diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97d91fc..68a44a9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 docker-compose.yml
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+.idea
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d10cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+stages:
+    - Build
+variables:
+    IMAGE_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
+
+build-image:
+    stage: Build
+    only:
+        - develop
+        - main
+    image: docker:20.10.16
+    services:
+        - docker:20.10.16-dind
+
+    script:
+        - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+        - docker build --pull -t $IMAGE_TAG .
+        - docker push $IMAGE_TAG
diff --git a/resources/perform-backup.sh b/resources/perform-backup.sh
index 48cf73c..45aa80e 100644
--- a/resources/perform-backup.sh
+++ b/resources/perform-backup.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,20 @@ do
     then
 
         echo -e "Database backup successfully completed for $CURRENT_DATABASE at $(date +'%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S')."
-        backup_name=$CURRENT_DATABASE_$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S").sql
+
+         FILENAME=$CURRENT_DATABASE_$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+
+        if [ "$USE_COMPRESSION" = true ]
+        then
+          tar -czvf /tmp/$CURRENT_DATABASE.tar.gz /tmp/$CURRENT_DATABASE.sql
+          FILENAME=$FILENAME.tar.gz
+          awsoutput=$(aws s3 cp /tmp/$CURRENT_DATABASE.tar.gz s3://$AWS_BUCKET_BACKUP_PATH/$FILENAME --endpoint-url $AWS_BUCKET_URI 2>&1)
+        else
+          FILENAME=$FILENAME.sql
+          awsoutput=$(aws s3 cp /tmp/$CURRENT_DATABASE.sql s3://$AWS_BUCKET_BACKUP_PATH/$FILENAME --endpoint-url $AWS_BUCKET_URI 2>&1)
+        fi
         # Perform the upload to S3. Put the output to a variable. If successful, print an entry to the console and the log. If unsuccessful, set has_failed to true and print an entry to the console and the log
-        if awsoutput=$(aws s3 cp /tmp/$CURRENT_DATABASE.sql $AWS_BUCKET_URI$AWS_BUCKET_BACKUP_PATH/$backup_name 2>&1)
+        if [ "$awsoutput" = true ]
         then
             echo -e "Database backup successfully uploaded for $CURRENT_DATABASE at $(date +'%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S')."
         else