diff --git a/.github/workflows/MediaConch_Build_Lib.yml b/.github/workflows/MediaConch_Build_Lib.yml
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+name: Build_libs
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        library_type: [static, shared]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            cmake_preset_name: conan-release
+          - os: macos-latest
+            cmake_preset_name: conan-release
+          - os: windows-latest
+            cmake_preset_name: conan-default
+      fail-fast: false
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
+      - name: "install dependencies"  # use conan package manager to install c and c++ dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install --disable-pip-version-check uv
+          uvx conan profile detect
+          uvx conan install -of build --requires="zlib/1.3.1" --requires="libxslt/1.1.43" --requires="libxml2/2.13.8" --requires="libzen/0.4.38" --requires="libmediainfo/22.03" --build=missing -g CMakeDeps -g CMakeToolchain
+      - name: Configure cmake
+        run: |
+          cmake --preset ${{ matrix.cmake_preset_name }} -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.library_type == 'static' &&  'NO' || 'YES'}}
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          cmake --build --preset conan-release
+      - name: Install
+        run: |
+          cmake --install build --prefix sample_prefix
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+project(mediaconch)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 NEW)
+
+option(MEDIACONCH_WITH_SQLITE      "Enable SQLite DB"             OFF)
+option(MEDIACONCH_WITH_JANSSON     "Enable Jansson Library"       OFF)
+option(MEDIACONCH_WITH_LIBEVENT    "Enable Libevent"              OFF)
+
+find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+find_package(ZenLib REQUIRED)
+find_package(libxml2 REQUIRED)
+find_package(LibXslt REQUIRED)
+find_package(MediaInfoLib REQUIRED)
+
+find_package(jansson QUIET)
+find_package(Libevent QUIET)
+
+add_subdirectory(Source)
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diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
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+# Other configurations can be added here such as CLI, or GUI
+add_subdirectory(Lib)
diff --git a/Source/Lib/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Lib/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/Source/Lib/CMakeLists.txt
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+add_library(MediaConchLib
+        ../Common/Configuration.cpp
+        ../Common/Core.cpp
+        ../Common/DaemonClient.cpp
+        ../Common/Database.cpp
+        ../Common/DatabaseReport.cpp
+        ../Common/DpfManager.cpp
+        ../Common/Http.cpp
+        ../Common/Httpd.cpp
+        ../Common/IMSC1.cpp
+        ../Common/JS_Tree.cpp
+        ../Common/Json.cpp
+        ../Common/LibEventHttp.cpp
+        ../Common/LibEventHttpd.cpp
+        ../Common/MediaConchLib.cpp
+        ../Common/NoDatabaseReport.cpp
+        ../Common/Plugin.cpp
+        ../Common/PluginFileLog.cpp
+        ../Common/PluginPreHook.cpp
+        ../Common/PluginsConfig.cpp
+        ../Common/PluginsManager.cpp
+        ../Common/Policy.cpp
+        ../Common/Policies.cpp
+        ../Common/Queue.cpp
+        ../Common/Reports.cpp
+        ../Common/REST_API.cpp
+        ../Common/Scheduler.cpp
+        ../Common/Schema.cpp
+        ../Common/SQLLite.cpp
+        ../Common/SQLLiteReport.cpp
+        ../Common/UnknownPolicy.cpp
+        ../Common/VeraPDF.cpp
+        ../Common/WatchFolder.cpp
+        ../Common/WatchFoldersManager.cpp
+        ../Common/Xslt.cpp
+        ../Common/XsltPolicy.cpp
+        ../IMSC1/IMSC1Plugin.cpp
+        ../Checker/Checker.cpp
+        ../Checker/Path.cpp
+        ../ThirdParty/tfsxml/tfsxml.cpp
+        MediaConchDLL.cpp
+        Lib.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(MediaConchLib
+    PRIVATE
+        zen
+        LibXml2::LibXml2
+        libxslt::libxslt
+        ZLIB::ZLIB
+        mediainfo
+)
+
+add_library(MediaConch:lib ALIAS MediaConchLib)
+
+set_target_properties(MediaConchLib PROPERTIES
+    OUTPUT_NAME mediaconch
+    PUBLIC_HEADER MediaConchDLL.h
+)
+
+target_include_directories(MediaConchLib
+    PRIVATE
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Source>
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Source/Lib>
+)
+
+if (MEDIACONCH_WITH_SQLITE)
+    target_sources(MediaConchLib PRIVATE ../ThirdParty/sqlite/sqlite3.c)
+    target_include_directories(MediaConchLib PRIVATE ../ThirdParty/sqlite)
+    target_compile_definitions(MediaConchLib PRIVATE HAVE_SQLITE)
+endif ()
+
+if(Libevent_FOUND AND MEDIACONCH_WITH_LIBEVENT)
+    target_link_libraries(MediaConchLib PRIVATE libevent::libevent)
+    target_compile_definitions(MediaConchLib PRIVATE HAVE_LIBEVENT)
+endif ()
+
+if(jansson_FOUND AND MEDIACONCH_WITH_JANSSON)
+    target_link_libraries(MediaConchLib PRIVATE jansson::jansson)
+    target_compile_definitions(MediaConchLib PRIVATE HAVE_JANSSON)
+endif ()
+
+install(TARGETS MediaConchLib EXPORT MediaConchTargets
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+        PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/MediaConch
+)
+install(EXPORT MediaConchTargets
+        FILE MediaConchTargets.cmake
+        NAMESPACE MediaConch::
+        DESTINATION share/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}
+)