diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b244fcfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+name: Test
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+  schedule:
+    # UTC
+    - cron: '15 12 * * *'
+env:
+  TERM: xterm-256color
+jobs:
+  make:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # TODO: someone with more windows chops please add windows test support
+        # os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        # TODO: keep an eye when macos-14+ (M1) support is available
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup make and secrets for Windows
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: |
+          choco install mingw -y
+          echo "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\mingw\tools\install\mingw64\bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          cp sample.env .env <-- do not know what windows cp. COPY?
+          C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe ./build/scripts/check-secrets.sh yes
+
+      - name: init secrets
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        run: |-
+          cp sample.env .env
+          ./build/scripts/check-secrets.sh yes
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: make starter
+        run: make starter
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: check online
+        # TODO: what's a windows curl?
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        run: |-
+          STATUS=$(curl -k \
+            -w '%{http_code}' -o /dev/null \
+            https://islandora.traefik.me/)
+          echo "Site check returned ${STATUS}"
+          if [ ${STATUS} -ne 200 ]; then
+            echo "Failed to bring up site"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: make build
+        run: make build
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: make production
+        run: make production
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: check online
+        # TODO: what's a windows curl?
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        run: |-
+          STATUS=$(curl -k \
+            -w '%{http_code}' -o /dev/null \
+            https://islandora.traefik.me/)
+          echo "Site check returned ${STATUS}"
+          if [ ${STATUS} -ne 200 ]; then
+            echo "Failed to bring up site"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Notify Slack on nightly test failure
+        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'schedule'
+        run: |-
+          curl -s -o /dev/null -XPOST $SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL -d '{
+            "text": "🚨 Scheduled job failed! Click to view the run: <${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}|GitHub Actions Run>",
+          }'
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0035ecbf7..e0b9ab23a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ starter: generate-secrets
 		docker container run --rm -v $(CURDIR)/codebase:/home/root $(REPOSITORY)/nginx:$(TAG) with-contenv bash -lc 'cd /home/root; composer install'; \
 	fi
 	$(MAKE) set-files-owner SRC=$(CURDIR)/codebase ENVIRONMENT=starter
-	docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
+	$(MAKE) compose-up
 	$(MAKE) starter-finalize ENVIRONMENT=starter
 
 
@@ -170,22 +170,14 @@ starter_dev: generate-secrets
 		docker container run --rm -v $(CURDIR)/codebase:/home/root $(REPOSITORY)/nginx:$(TAG) with-contenv bash -lc 'git clone -b main https://github.com/Islandora-Devops/islandora-starter-site /home/root;'; \
 	fi
 	$(MAKE) set-files-owner SRC=$(CURDIR)/codebase ENVIRONMENT=starter_dev
-	docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
-		@echo "Wait for the /var/www/drupal directory to be available"
-	while ! docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc 'test -d /var/www/drupal'; do \
-		echo "Waiting for /var/www/drupal directory to be available..."; \
-		sleep 2; \
-	done
+	$(MAKE) compose-up
 	docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc 'chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/drupal/ ; su nginx -s /bin/bash -c "composer install"'
 	$(MAKE) starter-finalize ENVIRONMENT=starter_dev
 
 
 .PHONY: production
-production: generate-secrets
-	$(MAKE) download-default-certs
-	$(MAKE) -B docker-compose.yml
-	$(MAKE) pull
-	docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
+production: init
+	$(MAKE) compose-up
 	docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc 'composer install; chown -R nginx:nginx .'
 	$(MAKE) drupal-database update-settings-php
 	docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc "drush si -y --existing-config minimal --account-pass '$(shell cat secrets/live/DRUPAL_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD)'"
@@ -575,13 +567,15 @@ login:
 	echo "=============================\n"
 
 
-.PHONY: starter-init
-starter-init: generate-secrets
+.PHONY: init
+init: generate-secrets
 	$(MAKE) download-default-certs
 	$(MAKE) -B docker-compose.yml
 	$(MAKE) pull
-	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/codebase
 
+.PHONY: starter-init
+starter-init: init
+	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/codebase
 
 .PHONY: starter-finalize
 starter-finalize:
@@ -591,10 +585,8 @@ starter-finalize:
 	docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc "drush -l $(SITE) user:role:add fedoraadmin admin"
 	MIGRATE_IMPORT_USER_OPTION=--userid=1 $(MAKE) hydrate
 	docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc 'drush -l $(SITE) migrate:import --userid=1 --tag=islandora'
-	#docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc 'chown -R `id -u`:nginx /var/www/drupal'
-	#docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc 'drush migrate:rollback islandora_defaults_tags,islandora_tags'
 	$(MAKE) login
-
+	$(MAKE) wait-for-drupal-locally
 
 .PHONY: install
 ## Installs drupal site(s) using environment variables.
@@ -682,4 +674,20 @@ fix_masonry:
 fix_views:
 	docker cp scripts/patch_views.sh $$(docker ps --format "{{.Names}}" | grep drupal):/var/www/drupal/patch_views.sh
 	docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc "bash /var/www/drupal/patch_views.sh ; rm /var/www/drupal/patch_views.sh ; drush cr"
-  
+
+.PHONY: compose-up
+.SILENT: compose-up
+compose-up:
+	docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
+	while ! docker compose exec -T drupal with-contenv bash -lc 'test -d /var/www/drupal'; do \
+		echo "Waiting for /var/www/drupal directory to be available..."; \
+		sleep 1; \
+	done
+
+.PHONY: wait-for-drupal-locally
+.SILENT: wait-for-drupal-locally
+wait-for-drupal-locally:
+	while ! curl -s -o /dev/null -m 5 https://islandora.traefik.me/ ; do \
+		echo "Waiting for https://islandora.traefik.me to be available..."; \
+		sleep 1; \
+	done
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index df8e57d74..d1dc5353f 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ CUSTOM_IMAGE_TAG=latest
 
 # Packagist repo to use when creating a site with make starter
 # Change this if you want to build from a different codebase than the starter site
-CODEBASE_PACKAGE=islandora/islandora-starter-site:1.2.0
+CODEBASE_PACKAGE=islandora/islandora-starter-site:1.6.2
 
 # Includes `traefik` as a service, if false assume we are sharing a traefik
 # from another project.