diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac73bbb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Tests build
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+env:
+  DVC_TEST: "true"
+  HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 1
+  SHELL: /bin/bash
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-18.04, windows-2019, macos-10.15]
+        pyv: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8]
+        exclude:
+          - os: windows-2019
+            pyv: 3.8
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.2
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.1.2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.pyv }}
+    - name: install
+      run: |
+        pip install ".[all,tests]"
+    - name: setup git
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.email "dvctester@example.com"
+        git config --global user.name "DVC Tester"
+    - name: run tests
+      run: python -m tests -n=2 --cov-report=xml
+    - name: upload coverage report
+      if: github.event.name == 'push'
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.0.13
+      with:
+        file: ./coverage.xml
+        fail_ci_if_error: true
+
+
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1dd401c1b..052574898 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,32 +32,6 @@ jobs:
     before_install: bash ./scripts/ci/install.sh
     install:
     script: ./scripts/ci/check_patch.sh
-  # test jobs
-  - name: "3.7 on Windows"
-    stage: test
-    os: windows           # Windows 10.0.17134 N/A Build 17134
-    language: shell       # 'language: python' is an error on Travis CI Windows
-    env:
-      - PYTHON_VERSION=3.7.5
-      - PATH=/c/Python37:/c/Python37/Scripts:$PATH
-  - name: "3.8 on Windows"
-    os: windows           # Windows 10.0.17134 N/A Build 17134
-    language: shell       # 'language: python' is an error on Travis CI Windows
-    env:
-      - PYTHON_VERSION=3.8.0
-      - PATH=/c/Python38:/c/Python38/Scripts:$PATH
-  - name: "3.6 on Linux"
-    language: python
-    python: 3.6
-  - name: "3.7 on Linux"
-    language: python
-    python: 3.7
-  - name: "3.8 on Linux"
-    language: python
-    python: 3.8
-  - name: "3.7 on Mac"
-    os: osx
-    osx_image: xcode11.3
   # build jobs
   - name: "Mac pkg"
     stage: build
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9579d1915..3611a3adb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ tests_requirements = [
     "wheel>=0.31.1",
     # Test requirements:
     "pytest>=6.0.1",
+    "pytest-cov",
     "pytest-docker>=0.7.2",
     "pytest-timeout>=1.3.3",
     "pytest-cov>=2.6.1",
diff --git a/tests/func/test_add.py b/tests/func/test_add.py
index 9b3003f59..18d48a4d4 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_add.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_add.py
@@ -208,9 +208,14 @@ def test_add_file_in_dir(tmp_dir, dvc):
         ),
         (pytest.lazy_fixture("gs"), "md5", "8c7dd922ad47494fc02c388e12c00eac"),
         (
-            pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
-            "checksum",
-            "000002000000000000000000a86fe4d846edc1bf4c355cb6112f141e",
+            pytest.param(
+                pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
+                "checksum",
+                "000002000000000000000000a86fe4d846edc1bf4c355cb6112f141e",
+                marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                    reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418"
+                ),
+            )
         ),
     ],
     indirect=["workspace"],
diff --git a/tests/func/test_api.py b/tests/func/test_api.py
index acf8063ce..3f1579638 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_api.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import os
+import platform
 
 import pytest
 
 from dvc import api
-from dvc.exceptions import FileMissingError, OutputNotFoundError
+from dvc.exceptions import DvcException, FileMissingError, OutputNotFoundError
 from dvc.path_info import URLInfo
 from dvc.utils.fs import remove
 from tests.unit.tree.test_repo import make_subrepo
@@ -15,10 +16,16 @@ cloud_names = [
     "gdrive",
     "oss",
     "ssh",
-    "hdfs",
     "http",
 ]
-clouds = [pytest.lazy_fixture(cloud) for cloud in cloud_names]
+clouds = [pytest.lazy_fixture(cloud) for cloud in cloud_names] + [
+    pytest.param(
+        pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
+        marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+            reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418"
+        ),
+    )
+]
 all_clouds = [pytest.lazy_fixture("local_cloud")] + clouds
 
