diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 385b2f7..9f769a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ enable_testing()
 # Custom targets to build and test mscp in docker containers.
 # foreach(IN ZIP_LISTS) (cmake >= 3.17) can shorten the following lists.
 # However, ubuntu 20.04 has cmake 3.16.3. So this is a roundabout trick.
-list(APPEND DIST_IDS	ubuntu	ubuntu	ubuntu	rocky	rocky	almalinux	alpine)
-list(APPEND DIST_VERS	20.04	22.04	24.04 	8.9	9.3	9.3		3.19)
+list(APPEND DIST_IDS  ubuntu ubuntu ubuntu rocky rocky almalinux alpine arch)
+list(APPEND DIST_VERS  20.04  22.04  24.04   8.9   9.3       9.3   3.19 base)
 
 list(LENGTH DIST_IDS _DIST_LISTLEN)
 math(EXPR DIST_LISTLEN "${_DIST_LISTLEN} - 1")
diff --git a/Dockerfile/arch-base.Dockerfile b/Dockerfile/arch-base.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..781fbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile/arch-base.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+FROM archlinux:base
+
+ARG REQUIREDPKGS
+
+# install pyest and openssh for test
+RUN set -ex && pacman -Syy && pacman --noconfirm -S ${REQUIREDPKGS} openssh python-pytest
+
+RUN mkdir /var/run/sshd        \
+        && ssh-keygen -A        \
+        && ssh-keygen -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa -N ""                \
+        && cat /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub > /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+# disable PerSourcePenaltie, which would distrub test:
+# https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240607042157
+RUN echo "PerSourcePenalties=no" > /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/90-mscp-test.conf
+
+# create test user
+RUN useradd -m -d /home/test test       \
+        && echo "test:userpassword" | chpasswd \
+        && mkdir -p /home/test/.ssh     \
+        && ssh-keygen -f /home/test/.ssh/id_rsa_test -N "keypassphrase" \
+        && cat /home/test/.ssh/id_rsa_test.pub >> /home/test/.ssh/authorized_keys \
+        && chown -R test:test /home/test \
+        && chown -R test:test /home/test/.ssh
+
+ARG mscpdir="/mscp"
+
+COPY . ${mscpdir}
+
+# build
+RUN cd ${mscpdir}                       \
+        && rm -rf build                 \
+        && cmake -B build               \
+        && cd ${mscpdir}/build          \
+        && make -j 2                    \
+        && make install
diff --git a/scripts/install-build-deps.sh b/scripts/install-build-deps.sh
index 63fe87a..04d2d5f 100755
--- a/scripts/install-build-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-build-deps.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ case $platform in
 		cmd="yum install -y"
 		pkgs="gcc make cmake zlib-devel openssl-devel rpm-build"
 		;;
+	Linux-arch*)
+		cmd="pacman --no-confirm -S"
+		pkgs="gcc make cmake"
+		;;
 	FreeBSD-freebsd)
 		cmd="pkg install"
 		pkgs="cmake"