diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 988a93ce93..84e11e7eed 100755
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ references:
        py.test pytorch_lightning tests pl_examples -v --doctest-modules --junitxml=test-reports/pytest_junit.xml
      no_output_timeout: 15m
 
+  install_pkg: &install_pkg
+    run:
+      name: Install package
+      command: |
+        virtualenv vEnv ; source vEnv/bin/activate
+        pip install --editable . ; cd .. & python -c "import pytorch_lightning ; print(pytorch_lightning.__version__)"
+        deactivate ; rm -rf vEnv
+
   format: &format
    run:
      name: Formatting
@@ -104,6 +112,14 @@ jobs:
       - TORCH_VERSION: "torch>=1.4, <1.5"
     steps: *steps
 
+  Install-pkg:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/python:3.7
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - *install_pkg
+
+
 workflows:
   version: 2
   build:
@@ -114,3 +130,4 @@ workflows:
       - PyTorch-v1.2
       - PyTorch-v1.3
       - PyTorch-v1.4
+      - Install-pkg
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e6c268532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: CI testing
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      # max-parallel: 6
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-18.04, windows-2016, macOS-10.15]
+        python-version: [3.6, 3.7]
+        requires: ['minimal', 'latest']
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Set min. dependencies
+      if: matrix.requires == 'minimal'
+      run: |
+        python -c "req = open('requirements.txt').read().replace('>', '=') ; open('requirements.txt', 'w').write(req)"
+
+    - name: Cache pip
+      uses: actions/cache@v1
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/pip # This path is specific to Ubuntu
+        # Look to see if there is a cache hit for the corresponding requirements file
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ matrix.python-version }}-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        # python -m pip install --upgrade --user pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt -U -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html
+        pip install -r ./tests/requirements.txt
+        # pip install tox coverage
+        python --version
+        pip --version
+        pip list
+
+    - name: Lint and Tests
+      # env:
+      #   TOXENV: py${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      run: |
+        # tox --sitepackages
+        flake8 .
+        coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m py.test pytorch_lightning tests pl_examples -v --doctest-modules --junitxml=junit/test-results-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}.xml
+
+    - name: Upload pytest test results
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
+      with:
+        name: pytest-results-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        path: junit/test-results-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}.xml
+      # Use always() to always run this step to publish test results when there are test failures
+      if: always()
+
+    - name: Package Setup
+      run: |
+        check-manifest
+        python setup.py check --metadata --strict
+        python setup.py sdist
+        twine check dist/*
+
+    #- name: Try install package
+    #  if: ! startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows')
+    #  run: |
+    #    virtualenv vEnv ; source vEnv/bin/activate
+    #    pip install --editable . ; cd .. & python -c "import pytorch_lightning ; print(pytorch_lightning.__version__)"
+    #    deactivate ; rm -rf vEnv
+
+    - name: Statistics
+      if: success()
+      run: |
+         coverage report
diff --git a/.run_local_tests.sh b/.run_local_tests.sh
index 6e09ed1cc7..ce7fce58ce 100644
--- a/.run_local_tests.sh
+++ b/.run_local_tests.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ rm -rf ./tests/cometruns*
 rm -rf ./tests/wandb*
 rm -rf ./tests/tests/*
 rm -rf ./lightning_logs
-coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m py.test pytorch_lightning tests pl_examples -v --doctest-modules
+coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m py.test pytorch_lightning tests pl_examples -v --doctest-modules --flake8
 coverage report -m
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 953374bc6a..3243beb420 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ basepython =
     py38: python3.8
 deps =
     # this is derived requirements
-    -r requirements-ci.txt
+    -r requirements.txt
     -r ./tests/requirements.txt
 commands =
     pip list
-    check-manifest --ignore requirements-ci.txt
+    check-manifest
     python setup.py check --metadata --strict
     flake8 .
     coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m py.test pytorch_lightning tests pl_examples -v --doctest-modules