diff --git a/.ci/install_agent.sh b/.ci/install_agent.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a08f54d454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_agent.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+
+clone_build_and_install "github.com/kata-containers/agent"
diff --git a/.ci/install_kata_image.sh b/.ci/install_kata_image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6e34b2b047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_kata_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+
+OSBUILDER_DISTRO=${OSBUILDER_DISTRO:-clearlinux}
+image_name="kata-containers.img"
+
+# Build Kata agent
+bash -f ${cidir}/install_agent.sh
+
+osbuilder_repo="github.com/kata-containers/osbuilder"
+
+# Clone os-builder repository
+go get -d ${osbuilder_repo} || true
+
+pushd "${GOPATH}/src/${osbuilder_repo}/rootfs-builder"
+sudo -E GOPATH=$GOPATH USE_DOCKER=true ./rootfs.sh ${OSBUILDER_DISTRO}
+popd
+
+# Build the image
+pushd "${GOPATH}/src/${osbuilder_repo}/image-builder"
+sudo -E USE_DOCKER=true ./image_builder.sh ../rootfs-builder/rootfs
+
+# Install the image
+agent_commit=$("$GOPATH/src/github.com/kata-containers/agent/kata-agent" --version | awk '{print $NF}')
+commit=$(git log --format=%h -1 HEAD)
+date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%T.%N%z)
+image="kata-containers-${date}-osbuilder-${commit}-agent-${agent_commit}"
+
+sudo install -o root -g root -m 0640 -D ${image_name} "/usr/share/kata-containers/${image}"
+(cd /usr/share/kata-containers && sudo rm -f ${image_name} && sudo ln -s "$image" ${image_name})
+
+popd
diff --git a/.ci/install_kata_kernel.sh b/.ci/install_kata_kernel.sh
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index 0000000000..de49097174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_kata_kernel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+# Currently we will use this repository until this issue is solved
+# See https://github.com/kata-containers/packaging/issues/1
+
+repo_owner="clearcontainers"
+repo_name="linux"
+
+linux_releases_url="https://github.com/${repo_owner}/${repo_name}/releases"
+#fake repository dir to query kernel version from remote
+fake_repo_dir=$(mktemp -t -d kata-kernel.XXXX)
+
+function cleanup {
+	rm  -rf "${fake_repo_dir}"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+function usage() {
+	cat << EOT
+Usage: $0 <version>
+Install the containers clear kernel image <version> from "${repo_owner}"/"${repo_name}".
+
+version: Use 'latest' to pull latest kernel or a version from "${cc_linux_releases_url}"
+EOT
+
+	exit 1
+}
+
+#Get latest version by checking remote tags
+#We dont ask to github api directly because force a user to provide a GITHUB token
+function get_latest_version {
+	pushd "${fake_repo_dir}" >> /dev/null
+	git init -q
+	git remote add origin  https://github.com/clearcontainers/linux.git
+
+	cc_release=$(git ls-remote --tags 2>/dev/null \
+		| grep -oP '\-\d+\.container'  \
+			| grep -oP '\d+' \
+				| sort -n | \
+					tail -1 )
+
+	tag=$(git ls-remote --tags 2>/dev/null \
+		| grep -oP "v\d+\.\d+\.\d+\-${cc_release}.container" \
+			| tail -1)
+
+	popd >> /dev/null
+	echo "${tag}"
+}
+
+function download_kernel() {
+	local version="$1"
+	[ -n "${version}" ] || die "version not provided"
+	[ "${version}" == "latest" ] && version=$(get_latest_version)
+	echo "version to install ${version}"
+	local binaries_dir="${version}-binaries"
+	local binaries_tarball="${binaries_dir}.tar.gz"
+	local shasum_file="SHA512SUMS"
+	curl -OL "${linux_releases_url}/download/${version}/${binaries_tarball}"
