diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4d59395dd68cf745fc4f436ad55430e60a8469f8..e2d8a27af670d2dc6538e53ebe418f0f9067012e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ variables:
   
 .master_variables: &master_variables
   EOS_PATH: "/eos/user/o/okdtests/webeos-tests/"
-
+  
 .dev_variables: &dev_variables
   EOS_PATH: "/eos/user/o/okdtests/dev-webeos-tests/"
+  
+.common_variables: &common_variables
+  SSH_SERVER_HOSTKEYS: lxplus ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDTA/5AzXgbkSapknIPDoEePTM1PzIBSiyDnpZihdDXKzm8UdXxCDJLUVjBwc1JfBjnaXPEeBKZDuozDss/m98m5qQu+s2Dks000V8cUFTU+BFotzRWX0jWSBpmzse0477b40X2XCPqX0Cqfx9yHdkuMlyF0kJRxXgsGTcwzwbmvqNHJdHHYJJz93hGpBhYMREcDN5VOxXz6Ack3X7xfF29xaC91oOAqq75O11LXF5Y4kAeN9kDG8o6Zsqk4c5at5aqWqzZfnnVtGjhkgU2Mt5aKwptaFMe0Z3ys/zZM4SnsE9NfompnnWsiKk2y09UvrbzuYPWLt43Fp3+IFqRJvBX
 
 stages:
   - copy
   - deploy
+  - squashfs
 
 # Copy repo content to folder that is going to be sent to eos
 copy:
@@ -48,6 +52,23 @@ copy:
   before_script: []
   after_script: []
 
+# Create squashfs package in an EOS folder
+# Used script from: https://gitlab.cern.ch/gitlabci-examples/kinit_example
+.add_squashfs: &add_squashfs
+  stage: squashfs
+  before_script:
+  - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+  # validate lxplus's SSH key
+  - 'echo "$SSH_SERVER_HOSTKEYS" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts'
+  # tell SSH to forward Kerberos credentials so lxplus can access AFS/EOS on behalf of the user
+  - 'echo -e "Host *\n\tGSSAPIDelegateCredentials yes\n\tGSSAPITrustDNS yes\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
+  script:
+  - PACKAGE_DIR="${EOS_PATH}squashfs/package"
+  - COPIED_DIR="${EOS_PATH}cgi-folder"
+  # make sure to get a forwardable Kerberos ticket so lxplus can access AFS/EOS on behalf of the user
+  - echo "${EOS_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD}" | kinit -f ${EOS_ACCOUNT_USERNAME}@CERN.CH
+  - ssh ${EOS_ACCOUNT_USERNAME}@lxplus "bash -s" < ./.gitlab/squashfs.sh $PACKAGE_DIR $COPIED_DIR
+
 
 Test deploy:
   <<: *base_deploy
@@ -60,4 +81,17 @@ Deploy:
   - master
   variables:
     <<: *master_variables
-    
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+
+Test squashfs:
+  <<: *add_squashfs
+  variables:
+    <<: *dev_variables
+    <<: *common_variables
+
+squashfs:
+  <<: *add_squashfs
+  only:
+  - master
+  variables:
+    <<: *master_variables
+    <<: *common_variables
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab/squashfs.sh b/.gitlab/squashfs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c9159853bef4ef6b8d6761a0c7eaefc25690c99a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/squashfs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Create squashfs package with the contents of a EOS directory in an EOS path 
+
+# Input:
+# $1: The EOS directory of the package
+# $2: The subdirectory to copy into the package
+
+echo "Input params: "
+echo "Package path: $1"
+echo "Copied Directory: $2"
+
+eos root://eoshome.cern.ch squash rm $1
+eos root://eoshome.cern.ch squash new $1
+cp -r $2/. $1/
+eos root://eoshome.cern.ch squash pack $1
diff --git a/squashfs/.htaccess b/squashfs/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0ee2017bf5bcb2edbb0e28914709832e7efdac66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/squashfs/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Options FollowSymlinks