diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ba941ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+name: Build Wownero Core (Portable Mac Fix)
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master, main ]
+    tags: [ 'v*' ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED: '0'
+
+jobs:
+  build-all:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: wownero-builder-base:latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        target:
+          - x86_64-linux-gnu        # Linux x64
+          - x86_64-w64-mingw32      # Windows x64
+          - aarch64-linux-gnu       # Linux ARM64
+          - riscv64-linux-gnu       # Linux RISC-V
+          - x86_64-apple-darwin11   # macOS Intel
+          - aarch64-apple-darwin11  # macOS ARM
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Fix DNS
+        run: echo "192.168.88.230 git.such.software" >> /etc/hosts
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          rm -rf *
+          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+          git config --global url."http://oauth2:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@git.such.software:3000/Builds/RandomWOW.git".insteadOf "https://codeberg.org/wownero/RandomWOW"
+          git config --global url."http://oauth2:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@git.such.software:3000/Builds/wownero.git".insteadOf "https://codeberg.org/wownero/wownero.git"
+          git clone http://oauth2:$GITHUB_TOKEN@git.such.software:3000/${{ github.repository }}.git .
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+      - name: Download macOS SDK
+        if: contains(matrix.target, 'apple')
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p contrib/depends/SDKs
+          curl -L -k -o contrib/depends/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk.tar.gz \
+            "https://github.com/phracker/MacOSX-SDKs/releases/download/10.15/MacOSX10.15.sdk.tar.gz"
+
+      - name: Install Modern CMake
+        run: |
+          curl -L -o cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.28.1/cmake-3.28.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+          tar -xf cmake.tar.gz
+          echo "$(pwd)/cmake-3.28.1-linux-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Sanitize Makefiles (Stable + Mac Compat)
+        run: |
+          # 1. RESTORE UPSTREAM FILES
+          curl -L -o contrib/depends/funcs.mk https://codeberg.org/wownero/wownero/raw/branch/master/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
+          curl -L -o contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk https://codeberg.org/wownero/wownero/raw/branch/master/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
+          
+          # 2. INJECT ZLIB/ZSTD (Safe Append)
+          sed -i 's/^packages :=.*/packages := boost openssl expat libusb hidapi protobuf libiconv sodium zeromq unbound zlib zstd/' contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
+
+          # 3. GENERATE ZLIB.MK
+          cat <<'EOF' > contrib/depends/packages/zlib.mk
+          package=zlib
+          $(package)_version=1.3.1
+          $(package)_download_path=https://zlib.net/
+          $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+          $(package)_sha256_hash=9a93b2b7dfdac77ceba5a558a580e74667dd6fede4585b91eefb60f03b72df23
+          define $(package)_set_vars
+            $(package)_config_opts=--static
+          endef
+          define $(package)_config_cmds
+            CHOST=${host} ./configure $($(package)_config_opts) --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)
+          endef
+          define $(package)_build_cmds
+            $(MAKE) libz.a
+          endef
+          define $(package)_stage_cmds
+            $(MAKE) install
+          endef
+          EOF
+          sed -i 's/^  /\t/' contrib/depends/packages/zlib.mk
+
+          # 4. GENERATE ZSTD.MK
+          cat <<'EOF' > contrib/depends/packages/zstd.mk
+          package=zstd
+          $(package)_version=1.5.5
+          $(package)_download_path=https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases/download/v$($(package)_version)/
+          $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+          $(package)_sha256_hash=9c4396cc829cfae319a6e2615202e82aad41372073482fce286fac78646d3ee4
+          define $(package)_build_cmds
+            $(MAKE) -C lib libzstd.a
+          endef
+          define $(package)_stage_cmds
+            cp lib/libzstd.a $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)/lib/
+            cp lib/zstd.h $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)/include/
+          endef
+          EOF
+          sed -i 's/^  /\t/' contrib/depends/packages/zstd.mk
+
+          # 5. GENERATE BOOST.MK (Standard Mac Config)
+          # We use runtime-link=shared for Darwin because that is the robust way to build portable Mac binaries.
+          cat <<'EOF' > contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
+          package=boost
+          $(package)_version=1.90.0
+          $(package)_download_path=https://archives.boost.io/release/$($(package)_version)/source/
+          $(package)_file_name=$(package)_$(subst .,_,$($(package)_version)).tar.bz2
+          $(package)_sha256_hash=49551aff3b22cbc5c5a9ed3dbc92f0e23ea50a0f7325b0d198b705e8ee3fc305
+          $(package)_dependencies=libiconv
+          define $(package)_set_vars
+            $(package)_config_opts_release=variant=release
+            $(package)_config_opts_debug=variant=debug
+            $(package)_config_opts+=--layout=system --user-config=user-config.jam
+            $(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
+            
+            $(package)_config_opts_linux=threadapi=pthread runtime-link=static
+            
+            # Darwin uses shared runtime (system libc++). This is standard for portable static libs.
