diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index f10096654..0c617e235 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@ branches:
 image: Visual Studio 2015
 
 environment:
-    CONDA: c:\Miniconda37-x64
-    ECMWF: c:\ecmwf
-    GIT_CLONE_DIR: $(ECMWF)\git
-    INSTALL_DIR: $(ECMWF)\install
-    ECCODES_SRC: $(GIT_CLONE_DIR)\eccodes
-    ECBUILD_SRC: $(GIT_CLONE_DIR)\ecbuild
+  CONDA: c:\Miniconda37-x64
+  ECMWF: c:\ecmwf
+  GIT_CLONE_DIR: $(ECMWF)\git
+  INSTALL_DIR: $(ECMWF)\install
+  ECCODES_SRC: $(GIT_CLONE_DIR)\eccodes
+  ECBUILD_SRC: $(GIT_CLONE_DIR)\ecbuild
 
 # scripts that are called at very beginning, before repo cloning
 init:
-    # make sure git clones symlinks as symlinks
-    - cmd: git config --global core.symlinks true
+  # make sure git clones symlinks as symlinks
+  - cmd: git config --global core.symlinks true
     # activate conda environment so the tests can find linux utils
-    - cmd: call %CONDA%\Scripts\activate.bat
+  - cmd: call %CONDA%\Scripts\activate.bat
     # add eccodes\build\bin to path so tests can find eccodes.dll
-    - cmd: set PATH=%PATH%;%ECCODES_SRC%\build\bin
+  - cmd: set PATH=%PATH%;%ECCODES_SRC%\build\bin
     # auto-yes for conda
-    - cmd: conda config --set always_yes yes
+  - cmd: conda config --set always_yes yes
 
 clone_folder: $(ECCODES_SRC)
 
@@ -36,59 +36,59 @@ clone_depth: 1
 
 # scripts that run after cloning repository
 install:
-    # install ecbuild
-    - cmd: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ecmwf/ecbuild.git %ECBUILD_SRC%
+  # install ecbuild
+  - cmd: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ecmwf/ecbuild.git %ECBUILD_SRC%
 
     # install linux utils
-    - cmd: conda install -c msys2 m2-bash ^
-                                  m2-findutils ^
-                                  m2-coreutils ^
-                                  m2-grep ^
-                                  m2-sed ^
-                                  m2-gawk ^
-                                  m2-diffutils ^
-                                  m2-perl
+  - cmd: conda install -c msys2 m2-bash ^
+                                m2-findutils ^
+                                m2-coreutils ^
+                                m2-grep ^
+                                m2-sed ^
+                                m2-gawk ^
+                                m2-diffutils ^
+                                m2-perl
 
     # get the latest version of cmake
-    - cmd: conda install -c conda-forge cmake
+  - cmd: conda install -c conda-forge cmake
 
     # other deps
-    - cmd: conda install netcdf4
+  - cmd: conda install libnetcdf
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #       build configuration       #
 #---------------------------------#
 
 platform:
-    - x64
+  - x64
 
 before_build:
-    - cmd: call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.cmd" /x64
-    - cmd: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64
+  - cmd: call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.cmd" /x64
+  - cmd: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64
 
 build_script:
-    - cmd: cd %ECCODES_SRC%
-    - cmd: mkdir build && cd build
-    - cmd: cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ^
-                 -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%INSTALL_DIR% ^
-                 -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^
-                 -D ENABLE_FORTRAN=0 ^
-                 -D ENABLE_PYTHON=0 ^
-                 -D ENABLE_NETCDF=1 ^
-                 -D ENABLE_JPG=1 ^
-                 -D IEEE_LE=1 ^
-                 -D ENABLE_MEMFS=0 ^
-                 -D ENABLE_EXTRA_TESTS=OFF ^
-                 ..
-    - cmd: nmake
-    - cmd: ctest
-    - cmd: nmake install
+  - cmd: cd %ECCODES_SRC%
+  - cmd: mkdir build && cd build
+  - cmd: cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ^
+               -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%INSTALL_DIR% ^
+               -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^
+               -D ENABLE_FORTRAN=0 ^
+               -D ENABLE_PYTHON=0 ^
+               -D ENABLE_NETCDF=1 ^
+               -D ENABLE_JPG=1 ^
+               -D IEEE_LE=1 ^
+               -D ENABLE_MEMFS=0 ^
+               -D ENABLE_EXTRA_TESTS=OFF ^
+               ..
+  - cmd: nmake
+  - cmd: ctest --output-on-failure
+  - cmd: nmake install
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #       tests configuration       #
 #---------------------------------#
 
