diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index fa35c68fc0..48c1fd6219 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        type: [libs, client, apps, libs-vcpkg, client-vcpkg, apps-vcpkg, libs-cmake, manager-with-webview-vcpkg, server, manager-with-webview, manager-without-webview, unit-test, integration-test]
+        type: [libs, client, apps, libs-vcpkg, client-vcpkg, apps-vcpkg, libs-cmake, libs-arm64, apps-arm64, manager-with-webview-vcpkg, server, manager-with-webview, manager-without-webview, unit-test, integration-test]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -qq update
           sudo apt-get install -y libftgl-dev freeglut3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev libfcgi-dev libxss-dev libnotify-dev libxcb-util0-dev libgtk-3-dev libsecret-1-dev libgcrypt20-dev libsystemd-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev p7zip-full libxxf86vm-dev ocl-icd-opencl-dev zip
 
+      - name: Install dependencies for arm64
+        if: success() && endsWith(matrix.type, 'arm64')
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
+
       - name: Install dependencies for integration testing
-        if: matrix.type == 'integration-test'
+        if: success() && matrix.type == 'integration-test'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install ansible
           sudo service mysql stop
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./3rdParty/buildLinuxDependencies.sh --gtest-only && ./configure --disable-client --disable-manager --enable-unit-tests CFLAGS="-g -O0" CXXFLAGS="-g -O0"
 
       - name: Make
-        if: success() && ! contains(matrix.type, 'integration-test') && ! endsWith(matrix.type, 'cmake')
+        if: success() && ! contains(matrix.type, 'integration-test') && ! endsWith(matrix.type, 'cmake') && ! endsWith(matrix.type, 'arm64')
         run: make
 
       - name: Make for cmake
@@ -120,6 +125,19 @@ jobs:
         run:
           cmake --build build
 
+      - name: Build libraries for amd64
+        if: success() && matrix.type == 'libs-arm64'
+        run: |
+          ./linux/arm64/build_libraries_arm64.sh
+
+      - name: Build apps for amd64
+        if: success() && matrix.type == 'apps-arm64'
+        run: |
+          ./linux/arm64/build_libraries_arm64.sh
+          ./linux/arm64/build_openssl_arm64.sh
+          ./linux/arm64/build_curl_arm64.sh
+          ./linux/arm64/build_example_arm64.sh
+
       - name: Execute unit-test and report coverage
         if: success() && matrix.type == 'unit-test'
         run: ./tests/executeUnitTests.sh --report-coverage --report-xml
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 269fe797b2..bc8ecbee40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ locale/*/*.flag
 ## dependency builds and CI cache directories
 3rdParty/Windows/
 3rdParty/linux/
+3rdParty/linux-arm64/
 3rdParty/mac/
 3rdParty/buildCache/
 3rdParty/android/
diff --git a/deploy/prepare_deployment.py b/deploy/prepare_deployment.py
index e6d1a33a38..04a54d2b08 100644
--- a/deploy/prepare_deployment.py
+++ b/deploy/prepare_deployment.py
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ def prepare_linux_client_vcpkg(target_directory):
 def prepare_linux_apps(target_directory):
     prepare_7z_archive('linux_apps', target_directory, linux_apps_list)
 
+def prepare_linux_apps_arm64(target_directory):
+    prepare_7z_archive('linux_apps-arm64', target_directory, linux_apps_list)
+
 def prepare_linux_apps_vcpkg(target_directory):
     prepare_7z_archive('linux_apps-vcpkg', target_directory, linux_apps_list)
 
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ boinc_types = {
     'linux_client': prepare_linux_client,
     'linux_client-vcpkg': prepare_linux_client_vcpkg,
     'linux_apps': prepare_linux_apps,
+    'linux_apps-arm64': prepare_linux_apps_arm64,
     'linux_apps-vcpkg': prepare_linux_apps_vcpkg,
