diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index fa842678..924debe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: build docker image
         run: docker build --build-arg SKIP_BACKEND_TEST=true --build-arg SKIP_FRONTEND_TEST=true --build-arg CI=github .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml
index 983864a6..04d0aef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml
@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml'
       - 'backend/**'
       - '!backend/scripts/**'
+      - '.golangci.yml'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml'
       - 'backend/**'
       - '!backend/scripts/**'
+      - '.golangci.yml'
 
 jobs:
   backend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: debug if needed
         run: |
@@ -51,21 +53,15 @@ jobs:
           go get -u github.com/mattn/goveralls
 
       - name: run backend linters
-        run: |
-          cd backend
-          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/golangci-lint run --out-format=tab --disable-all --tests=false --enable=unconvert \
-            --enable=megacheck --enable=structcheck --enable=gas --enable=gocyclo --enable=dupl --enable=misspell \
-            --enable=unparam --enable=varcheck --enable=deadcode --enable=typecheck \
-            --enable=ineffassign --enable=varcheck ./... ;
-          cd _example/memory_store
-          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/golangci-lint run --out-format=tab --disable-all --tests=false --enable=unconvert \
-            --enable=megacheck --enable=structcheck --enable=gas --enable=gocyclo --enable=dupl --enable=misspell \
-            --enable=unparam --enable=varcheck --enable=deadcode --enable=typecheck \
-            --enable=ineffassign --enable=varcheck ./... ;
+        run: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./...
+        working-directory: backend
+
+      - name: run linters for examples
+        run: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/golangci-lint run --config ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/backend/.golangci.yml ./...
+        working-directory: backend/_example/memory_store
 
       - name: submit coverage
-        run: |
-          cd backend
-          $(go env GOPATH)/bin/goveralls -service="github" -coverprofile=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov
+        run: $(go env GOPATH)/bin/goveralls -service="github" -coverprofile=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov
+        working-directory: backend
         env:
           COVERALLS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0bdf7a1c..91781287 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ RUN \
     if [ -z "$SKIP_BACKEND_TEST" ] ; then \
         go test -p 1 -timeout="${BACKEND_TEST_TIMEOUT:-300s}" -covermode=count -coverprofile=/profile.cov_tmp ./... && \
         cat /profile.cov_tmp | grep -v "_mock.go" > /profile.cov ; \
-        golangci-lint run --out-format=tab --disable-all --tests=false --enable=unconvert \
-        --enable=megacheck --enable=structcheck --enable=gas --enable=gocyclo --enable=dupl --enable=misspell \
-        --enable=unparam --enable=varcheck --enable=deadcode --enable=typecheck \
-        --enable=ineffassign --enable=varcheck ./... ; \
+        golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./... ; \
     else echo "skip backend tests and linter" ; fi
 
 # if DRONE presented use DRONE_* git env to make version
diff --git a/backend/.golangci.yml b/backend/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1a09b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+run:
+  tests: false
+  output:
+    format: tab
+  skip-dirs:
+    - vendor
+linters:
+  enable:
+    - unconvert
+    - megacheck
+    - structcheck
+    - gas
+    - gocyclo
+    - dupl
+    - misspell
+    - unparam
+    - varcheck
+    - deadcode
+    - typecheck
+    - ineffassign
+    - varcheck
+  disable-all: true