diff --git a/cmake/CMakeSettings.cmake b/cmake/CMakeSettings.cmake
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+
+if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME)
+    set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
+    # Export compile command -> better tool integration.
+    set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
+    set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
+
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/FetchBoost.cmake b/cmake/FetchBoost.cmake
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+++ b/cmake/FetchBoost.cmake
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+# Additional infos:
+# - https://github.com/boostorg/cmake#using-boost-with-fetchcontent
+#
+# Find all components:
+#   set(Boost_DEBUG ON) # before adding include(cmake/FetchBoost.cmake) in CMakeLists.txt
+#  (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29989512/where-can-i-find-the-list-of-boost-component-that-i-can-use-in-cmake)
+#
+# Linking:
+# target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
+#        Boost::dll
+#        Boost::<lib>
+#        )
+
+if (NOT DEFINED BOOST_GIT_TAG)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "BOOST_GIT_TAG is not defined.\n see https://github.com/boostorg/boost and grab a release tag.\n example: set(BOOST_GIT_TAG boost-1.81.0)")
+endif()
+
+
+if (NOT DEFINED BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES is not defined. \n example: set(BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES thread filesystem system program_options dll pfr).")
+endif()
+
+#######################################################################################################################
+# Boost options
+#######################################################################################################################
+
+set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
+set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
+set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
+
+set(BOOST_ENABLE_CMAKE ON)
+
+
+#######################################################################################################################
+# Fetch boost from github
+#######################################################################################################################
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+        Boost
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
+        GIT_TAG ${BOOST_GIT_TAG}
+)
+
+include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Utils.cmake)
+print_git_tag(${BOOST_GIT_TAG})
+
diff --git a/cmake/FetchCURL.cmake b/cmake/FetchCURL.cmake
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+++ b/cmake/FetchCURL.cmake
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+# usage:
+# FetchContent_MakeAvailable(curl)
+# target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE libcurl)
+
+if (NOT DEFINED CURL_GIT_TAG)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "CURL_GIT_TAG is not defined.\n see https://github.com/curl/curl and grab a release tag.\n example: set(CURL_GIT_TAG curl-8_0_1)")
+endif()
+
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+        curl
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/curl/curl.git
+        GIT_TAG        ${CURL_GIT_TAG}
+)
+
+include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Utils.cmake)
+print_git_tag(${CURL_GIT_TAG})
diff --git a/cmake/FetchGoogleTest.cmake b/cmake/FetchGoogleTest.cmake
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+++ b/cmake/FetchGoogleTest.cmake
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+# usage:
+# FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
+# target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE googletest)
+#
+# further reading: https://google.github.io/googletest/quickstart-cmake.html
+
+if (NOT DEFINED GOOGLE_TEST_GIT_TAG)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "GOOGLE_TEST_GIT_TAG is not defined.\n see https://github.com/google/googletest and grab a release tag.\n example: set(GOOGLE_TEST_GIT_TAG v1.13.0)")
+endif()
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+        googletest
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
+        GIT_TAG        ${GOOGLE_TEST_GIT_TAG}
+)
+
+include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Utils.cmake)
+print_git_tag(${GOOGLE_TEST_GIT_TAG})
diff --git a/cmake/FetchNlohmannJSON.cmake b/cmake/FetchNlohmannJSON.cmake
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+++ b/cmake/FetchNlohmannJSON.cmake
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+# usage:
+# FetchContent_MakeAvailable(json)
+# target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
+
+if (NOT DEFINED NLOHMANN_JSON_GIT_TAG)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "NLOHMANN_JSON_GIT_TAG is not defined.\n see https://github.com/nlohmann/json and grab a release tag.\n example: set(NLOHMANN_JSON_GIT_TAG v3.11.2)")
+endif()
+
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+        json
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nlohmann/json
+        GIT_TAG ${NLOHMANN_JSON_GIT_TAG}
+)
+
+
+include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Utils.cmake)
+print_git_tag(${NLOHMANN_JSON_GIT_TAG})
diff --git a/cmake/Options.cmake b/cmake/Options.cmake
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diff --git a/cmake/Utils.cmake b/cmake/Utils.cmake
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+
+# Writes the filename to ${CURRENT_FILENAME}
+macro(print_git_tag GIT_TAG)
+
+    # get current filename
+    set(_CURRENT_FILENAME "")
+    get_filename_component(_CURRENT_FILENAME ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE} NAME)
+
+    # print message
+    message(STATUS "${_CURRENT_FILENAME}:> Fetching Version-[${GIT_TAG}]")
+endmacro()
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