     'linux_manager-with-webview': prepare_linux_manager_with_webview,
     'linux_manager-with-webview-vcpkg': prepare_linux_manager_with_webview_vcpkg,
diff --git a/linux/arm64/build_curl_arm64.sh b/linux/arm64/build_curl_arm64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..64dc57c721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/arm64/build_curl_arm64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Script to compile Libcurl for linux arm64
+
+STDOUT_TARGET="${STDOUT_TARGET:-/dev/stdout}"
+CONFIGURE="yes"
+MAKECLEAN="yes"
+VERBOSE="${VERBOSE:-no}"
+CI="${CI:-no}"
+NPROC_USER="${NPROC_USER:-1}"
+
+export CURL_VERSION=7.84.0
+export BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-$PWD/3rdParty/linux-arm64}
+export CURL="$BUILD_DIR/curl-$CURL_VERSION" #CURL sources, required by BOINC
+export CURL_FLAGFILE=$BUILD_DIR/curl-$CURL_VERSION.flagfile
+
+export TCINCLUDES="$BUILD_DIR/build"
+export TCBINARIES="$TCINCLUDES/bin"
+export TCSYSROOT="$BUILD_DIR/sysroot"
+
+export PATH="$TCBINARIES:$PATH"
+export CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
+export CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
+export LD=aarch64-linux-gnu-ld
+export CFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -I$TCINCLUDES/include -march=armv8-a -O3"
+export CXXFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -I$TCINCLUDES/include -march=armv8-a -O3"
+export LDFLAGS="-L$TCSYSROOT/usr/lib -L$TCINCLUDES/lib -march=armv8-a -latomic -static-libstdc++"
+
+MAKE_FLAGS=""
+
+if [ $VERBOSE = "no" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS --silent"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS SHELL=\"/bin/bash -x\""
+fi
+
+if [ $CI = "yes" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $(nproc --all)"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $NPROC_USER"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e "${CURL_FLAGFILE}" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR/curl-${CURL_VERSION}"
+    wget -c --no-verbose -O /tmp/curl_${CURL_VERSION}.tgz https://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-${CURL_VERSION}.tar.gz
+    tar xzf /tmp/curl_${CURL_VERSION}.tgz --directory=$BUILD_DIR
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e "${CURL_FLAGFILE}" ]; then
+    cd "$CURL"
+    echo "===== building curl for arm64 from $PWD ====="
+    if [ -n "$MAKECLEAN" ] && $(grep -q "^distclean:" "${CURL}/Makefile"); then
+        if [ "$VERBOSE" = "no" ]; then
+            make distclean 1>$STDOUT_TARGET 2>&1
+        else
+            make distclean SHELL="/bin/bash -x"
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$CONFIGURE" ]; then
+        ./configure --host=aarch64-linux --prefix="$TCINCLUDES" --libdir="$TCINCLUDES/lib" --disable-shared --enable-static --with-random=/dev/urandom 1>$STDOUT_TARGET --with-openssl
+    fi
+    if [ $VERBOSE = "no" ]; then
+        echo MAKE_FLAGS=$MAKE_FLAGS "1>$STDOUT_TARGET"
+        make $MAKE_FLAGS 1>$STDOUT_TARGET
+        make install $MAKE_FLAGS 1>$STDOUT_TARGET
+    else
+        echo MAKE_FLAGS=$MAKE_FLAGS
+        make $MAKE_FLAGS
+        make install $MAKE_FLAGS
+    fi
+
+    touch "${CURL_FLAGFILE}"
+    echo "\e[1;32m===== curl for arm64 build done =====\e[0m"
+fi
diff --git a/linux/arm64/build_example_arm64.sh b/linux/arm64/build_example_arm64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..190bf17be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/arm64/build_example_arm64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+#script to compile Example for Android
+
+STDOUT_TARGET="${STDOUT_TARGET:-/dev/stdout}"
+COMPILEBOINC="yes"
+CONFIGURE="yes"
+VERBOSE="${VERBOSE:-no}"
+CI="${CI:-no}"
+NPROC_USER="${NPROC_USER:-1}"
+
+export BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-$PWD/3rdParty/linux-arm64}
+
+export TCINCLUDES="$BUILD_DIR/build"
+export TCBINARIES="$TCINCLUDES/bin"
+export TCSYSROOT="$BUILD_DIR/sysroot"
+
+export BOINC_API_DIR="$PWD/api"
