diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b2d36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: C++ Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, master, practice-branch ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install C++ compiler
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y g++
+
+      - name: Build project
+        run: |
+          if [ -f main.cpp ]; then
+            g++ -o main main.cpp
+            echo "Build successful"
+          else
+            echo "No main.cpp found, skipping build"
+          fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfbdeec..60ee683 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
+[![C++ Build](https://github.com/sesantilla/git-practice/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sesantilla/git-practice/actions/workflows/build.yml)
 # git-practice
 
-This is a typo:
-Remove this and replace it with this text:
 HEY! You should read me! I'm a README.md file!
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d511650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+// This is a simple C++ program that prints "Hello, World!" to the console.
+main ()
+{
+    // Output "Hello, World!" to the console
+    std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl;
+
+    // Return 0 to indicate that the program ended successfully
+    return 0;
+}
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