diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7314f9b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+version: 2
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    working_directory: /tmp/workspace
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/node:latest-browsers
+    branches:
+      # ignore:
+      #   - core
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: dependency-cache-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
+      - run:
+          name: Install monorepo node modules
+          command: npm i
+      - save_cache:
+          key: dependency-cache-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
+          paths:
+            - node_modules
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: dependency-cache-{{ checksum "core/package.json" }}
+      - run:
+          name: Install core node modules
+          command: npm --prefix core/ i
+      - save_cache:
+          key: dependency-cache-{{ checksum "core/package.json" }}
+          paths:
+            - core/node_modules
+      - run:
+          name: Validate Core
+          command: npm --prefix core/ run validate.ci
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
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--- a/circle.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-jobs:
-  build:
-    working_directory: ~/ionic/
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:latest-browsers
-    branches:
-      # ignore:
-      #   - core
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-         key: node_modules_{{ checksum "package.json" }}
-      - run:
-         name: Install monorepo node modules
-         command: npm i
-      - save_cache:
-         key: node_modules_{{ checksum "package.json" }}
-         paths:
-         - ~/ionic/node_modules/
-      - restore_cache:
-         key: node_modules_{{ checksum "core/package.json" }}
-      - run:
-         name: Install core node modules
-         command: npm --prefix core/ i
-      - save_cache:
-         key: node_modules_{{ checksum "core/package.json" }}
-         paths:
-         - ~/ionic/core/node_modules/
-      - run:
-          name: Validate Core
-          command: npm --prefix core/ run validate.ci