diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578f0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "external/ehs"]
+	path = external/ehs
+	url = https://gitea.eventhorizonstudio.io/SilverMoonStudio/EHS.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef9bfbf..9ec75fb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ endif ()
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
+add_subdirectory(external/ehs)
+
 add_executable(DeviceScanner main.cpp)
 
 if (IS_OS_WINDOWS)
@@ -34,9 +36,6 @@ elseif (IS_OS_LINUX)
     add_compile_definitions(VK_USE_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR EHS_WS_WAYLAND)
 endif()
 
-target_link_directories(DeviceScanner PRIVATE "${USER_HOME_DIRECTORY}/.local/lib")
-target_include_directories(DeviceScanner PRIVATE "${USER_HOME_DIRECTORY}/.local/include")
-
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 if (ZLIB_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "ZLIB was found.")
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3ab8f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "devicescanner",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "dependencies" : [ "zlib", "openssl" ]
+}
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