diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d2655e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Config file for golangci-lint
+run:
+  concurrency: 4
+  deadline: 1m
+  issues-exit-code: 1
+  tests: true
+  skip-dirs:
+    - .github
+    - doc
+    - docker
+    - logos
+    - scripts
+    - util
+  modules-download-mode: readonly
+
+output:
+  format: colored-line-number
+  print-issued-lines: true
+  print-linter-name: true
+
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    # - errcheck
+    # - gofmt
+    # - goimports
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    # - maligned
+    - megacheck
+    - misspell
+    # - prealloc
+    - staticcheck
+    # - unparam
+    - unused
+
+linters-settings:
+  errcheck:
+    check-type-assertions: false
+    check-blank: false
+  govet:
+    check-shadowing: false
+    settings:
+      printf:
+        funcs:
+          - (github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils.Log).Infof
+          - (github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils.Log).Warnf
+          - (github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils.Log).Errorf
+          - (github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils.Log).Fatalf
+  gofmt:
+    simple: true
+  misspell:
+    locale: US
+  unparam:
+    check-exported: false
+  prealloc:
+    simple: true
+    range-loops: true
+    for-loops: true
diff --git a/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh b/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh
index 08d314ae..7ad7a841 100755
--- a/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh
+++ b/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh
@@ -3,17 +3,12 @@
 set -e
 
 if [ "$1" = "compile" ]; then
-
-    # We will compile and run some vet, spelling and some other checks.
-
-    go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest;
-    go install github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell@latest;
-    GO_LIST=$(go list ./...);
+    # First check that NATS builds.
     go build;
-    $(exit $(go fmt $GO_LIST | wc -l));
-    go vet $GO_LIST;
-    find . -type f -name "*.go" | xargs misspell -error -locale US;
-    staticcheck -tags=js_chaos_tests $GO_LIST
+
+    # Now run the linters.
+    curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.50.1
+    golangci-lint run;
     if [ "$TRAVIS_TAG" != "" ]; then
         go test -race -v -run=TestVersionMatchesTag ./server -count=1 -vet=off
     fi