diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
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+# Configuration initially used from conda-forge/conda-smithy (BSD 3-clause)
+
+machine:
+  services:
+    - docker
+
+dependencies:
+  # Note, we used to use the naive caching of docker images, but found that it was quicker
+  # just to pull each time. #rollondockercaching
+  override:
+    - docker pull condaforge/linux-anvil
+
+test:
+  override:
+    - ./scripts/circleci_build.sh
diff --git a/scripts/circleci_build.sh b/scripts/circleci_build.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Configuration initially used from conda-forge/conda-smithy (BSD 3-clause)
+
+ROOT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."; pwd;)
+
+docker info
+
+config=$(cat <<CONDARC
+
+channels:
+ - conda-forge
+ - defaults # As we need conda-build
+
+show_channel_urls: true
+
+conda-build:
+ root-dir: /root_dir/build_artefacts
+
+CONDARC
+)
+
+REQUIREMENTS="numpy cython cmake boost arrow-cpp pytz python-dateutil"
+
+cat << EOF | docker run -i \
+                    -v ${ROOT_DIR}:/root_dir \
+                    -a stdin -a stdout -a stderr \
+                    condaforge/linux-anvil \
+                    bash || exit $?
+
+export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+set -e
+
+echo "$config" > ~/.condarc
+# A lock sometimes occurs with incomplete builds. The lock file is stored in build_artefacts.
+conda clean --lock
+
+export CONDA_ENV=pandas-test
+
+conda create -y -q -n $CONDA_ENV python=3.5
+source activate $CONDA_ENV
+
+conda install --yes --quiet conda-forge-build-setup
+source run_conda_forge_build_setup
+
+conda install -y -q $REQUIREMENTS
+
+mkdir test-build
+cd test-build
+
+export ARROW_HOME=~/.conda/envs/$CONDA_ENV
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:~/.conda/envs/$CONDA_ENV/lib
+
+cmake /root_dir || exit 1
+make -j4 || exit 1
+ctest || exit 1
+
+EOF