diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e908e0dfe..78e4b426f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,13 +87,30 @@ else()
 endif()
 set(STATIC ${DEFAULT_STATIC} CACHE BOOL "Link libraries statically")
 
+IF(STATIC)
+  IF(MSVC)
+    SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .lib .dll.a .a ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+  ELSE()
+    SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+  ENDIF()
+ENDIF()
+
 if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   # Note that at the time of this writing the -Wstrict-prototypes flag added below will make this fail
   find_package(Threads)
 endif()
 
-# Find unbound - don't move this to the end, cmake is weird about this
-find_package(Unbound REQUIRED)
+add_subdirectory(external)
+
+# Final setup for miniupnpc
+if(UPNP_STATIC)
+  add_definitions("-DUPNP_STATIC")
+else()
+  add_definitions("-DUPNP_DYNAMIC")
+  include_directories(${UPNP_INCLUDE})
+endif()
+
+# Final setup for libunbound
 include_directories(${UNBOUND_INCLUDE})
 
 if(MSVC)
@@ -184,7 +201,7 @@ if(STATIC)
   set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
   set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)
 endif()
-find_package(Boost 1.53 REQUIRED COMPONENTS system filesystem thread date_time chrono regex serialization program_options)
+find_package(Boost 1.53 QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS system filesystem thread date_time chrono regex serialization program_options)
 
 if(NOT Boost_FOUND)
    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "${BoldRed}Could not find Boost libraries, please make sure you have installed Boost or libboost-all-dev (1.53 or 1.55+) or the equivalent${ColourReset}")
@@ -196,11 +213,14 @@ endif()
 
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 if(MINGW)
-  set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARIES};pthread;mswsock;ws2_32")
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES pthread;mswsock;ws2_32)
 elseif(APPLE OR FREEBSD)
-  set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES "")
 elseif(NOT MSVC)
-  #set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARIES};rt;pthread")
+  find_library(RT rt)
+  find_library(PTHREAD pthread)
+  find_library(DL dl)
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${RT} ${PTHREAD} ${DL})
 endif()
 
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/version")
@@ -215,15 +235,5 @@ else()
   add_custom_target(version ALL)
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(external)
-
-# Final setup for miniupnpc
-if(UPNP_STATIC)
-  add_definitions("-DUPNP_STATIC")
-else()
-  add_definitions("-DUPNP_DYNAMIC")
-  include_directories(${UPNP_INCLUDE})
-endif()
-
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee6ef0545..b40e06b8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ Parts of the project are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote devel
 ### On Unix and Linux:
 
 Dependencies: GCC 4.7.3 or later, CMake 2.8.6 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), and Boost 1.53 or later (except 1.54, [more details here](http://goo.gl/RrCFmA)).
+Static Build Additional Dependencies: ldns 1.6.17 or later, expat 1.1 or later, bison or yacc
 
 **Basic Process:**
 
 * To build, change to the root of the source code directory, and run `make`.
-* The resulting executables can be found in build/release/src.
+* The resulting executables can be found in `build/release/src` or `build/debug/src`, depending on what you're building.
 
 **Advanced options:**
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ Alternatively, it can be built in an easier and more automated fashion using Hom
 ### On Windows:
 
 Dependencies: mingw-w64, msys2, CMake 2.8.6 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), and Boost 1.53 or 1.55 (except 1.54, [more details here](http://goo.gl/RrCFmA)).
+Static Build Additional Dependencies: ldns 1.6.17 or later, expat 1.1 or later
 
 **Preparing the Build Environment**
 
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ pacman -Su
 ```
 * For those of you already familiar with pacman, you can run the normal `pacman -Syu` to update, but you may get errors and need to restart MSYS2 if pacman's dependencies are updated.
 * Install dependencies: `pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc make mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-unbound mingw-w64-x86_64-boost`
+* If you are planning to build statically you will also need to install: `pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-ldns mingw-w64-x86_64-expat` (note that these are likely already installed by the unbound dependency installation above)
 
 **Building**
 
@@ -108,9 +111,17 @@ cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=..
 cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/32-bit-toolchain.cmake -D MSYS2_FOLDER=c:/msys32 ..
 ```
 * You can now run `make` to have it build
+* The resulting executables can be found in `build/release/src` or `build/debug/src`, depending on what you're building.
 
 If you installed MSYS2 in a folder other than c:/msys64, make the appropriate substitution above.
 