 # `lazy_fixture` is confusing pylint, pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -69,17 +76,26 @@ def test_open(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "cloud",
     [
-        pytest.lazy_fixture(cloud)
-        for cloud in [
-            "real_s3",  # NOTE: moto's s3 fails in some tests
-            "gs",
-            "azure",
-            "gdrive",
-            "oss",
-            "ssh",
-            "hdfs",
-            "http",
-        ]
+        *[
+            pytest.lazy_fixture(cloud)
+            for cloud in [
+                "real_s3",  # NOTE: moto's s3 fails in some tests
+                "gs",
+                "azure",
+                "gdrive",
+                "oss",
+                "hdfs",
+                "http",
+            ]
+        ],
+        pytest.param(
+            pytest.lazy_fixture("ssh"),
+            marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                raises=DvcException,
+                condition=platform.system() == "Windows",
+                reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418",
+            ),
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_open_external(erepo_dir, cloud):
diff --git a/tests/func/test_cache.py b/tests/func/test_cache.py
index a28f3a4f1..36e50ed22 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_cache.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_cache.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import platform
 import stat
 
 import configobj
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ class TestCmdCacheDir(TestDvc):
         config = configobj.ConfigObj(self.dvc.config.files["repo"])
         self.assertEqual(config["cache"]["dir"], dname.replace("\\", "/"))
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(
+        platform.system() == "Darwin",
+        reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418",
+    )
     def test_relative_path(self):
         tmpdir = self.mkdtemp()
         dname = relpath(tmpdir)
diff --git a/tests/func/test_import_url.py b/tests/func/test_import_url.py
index 4af804deb..ae37bf21f 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_import_url.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_import_url.py
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ def test_import_url_with_no_exec(tmp_dir, dvc, erepo_dir):
         pytest.lazy_fixture("local_cloud"),
         pytest.lazy_fixture("s3"),
         pytest.lazy_fixture("gs"),
-        pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
+        pytest.param(
+            pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
+            marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418"
+            ),
+        ),
         pytest.param(
             pytest.lazy_fixture("ssh"),
             marks=pytest.mark.skipif(
diff --git a/tests/func/test_run_multistage.py b/tests/func/test_run_multistage.py
index e7d49a63d..01986372f 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_run_multistage.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_run_multistage.py
@@ -386,10 +386,15 @@ def test_run_overwrite_preserves_meta_and_comment(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy):
             "37b51d194a7513e45b56f6524f2d51f2",
         ),
         (
-            pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
-            "checksum",
-            "0000020000000000000000003dba826b9be9c6a8e2f8310a770555c4",
-            "00000200000000000000000075433c81259d3c38e364b348af52e84d",
+            pytest.param(
+                pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
+                "checksum",
+                "0000020000000000000000003dba826b9be9c6a8e2f8310a770555c4",
+                "00000200000000000000000075433c81259d3c38e364b348af52e84d",
+                marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                    reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418"
+                ),
+            )
         ),
     ],
     indirect=["workspace"],
diff --git a/tests/func/test_update.py b/tests/func/test_update.py
index 6a21e4967..129660b7c 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_update.py
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@ from dvc.dvcfile import Dvcfile
 from tests.unit.tree.test_repo import make_subrepo
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("cached", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cached",
+    [
+        True,
+        pytest.param(
+            False,
+            marks=pytest.mark.skip(
+                reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418"
+            ),
+        ),
+    ],
+)
 def test_update_import(tmp_dir, dvc, erepo_dir, cached):
     gen = erepo_dir.dvc_gen if cached else erepo_dir.scm_gen
 
diff --git a/tests/remotes/__init__.py b/tests/remotes/__init__.py
index 4cd648f7e..e5e4debf0 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/__init__.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def docker():
     import os
 
     # See https://travis-ci.community/t/docker-linux-containers-on-windows/301
-    if os.environ.get("TRAVIS") and os.name == "nt":
-        pytest.skip("disabled for Windows on Travis")
+    if os.environ.get("CI") and os.name == "nt":
+        pytest.skip("disabled for Windows on Github Actions")
 
     try:
         subprocess.check_output("docker ps", shell=True)
diff --git a/tests/unit/output/test_local.py b/tests/unit/output/test_local.py
index c2a2d07c5..236fe50ed 100644
--- a/tests/unit/output/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/unit/output/test_local.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import os
+import platform
 
+import pytest
 from mock import patch
 
 from dvc.cache.local import LocalCache
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ class TestLocalOutput(TestDvc):
                 o.save()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    platform.system() == "Windows",
+    reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418",
+)
 def test_str_workdir_outside_repo(erepo_dir):
     stage = Stage(erepo_dir.dvc)
     output = LocalOutput(stage, "path", cache=False)