diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d555b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Set configure.bat's line ending to CRLF. Sometimes batch scripts don't work
+# properly on Windows if the line ending is LF and not CRLF
+configure.bat eol=crlf
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bcc3be8e..7a342dff 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This is a skeleton Travis CI config file that provides a starting point for adding CI
 # to a Python project. Since we primarily develop in python3, this skeleton config file
-# will be specific to that language. 
+# will be specific to that language.
 #
 # See https://config.travis-ci.com/ for a full list of configuration options.
 
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ python:
 install: ./configure
 
 # Scripts to run at script stage
-script: bin/pytest
+script: tmp/bin/pytest
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fad6928d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+################################################################################
+# We use Azure to run the full tests suites on Python 3.6
+# on Windows (32 and 64), macOS and Linux (64 various distro)
+################################################################################
+
+jobs:
+
+################################################################################
+# These jobs are using VMs and Azure-provided Python 3.6
+################################################################################
+
+    - template: etc/ci/azure-linux.yml
+      parameters:
+          job_name: ubuntu18_py36
+          image_name: ubuntu-18.04
+          python_versions: ['3.6']
+          test_suites:
+              all: tmp/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs
+
+    - template: etc/ci/azure-mac.yml
+      parameters:
+          job_name: macos1015_py36
+          image_name: macos-10.15
+          python_versions: ['3.6']
+          test_suites:
+              all: tmp/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs
+
+    - template: etc/ci/azure-win.yml
+      parameters:
+          job_name: win2019_32_py36
+          image_name: windows-2019
+          python_versions: ['3.6']
+          python_architecture: x86
+          test_suites:
+              all: tmp\Scripts\pytest -vvs
+
+    - template: etc/ci/azure-win.yml
+      parameters:
+          job_name: win2019_64_py36
+          image_name: windows-2019
+          python_versions: ['3.6']
+          python_architecture: x64
+          test_suites:
+              all: tmp\Scripts\pytest -vvs
diff --git a/configure.bat b/configure.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..958f5bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+@echo OFF
+@setlocal
+@rem Copyright (c) nexB Inc. http://www.nexb.com/ - All rights reserved.
+
+@rem ################################
+@rem # A configuration script for Windows
+@rem #
+@rem # The options and (optional) arguments are:
+@rem #  --clean : this is exclusive of anything else and cleans the environment
+@rem #    from built and installed files
+@rem #
+@rem #  --python < path to python.exe> : this must be the first argument and set
+@rem #    the path to the Python executable to use. If < path to python.exe> is
+@rem #    set to "path", then the executable will be the python.exe available
+@rem #    in the PATH.
+@rem ################################
+
+@rem Current directory where this .bat files lives
+set CFG_ROOT_DIR=%~dp0
+@rem path where a configured Python should live in the current virtualenv if installed
+set CONFIGURED_PYTHON=%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\Scripts\python.exe
+set PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=
+
+
+@rem parse command line options and arguments
+:collectopts
+if "%1" EQU "--help" (goto cli_help)
+if "%1" EQU "--clean" (call rmdir /s /q "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp") && call exit /b
+if "%1" EQU "--python" (set PROVIDED_PYTHON=%~2) && shift && shift && goto collectopts
+
+@rem If we have a pre-configured Python in our virtualenv, reuse this as-is and run
+if exist ""%CONFIGURED_PYTHON%"" (
+    set PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=%CONFIGURED_PYTHON%
+    goto run
+)
+
+@rem If we have a command arg for Python use this as-is
+if ""%PROVIDED_PYTHON%""==""path"" (
+    @rem use a bare python available in the PATH
+    set PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python
+    goto run
+)
+if exist ""%PROVIDED_PYTHON%"" (
+    set PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=%PROVIDED_PYTHON%
+    goto run
+)
+
+
+@rem otherwise we search for a suitable Python interpreter
+:find_python
+@rem First check the existence of the "py" launcher (available in Python 3)
+@rem if we have it, check if we have a py -3 installed with the good version or a py 2.7
+@rem if not, check if we have an old py 2.7
+@rem exist if all fails
+
+where py >nul 2>nul
+if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
+    @rem we have a py launcher, check for the availability of our required Python 3 version
+    py -3.6 --version >nul 2>nul
+    if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
+        set PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=py -3.6
+    ) else (
+        @rem we have no required python 3, let's try python 2:
+        py -2 --version >nul 2>nul
+        if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
+            set PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=py -2
+        ) else (
+            @rem we have py and no python 3 and 2, exit
+            echo * Unable to find an installation of Python.
+            exit /b 1
+        )
+    )
+) else (
+    @rem we have no py launcher, check for a default Python 2 installation
+    if not exist ""%DEFAULT_PYTHON2%"" (
+       echo * Unable to find an installation of Python.