+	curl -OL "${linux_releases_url}/download/${version}/${shasum_file}"
+	sha512sum -c "${shasum_file}"
+	tar xf "${binaries_tarball}"
+	pushd "${binaries_dir}"
+	sudo make install
+	popd
+}
+
+cc_kernel_version="$1"
+
+[ -z "${cc_kernel_version}" ] && usage
+download_kernel "${cc_kernel_version}"
+
+# Make symbolic link to kata-containers
+# FIXME: see https://github.com/kata-containers/packaging/issues/1
+sudo ln -s /usr/share/clear-containers/vmlinux.container /usr/share/kata-containers/
+sudo ln -s /usr/share/clear-containers/vmlinuz.container /usr/share/kata-containers/
diff --git a/.ci/install_proxy.sh b/.ci/install_proxy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ae80fcc67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_proxy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+
+clone_build_and_install "github.com/kata-containers/proxy"
diff --git a/.ci/install_qemu_lite.sh b/.ci/install_qemu_lite.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..89a6e39fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_qemu_lite.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+arch=$(arch)
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <CLEAR_RELEASE> <QEMU_LITE_VERSION> <DISTRO>"
+    echo "       Install the QEMU_LITE_VERSION from clear CLEAR_RELEASE."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+clear_release="$1"
+qemu_lite_version="$2"
+distro="$3"
+qemu_lite_bin="qemu-lite-bin-${qemu_lite_version}.${arch}.rpm"
+qemu_lite_data="qemu-lite-data-${qemu_lite_version}.${arch}.rpm"
+
+echo -e "Install qemu-lite ${qemu_lite_version}"
+
+# download packages
+curl -LO "https://download.clearlinux.org/releases/${clear_release}/clear/${arch}/os/Packages/${qemu_lite_bin}"
+curl -LO "https://download.clearlinux.org/releases/${clear_release}/clear/${arch}/os/Packages/${qemu_lite_data}"
+
+# install packages
+if [ "$distro" == "ubuntu" ];  then
+	sudo alien -i "./${qemu_lite_bin}"
+	sudo alien -i "./${qemu_lite_data}"
+fi
+
+# cleanup
+rm -f "./${qemu_lite_bin}"
+rm -f "./${qemu_lite_data}"
diff --git a/.ci/install_runtime.sh b/.ci/install_runtime.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e1f2a980c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_runtime.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+
+# Modify the runtimes build-time defaults
+
+# enable verbose build
+export V=1
+
+# tell the runtime build to use sane defaults
+export CC_SYSTEM_BUILD="yes"
+
+# The runtimes config file should live here
+export SYSCONFDIR=/etc
+
+# Artifacts (kernel + image) live below here
+export SHAREDIR=/usr/share
+
+runtime_config_path="${SYSCONFDIR}/kata-containers/configuration.toml"
+
+PKGDEFAULTSDIR="${SHAREDIR}/defaults/kata-containers"
+NEW_RUNTIME_CONFIG="${PKGDEFAULTSDIR}/configuration.toml"
+# Note: This will also install the config file.
+clone_build_and_install "github.com/kata-containers/runtime"
+
+# Check system supports running Kata Containers
+kata-runtime kata-check
+
+if [ -e "${NEW_RUNTIME_CONFIG}" ]; then
+	# Remove the legacy config file
+	sudo rm -f "${runtime_config_path}"
+
+	# Use the new path
+	runtime_config_path="${NEW_RUNTIME_CONFIG}"
+fi
+
+echo "Enabling global logging for runtime in file ${runtime_config_path}"
+sudo sed -i -e 's/^#\(\[runtime\]\|global_log_path =\)/\1/g' "${runtime_config_path}"
+
+echo "Enabling all debug options in file ${runtime_config_path}"
+sudo sed -i -e 's/^#\(enable_debug\).*=.*$/\1 = true/g' "${runtime_config_path}"
+
+echo "Add runtime as a new/default Docker runtime. Docker version \"$(docker --version)\" could change according to updates."
