diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52acf510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+name: C++ Test
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+jobs:
+  cpp-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt install -y cmake clang libclang-dev llvm llvm-dev libssl-dev
+      
+      - name: Cache Poco
+        id: cache-poco
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/pocoinstall/v1_12_4
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-Poco-v_1_12_4-t0
+      - name: Install Poco
+        if: steps.cache-poco.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          export POCO_INSTALL_PATH=~/pocoinstall/v1_12_4 && mkdir -p ${POCO_INSTALL_PATH}
+          git clone https://github.com/pocoproject/poco.git
+          pushd poco && git checkout poco-1.12.4-release && git submodule update --init
+          mkdir poco_build && pushd poco_build \
+            && cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$POCO_INSTALL_PATH \
+            && make install && popd
+
+      - name: Cache gRPC
+        id: cache-grpc
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/grpcinstall/v1_44_0
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gRPC-v1_44_0-t0
+      - name: Install gRPC
+        if: steps.cache-grpc.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          export GRPC_INSTALL_PATH=~/grpcinstall/v1_44_0 && mkdir -p $GRPC_INSTALL_PATH
+          git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git
+          pushd grpc && git checkout v1.44.0 && git submodule update --init
+          mkdir -p grpcbuild && pushd grpcbuild \
+            && cmake .. -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$GRPC_INSTALL_PATH \
+            && make install && popd
+          rm -rf grpcbuild && mkdir -p grpcbuild && pushd grpcbuild \
+            && cmake .. -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER=package -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$GRPC_INSTALL_PATH \
+            && make install && popd
+          popd
+
+      - name: Test C++
+        run: |
+          export POCO_INSTALL_PATH=~/pocoinstall/v1_12_4
+          export GRPC_INSTALL_PATH=~/grpcinstall/v1_44_0
+          export PATH="$GRPC_INSTALL_PATH/bin:$PATH"
+          rm -rf build && mkdir build && pushd build \
+            && cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$GRPC_INSTALL_PATH;$POCO_INSTALL_PATH" && make \
+            && popd && rm -rf build
diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index 430d948a..fab0208c 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 
-if (NOT ABSL_ROOT_DIR)
-    add_subdirectory(abseil-cpp-cmake)
-endif()
-
 if (NOT KVPROTO_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory (kvproto/cpp)
 endif()
diff --git a/third_party/abseil-cpp b/third_party/abseil-cpp
deleted file mode 160000
index 21510581..00000000
--- a/third_party/abseil-cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 215105818dfde3174fe799600bb0f3cae233d0bf
diff --git a/third_party/abseil-cpp-cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/abseil-cpp-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 604135d8..00000000
--- a/third_party/abseil-cpp-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-set(ABSL_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../abseil-cpp")
-set(ABSL_ROOT_DIR "${ABSL_ROOT_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-if(NOT EXISTS "${ABSL_ROOT_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt")
-  message(FATAL_ERROR " submodule third_party/abseil-cpp is missing. To fix try run: \n git submodule update --init --recursive")
-endif()
-set(BUILD_TESTING OFF)
-set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD ON)
-
-add_subdirectory("${ABSL_ROOT_DIR}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../abseil-cpp")
-
-add_library(abseil_swiss_tables INTERFACE)
-set_target_properties(abseil_swiss_tables PROPERTIES INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "-Wno-array-parameter")
-
-target_link_libraries(abseil_swiss_tables INTERFACE
-  absl::flat_hash_map
-  absl::flat_hash_set
-)
-
-get_target_property(FLAT_HASH_MAP_INCLUDE_DIR absl::flat_hash_map INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-target_include_directories (abseil_swiss_tables SYSTEM BEFORE INTERFACE ${FLAT_HASH_MAP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
-get_target_property(FLAT_HASH_SET_INCLUDE_DIR absl::flat_hash_set INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-target_include_directories (abseil_swiss_tables SYSTEM BEFORE INTERFACE ${FLAT_HASH_SET_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
-message(STATUS "Using absl: dir=${ABSL_ROOT_DIR}")