+export BOINC_LIB_DIR="$PWD/lib"
+export BOINC_ZIP_DIR="$PWD/zip"
+
+export PATH="$TCBINARIES:$PATH"
+export CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
+export CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
+export LD=aarch64-linux-gnu-ld
+export CFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -I$TCINCLUDES/include -march=armv8-a -O3 -I$BOINC -I$BOINC_LIB_DIR -I$BOINC_API_DIR -I$BOINC_ZIP_DIR"
+export CXXFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -I$TCINCLUDES/include -march=armv8-a -O3 -I$BOINC -I$BOINC_LIB_DIR -I$BOINC_API_DIR -I$BOINC_ZIP_DIR"
+export LDFLAGS="-L$TCSYSROOT/usr/lib -L$TCINCLUDES/lib -march=armv8-a -latomic -static-libstdc++"
+# export LDFLAGS="-L$TCSYSROOT/usr/lib -L$TCINCLUDES/lib -march=armv8-a -latomic -static-libstdc++ -lz"
+
+CONFIG_FLAGS="--with-ssl=$TCINCLUDES --with-libcurl=$TCINCLUDES"
+CONFIG_LDFLAGS="-L$TCSYSROOT/usr/lib -L$TCINCLUDES/lib"
+export _libcurl_pc="$TCINCLUDES/lib/pkgconfig/libcurl.pc"
+
+MAKE_FLAGS=""
+
+if [ $VERBOSE = "no" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS --silent"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS SHELL=\"/bin/bash -x\""
+fi
+
+if [ $CI = "yes" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $(nproc --all)"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $NPROC_USER"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
+    echo "===== building example for arm64 from $PWD ====="
+    if [ -n "$MAKECLEAN" ] && [ -f "Makefile" ]; then
+        echo "=== building example clean ==="
+        if [ "$VERBOSE" = "no" ]; then
+            make distclean 1>$STDOUT_TARGET 2>&1
+        else
+            make distclean SHELL="/bin/bash -x"
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$CONFIGURE" ]; then
+        ./_autosetup
+        ./configure --host=aarch64-linux --with-boinc-platform="aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu" --with-boinc-alt-platform="arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf" --prefix="$TCINCLUDES" --libdir="$TCINCLUDES/lib" $CONFIG_FLAGS --enable-apps --disable-server --disable-manager --disable-client --disable-libraries --disable-shared --enable-static --enable-boinczip
+    fi
+    echo MAKE_FLAGS=$MAKE_FLAGS
+    make $MAKE_FLAGS
+    echo "\e[1;32m===== building example for arm64 done =====\e[0m"
+fi
diff --git a/linux/arm64/build_libraries_arm64.sh b/linux/arm64/build_libraries_arm64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..dd4b039d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/arm64/build_libraries_arm64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Script to compile various BOINC libraries for linux arm64
+
+STDOUT_TARGET="${STDOUT_TARGET:-/dev/stdout}"
+COMPILEBOINC="yes"
+CONFIGURE="yes"
+MAKECLEAN="yes"
+VERBOSE="${VERBOSE:-no}"
+CI="${CI:-no}"
+NPROC_USER="${NPROC_USER:-1}"
+
+export BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-$PWD/3rdParty/linux-arm64}
+
+export TCINCLUDES="$BUILD_DIR/build"
+export TCSYSROOT="$BUILD_DIR/sysroot"
+
+export CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
+export CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
+export LD=aarch64-linux-gnu-ld
+export CFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -march=armv8-a"
+export CXXFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -march=armv8-a"
+export LDFLAGS="-L$TCSYSROOT/usr/lib -L$TCINCLUDES/lib -march=armv8-a -static-libstdc++ -static"
+
+MAKE_FLAGS=""
+
+if [ $VERBOSE = "no" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS --silent"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS SHELL=\"/bin/bash -x\""
+fi
+
+if [ $CI = "yes" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $(nproc --all)"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $NPROC_USER"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
+
+    echo "===== building BOINC Libraries for arm64 from $PWD ====="
