diff --git a/.github/workflows/golang-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/golang-ci.yml
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+name: golang-ci
+
+on:
+  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request,
+  # but only for the main branch
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: golangci/golangci-lint:v1.54.0
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        run: golangci-lint run --modules-download-mode=mod
+  
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.21
+      - name: build broker
+        run: go build -o chat-broker ./cmd/broker
+      - name: build logic
+        run: go build -o chat-logic ./cmd/logic
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
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+linters:
+  disable-all: true  
+  enable:
+    - errcheck      # Errcheck is a program for checking for unchecked errors in go programs. These unchecked errors can be critical bugs in some cases
+    - gosimple      # Linter for Go source code that specializes in simplifying a code
+    - govet         # Vet examines Go source code and reports suspicious constructs, such as Printf calls whose arguments do not align with the format string
+    - ineffassign   # Detects when assignments to existing variables are not used
+    - staticcheck   # Staticcheck is a go vet on steroids, applying a ton of static analysis checks
+    - typecheck     # Like the front-end of a Go compiler, parses and type-checks Go code
+    - unused        # Checks Go code for unused constants, variables, functions and types
+    - exportloopref
+
+linters-settings:
+  govet:
+    enable-all: true
+    check-shadowing: true
+    disable:
+      - fieldalignment
+    
+run:
+  skip-dirs:
+    - scripts
+    - test
+    - example
+    - cmd