diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fe2811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths: ['.github/workflows/**', '**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/Makefile', '**/*.h', '**/*.hpp', '**/*.c', '**/*.cpp', '**/*.cu']
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    paths: ['**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/Makefile', '**/*.h', '**/*.hpp', '**/*.c', '**/*.cpp', '**/*.cu']
+
+jobs:
+  ubuntu-latest-cmake:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+
+      - name: Dependencies
+        id: depends
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install build-essential
+
+      - name: Build
+        id: cmake_build
+        run: |
+          mkdir build
+          cd build
+          cmake ..
+          cmake --build . --config Release
+
+      #- name: Test
+        #id: cmake_test
+        #run: |
+          #cd build
+          #ctest --verbose --timeout 900
+
+  macOS-latest-cmake:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Dependencies
+        id: depends
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          brew update
+
+      - name: Build
+        id: cmake_build
+        run: |
+          sysctl -a
+          mkdir build
+          cd build
+          cmake ..
+          cmake --build . --config Release
+
+      #- name: Test
+        #id: cmake_test
+        #run: |
+          #cd build
+          #ctest --verbose --timeout 900
+
+  windows-latest-cmake:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Build
+        id: cmake_build
+        run: |
+          mkdir build
+          cd build
+          cmake ..
+          cmake --build . --config Release
+
+      #- name: Test
+        #id: cmake_test
+        #run: |
+          #cd build
+          #ctest -C Release --verbose --timeout 900
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index db0a93f..59a8a2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ build*/
 test/
 
 .cache/
+*.swp
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 158eeed..6f19307 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,44 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
-project(stable-diffusion)
+project("stable-diffusion")
 
-set(SD_LIB stable-diffusion)
-set(SD_TARGET sd)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
+if (NOT XCODE AND NOT MSVC AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Build type" FORCE)
+    set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "Debug" "Release" "MinSizeRel" "RelWithDebInfo")
+endif()
+
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
+if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
+    set(SD_STANDALONE ON)
+else()
+    set(SD_STANDALONE OFF)
+endif()
+
+#
+# Option list
+#
+
+# general
+#option(SD_BUILD_TESTS                "sd: build tests"    ${SD_STANDALONE})
+option(SD_BUILD_EXAMPLES             "sd: build examples" ${SD_STANDALONE})
+#option(SD_BUILD_SERVER               "sd: build server example"                           ON)
+
+
+# deps
 add_subdirectory(ggml)
 
+set(SD_LIB stable-diffusion)
+
 add_library(${SD_LIB} stable-diffusion.h stable-diffusion.cpp)
-add_executable(${SD_TARGET} main.cpp stb_image.h stb_image_write.h)
-
 target_link_libraries(${SD_LIB} PUBLIC ggml)
-target_link_libraries(${SD_TARGET} ${SD_LIB})
-
+target_include_directories(${SD_LIB} PUBLIC .)
 target_compile_features(${SD_LIB} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
-target_compile_features(${SD_TARGET} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
+
+
+if (SD_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
+
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a55396e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# TODO: move into its own subdirectoy
+# TODO: make stb libs a target (maybe common)
+set(SD_TARGET sd)
+
+add_executable(${SD_TARGET} main.cpp stb_image.h stb_image_write.h)
+install(TARGETS ${SD_TARGET} RUNTIME)
+target_link_libraries(${SD_TARGET} PRIVATE stable-diffusion ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_compile_features(${SD_TARGET} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
diff --git a/main.cpp b/examples/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from main.cpp
rename to examples/main.cpp
diff --git a/stb_image.h b/examples/stb_image.h
similarity index 100%
rename from stb_image.h
rename to examples/stb_image.h
diff --git a/stb_image_write.h b/examples/stb_image_write.h
similarity index 100%
rename from stb_image_write.h
rename to examples/stb_image_write.h