diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 969b60a..2a9b7a1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,88 +1,19 @@
-# ---> C
-# Prerequisites
-*.d
+# CLion / JetBrains
+.idea/
 
-# Object files
+# Conan
+build/
+.conan/
+
+# CMake
+CMakeCache.txt
+CMakeFiles/
+cmake_install.cmake
+compile_commands.json
+
+# Binaries
 *.o
-*.ko
-*.obj
-*.elf
-
-# Linker output
-*.ilk
-*.map
-*.exp
-
-# Precompiled Headers
-*.gch
-*.pch
-
-# Libraries
-*.lib
 *.a
-*.la
-*.lo
-
-# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
-*.dll
-*.so
-*.so.*
-*.dylib
-
-# Executables
-*.exe
-*.out
-*.app
-*.i*86
-*.x86_64
-*.hex
-
-# Debug files
-*.dSYM/
-*.su
-*.idb
-*.pdb
-
-# Kernel Module Compile Results
-*.mod*
-*.cmd
-.tmp_versions/
-modules.order
-Module.symvers
-Mkfile.old
-dkms.conf
-
-# ---> C++
-# Prerequisites
-*.d
-
-# Compiled Object files
-*.slo
-*.lo
-*.o
-*.obj
-
-# Precompiled Headers
-*.gch
-*.pch
-
-# Compiled Dynamic libraries
 *.so
 *.dylib
-*.dll
-
-# Fortran module files
-*.mod
-*.smod
-
-# Compiled Static libraries
-*.lai
-*.la
-*.a
-*.lib
-
-# Executables
-*.exe
-*.out
-*.app
-
+pauldb
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3330da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
+project(PaulDB VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sprachstandards
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD   17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS        OFF)   # -std=c++20 statt -std=gnu++20
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Conan-generierte Pakete einbinden (CMakeDeps-Finder liegen im build-Ordner)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# find_package(fmt      REQUIRED)   # Beispiel – einkommentieren wenn dep da ist
+# find_package(spdlog   REQUIRED)   # Beispiel
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Hauptprogramm
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(pauldb
+    src/main.cpp
+)
+
+target_include_directories(pauldb
+    PRIVATE
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+)
+
+# Externe Libs linken – Beispiel:
+# target_link_libraries(pauldb PRIVATE fmt::fmt spdlog::spdlog)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Installationsregeln (für package() in conanfile.py)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+install(TARGETS pauldb DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10a5b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "version": 6,
+  "configurePresets": [
+    {
+      "name": "conan-debug",
+      "displayName": "Debug (Conan)",
+      "generator": "Ninja",
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build/Debug",
+      "toolchainFile": "${sourceDir}/build/Debug/generators/conan_toolchain.cmake",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug",
+        "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": "ON"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "conan-release",
+      "displayName": "Release (Conan)",
+      "generator": "Ninja",
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build/Release",
+      "toolchainFile": "${sourceDir}/build/Release/generators/conan_toolchain.cmake",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "buildPresets": [
+    { "name": "debug",   "configurePreset": "conan-debug"   },
+    { "name": "release", "configurePreset": "conan-release" }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b3c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from conan import ConanFile
+from conan.tools.cmake import CMake, cmake_layout
+
+
+class PaulDBConan(ConanFile):
+    name = "pauldb"
+    version = "0.1.0"
+    description = "Handcrafted HTAP database – Row+Column Storage, Delta-Merge"
+    license = "NONE"
+    url = "https://git.paulvincenthorn.de/paulhorn/PaulDB"
+
+    # Welche Varianten Conan unterscheiden soll
+    settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
+
+    # Conan generiert conan_toolchain.cmake + Finder-Dateien für CMake
+    generators = "CMakeDeps", "CMakeToolchain"
+
+    def layout(self):
+        # Legt build-Ordner-Konvention fest (build/Debug, build/Release, …)
+        cmake_layout(self)
+
+    def requirements(self):
+        # Hier später externe Abhängigkeiten eintragen, z.B.:
+        # self.requires("fmt/10.2.1")
+        # self.requires("spdlog/1.13.0")
+        pass
+
+    def build(self):
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build()
+
+    def package(self):
+        # Wird relevant, sobald PaulDB selbst als Library verpackt wird
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.install()
+
+    def package_info(self):
+        # Wird relevant, sobald andere Projekte pauldb als Dep einbinden
+        self.cpp_info.libs = ["pauldb"]