+**Advanced options:**
+
+* Parallel build: run `make -j<number of threads>` instead of `make`.
+* Statically linked release build: run `make release-static`.
+* Debug build: run `make build-debug`.
+* Test suite: run `make test-release` to run tests in addition to building. Running `make test-debug` will do the same to the debug version.
+
 ### On FreeBSD:
 
 The project can be built from scratch by following instructions for Unix and Linux above.
diff --git a/cmake/FindMiniupnpc.cmake b/cmake/FindMiniupnpc.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bf331da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindMiniupnpc.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+# --------------------------------- FindMiniupnpc Start ---------------------------------
+# Locate miniupnp library
+# This module defines
+#  MINIUPNP_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to miniupnp
+#  MINIUPNP_LIBRARY, the miniupnp variant
+#  MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find miniupnpc.h and family)
+#  MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 --> set if we detect the version of miniupnpc is
+#                               pre 1.6
+#  MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5 --> set if we detect the version of miniupnpc is
+#                               pre 1.5
+#
+# Note that the expected include convention is
+#  #include "miniupnpc.h"
+# and not
+#  #include <miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h>
+# This is because, the miniupnpc location is not standardized and may exist
+# in locations other than miniupnpc/
+
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2011 Mark Vejvoda
+#
+# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+#
+# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the License for more information.
+#=============================================================================
+# (To distributed this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
+#  License text for the above reference.)
+
+if (MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
+	# Already in cache, be silent
+	set(MINIUPNP_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
+endif (MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
+
+find_path(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR miniupnpc.h
+	PATH_SUFFIXES miniupnpc)
+find_library(MINIUPNP_LIBRARY miniupnpc)
+
+if (MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
+	set (MINIUPNP_FOUND TRUE)
+endif ()
+
+if (MINIUPNP_FOUND)
+	include(CheckCXXSourceRuns)
+	if (NOT MINIUPNP_FIND_QUIETLY)
+		message (STATUS "Found the miniupnpc libraries at ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY}")
+		message (STATUS "Found the miniupnpc headers at ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+	endif (NOT MINIUPNP_FIND_QUIETLY)
+
+	message(STATUS "Detecting version of miniupnpc in path: ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
+	check_cxx_source_runs("
+	#include <miniwget.h>
+	#include <miniupnpc.h>
+	#include <upnpcommands.h>
+	#include <stdio.h>
+	int main()
+	{
+	static struct UPNPUrls urls;
+	static struct IGDdatas data;
+
+	GetUPNPUrls (&urls, &data, \"myurl\",0);
+
+	return 0;
+	}"
+	MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
+
+IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
+	check_cxx_source_runs("
+	#include <miniwget.h>
+	#include <miniupnpc.h>
+	#include <upnpcommands.h>
+	#include <stdio.h>
+	int main()
+	{
+	struct UPNPDev *devlist = NULL;
+	int upnp_delay = 5000;
+	const char *upnp_multicastif = NULL;
+	const char *upnp_minissdpdsock = NULL;
+	int upnp_sameport = 0;
+	int upnp_ipv6 = 0;
+	int upnp_error = 0;
+	devlist = upnpDiscover(upnp_delay, upnp_multicastif, upnp_minissdpdsock, upnp_sameport, upnp_ipv6, &upnp_error);
+
+	return 0;
+	}"
+	MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7)
+   ENDIF()
+
+   IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
+	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
+	   check_cxx_source_runs("
+	   #include <miniwget.h>
+	   #include <miniupnpc.h>
+	   #include <upnpcommands.h>
+	   #include <stdio.h>
+	   int main()
+	   {
+	   struct UPNPDev *devlist = NULL;
+	   int upnp_delay = 5000;
+	   const char *upnp_multicastif = NULL;
+	   const char *upnp_minissdpdsock = NULL;
+	   int upnp_sameport = 0;
+	   int upnp_ipv6 = 0;
+	   int upnp_error = 0;
+	   devlist = upnpDiscover(upnp_delay, upnp_multicastif, upnp_minissdpdsock, upnp_sameport);
+
+	   return 0;
+	   }"
+	   MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6)
+
+   ENDIF()
+
+   IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
+	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
+	   check_cxx_source_runs("
+	   #include <miniwget.h>
+	   #include <miniupnpc.h>
+	   #include <upnpcommands.h>
+	   #include <stdio.h>
+	   static struct UPNPUrls urls;
+	   static struct IGDdatas data;
+	   int main()
+	   {
+	   char externalIP[16]     = \"\";
+	   UPNP_GetExternalIPAddress(urls.controlURL, data.first.servicetype, externalIP);
+
+	   return 0;
+	   }"
+	   MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_5_OR_HIGHER)
+	ENDIF()
+
+	IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_5_OR_HIGHER AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
+		set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+		set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
+		check_cxx_source_runs("
+		#include <miniwget.h>
+		#include <miniupnpc.h>
+		#include <upnpcommands.h>
+		#include <stdio.h>
+		static struct UPNPUrls urls;
+		static struct IGDdatas data;
+		int main()
+		{
+		char externalIP[16]     = \"\";
+		UPNP_GetExternalIPAddress(urls.controlURL, data.servicetype, externalIP);
+
+		return 0;
+		}"
+		MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5)
+
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5)
+	message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is pre v1.5")
+ENDIF()
+IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6)
+	message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is pre v1.6")
+ENDIF()
+IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7)
+	message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is pre v1.7")
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7)
+	IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_5_OR_HIGHER)
+		message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is v1.5 or higher")
+	ELSE()
+		message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is v1.7 or higher")
+	ENDIF()
+ENDIF()
+
+else ()
+	message (STATUS "Could not find miniupnp")
+endif ()
+
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
+# --------------------------------- FindMiniupnpc End ---------------------------------
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/FindUnbound.cmake b/cmake/FindUnbound.cmake
index 032bcf45e..9728cd2f0 100644
--- a/cmake/FindUnbound.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindUnbound.cmake
@@ -37,25 +37,4 @@ FIND_PATH(UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR
   /usr/
 )
 
