diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 02c577a..dc09422 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(mvlc-nng-node)
+project(mesytec-node LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+set(MESYTEC_NODE_MAIN_PROJECT OFF)
+if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
+    set(MESYTEC_NODE_MAIN_PROJECT ON)
+endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 ## Create binaries in the root of the build directory
diff --git a/external/mesytec-mvlc b/external/mesytec-mvlc
index 06b7bd3..8e883f6 160000
--- a/external/mesytec-mvlc
+++ b/external/mesytec-mvlc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 06b7bd33859d84ef77871c54500aeb325090ac64
+Subproject commit 8e883f6747b864173d7821956ca4ef22ea2607d1
diff --git a/src/mesy_nng.h b/include/mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h
similarity index 99%
rename from src/mesy_nng.h
rename to include/mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h
index 05db625..8058aad 100644
--- a/src/mesy_nng.h
+++ b/include/mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
 #include <optional>
-#include "thread_name.h"
 
 namespace mesytec::nng
 {
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7777ec0..cf372cc 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,50 +20,54 @@ set(MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 #)
 #target_include_directories(dp_common INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
+add_library(mesytec-node-nng mesytec_node_nng.cc)
+target_include_directories(mesytec-node-nng PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include>)
+target_link_libraries(mesytec-node-nng PUBLIC mesytec-mvlc PUBLIC nng)
+target_compile_features(mesytec-node-nng PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+
 add_executable(pair_producer pair_producer.cc)
 target_compile_features(pair_producer PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(pair_producer PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(pair_producer PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(pair_producer PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(pair_consumer pair_consumer.cc)
 target_compile_features(pair_consumer PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(pair_consumer PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(pair_consumer  PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(pair_consumer PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(pair_inproc pair_inproc.cc)
 target_compile_features(pair_inproc PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(pair_inproc PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(pair_inproc PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(pair_inproc PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(mvlc_nng_replay mvlc_nng_replay.cc)
 target_compile_features(mvlc_nng_replay PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(mvlc_nng_replay PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(mvlc_nng_replay PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(mvlc_nng_replay PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(mesy_nng_pipeline_main mesy_nng_pipeline_main.cc)
 target_compile_features(mesy_nng_pipeline_main PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_pipeline_main PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_pipeline_main PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(mesy_nng_pipeline_main PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(mesy_nng_push_pull_main mesy_nng_push_pull_main.cc)
 target_compile_features(mesy_nng_push_pull_main PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_push_pull_main PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_push_pull_main PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(mesy_nng_push_pull_main PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(mesy_nng_pub_producer pub_producer.cc)
 target_compile_features(mesy_nng_pub_producer PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_pub_producer PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_pub_producer PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(mesy_nng_pub_producer PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(mesy_nng_sub_consumer sub_consumer.cc)
 target_compile_features(mesy_nng_sub_consumer PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_sub_consumer PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(mesy_nng_sub_consumer PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng)
 target_compile_options(mesy_nng_sub_consumer PRIVATE ${MVLC_NNG_NODE_WARN_FLAGS})
 
 add_executable(mnode-proto-test1 mnode_proto_test1.cc thread_name.cc)
-target_link_libraries(mnode-proto-test1 PRIVATE mnode-proto PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc PRIVATE nng)
+target_link_libraries(mnode-proto-test1 PRIVATE mnode-proto PRIVATE mesytec-node-nng PRIVATE mesytec-mvlc)
 
-#add_subdirectory(nng)
 #add_subdirectory(qt)
 
 #unset(CMAKE_C_CLANG_TIDY)
diff --git a/src/mesy_nng_pipeline_main.cc b/src/mesy_nng_pipeline_main.cc
index 766ae55..ea76c68 100644
--- a/src/mesy_nng_pipeline_main.cc
+++ b/src/mesy_nng_pipeline_main.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <future>
-#include "mesy_nng.h"
+#include <mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h>
 
 using namespace mesytec::nng;
 
diff --git a/src/mesy_nng_push_pull_main.cc b/src/mesy_nng_push_pull_main.cc
index 355d755..55ee0fd 100644
--- a/src/mesy_nng_push_pull_main.cc
+++ b/src/mesy_nng_push_pull_main.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#include "mesy_nng.h"
+#include <mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h>
 #include <nng/protocol/pipeline0/push.h>
 #include <nng/protocol/pipeline0/pull.h>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "test_producer_consumer.h"
+#include <mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h>
 
 using namespace mesytec::nng;
 
diff --git a/src/mesytec_node_nng.cc b/src/mesytec_node_nng.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c74ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mesytec_node_nng.cc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h"
diff --git a/src/mnode_proto_test1.cc b/src/mnode_proto_test1.cc
index f10f972..cab5b50 100644
--- a/src/mnode_proto_test1.cc
+++ b/src/mnode_proto_test1.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <mesytec-mvlc/mesytec-mvlc.h>
 #include "proto/service.pb.h"
-#include "mesy_nng.h"
+#include <mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h>
 
 using namespace mesytec;
 using namespace std::literals;
diff --git a/src/mvlc_nng_replay.cc b/src/mvlc_nng_replay.cc
index 7fdc8e8..5eee331 100644
--- a/src/mvlc_nng_replay.cc
+++ b/src/mvlc_nng_replay.cc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <mesytec-mvlc/mesytec-mvlc.h>
 #include <nng/nng.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
-#include "mesy_nng.h"
+#include <mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h>
 
 using namespace mesytec;
 using namespace mesytec::mvlc;
diff --git a/src/test_producer_consumer.h b/src/test_producer_consumer.h
index d793f91..f4010b0 100644
--- a/src/test_producer_consumer.h
+++ b/src/test_producer_consumer.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef E6EFFE63_EB2C_4573_B723_61840850BBF6
 #define E6EFFE63_EB2C_4573_B723_61840850BBF6
 
-#include "mesy_nng.h"
+#include <mesytec-node/mesytec_node_nng.h>
 
 using namespace mesytec::nng; // to make the old code compile. for test code only.