diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index fa19175ed..aa3ee0540 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ steps:
   - export TRAVIS_BRANCH=$DRONE_BRANCH
   - export TRAVIS_JOB_ID=$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
   - apt-get -y update
-  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev doxygen mkdocs graphviz zlib1g-dev gcc clang make cmake python3 python3-pip git
+  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev doxygen mkdocs graphviz zlib1g-dev libssl-dev gcc clang make cmake python3 python3-pip git
   - pip3 install mkdocs-material cpp-coveralls pyyaml
   - export CC=/usr/bin/gcc
   - export CXX=/usr/bin/g++
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
   - cd ..
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ steps:
   - export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
   - mkdir build-clang
   - cd build-clang
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
 
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
   - apt-get -y update
-  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev zlib1g-dev gcc clang make cmake python3
+  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev gcc clang make cmake python3
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
   - cmake --version
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
   - cd ..
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ steps:
   - export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
   - mkdir build-clang
   - cd build-clang
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
 
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ steps:
   - export TRAVIS_BRANCH=$DRONE_REPO_BRANCH
   - export TRAVIS_JOB_ID=$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
   - apt-get -y update
-  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev doxygen mkdocs graphviz zlib1g-dev gcc clang make cmake python3 python3-pip git
+  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev doxygen mkdocs graphviz zlib1g-dev libssl-dev gcc clang make cmake python3 python3-pip git
   - pip3 install mkdocs-material cpp-coveralls pyyaml
   - export CC=/usr/bin/gcc
   - export CXX=/usr/bin/g++
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
   - cd ..
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ steps:
   - export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
   - mkdir build-clang
   - cd build-clang
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
   - cd ..
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
   - apt-get -y update
-  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev zlib1g-dev gcc clang make cmake python3
+  - apt-get -y install libboost-all-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev gcc clang make cmake python3
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
   - cmake --version
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
   - cd ..
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ steps:
   - export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
   - mkdir build-clang
   - cd build-clang
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
   - make -j4
   - ctest -V -j4
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index eb59f5b7c..7c49755b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ addons:
       - mkdocs
       - graphviz
       - zlib1g-dev
+      - libssl-dev
 
 before_install:
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_COMPILER" == "gcc" -a "$TRAVIS_CPU_ARCH" == "amd64" ]; then export PUSH_COVERAGE=ON; fi
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ before_script:
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
   - cmake --version
-  - cmake ..
+  - cmake .. -DCROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION=ON -DCROW_ENABLE_SSL=ON
 
 script: make -j4 && ctest -V -j4
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec229c0b7..5c3b80a84 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 #####################################
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-# Define the Project Name and Description
-project (crow_all LANGUAGES CXX)
+# Define the project name and language
+project(Crow
+	LANGUAGES CXX
+)
 
-# Define the module path
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/")
-
-# Set required C++ Standard
+# Set required C++ standard
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)
 
-if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+# Default to build type "Release"
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 	message(STATUS "No build type selected, default to Release")
 	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
 endif()
@@ -21,50 +21,61 @@ endif()
 #####################################
 # Define Options
 #####################################
-option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Builds the examples in the project" ON)
-option(BUILD_TESTING  "Builds the tests in the project"    ON)
+option(CROW_BUILD_EXAMPLES     "Build the examples in the project"      ON )
+option(CROW_BUILD_TESTS        "Build the tests in the project"         ON )
+option(CROW_AMALGAMATE         "Combine all headers into one"           OFF)
+option(CROW_INSTALL            "Add install step for Crow"              ON )
 
-#####################################
-# Define CMake Module Imports
-#####################################
-include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/dependencies.cmake)
-include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/compiler_options.cmake)
-
-#####################################
-# Define project-wide imports
-#####################################
-# this can be alternatively (and as recommended way) done with target_include_directories()
-if(BUILD_EXAMPLES OR BUILD_TESTING)
-	set(PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR
-		${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
-	)
-
-	include_directories("${PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-	include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
-	include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")  # To include crow_all.h
-endif()
+option(CROW_ENABLE_SSL         "Enable SSL capabilities (OpenSSL)"      OFF)
+option(CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION "Enable compression capabilities (ZLIB)" OFF)
 
 #####################################
 # Define Targets
 #####################################
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/crow_all.h
-	COMMAND python3 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/merge_all.py
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/crow_all.h
-	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-	DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/crow/*.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/crow/middlewares/*.h
+add_library(Crow INTERFACE)
+add_library(Crow::Crow ALIAS Crow)
+target_include_directories(Crow INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
+find_package(Boost 1.64 COMPONENTS system date_time REQUIRED)
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+target_link_libraries(Crow
+	INTERFACE
+		Boost::boost Boost::system Boost::date_time
+		Threads::Threads
 )
 
-# Amalgamation
-add_custom_target(amalgamation ALL DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/crow_all.h)
+if(CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION)
+	find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+	target_link_libraries(Crow INTERFACE ZLIB::ZLIB)
+	target_compile_definitions(Crow INTERFACE CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION)
+endif()
+
+if(CROW_ENABLE_SSL)
+	find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+	target_link_libraries(Crow INTERFACE OpenSSL::SSL)
+	target_compile_definitions(Crow INTERFACE CROW_ENABLE_SSL)
+endif()
+
+if(CROW_AMALGAMATE)
+	add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/crow_all.h
+		COMMAND python3 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/merge_all.py
+		${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+		${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/crow_all.h
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+		DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/crow/*.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/crow/middlewares/*.h
+	)
+
+	add_custom_target(crow_amalgamated ALL DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/crow_all.h)
+endif()
 
 # Examples
-if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+if(CROW_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
 	add_subdirectory(examples)
 endif()
 
 # Tests
-if (NOT MSVC AND BUILD_TESTING)
+if(NOT MSVC AND CROW_BUILD_TESTS)
 	add_subdirectory(tests)
 	enable_testing()
 	add_test(NAME crow_test COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tests/unittest)
@@ -74,7 +85,9 @@ endif()
 #####################################
 # Install Files
 #####################################
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/crow_all.h DESTINATION include)
+if(CROW_INSTALL)
+	install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/ DESTINATION include)
+endif()
 
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "CrowCpp")
diff --git a/cmake/FindTcmalloc.cmake b/cmake/FindTcmalloc.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ec479d9f..000000000
--- a/cmake/FindTcmalloc.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# - Find Tcmalloc
-# Find the native Tcmalloc library
-#
-#  Tcmalloc_LIBRARIES   - List of libraries when using Tcmalloc.
-#  Tcmalloc_FOUND       - True if Tcmalloc found.
-
-if (USE_TCMALLOC)
-  set(Tcmalloc_NAMES tcmalloc)
-else ()
-  set(Tcmalloc_NAMES tcmalloc_minimal tcmalloc)
-endif ()
-
-find_library(Tcmalloc_LIBRARY NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  NAMES ${Tcmalloc_NAMES}
-  PATHS ${HT_DEPENDENCY_LIB_DIR} /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /opt/local/lib
-)
-
-if (Tcmalloc_LIBRARY)
-  set(Tcmalloc_FOUND TRUE)
-  set( Tcmalloc_LIBRARIES ${Tcmalloc_LIBRARY} )
-else ()
-  set(Tcmalloc_FOUND FALSE)
-  set( Tcmalloc_LIBRARIES )
-endif ()
-
-if (Tcmalloc_FOUND)
-  message(STATUS "Found Tcmalloc: ${Tcmalloc_LIBRARY}")
-else ()
-  message(STATUS "Not Found Tcmalloc: ${Tcmalloc_LIBRARY}")
-  if (Tcmalloc_FIND_REQUIRED)
-    message(STATUS "Looked for Tcmalloc libraries named ${Tcmalloc_NAMES}.")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could NOT find Tcmalloc library")
-  endif ()
-endif ()
-
-mark_as_advanced(
-  Tcmalloc_LIBRARY
-  )
diff --git a/cmake/compiler_options.cmake b/cmake/compiler_options.cmake
index 1d8c6ab7c..ffe1d017c 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler_options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler_options.cmake
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 # Compiler options with hardening flags
 