-if(STATIC)
-  if(MINGW)
-    find_library(UNBOUND_LIBRARIES libunbound.dll.a)
-  else()
-    find_library(UNBOUND_LIBRARIES libunbound.a)
-  endif()
-else()
-  find_library(UNBOUND_LIBRARIES unbound)
-endif()
-
-IF(UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Found libunbound include (unbound.h) in ${UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-  IF(UNBOUND_LIBRARIES)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Found libunbound library")
-    set(UNBOUND_INCLUDE ${UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(UNBOUND_LIBRARY ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES})
-  ELSE()
-    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "${BoldRed}Could not find libunbound library, please make sure you have installed libunbound or libunbound-dev or the equivalent${ColourReset}")
-  ENDIF()
-ELSE()
-  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "${BoldRed}Could not find libunbound library, please make sure you have installed libunbound or libunbound-dev or the equivalent${ColourReset}")
-ENDIF()
+find_library(UNBOUND_LIBRARIES unbound)
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index f121162df..83e9e6dee 100755
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,216 +28,38 @@
 # 
 # Parts of this file are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote developers
 
-# --------------------------------- FindMiniupnpc Start ---------------------------------
-# Locate miniupnp library
-# This module defines
-#  MINIUPNP_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to miniupnp
-#  MINIUPNP_LIBRARY, the miniupnp variant
-#  MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find miniupnpc.h and family)
-#  MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 --> set if we detect the version of miniupnpc is
-#                               pre 1.6
-#  MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5 --> set if we detect the version of miniupnpc is
-#                               pre 1.5
-#
-# Note that the expected include convention is
-#  #include "miniupnpc.h"
-# and not
-#  #include <miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h>
-# This is because, the miniupnpc location is not standardized and may exist
-# in locations other than miniupnpc/
 
-#=============================================================================
-# Copyright 2011 Mark Vejvoda
-#
-# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
-# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
-#
-# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
-# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-# See the License for more information.
-#=============================================================================
-# (To distributed this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
-#  License text for the above reference.)
+# This is broken up into two parts: first we check for miniupnp, compile it if we can't
+# find it, and thereafter we check for libunbound, and compile it if we can't find it.
+# We always compile if we are building statically to reduce static dependency issues...
+# ...except for FreeBSD, because FreeBSD is a special case that doesn't play well with
+# others.
 
