diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68d6b72fa4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+name: Build Pull Request
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  build_plugin:
+    name: PR - ${{ matrix.name }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: "windows msvc"
+            os: windows-latest
+            target: surge-xt_Standalone
+            cmakeConfig: -A x64
+            cmakeOpt: DEBUG
+            runTests: false
+          - name: "windows msvc 32 bit"
+            os: windows-latest
+            target: surge-xt_Standalone
+            cmakeConfig: -A Win32
+            cmakeOpt: DEBUG
+            runTests: false
+          - name: "windows clang"
+            os: windows-latest
+            target: surge-xt_Standalone
+            cmakeConfig: -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang
+            cmakeOpt: DEBUG
+            runTests: false
+          - name: "ubuntu standalone"
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            target: surge-xt_Standalone
+            cmakeConfig:
+            cmakeOpt: DEBUG
+            runTests: false
+          - name: "macos standalone"
+            os: macos-latest
+            target: surge-xt_Standalone
+            cmakeConfig: -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
+            cmakeOpt: DEBUG
+            runTests: false
+
+          - name: "mac test runner"
+            os: macos-latest
+            target: surge-testrunner
+            cmakeConfig:
+            cmakeOpt: RELEASE
+            runTests: true
+          - name: "linux test runner"
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            target: surge-testrunner
+            cmakeConfig:
+            cmakeOpt: RELEASE
+            runTests: true
+          - name: "windows test runner"
+            os: windows-latest
+            target: surge-testrunner
+            cmakeConfig: -A x64
+            cmakeOpt: RELEASE
+            runTests: true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Prepare for JUCE
+        uses: surge-synthesizer/sst-githubactions/prepare-for-juce@main
+        with:
+          os: ${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Build pull request version
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B ./build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.cmakeOpt }} ${{ matrix.cmakeConfig }}
+          cmake --build ./build --config ${{ matrix.cmakeOpt }} --target ${{ matrix.target }} --parallel 3
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        if: ${{ matrix.runTests }}
+        run: |
+          set -e
+
+          cd build
+          ctest -j 4 || ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
+
+  build_plugin_lindoc:
+    name: PR - U18 Docker
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Build in Docker
+        uses: surge-synthesizer/sst-githubactions/cmake-in-docker@main
+        with:
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          cmakeArgs: -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -GNinja
+          target: surge-xt_Standalone
+
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 4c881469a2d..412fdad0715 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -29,199 +29,6 @@ jobs:
 
         displayName: Do Codequal
 
-  - job: BuildLinuxDocker
-    condition: eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')
-    pool:
-      vmImage: 'ubuntu-20.04'
-
-    steps:
-      - checkout: self
-        fetchDepth: 1
-        # submodules: recursive # can't do submodules here b'cuz depth=1 fails with Github
-
-      - bash: |
-          set -x
-
-          export VUID=$(id -u)
-          export VGID=$(id -g)
-
-          docker pull baconpaul/sst-dockerimages-ubuntu18:3
-          docker create --user $VUID:$VGID --name surge-build-u18 --interactive --tty \
-              --volume=`pwd`:/home/build/surge baconpaul/sst-dockerimages-ubuntu18:3
-          docker start surge-build-u18
-
-          git submodule update --init --recursive
-          docker exec surge-build-u18 bash -c "(cd /home/build/surge && ./scripts/docker-build/build.sh build --target surge-xt_LV2 --parallel 6)"
-          docker stop surge-build-u18
-         
-          ls build/surge_xt_products
-        displayName: Do Docker Build
-
-
-  - job: BuildForPR
-    condition: eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')
-    variables:
-      defaultTargets: "surge-xt_Packaged surge-fx_Packaged"
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        macOS-unit-test:
-          imageName: 'macos-latest'
-          isMac: True
-          isMacUnitTest: True
-          isUnitTest: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-GNinja"
-          cmakeTarget: "surge-testrunner"
-          cmakeConfig: "Release"
-        windows-x86-32bit-msvc:
-          imageName: 'windows-2019'
-          isWindows: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-A Win32 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
-          cmakeConfig: "Debug"
-          cmakeTarget: "surge-xt_CLAP" # just a subset for time
-        macOS-x86:
-          imageName: 'macos-latest'
-          isMac: True
-          isMacFat: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -D\"CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=x86_64\""
