diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c8146b0..0000000
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
-project(phosphor-u-boot-env-mgr CXX)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-rtti")
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fno-rtti")
-
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
-include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY)
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED)
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB)
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_NO_RTTI)
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_NO_TYPEID)
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_ASIO_DISABLE_THREADS)
-
-set(SRC_FILES src/mainapp.cpp src/u-boot-env-mgr.cpp)
-
-# import sdbusplus
-find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-pkg_check_modules(SDBUSPLUSPLUS sdbusplus REQUIRED)
-include_directories(${SDBUSPLUSPLUS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories(${SDBUSPLUSPLUS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-find_program(SDBUSPLUSPLUS sdbus++)
-
-# phosphor-dbus-interfaces
-find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-pkg_check_modules(DBUSINTERFACE phosphor-dbus-interfaces REQUIRED)
-include_directories(${DBUSINTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories(${DBUSINTERFACE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-
-# import phosphor-logging
-find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-pkg_check_modules(LOGGING phosphor-logging REQUIRED)
-include_directories(${LOGGING_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories(${LOGGING_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC_FILES})
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SDBUSPLUSPLUS_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${DBUSINTERFACE_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} phosphor_logging)
-
-pkg_get_variable(SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR systemd systemdsystemunitdir)
-
-set(SERVICE_FILES
-    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/xyz.openbmc_project.U_Boot.Environment.Manager.service
-    )
-
-install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} DESTINATION bin)
-install(FILES ${SERVICE_FILES} DESTINATION "${SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR}")
-
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5930fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if get_option('phosphor-u-boot-env-mgrd').allowed()
+    install_headers('u-boot-env-mgr.hpp')
+endif
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diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f4f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+project(
+    'phosphor-u-boot-env-mgr',
+    'cpp',
+    default_options: [
+        'warning_level=3',
+        'werror=true',
+        'cpp_std=c++20' 	#highly suspect there should be more entries tied to line 4-6 of CMakeLists.txt.old                 
+    ],
+    license: 'Apache-2.0',
+    version: '0.1',
+    meson_version: '>=0.64.0',
+)
+add_project_arguments('-Wno-psabi',          	#no idea what this line is about or where it came from                     
+    '-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY',
+    '-DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED',
+    '-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB',
+    '-DBOOST_NO_RTTI',
+    '-DBOOST_NO_TYPEID',
+    '-DBOOST_ASIO_DISABLE_THREADS',
+ language: 'cpp')
+
+boost = dependency('boost', version: '>=1.75.0', include_type: 'system', required : true)
+sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus', include_type: 'system', required : true)
+dbusinterface = dependency('phosphor-dbus-interfaces', include_type: 'system', required : true)
+phosphor_logging_dep = dependency('phosphor-logging', required : true)
+
+default_deps =[
+	boost,
+	phosphor_logging_dep,
+	sdbusplus,
+	dbusinterface,
+	]
+	
+incdir = include_directories('include')
+
+subdir('src')
+subdir('include')
+subdir('service_files')
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diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93ddb23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('phosphor-u-boot-env-mgrd', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Enable u-Boot env vars -> D-Bus daemon',)
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diff --git a/service_files/meson.build b/service_files/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d0dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service_files/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+systemd = dependency('systemd')
+systemd_system_unit_dir = systemd.get_variable(
+    'systemdsystemunitdir',
+    pkgconfig_define: ['prefix', get_option('prefix')],
+)
+
+unit_files = [
+    ['phosphor-u-boot-env-mgrd', 'xyz.openbmc_project.U_Boot.Environment.Manager.service'],
+]
+
+fs = import('fs')
+foreach tuple : unit_files
+    if get_option(tuple[0]).allowed()
+        fs.copyfile(
+            tuple[1],
+            install: true,
+            install_dir: systemd_system_unit_dir,
+        )
+    endif
+endforeach
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diff --git a/xyz.openbmc_project.U_Boot.Environment.Manager.service b/service_files/xyz.openbmc_project.U_Boot.Environment.Manager.service
similarity index 100%
rename from xyz.openbmc_project.U_Boot.Environment.Manager.service
rename to service_files/xyz.openbmc_project.U_Boot.Environment.Manager.service
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1541f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+if get_option('phosphor-u-boot-env-mgrd').allowed()
+    executable(
+        'phosphor-u-boot-env-mgr',
+        'u-boot-env-mgr.cpp',
+        'mainapp.cpp',
+        include_directories : incdir,
+        dependencies: default_deps,
+        install: true,
+    )
+endif
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