-if (MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
-	# Already in cache, be silent
-	set(MINIUPNP_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
-endif (MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
+find_package(MiniUpnpc QUIET)
 
-find_path(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR miniupnpc.h
-	PATH_SUFFIXES miniupnpc)
-find_library(MINIUPNP_LIBRARY miniupnpc)
-
-if (MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
-	set (MINIUPNP_FOUND TRUE)
-endif ()
-
-if (MINIUPNP_FOUND)
-	include(CheckCXXSourceRuns)
-	if (NOT MINIUPNP_FIND_QUIETLY)
-		message (STATUS "Found the miniupnpc libraries at ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY}")
-		message (STATUS "Found the miniupnpc headers at ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-	endif (NOT MINIUPNP_FIND_QUIETLY)
-
-	message(STATUS "Detecting version of miniupnpc in path: ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-
-	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
-	check_cxx_source_runs("
-	#include <miniwget.h>
-	#include <miniupnpc.h>
-	#include <upnpcommands.h>
-	#include <stdio.h>
-	int main()
-	{
-	static struct UPNPUrls urls;
-	static struct IGDdatas data;
-
-	GetUPNPUrls (&urls, &data, \"myurl\",0);
-
-	return 0;
-	}"
-	MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
-
-IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
-	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
-	check_cxx_source_runs("
-	#include <miniwget.h>
-	#include <miniupnpc.h>
-	#include <upnpcommands.h>
-	#include <stdio.h>
-	int main()
-	{
-	struct UPNPDev *devlist = NULL;
-	int upnp_delay = 5000;
-	const char *upnp_multicastif = NULL;
-	const char *upnp_minissdpdsock = NULL;
-	int upnp_sameport = 0;
-	int upnp_ipv6 = 0;
-	int upnp_error = 0;
-	devlist = upnpDiscover(upnp_delay, upnp_multicastif, upnp_minissdpdsock, upnp_sameport, upnp_ipv6, &upnp_error);
-
-	return 0;
-	}"
-	MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7)
-   ENDIF()
-
-   IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
-	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
-	   check_cxx_source_runs("
-	   #include <miniwget.h>
-	   #include <miniupnpc.h>
-	   #include <upnpcommands.h>
-	   #include <stdio.h>
-	   int main()
-	   {
-	   struct UPNPDev *devlist = NULL;
-	   int upnp_delay = 5000;
-	   const char *upnp_multicastif = NULL;
-	   const char *upnp_minissdpdsock = NULL;
-	   int upnp_sameport = 0;
-	   int upnp_ipv6 = 0;
-	   int upnp_error = 0;
-	   devlist = upnpDiscover(upnp_delay, upnp_multicastif, upnp_minissdpdsock, upnp_sameport);
-
-	   return 0;
-	   }"
-	   MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6)
-
-   ENDIF()
-
-   IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
-	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
-	   check_cxx_source_runs("
-	   #include <miniwget.h>
-	   #include <miniupnpc.h>
-	   #include <upnpcommands.h>
-	   #include <stdio.h>
-	   static struct UPNPUrls urls;
-	   static struct IGDdatas data;
-	   int main()
-	   {
-	   char externalIP[16]     = \"\";
-	   UPNP_GetExternalIPAddress(urls.controlURL, data.first.servicetype, externalIP);
-
-	   return 0;
-	   }"
-	   MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_5_OR_HIGHER)
-	ENDIF()
-
-	IF (NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_5_OR_HIGHER AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
-		set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-		set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
-		check_cxx_source_runs("
-		#include <miniwget.h>
-		#include <miniupnpc.h>
-		#include <upnpcommands.h>
-		#include <stdio.h>
-		static struct UPNPUrls urls;
-		static struct IGDdatas data;
-		int main()
-		{
-		char externalIP[16]     = \"\";
-		UPNP_GetExternalIPAddress(urls.controlURL, data.servicetype, externalIP);
-
-		return 0;
-		}"
-		MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5)
-
-ENDIF()
-
-IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5)
-	message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is pre v1.5")
-ENDIF()
-IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6)
-	message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is pre v1.6")
-ENDIF()
-IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7)
-	message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is pre v1.7")
-ENDIF()
-
-IF(NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_5 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_6 AND NOT MINIUPNPC_VERSION_PRE1_7)
-	IF(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_5_OR_HIGHER)
-		message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is v1.5 or higher")
-	ELSE()
-		message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc version is v1.7 or higher")
-	ENDIF()
-ENDIF()
-
-else ()
-	message (STATUS "Could not find miniupnp")
-endif ()
-
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
-# --------------------------------- FindMiniupnpc End ---------------------------------
-
-# And now on to the Monero part of things
-
-# FreeBSD doesn't play well with the local copy
-SET(USE_SHARED false)
+# FreeBSD doesn't play well with the local copy, so default to using shared
+SET(USE_SHARED_MINIUPNPC false)
 
