diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11d1967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+project(pomp VERSION 1.0)
+
+
+list(APPEND LIBS pthread)
+
+set(LIB_SOURCES
+    src/pomp_addr.c
+    src/pomp_buffer.c
+    src/pomp_conn.c
+    src/pomp_ctx.c
+    src/pomp_decoder.c
+    src/pomp_encoder.c
+    src/pomp_evt.c
+    src/pomp_log.c
+    src/pomp_loop.c
+    src/pomp_msg.c
+    src/pomp_prot.c
+    src/pomp_watchdog.c
+    src/pomp_timer.c
+)
+
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${LIB_SOURCES})
+
+# checks if set up rpath exists for install
+if(COMMAND set_up_rpath)
+    set_up_rpath()
+else()
+    message("Set up rpath not defined!")
+endif()
+
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build using shared libraries" ON)
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
+                    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
+)
+
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
+                            $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+                            $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
+)
+
+# define the symbol stating we are using the declspec(dllexport) when
+# building on windows
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "POMP_API_EXPORTS")
+target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "-fvisibility=hidden")
+
+if(WIN32)
+    list(APPEND LIBS ws2_32)
+    target_link_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC "-Wl,--export-all-symbols")
+else()
+    list(APPEND LIBS rt)
+endif()
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${LIBS})
+
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}-headers
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
+)
+
+# state that lib${PROJECT_NAME} need PIC when the default is shared libraries
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
+                     POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
+)
+
+install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}-targets
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+)
+
+# to get all header files correctly
+# directly in include due to reasons
+install(
+    DIRECTORY ${${PROJECT_NAME}-headers} DESTINATION include
+)
+
diff --git a/atom.mk b/atom.mk
index f43996e..9035791 100644
--- a/atom.mk
+++ b/atom.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ ifeq ("$(TARGET_OS_FLAVOUR)","android")
   LOCAL_LDLIBS += -llog
 endif
 
+
 LOCAL_DOXYFILE := Doxyfile
 
 include $(BUILD_LIBRARY)