diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..125d56a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: XTP CI
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_DB: postgres
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+    env:
+      PGURL: postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres
+      FORCE_PRETTY_OUTPUT: true
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.x'
+
+      - name: cache npm dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-discordbot-npm-cache-${{ hashFiles('service/api/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-discordbot-npm-cache-
+
+      - name: install deps
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+
+      - name: migrate
+        run: |
+          npm run migrate
+
+      - name: run tests
+        run: |
+          TEST_LOG=1 npm t
+
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ad230b7..e52e049 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dylibso/xtp": "0.0.0-rc4",
-        "@electric-sql/pglite": "^0.1.1",
         "@extism/extism": "^1.0.2",
         "@fastify/cookie": "^9.3.1",
         "@fastify/oauth2": "^7.8.0",
@@ -96,11 +95,6 @@
         "cacache": "^18.0.2"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@electric-sql/pglite": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electric-sql/pglite/-/pglite-0.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7tJNIJBXuiuVl6Y9ehwv9mTlQlPeQbQ7wIKn49eorToPlNnkYnBzVWpOOTkNqv6Xu4dz75vl3S/9BmlfqCqM1w=="
-    },
     "node_modules/@extism/extism": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@extism/extism/-/extism-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 28f3651..a1be121 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@dylibso/xtp": "0.0.0-rc4",
-    "@electric-sql/pglite": "^0.1.1",
     "@extism/extism": "^1.0.2",
     "@fastify/cookie": "^9.3.1",
     "@fastify/oauth2": "^7.8.0",
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index c2ceb4e..cc289ea 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -12,26 +12,19 @@ export async function getDatabaseConnection() {
     return db
   }
 
-  if (!PGURL.startsWith('file://')) {
-    db = new pg.Pool({ connectionString: PGURL })
-
-    db.transaction = async <T>(fn: (db: pg.Client) => Promise<T>) => {
-      const client = await db.connect()
-      await client.query(`BEGIN;`)
-      try {
-        const xs = await fn(client)
-        await client.query(`COMMIT;`)
-        return xs
-      } catch {
-        await client.query(`ROLLBACK;`)
-      }
-    };
-    return db
-  }
-
-  const { PGlite } = await import('@electric-sql/pglite')
-  db = new PGlite(PGURL)
+  db = new pg.Pool({ connectionString: PGURL })
 
+  db.transaction = async <T>(fn: (db: pg.Client) => Promise<T>) => {
+    const client = await db.connect()
+    await client.query(`BEGIN;`)
+    try {
+      const xs = await fn(client)
+      await client.query(`COMMIT;`)
+      return xs
+    } catch {
+      await client.query(`ROLLBACK;`)
+    }
+  };
   return db
 }
 
diff --git a/src/migrations.ts b/src/migrations.ts
index 3d4d8cb..1c92a59 100644
--- a/src/migrations.ts
+++ b/src/migrations.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ migrations().then(async last => {
   console.log(`ran up to ${last}`)
 
   const pg = await getDatabaseConnection()
-  pg.close()
+  pg.end()
 }).catch(err => {
   console.error(err.stack)
   process.exit(1)