+       exit /b 1
+    ) else (
+        set PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=%DEFAULT_PYTHON2%
+    )
+)
+
+
+:run
+@rem without this things may not always work on Windows 10, but this makes things slower
+set PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+call mkdir "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp"
+call curl -o "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\virtualenv.pyz" https://bootstrap.pypa.io/virtualenv.pyz
+call %PYTHON_EXECUTABLE% "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\virtualenv.pyz" "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp"
+call "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\Scripts\activate"
+call "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\Scripts\pip" install --upgrade pip virtualenv setuptools wheel
+call "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\Scripts\pip" install -e .[testing]
+
+@rem Return a proper return code on failure
+if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
+    exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
+)
+endlocal
+goto activate
+
+
+:cli_help
+echo A configuration script for Windows
+echo usage: configure [options] [path/to/config/directory]
+echo.
+echo The options and arguments are:
+echo  --clean : this is exclusive of anything else and cleans the environment
+echo    from built and installed files
+echo.
+echo  --python path/to/python.exe : this is set to the path of an alternative
+echo    Python executable to use. If path/to/python.exe is set to "path",
+echo    then the executable will be the python.exe available in the PATH.
+echo.
+
+
+:activate
+@rem Activate the virtualenv
+if exist "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\Scripts\activate" (
+    "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%tmp\Scripts\activate"
+)
diff --git a/etc/ci/azure-linux.yml b/etc/ci/azure-linux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..752ae2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ci/azure-linux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+parameters:
+    job_name: ''
+    image_name: ''
+    python_versions: []
+    test_suites: {}
+    python_architecture: x64
+
+jobs:
+    - job: ${{ parameters.job_name }}
+
+      pool:
+          vmImage: ${{ parameters.image_name }}
+
+      strategy:
+          matrix:
+            ${{ each pyver in parameters.python_versions }}:
+              ${{ each tsuite in parameters.test_suites }}:
+                 ${{ format('py{0} {1}', pyver, tsuite.key) }}:
+                     python_version: ${{ pyver }}
+                     test_suite_label: ${{ tsuite.key }}
+                     test_suite: ${{ tsuite.value }}
+      steps:
+          - checkout: self
+            fetchDepth: 10
+
+          - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+            inputs:
+                versionSpec: '$(python_version)'
+                architecture: '${{ parameters.python_architecture }}'
+            displayName: 'Install Python $(python_version)'
+
+          - script: ./configure
+            displayName: 'Run Configure'
+
+          - script: $(test_suite)
+            displayName: 'Run $(test_suite_label) tests with py$(python_version) on ${{ parameters.job_name }}'
diff --git a/etc/ci/azure-mac.yml b/etc/ci/azure-mac.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..752ae2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ci/azure-mac.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+parameters:
+    job_name: ''
+    image_name: ''
+    python_versions: []
+    test_suites: {}
+    python_architecture: x64
+
+jobs:
+    - job: ${{ parameters.job_name }}
+
+      pool:
+          vmImage: ${{ parameters.image_name }}
+
+      strategy:
+          matrix:
+            ${{ each pyver in parameters.python_versions }}:
+              ${{ each tsuite in parameters.test_suites }}:
+                 ${{ format('py{0} {1}', pyver, tsuite.key) }}:
+                     python_version: ${{ pyver }}
+                     test_suite_label: ${{ tsuite.key }}
+                     test_suite: ${{ tsuite.value }}
+      steps:
+          - checkout: self
+            fetchDepth: 10
+
+          - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+            inputs:
+                versionSpec: '$(python_version)'
+                architecture: '${{ parameters.python_architecture }}'
+            displayName: 'Install Python $(python_version)'
+
+          - script: ./configure
+            displayName: 'Run Configure'
+
+          - script: $(test_suite)
+            displayName: 'Run $(test_suite_label) tests with py$(python_version) on ${{ parameters.job_name }}'
diff --git a/etc/ci/azure-win.yml b/etc/ci/azure-win.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62208574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ci/azure-win.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+parameters:
+    job_name: ''
+    image_name: ''
+    python_versions: []
+    test_suites: {}
+    python_architecture: x86
+
+jobs:
+    - job: ${{ parameters.job_name }}
+
+      pool:
+          vmImage: ${{ parameters.image_name }}
+
+      strategy:
+          matrix:
+            ${{ each pyver in parameters.python_versions }}:
+              ${{ each tsuite in parameters.test_suites }}:
+                 ${{ format('py{0} {1}', pyver, tsuite.key) }}:
+                     python_version: ${{ pyver }}
+                     test_suite_label: ${{ tsuite.key }}
+                     test_suite: ${{ tsuite.value }}
+      steps:
+          - checkout: self
+            fetchDepth: 10
+
+          - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+            inputs:
+                versionSpec: '$(python_version)'
+                architecture: '${{ parameters.python_architecture }}'
+            displayName: 'Install Python $(python_version)'
+
+          - script: configure --python path
+            displayName: 'Run Configure'
+
+          - script: $(test_suite)
+            displayName: 'Run $(test_suite_label) tests with py$(python_version) on ${{ parameters.job_name }}'