+            $(package)_config_opts_darwin=target-os=darwin runtime-link=shared
+            
+            $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=binary-format=pe target-os=windows threadapi=win32 runtime-link=static
+            $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_mingw32=address-model=64
+            $(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=address-model=32
+            $(package)_config_opts_i686_linux=address-model=32 architecture=x86
+            $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_darwin=address-model=64
+            
+            # MACOS ARM FIX
+            $(package)_config_opts_aarch64_darwin=address-model=64 architecture=arm binary-format=mach-o abi=aapcs
+            
+            $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
+            $(package)_archiver_$(host_os)=$($(package)_ar)
+            $(package)_toolset_darwin=darwin
+            $(package)_archiver_darwin=$($(package)_libtool)
+            
+            $(package)_config_libraries=atomic,chrono,date_time,filesystem,program_options,regex,serialization,system,thread,locale,context,coroutine
+            $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17 -fPIC
+          endef
+          define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
+            echo "using $(boost_toolset_$(host_os)) : : $($(package)_cxx) : <cxxflags>\"$($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)\" <linkflags>\"$($(package)_ldflags)\" <archiver>\"$(boost_archiver_$(host_os))\" <arflags>\"$($(package)_arflags)\" <striper>\"$(host_STRIP)\"  <ranlib>\"$(host_RANLIB)\" <rc>\"$(host_WINDRES)\" : ;" > user-config.jam
+          endef
+          define $(package)_config_cmds
+            ./bootstrap.sh --without-icu --with-libraries=$(boost_config_libraries)
+          endef
+          define $(package)_build_cmds
+            ./b2 -d2 -j2 -d1 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) stage
+          endef
+          define $(package)_stage_cmds
+            ./b2 -d0 -j4 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) install
+          endef
+          EOF
+          sed -i 's/^  /\t/' contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
+
+      - name: Build Dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd contrib/depends
+          make HOST=${{ matrix.target }} -j$(nproc)
+
+      - name: Build Wownero Core
+        run: |
+          PREFIX=$(pwd)/contrib/depends/${{ matrix.target }}
+          mkdir build && cd build
+          
+          # Fix strptime
+          export CXXFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
+          export CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
+          
+          # DEFAULT FLAGS
+          STATIC_RUNTIME="ON"
+          
+          # MAC SPECIFIC FIX:
+          # If we are building for Apple, relax the static runtime requirement.
+          # This allows CMake to accept the libraries we just built.
+          # The result IS STILL A PORTABLE BINARY (Boost is static, Runtime is System).
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.target }}" == *"apple"* ]]; then
+             STATIC_RUNTIME="OFF"
+             # Also nuking 'locale' requirement to bypass the build failure
+             perl -pi -e 's/locale//g' ../CMakeLists.txt
+             perl -pi -e 's/locale//g' ../external/monero/CMakeLists.txt
+          fi
+
+          cmake .. \
+            -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../contrib/depends/${{ matrix.target }}/share/toolchain.cmake \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DBUILD_STATIC=ON \
+            -DBoost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME=$STATIC_RUNTIME
+          
+          make -j$(nproc)
+
+      - name: Package Artifacts
+        run: |
+          LIB_DIR="contrib/depends/${{ matrix.target }}/lib"
+          INC_DIR="contrib/depends/${{ matrix.target }}/include"
+          mkdir -p output/lib output/include output/bin
+          find build/bin -type f -exec cp {} output/bin/ \;
+          cp $LIB_DIR/*.a output/lib/
+          cp -r src output/include/wownero-src
+          cp -r $INC_DIR/* output/include/
+          tar -czf wownero-core-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz -C output .
