diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4fa96f20d..e1fbe5992 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
+    directory: "relay/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7741d8a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Rust CI
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'relay/**'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+        - 'relay/**'
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./relay
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: cargo fmt -- --check
+      - run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings
+      - run: cargo test
diff --git a/relay/.gitignore b/relay/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f7896d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relay/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24d93c113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relay/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
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diff --git a/relay/Cargo.toml b/relay/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..512314fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "relay"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+tokio = { version = "1.28.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/relay/rust-toolchain.toml b/relay/rust-toolchain.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2415f831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relay/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[toolchain]
+channel = "1.69.0"
diff --git a/relay/src/main.rs b/relay/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe600bb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relay/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!")
+}