..6c51eae 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ scan-vulns:
 run:
 	@go run ./cmd/offat/main.go
 
+build:
+	@go build -o bin/offat cmd/offat/main.go
+
 bump:
 	@go get -u ./...
 	@go mod tidy