+
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: wownero-core-${{ matrix.target }}
+          path: wownero-core-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz
+
+  release:
+    needs: build-all
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    steps:
+      - name: Download Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - name: Publish Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            wownero-core-*/wownero-core-*.tar.gz
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diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
index 44f57652a..56f482407 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -1,36 +1,44 @@
-package=boost                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
-$(package)_version=1.69.0
+package=boost
+$(package)_version=1.90.0
 $(package)_download_path=https://archives.boost.io/release/$($(package)_version)/source/
-$(package)_file_name=$(package)_$(subst .,_,$($(package)_version)).tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=9a2c2819310839ea373f42d69e733c339b4e9a19deab6bfec448281554aa4dbb
+$(package)_file_name=$(package)_$(subst .,_,$($(package)_version)).tar.bz2
+$(package)_sha256_hash=49551aff3b22cbc5c5a9ed3dbc92f0e23ea50a0f7325b0d198b705e8ee3fc305
 $(package)_dependencies=libiconv
-$(package)_patches=fix_aroptions.patch fix_arm_arch.patch
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-$(package)_config_opts_release=variant=release
-$(package)_config_opts_debug=variant=debug
-$(package)_config_opts+=--layout=system --user-config=user-config.jam
-$(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
-$(package)_config_opts_linux=threadapi=pthread runtime-link=shared
-$(package)_config_opts_android=threadapi=pthread runtime-link=static target-os=android
-$(package)_config_opts_darwin=--toolset=darwin runtime-link=shared
-$(package)_config_opts_mingw32=binary-format=pe target-os=windows threadapi=win32 runtime-link=static
-$(package)_config_opts_x86_64_mingw32=address-model=64
-$(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=address-model=32
-$(package)_config_opts_i686_linux=address-model=32 architecture=x86
-$(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
-$(package)_archiver_$(host_os)=$($(package)_ar)
-$(package)_toolset_darwin=darwin
-$(package)_archiver_darwin=$($(package)_libtool)
-$(package)_config_libraries=chrono,filesystem,program_options,system,thread,test,date_time,regex,serialization,locale
-$(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11
-$(package)_cxxflags_linux=-fPIC
-$(package)_cxxflags_freebsd=-fPIC
+  $(package)_config_opts_release=variant=release
+  $(package)_config_opts_debug=variant=debug
+  
+  $(package)_config_opts+=--layout=system --user-config=user-config.jam
+  $(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
+  
+  $(package)_config_opts_linux=threadapi=pthread runtime-link=static
+  
+  # Darwin (macOS) Defaults
+  $(package)_config_opts_darwin=target-os=darwin runtime-link=shared
+  
+  # Windows Defaults
+  $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=binary-format=pe target-os=windows threadapi=win32 runtime-link=static
+  
+  # Architecture Specifics
+  $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_mingw32=address-model=64
+  $(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=address-model=32
+  $(package)_config_opts_i686_linux=address-model=32 architecture=x86
+  
+  # MACOS ARM64 FIX: Explicitly tell B2 this is ARM + Mach-O
+  $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_darwin=address-model=64
+  $(package)_config_opts_aarch64_darwin=address-model=64 architecture=arm binary-format=mach-o abi=aapcs
+
+  $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
+  $(package)_archiver_$(host_os)=$($(package)_ar)
+  $(package)_toolset_darwin=darwin
+  $(package)_archiver_darwin=$($(package)_libtool)
+  
+  $(package)_config_libraries=atomic,chrono,date_time,filesystem,program_options,regex,serialization,system,thread,locale,context,coroutine
+  $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17 -fPIC
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix_aroptions.patch &&\
-  patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix_arm_arch.patch &&\
   echo "using $(boost_toolset_$(host_os)) : : $($(package)_cxx) : <cxxflags>\"$($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)\" <linkflags>\"$($(package)_ldflags)\" <archiver>\"$(boost_archiver_$(host_os))\" <arflags>\"$($(package)_arflags)\" <striper>\"$(host_STRIP)\"  <ranlib>\"$(host_RANLIB)\" <rc>\"$(host_WINDRES)\" : ;" > user-config.jam
 endef
 
@@ -44,4 +52,4 @@ endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   ./b2 -d0 -j4 --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) $($(package)_config_opts) install
-endef
+endef
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diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
index d2d1eca85..b413c8f8f 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-packages:=boost openssl zeromq libiconv expat unbound
+packages:=boost openssl expat libusb hidapi protobuf libiconv sodium zeromq unbound zlib zstd
 
 # ccache is useless in gitian builds
 ifneq ($(GITIAN),1)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/zlib.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/zlib.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7917047d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/zlib.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package=zlib
+$(package)_version=1.3.1
+$(package)_download_path=https://zlib.net/
+$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=9a93b2b7dfdac77ceba5a558a580e74667dd6fede4585b91eefb60f03b72df23
+
+define $(package)_set_vars
+  $(package)_config_opts=--static
+endef
+
+define $(package)_config_cmds
+  CHOST=${host} ./configure $($(package)_config_opts) --prefix=$($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)
+endef
+
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  $(MAKE) libz.a
+endef
+
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  $(MAKE) install
+endef
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diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/zstd.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/zstd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1dca27e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/zstd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package=zstd
+$(package)_version=1.5.5
+$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/facebook/zstd/releases/download/v$($(package)_version)/
+$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=9c4396cc829cfae319a6e2615202e82aad41372073482fce286fac78646d3ee4
+
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  $(MAKE) -C lib libzstd.a
+endef
+
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  cp lib/libzstd.a $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)/lib/
+  cp lib/zstd.h $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)/include/
+endef
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