diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup.yml b/.github/workflows/setup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e30e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Test dotfiles run
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allow manual trigger
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+
+jobs:
+  setup: # try setting up user with setup script
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: archlinux:latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install git on container and add user
+        run: |
+          pacman -Sy --noconfirm git sudo
+          pacman-key --init
+          useradd -m glados
+          echo 'glados ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/glados
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Bump submodules
+        run: |
+          cp -r /__w/dotfiles/dotfiles /home/glados/.dotfiles
+          sudo -u glados /home/glados/.dotfiles/bin/setup
+          mkdwarfs -i /home/glados -o /home.dwarfs
+      - name: Upload build artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: home.dwarfs
+          path: /home.dwarfs
diff --git a/arch/dwarfs-universal b/arch/dwarfs-universal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e168c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/dwarfs-universal
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Maintainer: phantop <phantop@tuta.io>
+pkgname=dwarfs-universal
+pkgver=0.10.1
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc='A fast high compression read-only file system (pre-compiled binaries)'
+url='https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs'
+source=("https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs/releases/download/v${pkgver}/dwarfs-${pkgver}-Linux-${CARCH}-clang.tar.xz"
+  "https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs/releases/download/v${pkgver}/dwarfs-universal-${pkgver}-Linux-${CARCH}-clang"
+  "https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs/raw/main/scripts/extract_blocks.py")
+arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
+license=('GPL3')
+depends=( 'fuse3' )
+conflicts=('dwarfs')
+provides=('dwarfs')
+
+package() {
+  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/dwarfs-universal-${pkgver}-Linux-${CARCH}-clang" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/dwarfsuniversal"
+  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/extract_blocks.py" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/dwarfsblocks"
+  ln -s dwarfsuniversal "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/dwarfsck"
+  ln -s dwarfsuniversal "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/dwarfsextract"
+  ln -s dwarfsuniversal "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/mkdwarfs"
+  ln -s dwarfsuniversal "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/dwarfs"
+
+  # mount will just run dwarfsuniversal otherwise
+  printf '#!/bin/sh\ndwarfs "$@"' > "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/mount.dwarfs"
+  chmod 755 "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/mount.dwarfs"
+
+  cd "${srcdir}/dwarfs-${pkgver}-Linux-${CARCH}-clang"
+  install -Dm644 share/man/man1/dwarfs.1 "$pkgdir/usr/share/man/man1/dwarfs.1"
+  install -Dm644 share/man/man1/dwarfsck.1 "$pkgdir/usr/share/man/man1/dwarfsck.1"
+  install -Dm644 share/man/man1/dwarfsextract.1 "$pkgdir/usr/share/man/man1/dwarfsextract.1"
+  install -Dm644 share/man/man1/mkdwarfs.1 "$pkgdir/usr/share/man/man1/mkdwarfs.1"
+  install -Dm644 share/man/man5/dwarfs-format.5 "$pkgdir/usr/share/man/man5/dwarfs-format.5"
+}
+# update by removing and running `makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD`
+sha256sums=('SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP')
diff --git a/archpkgs b/arch/packages
similarity index 100%
rename from archpkgs
rename to arch/packages
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
index cdd333d..aca9b47 100755
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ printf "[dkp-linux]\nServer = https://pkg.devkitpro.org/packages/linux/\$arch/\n
 
 echo permit :wheel | t /etc/doas.conf
 p -Syu
-xargs sudo pacman --noconfirm -S --needed < ~/.dotfiles/archpkgs
+xargs sudo pacman --noconfirm -S --needed < ~/.dotfiles/arch/packages
 yay -S pandoc-bin shellcheck-bin --noconfirm
+cp ~/.dotfiles/arch/packages/dwarfs-universal /tmp/PKGBUILD
+makepkg -sircD /tmp 
 chsh -s "$(grep -m1 bin/fish /etc/shells)"
 
 echo kernel.core_pattern=/dev/null | t /etc/sysctl.d/50-coredump.conf