diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b0adc7af..661c0efc 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,22 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(drogon CXX)
 
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC)
+option(BUILD_CTL "Build drogon_ctl" ON)
+option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
+option(BUILD_ORM "Build orm" ON)
+option(LIBPQ_BATCH_MODE "Use batch mode for libpq" ON)
+option(BUILD_DROGON_SHARED "Build drogon as a shared lib" OFF)
+
+if(BUILD_DROGON_SHARED)
+  set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
+  list(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" isSystemDir)
+  if("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+  endif("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+  add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED)
+else()
+  add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC)
+endif()
 
 set(DROGON_MAJOR_VERSION 1)
 set(DROGON_MINOR_VERSION 0)
@@ -80,7 +95,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/)
 # jsoncpp
 find_package(Jsoncpp REQUIRED)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${JSONCPP_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${JSONCPP_LIBRARIES})
 list(APPEND INCLUDE_DIRS_FOR_DYNAMIC_VIEW ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 message(STATUS "jsoncpp inc path:" ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
@@ -171,14 +186,6 @@ else()
                      lib/src/ssl_funcs/Sha1.cc)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT BUILD_ORM)
-  set(BUILD_ORM TRUE CACHE BOOL INTERNAL)
-endif()
-
-if(NOT LIBPQ_BATCH_MODE)
-  set(LIBPQ_BATCH_MODE TRUE CACHE BOOL INTERNAL)
-endif()
-
 if(BUILD_ORM)
   # find postgres
   find_package(PostgreSQL)
@@ -254,18 +261,10 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET makeVersion
                    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
                    VERBATIM)
 
-if(NOT BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-  set(BUILD_EXAMPLES TRUE CACHE BOOL INTERNAL)
-endif()
-
 if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
   add_subdirectory(examples)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT BUILD_CTL)
-  set(BUILD_CTL TRUE CACHE BOOL INTERNAL)
-endif()
-
 if(BUILD_CTL)
   add_subdirectory(drogon_ctl)
 endif()
@@ -369,7 +368,8 @@ endif()
 
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
         EXPORT DrogonTargets
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}" COMPONENT lib)
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}" COMPONENT lib
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}" COMPONENT lib)
 
 set(DROGON_HEADERS
     lib/inc/drogon/Attribute.h