 test_script:
-    - cmd: codes_info
-    - cmd: for /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`codes_info -s`) DO (ls %%F)
-    - cmd: for /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`codes_info -d`) DO (ls %%F)
+  - cmd: codes_info
+  - cmd: for /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`codes_info -s`) DO (ls %%F)
+  - cmd: for /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`codes_info -d`) DO (ls %%F)
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7512b251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#---------------------------------#
+#      general configuration      #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+sudo: false
+
+branches:
+  only:
+    - develop
+    - master
+
+language: c
+
+os: osx
+osx_image: xcode10.1
+
+env:
+  global:
+    - ECCODES_SRC=${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
+    - ECBUILD_SRC=${ECCODES_SRC}/../ecbuild
+    - BUILD_DIR=${ECCODES_SRC}/build
+
+git:
+  depth: 1
+
+install:
+  # install ecbuild
+  - git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ecmwf/ecbuild.git ${ECBUILD_SRC}
+
+  # install netcdf
+  - brew install netcdf
+
+#---------------------------------#
+#       build configuration       #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+script:
+  # env vars
+  - echo ${ECCODES_SRC}
+  - echo ${ECBUILD_SRC}
+  - echo ${BUILD_DIR}
+
+  # build ecCodes
+  - mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR} && cd ${BUILD_DIR}
+  - cmake -D ENABLE_FORTRAN=0
+          -D ENABLE_PYTHON=0
+          -D ENABLE_NETCDF=1
+          -D ENABLE_JPG=1
+          -D ENABLE_MEMFS=0
+          -D ENABLE_EXTRA_TESTS=ON
+          ${ECCODES_SRC}
+  - make -j4
+  - ctest -j4 --output-on-failure
+  - make install --silent
+
+  # extra sanity tests
+  - codes_info
+  - ls $(codes_info -s)
+  - ls $(codes_info -d)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4d82618d..d4164517b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ecCodes
 =======
 
-[![Windows: master](https://img.shields.io/appveyor/ci/ecmwf/eccodes/master.svg?label=windows-master)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ecmwf/eccodes/branch/master)
-[![Windows: develop](https://img.shields.io/appveyor/ci/ecmwf/eccodes/develop.svg?label=windows-dev)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ecmwf/eccodes/branch/develop)
+[![macOS: master](https://img.shields.io/travis/ecmwf/eccodes/master.svg?label=macOS-master)](https://travis-ci.org/ecmwf/eccodes/branches)
+[![macOS: develop](https://img.shields.io/travis/ecmwf/eccodes/develop.svg?label=macOS-dev)](https://travis-ci.org/ecmwf/eccodes/branches)
+[![Windows: master](https://img.shields.io/appveyor/ci/ecmwf/eccodes/master.svg?label=Windows-master)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ecmwf/eccodes/branch/master)
+[![Windows: develop](https://img.shields.io/appveyor/ci/ecmwf/eccodes/develop.svg?label=Windows-dev)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ecmwf/eccodes/branch/develop)
 
 ecCodes is a package developed by ECMWF which provides an application programming interface
 and a set of tools for decoding and encoding messages in the following formats:
@@ -19,12 +21,12 @@ It is designed to provide the user with a simple set of functions to access data
 several formats with a key/value approach.
 
 Documentation can be found here:
-   https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC/ecCodes+Home
+   https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/ECC/ecCodes+Home
 
 INSTALLATION
 ------------
 
-1. Download ecCodes from https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC/Releases
+1. Download ecCodes from https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/ECC/Releases
 
 2. Unpack distribution:
    > tar -xzf eccodes-x.y.z-Source.tar.gz
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ INSTALLATION
 
 
 For more details, please see:
-https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC/ecCodes+installation
+https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/ECC/ecCodes+installation
 
 If you encounter any problems please send an e-mail with your problem to: