diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7ac57f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+build*
+vcpkg/
+vcpkg_installed/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b3be6263..6a60adc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-add_definitions(-std=c++11)
+add_definitions(-std=c++17)
 
 set(CXX_FLAGS "-Wall")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS, "${CXX_FLAGS}")
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS, "${CXX_FLAGS}")
 project(playback)
 
 find_package(PCL 1.2 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost COMPONENTS filesystem REQUIRED)
 
-include_directories(${PCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories(${PCL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-add_definitions(${PCL_DEFINITIONS})
+include_directories(${PCL_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${BOOST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+link_directories(${PCL_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+add_definitions(${PCL_DEFINITIONS} ${Boost_DEFINITIONS})
 list(REMOVE_ITEM PCL_LIBRARIES "vtkproj4")
 
 
 add_executable (environment src/environment.cpp src/render/render.cpp src/processPointClouds.cpp)
-target_link_libraries (environment ${PCL_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries (environment ${PCL_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bdb809e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+LINUX_RELEASE := $(shell lsb_release -c | cut -f2)
+
+BASE.DIR=$(PWD)
+VCPKG.ROOT=$(BASE.DIR)/vcpkg
+VCPKG.BIN=$(VCPKG.ROOT)/vcpkg
+
+vcpkg: .FORCE
+	rm -rf $(VCPKG.ROOT) && git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git && cd $(BASE.DIR)/vcpkg && ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh -disableMetrics
+
+baseline: .FORCE
+	$(VCPKG.BIN) x-update-baseline --add-initial-baseline
+
+# dynamic build will allow for debugging capability
+TRIPLET.NAME=x64-linux
+libraries: .FORCE
+	$(VCPKG.BIN) install --vcpkg-root=$(VCPKG.ROOT) --enforce-port-checks --host-triplet=$(TRIPLET.NAME) --triplet=$(TRIPLET.NAME)
+
+BUILD.DIR=$(BASE.DIR)/build_cmd
+build: .FORCE
+	rm -rf $(BUILD.DIR) && mkdir -p $(BUILD.DIR)
+	cmake $(BASE.DIR) -B$(BUILD.DIR) -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$(VCPKG.ROOT)/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=$(TRIPLET.NAME) -DVCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET=$(TRIPLET.NAME) -DVCPKG_BUILD_TYPE=release -DVCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR=$(BASE.DIR)/vcpkg_installed -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(INSTALL.DIR) -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=0 -DSKIP_TESTS=0 && \
+	cd $(BUILD.DIR) && cmake --build .
+
+APP.BIN=$(BUILD.DIR)/environment
+run: .FORCE
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(BASE.DIR)/vcpkg_installed/$(TRIPLET.NAME)/lib:$(BASE.DIR)/vcpkg_installed/$(TRIPLET.NAME)/debug/lib:$(INSTALL.DIR)/lib && \
+	$(APP.BIN)
+
+.FORCE:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/processPointClouds.h b/src/processPointClouds.h
index a83dc983..c6d3553e 100644
--- a/src/processPointClouds.h
+++ b/src/processPointClouds.h
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 #ifndef PROCESSPOINTCLOUDS_H_
 #define PROCESSPOINTCLOUDS_H_
 
+#include <iostream> 
+#include <string>  
+#include <vector>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <chrono>
+
 #include <pcl/io/pcd_io.h>
 #include <pcl/common/common.h>
 #include <pcl/filters/extract_indices.h>
@@ -12,11 +18,8 @@
 #include <pcl/segmentation/sac_segmentation.h>
 #include <pcl/segmentation/extract_clusters.h>
 #include <pcl/common/transforms.h>
-#include <iostream> 
-#include <string>  
-#include <vector>
-#include <ctime>
-#include <chrono>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include "render/box.h"
 
 template<typename PointT>
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df68283a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": [
+    {
+        "name": "pcl",
+        "features": ["visualization"]
+    },
+    "spdlog",
+    "fmt"
+  ],
+  "builtin-baseline": "4f746bc66438fce2b900c3ba6094a483b871b045"
+}