+docker_options="-D --add-runtime kata-runtime=/usr/local/bin/kata-runtime --default-runtime=kata-runtime"
+
+config_path="/etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/"
+sudo mkdir -p ${config_path}
+
+# Check if the system has set http[s] proxy
+if [ ! -z "$http_proxy" ] && [ ! -z "$https_proxy" ] ;then
+	docker_http_proxy="HTTP_PROXY=$http_proxy"
+	docker_https_proxy="HTTPS_PROXY=$https_proxy"
+fi
+
+cat << EOF | sudo tee ${config_path}/clear-containers.conf
+[Service]
+Environment="$docker_http_proxy"
+Environment="$docker_https_proxy"
+ExecStart=
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd ${docker_options}
+EOF
+
+echo "Restart docker service"
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl restart docker
diff --git a/.ci/install_shim.sh b/.ci/install_shim.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..808adfe6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_shim.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+
+clone_build_and_install "github.com/kata-containers/shim"
diff --git a/.ci/lib.sh b/.ci/lib.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3dfebdc64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+_runtime_repo="github.com/kata-containers/runtime"
+_versions_file="$GOPATH/src/github.com/clearcontainers/runtime/versions.txt"
+KATA_RUNTIME=${KATA_RUNTIME:-cc}
+
+function clone_and_build() {
+	github_project="$1"
+	make_target="$2"
+	project_dir="${GOPATH}/src/${github_project}"
+
+	echo "Retrieve repository ${github_project}"
+	go get -d ${github_project} || true
+
+	# fixme: once tool to parse and get branches from github is
+	# completed, add it here to fetch branches under testing
+
+	pushd ${project_dir}
+
+	echo "Build ${github_project}"
+	if [ ! -f Makefile ]; then
+		echo "Run autogen.sh to generate Makefile"
+		bash -f autogen.sh
+	fi
+
+	if [ $1 == "github.com/kata-containers/runtime" ]; then
+		make KATA_RUNTIME=${KATA_RUNTIME}
+	else
+		make
+	fi
+
+	popd
+}
+
+function clone_build_and_install() {
+	clone_and_build $1 $2
+	pushd "${GOPATH}/src/${1}"
+	echo "Install repository ${1}"
+	if [ $1 == "github.com/kata-containers/runtime" ]; then
+		sudo -E PATH=$PATH make KATA_RUNTIME=${KATA_RUNTIME} install
+	else
+		sudo -E PATH=$PATH make install
+	fi
+
+	popd
+}
+
+function get_cc_versions(){
+	cc_runtime_repo="github.com/clearcontainers/runtime"
+	go get -d -u -v "$cc_runtime_repo" || true
+	[ ! -f "$_versions_file" ] && { echo >&2 "ERROR: cannot find $_versions_file"; exit 1; }
+	source "$_versions_file"
+}
diff --git a/.ci/setup.sh b/.ci/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b6d470c29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+source /etc/os-release
+
+echo "Set up environment"
+if [ "$ID" == ubuntu ];then
+	bash -f "${cidir}/setup_env_ubuntu.sh"
+else
+	echo >&2 "ERROR: Unrecognised distribution."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Install shim"
+bash -f ${cidir}/install_shim.sh
+
+echo "Install proxy"
+bash -f ${cidir}/install_proxy.sh
+
+echo "Install runtime"
+bash -f ${cidir}/install_runtime.sh
+
+echo "Drop caches"
+sync
+sudo -E PATH=$PATH bash -c "echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"
diff --git a/.ci/setup_env_ubuntu.sh b/.ci/setup_env_ubuntu.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..84107d2816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/setup_env_ubuntu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+source "/etc/os-release"
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+get_cc_versions
+
+arch=$(arch)
+
+if [ "$arch" = x86_64 ]; then
+	if grep -q "N" /sys/module/kvm_intel/parameters/nested; then
+		echo "enable Nested Virtualization"
+		sudo modprobe -r kvm_intel
+		sudo modprobe kvm_intel nested=1
+	fi
+else
+	die "Unsupported architecture: $arch"
+fi
+
+echo "Update apt repositories"
+sudo -E apt update
+
+echo "Install chronic"
+sudo -E apt install -y moreutils
+
+echo "Install kata containers dependencies"
+chronic sudo -E apt install -y libtool automake autotools-dev autoconf bc alien libpixman-1-dev coreutils
+
+echo "Install qemu-lite binary"
+"${cidir}/install_qemu_lite.sh" "${qemu_lite_clear_release}" "${qemu_lite_sha}" "$ID"
+
+echo "Install kata-containers image"
+"${cidir}/install_kata_image.sh"
+
+echo "Install CRI-O dependencies for all Ubuntu versions"
+chronic sudo -E apt install -y libglib2.0-dev libseccomp-dev libapparmor-dev libgpgme11-dev
+
+echo "Install bison binary"
+chronic sudo -E apt install -y bison
+
+echo "Install libudev-dev"
+chronic sudo -E apt-get install -y libudev-dev
+
+echo "Install Build Tools"
+sudo -E apt install -y build-essential python pkg-config zlib1g-dev
+
+echo "Install Kata Containers Kernel"
+"${cidir}/install_kata_kernel.sh" "latest"
+
+echo -e "Install CRI-O dependencies available for Ubuntu $VERSION_ID"
+sudo -E apt install -y libdevmapper-dev btrfs-tools util-linux
+
+if [ "$VERSION_ID" == "16.04" ]; then
+	echo "Install os-tree"
+	sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson/flatpak -y
+	sudo -E apt update
+fi
+
+sudo -E apt install -y libostree-dev
+
+if ! command -v docker > /dev/null; then
+	# This will be fixed by https://github.com/clearcontainers/tests/issues/881
+	"${cidir}/../cmd/container-manager/manage_ctr_mgr.sh" docker install
+fi