 # If we have the correct shared version and we're not building static, use it
-IF(MINIUPNP_FOUND AND MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER AND !STATIC)
- SET(USE_SHARED true)
+IF(STATIC)
+ SET(USE_SHARED_MINIUPNPC false)
+ELSEIF(MINIUPNP_FOUND AND MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER)
+ SET(USE_SHARED_MINIUPNPC true)
 ENDIF()
 
-# If we're on FreeBSD
-IF(FREEBSD)
- SET(USE_SHARED true)
-ENDIF()
-
-if(USE_SHARED)
+if(USE_SHARED_MINIUPNPC)
   message(STATUS "Using shared miniupnpc found at ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 
   set(UPNP_STATIC false PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(UPNP_INCLUDE ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(UPNP_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY} PARENT_SCOPE)
 else()
-  message(STATUS "Using static miniupnpc from external")
-
+  if(STATIC)
+    message(STATUS "Using miniupnpc from local source tree for static build")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Using miniupnpc from local source tree (/external/miniupnpc)")
+  endif()
+  
   set(UPNPC_BUILD_STATIC ON CACHE BOOL "Build static library")
   set(UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED OFF CACHE BOOL "Build shared library")
   set(UPNPC_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build test executables")
@@ -253,3 +75,101 @@ else()
   set(UPNP_STATIC true PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(UPNP_LIBRARIES "upnpc-static" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endif()
+
+find_package(Unbound)
+
+IF(!UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR OR STATIC)
+  if(STATIC)
+    message(STATUS "Using libunbound from local source tree for static build")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Using libunbound from local source tree (/external/unbound)")
+  endif()
+  
+  INCLUDE(ExternalProject)
+  
+  FIND_PACKAGE(OpenSSL QUIET)
+  IF(!OPENSSL_LIBRARIES)
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "${BoldRed}Could not find the openssl library. Please make sure you have installed openssl or libssl-dev or the equivalent${ColourReset}")
+  ELSE()
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Found openssl libraries")
+  ENDIF()
+
+  FIND_PACKAGE(Expat QUIET)
+  IF(!EXPAT_LIBRARIES)
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "${BoldRed}Could not find the expat library. Please make sure you have installed libexpat or libexpat-dev or the equivalent${ColourReset}")
+  ELSE()
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Found expat libraries")
+  ENDIF()
+  
+  IF(MINGW)
+    set(ENV{USE_WINSOCK} 1)
+    set(ENV{CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+    set(ENV{GCC_PREFIX} ${GCC_PREFIX})
+    set(ENV{CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH})
+    EXTERNALPROJECT_ADD(
+      libunbound
+      PREFIX ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound
+      URL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/monero-config.sh
+      BUILD_COMMAND $(MAKE)
+      UPDATE_COMMAND ""
+      PATCH_COMMAND ""
+      INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build/libtool --mode=install cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build/libunbound.la ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build
+      LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
+      LOG_UPDATE 1
+      LOG_CONFIGURE 1
+      LOG_BUILD 1
+      LOG_TEST 1
+      LOG_INSTALL 1
+    )
+  ELSEIF(APPLE)
+    execute_process(COMMAND brew --prefix OUTPUT_VARIABLE BREW_PREFIX OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    EXTERNALPROJECT_ADD(
+      libunbound
+      PREFIX ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound
+      URL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/configure --prefix=${BREW_PREFIX} --enable-shared --enable-static --disable-gost --disable-rpath --with-libevent=no --without-pyunbound --without-pythonmodule --without-pthreads --with-libunbound-only
+      BUILD_COMMAND $(MAKE)
+      UPDATE_COMMAND ""
+      PATCH_COMMAND ""
+      INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build/libtool --mode=install cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build/libunbound.la ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build
+      LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
+      LOG_UPDATE 1
+      LOG_CONFIGURE 1
+      LOG_BUILD 1
+      LOG_TEST 1
+      LOG_INSTALL 1
+    )
+  ELSE()
+    EXTERNALPROJECT_ADD(
+      libunbound
+      PREFIX ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound
+      URL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/configure --disable-shared --enable-static --disable-gost --disable-rpath --with-libevent=no --without-pyunbound --without-pythonmodule --without-pthreads --with-libunbound-only
+      BUILD_COMMAND $(MAKE)
+      UPDATE_COMMAND ""
+      PATCH_COMMAND ""
+      INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build/libtool --mode=install cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build/libunbound.la ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build
+      LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
+      LOG_UPDATE 1
+      LOG_CONFIGURE 1
+      LOG_BUILD 1
+      LOG_TEST 1
+      LOG_INSTALL 1
+    )
+  ENDIF()
+  
+  set(UNBOUND_STATIC true PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(UNBOUND_INCLUDE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(UNBOUND_LIBRARY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound/src/libunbound-build/libunbound.a;${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+ELSE()