-          cmakeTarget: $(defaultTargets)
-          cmakeConfig: "Debug"
-        macOS-arm:
-          imageName: 'macos-latest'
-          isMac: True
-          isMacFat: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -D\"CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64\""
-          cmakeTarget: $(defaultTargets)
-          cmakeConfig: "Debug"
-        windows-x64-msvc:
-          imageName: 'windows-2019'
-          isWindows: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
-          cmakeConfig: "Debug"
-          cmakeTarget: $(defaultTargets)
-        #windows-x64-clang:
-        #  imageName: 'windows-2022'
-        #  isWindows: True
-        #  cmakeArguments: "-GNinja -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
-        #  cmakeConfig: "Debug"
-        #  cmakeTarget: $(defaultTargets)
-        windows-unittest-clang:
-          imageName: 'windows-2022'
-          isWindows: True
-          isWindowsUnitTest: True
-          isUnitTest: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
-          #cmakeArguments: "-GNinja -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
-          cmakeConfig: "Release"
-          cmakeTarget: "surge-testrunner"
-        linux-juce-python-targets:
-          imageName: 'ubuntu-22.04'
-          isLinux: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DSURGE_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=True"
-          cmakeTarget: "surge-xt_Packaged surge-fx_Packaged surgepy"
-          cmakeConfig: "Debug"
-        linux-unittest:
-          imageName: 'ubuntu-latest'
-          isLinux: True
-          isLinuxUnitTest: True
-          isUnitTest: True
-          cmakeArguments: "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-12 -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-12"
-          cmakeConfig: "Release"
-          cmakeTarget: "surge-testrunner"
-
-
-    pool:
-      vmImage: $(imageName)
-
-    steps:
-      - checkout: self
-        fetchDepth: 1
-        # submodules: recursive # can't do submodules here b'cuz depth=1 fails with Github
-
-      - bash: |
-          echo "BUILD REASON   = " $BUILD_REASON
-          echo "cmakeArguments = " $(cmakeArguments)
-          echo "cmakeTarget    = " $(cmakeTarget)
-          echo "cmakeConfig    = " $(cmakeConfig)
-          echo "aptGetExtras   = " $(aptGetExtras)
-        displayName: all - details on build
-
-      - bash: |
-          # do this here, because we're using a shallow clone and it fails using `submodules: recursive` above
-
-          # Pipelines be timin out. Try this thrice. Should be cheap if it works.
-          . ./scripts/misc/defensive-submodule.sh
-          . ./scripts/misc/defensive-submodule.sh
-          . ./scripts/misc/defensive-submodule.sh
-        displayName: all - submodule init
-
-
-      - bash: |
-          set -e
-
-          echo "aptGetExtras are $(aptGetExtras)"
-          sudo apt-get update
-
-          sudo apt-get install -y \
-              devscripts \
-              libxcb-cursor-dev \
-              libxcb-keysyms1-dev \
-              libxcb-util-dev \
-              libxkbcommon-dev \
-              libxkbcommon-x11-dev \
-              ninja-build \
-              xcb \
-              $(aptGetExtras)
-
-            # These are the JUCE deps
-            sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0
-            sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y alsa
-            sudo apt-get install -y alsa-tools
-            sudo apt-get install -y libasound2-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libjack-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libfreetype6-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxinerama-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-xinerama0
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxinerama1
-            sudo apt-get install -y x11proto-xinerama-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxrandr-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxcursor-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxcursor1
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-cursor-dev
-            sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-cursor0
-            sudo apt-get install -y --fix-missing
-
-        condition: variables.isLinux
-        displayName: linux - run apt-get
-
-      - bash: |
-          brew install ninja
-          sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_13.4.1.app
-        displayName: Select XCode 13.4.1
-        condition: variables.isMac
-
-      - bash: |
-          set -e
-          cmake -Bbuild $(cmakeArguments)
-        displayName: all - configure with cmake
-
-      - bash: |
-          set -e
-          cmake --build build --config $(cmakeConfig) --target $(cmakeTarget) --parallel 8
-        displayName: all - build with cmake
-
-      - bash: |
-          set -e
-
-          cd build
-          ctest -j 4 || ctest --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
-
-        condition: variables.isUnitTest
-        displayName: all - run unit tests
-
   - job: NotifyReleases
     dependsOn: BuildCodeQuality
     condition: and(succeeded(), not(eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')))