+    if [ -n "$MAKECLEAN" ] && [ -f "Makefile" ]; then
+        if [ "$VERBOSE" = "no" ]; then
+            make distclean 1>$STDOUT_TARGET 2>&1
+        else
+            make distclean SHELL="/bin/bash -x"
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$CONFIGURE" ]; then
+        ./_autosetup
+        ./configure --host=aarch64-linux --with-boinc-platform="aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu" --with-boinc-alt-platform="arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf" --prefix="$TCINCLUDES" --libdir="$TCINCLUDES/lib" --disable-server --disable-manager --disable-client --disable-shared --enable-static --enable-boinczip
+    fi
+    echo MAKE_FLAGS=$MAKE_FLAGS
+    make $MAKE_FLAGS
+    make stage $MAKE_FLAGS
+    make install $MAKE_FLAGS
+
+    echo "\e[1;32m===== building BOINC Libraries for arm64 done =====\e[0m"
+
+fi
diff --git a/linux/arm64/build_openssl_arm64.sh b/linux/arm64/build_openssl_arm64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..fb381b39b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/arm64/build_openssl_arm64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Script to compile OpenSSL for linux arm64
+
+STDOUT_TARGET="${STDOUT_TARGET:-/dev/stdout}"
+CONFIGURE="yes"
+MAKECLEAN="yes"
+VERBOSE="${VERBOSE:-no}"
+CI="${CI:-no}"
+NPROC_USER="${NPROC_USER:-1}"
+
+export OPENSSL_VERSION=3.0.5
+export BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-$PWD/3rdParty/linux-arm64}
+export OPENSSL="$BUILD_DIR/openssl-$OPENSSL_VERSION" #openSSL sources, required by BOINC
+export OPENSSL_FLAGFILE=$BUILD_DIR/openssl-$OPENSSL_VERSION.flagfile
+
+export TCINCLUDES="$BUILD_DIR/build"
+export TCBINARIES="$TCINCLUDES/bin"
+export TCSYSROOT="$BUILD_DIR/sysroot"
+
+export PATH="$TCBINARIES:$PATH"
+export CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
+export CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
+export LD=aarch64-linux-gnu-ld
+export CFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -march=armv8-a -O3"
+export CXXFLAGS="--sysroot=$TCSYSROOT -march=armv8-a -O3"
+export LDFLAGS="-L$TCSYSROOT/usr/lib -L$TCINCLUDES/lib -march=armv8-a -latomic -static-libstdc++"
+
+MAKE_FLAGS=""
+
+if [ $VERBOSE = "no" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS --silent"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS="$MAKE_FLAGS SHELL=\"/bin/bash -x\""
+fi
+
+if [ $CI = "yes" ]; then
+    MAKE_FLAGS1="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $(nproc --all)"
+else
+    MAKE_FLAGS1="$MAKE_FLAGS -j $NPROC_USER"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
+
+if [ ! -e "${OPENSSL_FLAGFILE}" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}"
+    wget -c --no-verbose -O /tmp/openssl_${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tgz https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz
+    tar xzf /tmp/openssl_${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tgz --directory=$BUILD_DIR
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e "${OPENSSL_FLAGFILE}"  ]; then
+    cd "$OPENSSL"
+    echo "===== building openssl for arm64 from $PWD ====="
+    if [ -n "$MAKECLEAN" -a -e "${OPENSSL}/Makefile" ]; then
+        if [ "$VERBOSE" = "no" ]; then
+            make clean 1>$STDOUT_TARGET 2>&1
+        else
+            make clean SHELL="/bin/bash -x"
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$CONFIGURE" ]; then
+        ./Configure linux-generic32 no-shared no-dso -DL_ENDIAN --openssldir="$TCINCLUDES" --prefix="$TCINCLUDES" 1>$STDOUT_TARGET
+    fi
+    if [ $VERBOSE = "no" ]; then
+        echo MAKE_FLAGS=$MAKE_FLAGS "1>$STDOUT_TARGET"
+        make $MAKE_FLAGS 1>$STDOUT_TARGET
+        make install_sw $MAKE_FLAGS 1>$STDOUT_TARGET
+    else
+        echo MAKE_FLAGS=$MAKE_FLAGS
+        make $MAKE_FLAGS
+        make install_sw $MAKE_FLAGS
+    fi
+
+    touch "${OPENSSL_FLAGFILE}"
+    echo "\e[1;32m===== openssl for arm64 build done =====\e[0m"
+fi