diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc98c8e402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+build_template_app:
+  image: espressif/esp32-ci-env
+
+  variables:
+    SDK_PATH: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
+    IDF_PATH: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
+
+  script:
+    - git clone https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf-template.git
+    - cd esp-idf-template
+    - make all
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 174c4c70b2..bd27e209be 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "components/esp32/lib"]
 	path = components/esp32/lib
-	url = ssh://git@github.com:espressif/esp32-wifi-lib.git
+	url = https://github.com/espressif/esp32-wifi-lib.git