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Found libunbound include (unbound.h) in ${UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  IF(UNBOUND_LIBRARIES)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Found libunbound shared library")
+    set(UNBOUND_STATIC false PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(UNBOUND_INCLUDE ${UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(UNBOUND_LIBRARY ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} PARENT_SCOPE)
+  ELSE()
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "${BoldRed}Found libunbound includes, but could not find libunbound library. Please make sure you have installed libunbound or libunbound-dev or the equivalent${ColourReset}")
+  ENDIF()
+ENDIF()
diff --git a/external/unbound/monero-config.sh b/external/unbound/monero-config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cfdc7e04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/unbound/monero-config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+./configure --prefix=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --build=${GCC_PREFIX} --host=${GCC_PREFIX} --disable-shared --enable-static --sysconfdir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/etc --localstatedir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/var --sbindir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin --disable-gost --disable-rpath --with-libevent=no --with-libexpat=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --without-pyunbound --without-pythonmodule --with-ssl=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --without-pthreads --with-libunbound-only
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2393213cb..321d0555b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ add_library(mnemonics ${MNEMONICS})
 add_executable(daemon ${DAEMON} ${P2P} ${CRYPTONOTE_PROTOCOL})
 add_executable(connectivity_tool ${CONN_TOOL})
 add_executable(simpleminer ${MINER})
-target_link_libraries(daemon rpc cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(connectivity_tool cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(simpleminer cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(daemon rpc cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(connectivity_tool cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(simpleminer cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 add_library(rpc ${RPC})
 add_library(wallet ${WALLET})
 target_link_libraries(wallet mnemonics)
 add_executable(simplewallet ${SIMPLEWALLET} )
-target_link_libraries(simplewallet wallet rpc cryptonote_core crypto common mnemonics ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(simplewallet wallet rpc cryptonote_core crypto common mnemonics ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 add_dependencies(daemon version)
 add_dependencies(rpc version)
 add_dependencies(simplewallet version)
diff --git a/src/common/dns_utils.cpp b/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
index 8c4038568..d21b538a6 100644
--- a/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 #include "common/dns_utils.h"
 #include <cstring>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <unbound.h>
+// check local first (in the event of static or in-source compilation of libunbound)
+#include "unbound.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "include_base_utils.h"
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp
index 4ac2f0e5b..9ad0a27e8 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/checkpoints_create.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ bool create_checkpoints(cryptonote::checkpoints& checkpoints)
   ADD_CHECKPOINT(230700, "93e631240ceac831da1aebfc5dac8f722c430463024763ebafa888796ceaeedf");
   ADD_CHECKPOINT(231350, "b5add137199b820e1ea26640e5c3e121fd85faa86a1e39cf7e6cc097bdeb1131");
   ADD_CHECKPOINT(232150, "955de8e6b6508af2c24f7334f97beeea651d78e9ade3ab18fec3763be3201aa8");
+  ADD_CHECKPOINT(249380, "654fb0a81ce3e5caf7e3264a70f447d4bd07586c08fa50f6638cc54da0a52b2d");
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 14695ddd8..44582463d 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ add_executable(unit_tests ${UNIT_TESTS})
 add_executable(net_load_tests_clt net_load_tests/clt.cpp)
 add_executable(net_load_tests_srv net_load_tests/srv.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(core_proxy cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(coretests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(core_proxy cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(coretests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(difficulty-tests cryptonote_core)
-target_link_libraries(functional_tests cryptonote_core wallet common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(functional_tests cryptonote_core wallet common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(hash-tests crypto)
 target_link_libraries(hash-target-tests crypto cryptonote_core)
-target_link_libraries(performance_tests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(unit_tests gtest_main cryptonote_core wallet crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_clt cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_srv cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(performance_tests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(unit_tests gtest_main cryptonote_core wallet crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_clt cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_srv cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 
 if(NOT MSVC)
   set_property(TARGET gtest gtest_main unit_tests net_load_tests_clt net_load_tests_srv APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -Wno-undef -Wno-sign-compare")