diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fff4b757..29402446b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ shadow.config.xml
 testnet_tmp
 
 
-*.pid
\ No newline at end of file
+*.pid
+vsproject/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff02b8bd4..b4fd056ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ endmacro(add_cxxflags)
 
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++11" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
-if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++17" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17)
+if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
   add_cxxflags("-std=c++11")
+elseif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17)
+  add_cxxflags("-std=c++17")
 else()
-  message(ERROR "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
+  message(ERROR "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 or C++17 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
 endif()
 
 set(THREAD_LIB "-pthread")
@@ -97,9 +100,9 @@ if(SODIUM_LIBRARIES)
   set(SODIUM_LIB ${SODIUM_LIBRARIES})
 else()
   find_library (
-	  SODIUM_LIB
-	  NAMES sodium libsodium
-	  HINTS "/usr/local/lib"
+          SODIUM_LIB
+          NAMES sodium libsodium
+          HINTS "/usr/local/lib"
   )
 endif()
 
@@ -310,29 +313,85 @@ else()
 
   if(WITH_STATIC)
     add_library(${STATIC_LIB} STATIC ${LIB_SRC})
-    add_library(libbackport-static STATIC ${CPP_BACKPORT_SRC})
-    add_library(libllarpplatform-static STATIC ${LIB_PLATFORM_SRC})
-    target_link_libraries(libllarpplatform-static ${THREAD_LIB})
-    target_link_libraries(${STATIC_LIB} ${LIBS} libbackport-static libllarpplatform-static)
+    if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+      add_library(backport-static STATIC ${CPP_BACKPORT_SRC})
+    endif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+    add_library(llarpplatform-static STATIC ${LIB_PLATFORM_SRC})
+    target_link_libraries(llarpplatform-static ${THREAD_LIB})
+    if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+      target_link_libraries(${STATIC_LIB} ${LIBS} backport-static llarpplatform-static)
+    else()
+      target_link_libraries(${STATIC_LIB} ${LIBS} llarpplatform-static)
+    endif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
     if(NOT WITH_SHARED)
-      target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} libbackport-static libllarpplatform-static)
-      target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} libbackport-static libllarpplatform-static)
-      target_link_libraries(rcutil ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} libbackport-static libllarpplatform-static)
-      target_link_libraries(dns libllarpplatform-static pthread)
-    endif()
-  endif()
+      if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+        target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static)
+        target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static)
+        target_link_libraries(rcutil ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static)
+        if (MINGW)
+          target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+          target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+          target_link_libraries(rcutil ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+        elseif(WIN32)
+          target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static ws2_32)
+          target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static ws2_32)
+          target_link_libraries(rcutil ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} backport-static llarpplatform-static ws2_32)
+        endif(MINGW)
+      else()
+        target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static)
+        target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static)
+        target_link_libraries(rcutil ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static)
+        if (MINGW)
+          target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+          target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+          target_link_libraries(rcutil ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+        elseif(WIN32)
+          target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static ws2_32)
+          target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static ws2_32)
+          target_link_libraries(rcutil ${STATIC_LINK_LIBS} ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static ws2_32)
+        endif(MINGW)
+      endif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+      if (MINGW)
+        target_link_libraries(dns ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static pthread ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+      elseif(WIN32)
+        target_link_libraries(dns ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static pthread ws2_32)
+      endif(MINGW)
+      target_link_libraries(dns ${STATIC_LIB} llarpplatform-static pthread)
+    endif(NOT WITH_SHARED)
+  endif(WITH_STATIC)
 
   if(WITH_SHARED)
     add_library(${SHARED_LIB} SHARED ${LIB_SRC})
-    add_library(libbackport SHARED ${CPP_BACKPORT_SRC})
-    add_library(libllarpplatform SHARED ${LIB_PLATFORM_SRC})
-    target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${LIBS} libbackport libllarpplatform)
+    if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+      add_library(backport SHARED ${CPP_BACKPORT_SRC})
+    endif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+    add_library(llarpplatform SHARED ${LIB_PLATFORM_SRC})
+    if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+      target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${LIBS} backport llarpplatform)
+      if (MINGW)
+        target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${LIBS} backport llarpplatform ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+      elseif(WIN32)
+        target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${LIBS} backport llarpplatform ws2_32)
+      endif(MINGW)
+    else()
+      target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${LIBS} llarpplatform)
+      if (MINGW)
+        target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${LIBS} llarpplatform ws2_32 stdc++fs)
+      elseif(WIN32)
+        target_link_libraries(${SHARED_LIB} ${LIBS} llarpplatform ws2_32)
+      endif(MINGW)
+    endif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
     if(NOT WITH_STATIC)
-      target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${SHARED_LIB} libbackport libllarpplatform)
-      target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${SHARED_LIB} libbackport libllarpplatform)
-      target_link_libraries(rcutil ${SHARED_LIB} libbackport libllarpplatform)
-      target_link_libraries(dns libllarpplatform pthread)
-    endif()
-  endif()
-
-endif()
+      if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+        target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${SHARED_LIB} backport llarpplatform)
+        target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${SHARED_LIB} backport llarpplatform)
+        target_link_libraries(rcutil ${SHARED_LIB} backport llarpplatform)
+      else()
+        target_link_libraries(${EXE} ${SHARED_LIB} llarpplatform)
+        target_link_libraries(${CLIENT_EXE} ${SHARED_LIB} llarpplatform)
+        target_link_libraries(rcutil ${SHARED_LIB} llarpplatform)
+      endif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11 AND NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX17 OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+    target_link_libraries(dns ${SHARED_LIB} llarpplatform pthread)
+    endif(NOT WITH_STATIC)
+  endif(WITH_SHARED)
+endif(SHADOW)
diff --git a/daemon/dns.cpp b/daemon/dns.cpp
index 14e350db5..47721a212 100644
--- a/daemon/dns.cpp
+++ b/daemon/dns.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include <thread>  // for multithreaded version
 #include <vector>
 
