diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a8a8ecf5..e2a4dcfd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ Package.resolved
 # Qt demo apps
 examples/*.pro.user
 docs/
-
+# other builds
+*cmake-build*
+#ide
+*.idea
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cebcfe94..c7eadab5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,5 +135,20 @@ sudo cmake --build . --target install
 ```
 
 You can then link to your library with `-lcpprealm`.
- 
+
+If you are using cmake you can link `cpprealm` using `find_library()` and `target_link_libraries()` see [examples/cmake/CMakeLists.txt](./examples/cmake/CMakeLists.txt) or the short example below
+
+```cmake
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+project (cmake-example)
+find_library(REALMCPP_LIB NAMES cpprealm)
+find_library(REALM_LIB NAMES realm)
+add_executable(example example.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(example
+        cpprealm
+        realm
+)
+```
+Note that you will probably need other libs to get cpprealm running (Threads, SSL, Curl, ...)
+
 <img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://3eaz4mshcd.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod?s=https://github.com/realm/realm-cocoa#README.md">
diff --git a/examples/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 84bf76e6..85edf32e 100644
--- a/examples/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,46 @@ project (hello)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(REALM_CPP_NO_TESTS 1)
-add_subdirectory(../../ cmake-build-debug)
-add_executable(hello helloworld.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(hello cpprealm)
+
+if (USE_REALM_LOCAL)
+    add_subdirectory(../../ cmake-build-debug)
+    add_executable(hello helloworld.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(hello cpprealm)
+else()
+    message(STATUS "You did not define USE_REALM_LOCAL so we are assuming you have previously installed realm and
+     realmcpp by building it from source and doing a global install as described in the READMEs")
+
+    set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
+    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+    find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+    find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+
+    find_library(REALMCPP_LIB
+            NAMES cpprealm
+            )
+    find_library(REALM_LIB
+            NAMES realm
+            )
+    message(STATUS "REALMCPP_LIB = ${REALMCPP_LIB}")
+    message(STATUS "REALM_LIB = ${REALM_LIB}")
+
+
+    add_executable(hello helloworld.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(hello
+            cpprealm
+            realm
+            Threads::Threads
+            OpenSSL::SSL
+            CURL::libcurl
+    )
+
+    add_executable(example example.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(example
+            cpprealm
+            realm
+            Threads::Threads
+            OpenSSL::SSL
+            CURL::libcurl
+    )
+endif()
+
diff --git a/examples/cmake/example.cpp b/examples/cmake/example.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b495a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cmake/example.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include <cpprealm/sdk.hpp>
+
+struct Dog : realm::object<Dog> {
+  realm::persisted<std::string> name;
+  realm::persisted<int64_t> age;
+  static constexpr auto schema = realm::schema("Dog",
+                                               realm::property<&Dog::name>("name"),
+                                               realm::property<&Dog::age>("age"));
+};
+struct Person : realm::object<Person> {
+  realm::persisted<std::string> _id;
+  realm::persisted<std::string> name;
+  realm::persisted<int64_t> age;
+  // Create relationships by pointing an Object field to another Class
+  realm::persisted<std::optional<Dog>> dog;
+  static constexpr auto schema = realm::schema("Person",
+                                               realm::property<&Person::_id, true>("_id"), // primary key
+                                               realm::property<&Person::name>("name"),
+                                               realm::property<&Person::age>("age"),
+                                               realm::property<&Person::dog>("dog"));
+};
+
+void run_realm() {
+  // Use Realm objects like regular objects.
+  auto dog = Dog { .name = "Rex", .age = 1 };
+  std::cout << "dog: " << dog << "\n";
+  // Get the default Realm with compile time schema checking.
+  auto realm = realm::open<Person, Dog>();
+  // Persist your data in a write transaction
+  realm.write([&realm, &dog] {
+    realm.add(dog);
+  });
+}
+
+int main() {
+  run_realm();
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/cmake/helloworld.cpp b/examples/cmake/helloworld.cpp
index 95a0c381..6b1cdf89 100644
--- a/examples/cmake/helloworld.cpp
+++ b/examples/cmake/helloworld.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 struct Foo: realm::object<Foo> {
 
-    realm::persisted<int> _id;
+    realm::persisted<int64_t> _id;
     realm::persisted<bool> bool_col;
     realm::persisted<std::string> str_col;
     realm::persisted<std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>> date_col;
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ void run_realm() {
     auto tsr = realm::async_open<Foo>(flx_sync_config).get_future().get();
     auto synced_realm = tsr.resolve();
 
-    auto update_success = synced_realm.subscriptions().update([](realm::MutableSyncSubscriptionSet& subs) {
+    auto update_success = synced_realm.subscriptions().update([](realm::mutable_sync_subscription_set& subs) {
         subs.clear();
     }).get_future().get();
 
-    update_success = synced_realm.subscriptions().update([](realm::MutableSyncSubscriptionSet& subs) {
+    update_success = synced_realm.subscriptions().update([](realm::mutable_sync_subscription_set& subs) {
         subs.add<Foo>("foo-strings", [](auto& obj) {
             return obj.str_col != "alex"; // sync all objects where name does not equal 'alex'
         });
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void run_realm() {
     synced_realm.write([&synced_realm, &person]() {
         person.str_col = "sarah";
     });
-    user.sync_manager().path_for_realm()
+    // user.sync_manager().path_for_realm();
 
     synced_realm.write([&synced_realm, &person]() {
         person.str_col = "bob";
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ead80021..e56b4c29 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,8 +93,16 @@ set(HEADERS
     cpprealm/internal/bridge/object_id.hpp
     cpprealm/persisted_object_id.hpp) # REALM_INSTALL_HEADERS
 
-add_library(cpprealm STATIC ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
-
+add_library(cpprealm SHARED
+        ${SOURCES}
+)
+target_include_directories(cpprealm PUBLIC
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cpprealm
+)
 set_target_properties(cpprealm PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER "${HEADERS}")
 
+install(TARGETS cpprealm
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+)
+
 install(DIRECTORY cpprealm/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/cpprealm)
diff --git a/tests/list_tests.cpp b/tests/list_tests.cpp
index 00afc1d6..c2ae36ae 100644
--- a/tests/list_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/list_tests.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ TEST_CASE("list", "[list]") {
        auto realm = realm::open<AllTypesObject, AllTypesObjectLink, AllTypesObjectEmbedded, Dog>({path});
 
        auto obj = AllTypesObject();
-       obj.list_mixed_col.push_back(42);
+       obj.list_mixed_col.push_back(static_cast<int64_t>(42));
        obj.list_mixed_col.push_back(true);
        obj.list_mixed_col.push_back("hello world");
        obj.list_mixed_col.push_back(42.42);
diff --git a/tests/mixed_tests.cpp b/tests/mixed_tests.cpp
index ac58899b..b9236f82 100644
--- a/tests/mixed_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/mixed_tests.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ TEST_CASE("mixed", "[mixed]") {
    realm_path path;
    SECTION("unmanaged_managed_mixed_get_set", "[mixed]") {
        auto obj = AllTypesObject();
-       obj.mixed_col = 42;
+       obj.mixed_col = static_cast<int64_t>(42);
        CHECK(obj.mixed_col == static_cast<int64_t>(42));
        auto realm = realm::open<AllTypesObject, AllTypesObjectLink, AllTypesObjectEmbedded>({path});
        realm.write([&realm, &obj] {