-if(MSVC)
-
-  list(APPEND compiler_options 
-    /W4
-    /permissive-
-    $<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:/O2 /Ob2>
-    $<$<CONFIG:MINSIZEREL>:/O1 /Ob1>
-    $<$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>:/Zi /O2 /Ob1>
-    $<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:/Zi /Ob0 /Od /RTC1>)
-
-else(MSVC)
-
-  list(APPEND compiler_options 
-    -Wall
-    -Wextra
-    -Wpedantic
-    $<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:-O2>
-    $<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:-O0 -g -p -pg>)
-
-endif()
+function(add_warnings_optimizations target_name)
+  if(MSVC)
+    target_compile_options(${target_name}
+      PRIVATE
+        /W4
+        /permissive-
+        $<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:/O2 /Ob2>
+        $<$<CONFIG:MINSIZEREL>:/O1 /Ob1>
+        $<$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>:/Zi /O2 /Ob1>
+        $<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:/Zi /Ob0 /Od /RTC1>
+    )
+  else()
+    target_compile_options(${target_name}
+      PRIVATE
+        -Wall
+        -Wextra
+        -Wpedantic
+        $<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:-O2>
+        $<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:-O0 -g -p -pg>
+    )
+  endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a31f5468..000000000
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# Dependencies
-
-if(BUILD_EXAMPLES OR BUILD_TESTING)
-  find_program(CCACHE_FOUND ccache)
-  if(CCACHE_FOUND)
-    message("Found ccache ${CCACHE_FOUND}")
-    message("Using ccache to speed up compilation")
-    set(ENV{CCACHE_CPP2} "yes")
-    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ccache)
-    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK ccache)
-  endif(CCACHE_FOUND)
-
-  find_package(Tcmalloc)
-  find_package(Threads)
-
-  if (MSVC)
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
-    find_package( Boost 1.64.0 COMPONENTS system thread regex REQUIRED )
-  else()
-    find_package( Boost 1.64.0 COMPONENTS system thread REQUIRED )
-  endif()
-
-  if(Boost_FOUND)
-    include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  endif()
-endif()
-
-if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-  # OpenSSL is needed at runtime dynamically by some examples
-  # if it isn't installed, the examples won't be built
-  find_package(OpenSSL)
-  if(OPENSSL_FOUND)
-    include_directories(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  endif()
-endif()
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 4841e37ff..643e2f3e2 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,91 +1,85 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
-project (crow_examples)
+project(crow_examples)
 
-# Define Required libraries 
-list(APPEND REQUIRED_LIBRARIES 
-  ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-  ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
-  z
-)
+include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/compiler_options.cmake)
 
-if (MSVC)
-  add_executable(example_vs example_vs.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_vs PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_vs )
-else ()
-  add_executable(helloworld helloworld.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(helloworld PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(helloworld PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
+add_executable(helloworld helloworld.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(helloworld)
+target_link_libraries(helloworld PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
 
+# If compression is enabled, the example will be built
+if(CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION)
   add_executable(example_compression example_compression.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_compression PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_compression ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-
-  # If OpenSSL is not found, the example won't be built
-  if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
-    add_executable(example_ssl ssl/example_ssl.cpp)
-    target_compile_options(example_ssl PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-    target_link_libraries(example_ssl PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
-  else()
-    message(STATUS "example_ssl Example deactivated - OpenSSL was not found")
-  endif()
-
-  add_executable(example_websocket websocket/example_ws.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_websocket PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_websocket )
-  target_link_libraries(example_websocket PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-  add_custom_command(OUTPUT ws.html
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-    copy ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/websocket/templates/ws.html ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/templates/ws.html
-    DEPENDS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/websocket/templates/ws.html
-  )
-  add_custom_target(example_ws_copy ALL DEPENDS ws.html)
-
-  add_executable(basic_example example.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(basic_example PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(basic_example PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-
-  if (Tcmalloc_FOUND)
-    target_link_libraries(basic_example PRIVATE ${Tcmalloc_LIBRARIES})
-  endif(Tcmalloc_FOUND)
-
-  add_executable(example_with_all example_with_all.cpp)
-  add_dependencies(example_with_all amalgamation)
-  target_compile_options(example_with_all PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_with_all PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-
-  add_custom_command(OUTPUT example_test.py
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-    copy ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_test.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/example_test.py
-    DEPENDS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_test.py 
-  )
-  add_custom_target(example_copy ALL DEPENDS example_test.py)
-
-  add_executable(example_chat example_chat.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_chat PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_chat PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-
-  add_executable(example_static_file example_static_file.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_static_file PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_static_file PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-
-  add_executable(example_catchall example_catchall.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_catchall PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_catchall PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-  
-  add_executable(example_json_map example_json_map.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_json_map PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_json_map PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-
-  add_executable(example_blueprint example_blueprint.cpp)
-  target_compile_options(example_blueprint PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
-  target_link_libraries(example_blueprint PUBLIC ${REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
-
-  add_custom_command(OUTPUT example_chat.html
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-    copy ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_chat.html ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/example_chat.html
-    DEPENDS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_chat.html 
-  )
-  add_custom_target(example_chat_copy ALL DEPENDS example_chat.html)
-
+  add_warnings_optimizations(example_compression)
+  target_link_libraries(example_compression Crow::Crow)
+else()
+  message(STATUS "example_compression example deactivated")
+endif()
+
+# If SSL is enabled, the example will be built
+if(CROW_ENABLE_SSL)
+  add_executable(example_ssl ssl/example_ssl.cpp)
+  add_warnings_optimizations(example_ssl)
+  target_link_libraries(example_ssl PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+else()
+  message(STATUS "example_ssl example deactivated")
+endif()
+
+add_executable(example_websocket websocket/example_ws.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(example_websocket)
+target_link_libraries(example_websocket PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT ws.html
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
+  copy ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/websocket/templates/ws.html ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/templates/ws.html
+  DEPENDS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/websocket/templates/ws.html
+)
+add_custom_target(example_ws_copy ALL DEPENDS ws.html)
+
+add_executable(basic_example example.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(basic_example)
+target_link_libraries(basic_example PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT example_test.py
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
+  copy ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_test.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/example_test.py
+  DEPENDS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_test.py
+)
+add_custom_target(example_copy ALL DEPENDS example_test.py)
+
+if(CROW_AMALGAMATE)
+  add_executable(example_with_all example_with_all.cpp)
+  add_dependencies(example_with_all crow_amalgamated)
+  add_warnings_optimizations(example_with_all)
+  target_include_directories(example_with_all PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+endif()
+
+add_executable(example_chat example_chat.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(example_chat)
+target_link_libraries(example_chat PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT example_chat.html
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
+  copy ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_chat.html ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/example_chat.html
+  DEPENDS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_chat.html
+)
+add_custom_target(example_chat_copy ALL DEPENDS example_chat.html)
+
+add_executable(example_static_file example_static_file.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(example_static_file)
+target_link_libraries(example_static_file PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+
+add_executable(example_catchall example_catchall.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(example_catchall)
+target_link_libraries(example_catchall PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+
+add_executable(example_json_map example_json_map.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(example_json_map)
+target_link_libraries(example_json_map PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+
+add_executable(example_blueprint example_blueprint.cpp)
+add_warnings_optimizations(example_blueprint)
+target_link_libraries(example_blueprint PUBLIC Crow::Crow)
+
+if(MSVC)
+  add_executable(example_vs example_vs.cpp)
+  add_warnings_optimizations(example_vs)
+  target_link_libraries(example_vs Crow::Crow)
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/example_compression.cpp b/examples/example_compression.cpp
index 75730a89e..bb617a3b5 100644
--- a/examples/example_compression.cpp
+++ b/examples/example_compression.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #define CROW_MAIN
-#define CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION
 #include "crow.h"
 #include "crow/compression.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/ssl/example_ssl.cpp b/examples/ssl/example_ssl.cpp
index 511dd69c2..71b362ff3 100644
--- a/examples/ssl/example_ssl.cpp
+++ b/examples/ssl/example_ssl.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define CROW_ENABLE_SSL
 #define CROW_MAIN
 #include "crow.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 53fe1ec2d..acfb6b378 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 project(crow_test)
 
+include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/compiler_options.cmake)
+
 set(TEST_SRCS
   unittest.cpp
 )
 
 add_executable(unittest ${TEST_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(unittest ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} z)
-# set target compile options as defined in the cmake/compiler_options.cmake Module
-target_compile_options(unittest PRIVATE ${compiler_options})
+target_link_libraries(unittest Crow::Crow)
+add_warnings_optimizations(unittest)
 
-if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
   set_target_properties(unittest PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "--coverage -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage")
   target_link_libraries(unittest gcov)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/template/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/template/CMakeLists.txt
index 31e2ac266..c9073671c 100644
--- a/tests/template/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/template/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
-project (template_test)
+project(template_test)
 
-set(PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR 
+set(PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 )
 
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ set(TEST_SRCS
 )
 
 add_executable(mustachetest ${TEST_SRCS})
-target_compile_options(mustachetest PRIVATE "${compiler_options}")
+target_link_libraries(mustachetest Crow::Crow)
+add_warnings_optimizations(mustachetest)
 
-if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
   set_target_properties(mustachetest PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "--coverage -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage")
   target_link_libraries(mustachetest gcov)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/unittest.cpp b/tests/unittest.cpp
index 3a339ed92..0473ed091 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittest.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
-#define CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION
 #define CROW_ENABLE_DEBUG
 #define CROW_LOG_LEVEL 0
 #define CROW_MAIN