+#if(__FreeBSD__) || (__OpenBSD__) || (__NetBSD__)
+#include <pthread_np.h>
+#endif
+
 bool done = false;
 
 void
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ hookChecker(std::string name)
 }
 
 // FIXME: make configurable
-#define SERVER "8.8.8.8"
+#define SERVER "1.1.1.1"
 #define PORT 53
 
 int
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         netio_threads.emplace_back([netio]() { llarp_ev_loop_run(netio); });
 #if(__APPLE__ && __MACH__)
 
-#elif(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif(__FreeBSD__) || (__OpenBSD__) || (__NetBSD__)
         pthread_set_name_np(netio_threads.back().native_handle(),
                             "llarp-netio");
 #else
diff --git a/llarp/context.cpp b/llarp/context.cpp
index 77d6879ba..3bbf7a997 100644
--- a/llarp/context.cpp
+++ b/llarp/context.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "math.h"
 #include "router.hpp"
 
-#if(__FreeBSD__)
+#if(__FreeBSD__) || (__OpenBSD__) || (__NetBSD__)
 #include <pthread_np.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace llarp
         netio_threads.emplace_back([netio]() { llarp_ev_loop_run(netio); });
 #if(__APPLE__ && __MACH__)
 
-#elif(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif(__FreeBSD__) || (__OpenBSD__) || (__NetBSD__)
         pthread_set_name_np(netio_threads.back().native_handle(),
                             "llarp-"
                             "netio");
diff --git a/llarp/ev.cpp b/llarp/ev.cpp
index 929c3e766..19049b179 100644
--- a/llarp/ev.cpp
+++ b/llarp/ev.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #if(__APPLE__ && __MACH__)
 #include "ev_kqueue.hpp"
 #endif
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
 #include "ev_kqueue.hpp"
 #endif
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ llarp_ev_loop_alloc(struct llarp_ev_loop **ev)
 #if(__APPLE__ && __MACH__)
   *ev = new llarp_kqueue_loop;
 #endif
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
   *ev = new llarp_kqueue_loop;
 #endif
   (*ev)->init();
diff --git a/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp b/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
index 39c501d6f..0b8a091d2 100644
--- a/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
+++ b/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <llarp/buffer.h>
 #include <llarp/net.h>
 
-#if __FreeBSD__
+#if __FreeBSD__ || __OpenBSD__ || __NetBSD__
 // kqueue / kevent
 #include <sys/event.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
diff --git a/llarp/fs.hpp b/llarp/fs.hpp
index ecaa7d417..bb79f61a1 100644
--- a/llarp/fs.hpp
+++ b/llarp/fs.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "filesystem.h"
+#if !defined(CPP17) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
 namespace fs = cpp17::filesystem;
+#else
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+#else
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+#endif
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/llarp/nodedb.cpp b/llarp/nodedb.cpp
index 62c957b45..dd4f96cd5 100644
--- a/llarp/nodedb.cpp
+++ b/llarp/nodedb.cpp
@@ -182,8 +182,13 @@ struct llarp_nodedb
   {
     ssize_t sz = 0;
     fs::directory_iterator i(dir);
+#if defined(CPP17) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
+    auto itr = fs::begin(i);
+    while(itr != fs::end(i))
+#else
     auto itr = i.begin();
     while(itr != itr.end())
+#endif
     {
       if(fs::is_regular_file(itr->symlink_status()) && loadfile(*itr))
         sz++;
diff --git a/llarp/threadpool.cpp b/llarp/threadpool.cpp
index 4f3617718..3abba5210 100644
--- a/llarp/threadpool.cpp
+++ b/llarp/threadpool.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "logger.hpp"
 
-#if(__FreeBSD__)
+#if(__FreeBSD__) || (__OpenBSD__) || (__NetBSD__)
 #include <pthread_np.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace llarp
           {
 #if(__APPLE__ && __MACH__)
             pthread_setname_np(name);
-#elif(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif(__FreeBSD__) || (__OpenBSD__) || (__NetBSD__)
             pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), name);
 #else
             pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name);
diff --git a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h
index 3ce451356..cbaa9f0d7 100644
--- a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h
+++ b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@
 
 #include "version.h"
 
-#if defined(CPP17)
+#if defined(CPP17) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#if defined(__MINGW32__)
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+#else
 #include <filesystem>
+#endif
 #else
 #include "fs/absolute.h"
 #include "fs/basename.h"