diff --git a/.github/workflows/install.yml b/.github/workflows/install.yml
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+name: Install
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '* 0 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  install:
+    name: Miniconda
+    strategy:
+      # Keep running so we can see if other tests pass
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: 
+          - windows-latest
+          - ubuntu-20.04
+          - macos-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        with:
+          activate-environment: test
+          python-version: 3.8
+          auto-activate-base: false
+      - shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          conda info
+          conda list
+      - name: Install omero-py
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+            conda install -c conda-forge omero-py
+      - name: Connect to IDR
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+            conda activate test
+            python connect.py
diff --git a/connect.py b/connect.py
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+import sys
+from omero.gateway import BlitzGateway
+HOST = 'ws://idr.openmicroscopy.org/omero-ws'
+conn = BlitzGateway('public', 'public',
+                    host=HOST, secure=True)
+if conn.connect() is True:
+    print("connected")
+    conn.close()
+else:
+    print("Connection failed")
+sys.exit()