diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a94f7ce9cd6026394fe815ea13a84b5cf32f5477..7407067446f739c244d79501beb3ffa96c7c2c33 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 image: ubuntu
 
 before_script:
-  - echo "test from fork"
+  - echo "Hello, $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN!"
+  - 'which ssh-agent || ( apt-get update -y && apt-get install openssh-client -y )'
+  - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+  - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
+  - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+  - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
+  - ssh-keyscan bwunicluster.scc.kit.edu > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+  - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+  - ssh $USER_NAME "pwd"
 
 
 Test SSH: