diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-target-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-target-test.yml
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+name: Build app an run on target
+
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        inputs:
+            idf_version:
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            target:
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            app_name:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+            app_path:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+
+
+jobs:
+    build-app:
+        uses: "./.github/workflows/build-app.yml"
+        with:
+             idf_version: ${{inputs.idf_version}}
+             target: ${{inputs.target}}
+             app_name: ${{inputs.app_name}}
+             app_path: ${{inputs.app_path}}
+
+    # run-on-target:
+    #     needs: build-app
+    #     uses: "./.github/workflows/run-on-target.yml"
+    #     with:
+    #          idf_version: ${{inputs.idf_version}}
+    #          target: ${{inputs.target}}
+    #          app_name: ${{inputs.app_name}}
+    #          app_path: ${{inputs.app_path}}
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-app.yml b/.github/workflows/build-app.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/build-app.yml
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+name: Build app
+
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        inputs:
+            idf_version:
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            target:
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            app_name:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+            app_path:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+            upload_artifacts:
+                type: boolean
+                default: true
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+        name: Build App
+        runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+        container: espressif/idf:${{inputs.idf_version}}
+        steps:
+          - if: ${{ env.ACT }}
+            name: Add node for local tests
+            run: |
+                curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash -
+                apt-get install -y nodejs
+          - name: Checkout esp-mqtt
+            uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          - name: ccache
+            uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+            with:
+                key: ${{inputs.idf_version}}-${{inputs.target}}
+          - name: Build ${{ inputs.app_name }} with IDF-${{ inputs.idf_version }}
+            shell: bash
+            run: |
+              ${IDF_PATH}/install.sh --enable-pytest
+              . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
+              python -m pip install idf-build-apps
+              rm -rf $IDF_PATH/components/mqtt/esp-mqtt
+              cp -r . $IDF_PATH/components/mqtt/esp-mqtt
+              IDF_CCACHE_ENABLE=1 idf-build-apps build --config-file ci/idf_build_apps.toml -p ${{inputs.app_path}} -t ${{inputs.target}}
+          - name: Upload files to artifacts for run-target job
+            uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+            if: ${{inputs.upload_artifacts}}
+            with:
+              name: mqtt_bin_${{inputs.target}}_${{ inputs.idf_version }}_${{ inputs.app_name }}
+              path: |
+                    build_${{inputs.target}}_${{inputs.app_name}}/bootloader/bootloader.bin
+                    build_${{inputs.target}}_${{inputs.app_name}}/partition_table/partition-table.bin
+                    build_${{inputs.target}}_${{inputs.app_name}}/*.bin
+                    build_${{inputs.target}}_${{inputs.app_name}}/*.elf
+                    build_${{inputs.target}}_${{inputs.app_name}}/flasher_args.json
+              if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-on-target.yml b/.github/workflows/run-on-target.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.github/workflows/run-on-target.yml
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+name: Run on target
+
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        inputs:
+            idf_version:
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            target:
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            app_name:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+            app_path:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+
+jobs:
+    target-test:
+        if: github.repository == 'espressif/esp-mqtt'
+        name: Run App on target
+        env:
+            IDF_PATH: idf
+        runs-on: [self-hosted, ESP32-ETHERNET-KIT]
+        steps:
+          - name: Select idf ref
+            id: detect_version
+            run: |
+                 if echo "${{inputs.idf_version}}" | grep "latest" -> /dev/null ; then
+                        echo ref="master" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+                 else
+                     echo ref="`echo ${{matrix.idf_version}} | sed -s "s/-/\//"`" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+                 fi
+          - name: IP discovery
+            id: detect_ip
+            run: |
+                apt-get update && apt-get install -y iproute2
+                ip route
+                echo runner_ip ="`ip -4 addr show eth0 | grep -oP '(?<=inet\s)\d+(\.\d+){3}'`" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          - name: Checkout IDF ${{inputs.idf_version}}
+            uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            with:
+                repository: espressif/esp-idf
+                path: ${{env.IDF_PATH}}
+                ref: ${{steps.detect_version.outputs.ref}}
+          - name: Install Python packages
+            env:
+              PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL: "https://dl.espressif.com/pypi/"
+            run: |
+                pip install --only-binary cryptography -r ${{env.IDF_PATH}}/tools/requirements/requirements.pytest.txt
+          - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+            with:
+              name: mqtt_bin_${{inputs.target}}_${{ inputs.idf_version }}_${{ inputs.app_name }}
+              path: build
+
+          - name: Run ${{inputs.app_name}} application on ${{inputs.target}}
+            run: |
+                python -m pytest ${{inputs.app_path}} --log-cli-level DEBUG --app-path . --junit-xml=./results_${{inputs.app_name}}_${{inputs.idf_version}}.xml --target=${{inputs.target}}
+          - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+            if: always()
+            with:
+                name: results_${{inputs.app_name}}_${{inputs.idf_version}}.xml
+                path: build/*.xml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/test-examples.yml
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index 0000000..d112a69
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+++ b/.github/workflows/test-examples.yml
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+name: "Build example apps"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled]
+
+jobs:
+    cpp-compatibility:
+        name: Cpp compatibility
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                idf_version: ["release-v5.0", "release-v5.1", "latest"]
+                target: ["esp32"]
+                example: [{name: cpp_compatibility, path: "build_test"}]
+        uses: "./.github/workflows/build-app.yml"
+        with:
+            idf_version: ${{matrix.idf_version}}
+            target: ${{matrix.target}}
+            app_name: ${{matrix.example.name}}
+            app_path: $IDF_PATH/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/${{matrix.example.path}}
+            upload_artifacts: false
+    build-only-example:
+        name: Build Only Apps
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                idf_version: ["release-v5.0", "release-v5.1", "latest"]
+                target: ["esp32s2", "esp32c3", "esp32s3"]
+                example: [{name: ssl_psk, path: "mqtt/ssl_psk"}]
+        uses: "./.github/workflows/build-app.yml"
+        with:
+            idf_version: ${{matrix.idf_version}}
+            target: ${{matrix.target}}
+            app_name: ${{matrix.example.name}}
+            app_path: $IDF_PATH/examples/protocols/${{matrix.example.path}}
+
+    build-only-ds-example:
+        name: Build Only Apps
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                idf_version: ["release-v5.0", "release-v5.1", "latest"]
+                target: ["esp32s2", "esp32c3", "esp32s3"]
+                example: [{name: ssl_ds, path: "mqtt/ssl_ds"}, {name: ssl_psk, path: "mqtt/ssl_psk"}]
+        uses: "./.github/workflows/build-app.yml"
+        with:
+            idf_version: ${{matrix.idf_version}}
+            target: ${{matrix.target}}
+            app_name: ${{matrix.example.name}}
+            app_path: $IDF_PATH/examples/protocols/${{matrix.example.path}}
+
+    build-examples:
+        name: Build and Run on target
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                idf_version: ["release-v5.0", "release-v5.1", "latest"]
+                target: ["esp32"]
+                example: [{name: tcp, path: "mqtt/tcp"}, {name: ssl, path: "mqtt/ssl"},{name: ssl_mutual_auth, path: "mqtt/ssl_mutual_auth"},{name: ws, path: "mqtt/ws"},{name: wss, path: "mqtt/wss"}]
+        uses: "./.github/workflows/build-and-target-test.yml"
+        with:
+            idf_version: ${{matrix.idf_version}}
+            target: ${{matrix.target}}
+            app_name: ${{matrix.example.name}}
+            app_path: $IDF_PATH/examples/protocols/${{matrix.example.path}}
+
diff --git a/ci/build-test-rules.yml b/ci/build-test-rules.yml
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+++ b/ci/build-test-rules.yml
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+# Documentation: .gitlab/ci/README.md#manifest-file-to-control-the-buildtest-apps
+
+examples/protocols:
+  enable:
+    - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32"]
+
+examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_ds:
+  disable:
+    - if: SOC_DIG_SIGN_SUPPORTED != 1
+      temporary: false
+      reason: DS not present
diff --git a/ci/idf_build_apps.toml b/ci/idf_build_apps.toml
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index 0000000..c93a728
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+++ b/ci/idf_build_apps.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+build_dir = "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build_@t_@n"
+config="sdkconfig.ci"