diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9834823862..336d35b60c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ More information is [available on the wiki](https://github.com/hioa-cs/IncludeOS
 
 ### Writing your first service
 
-1. Copy the [./seed](./seed) directory to a convenient location like `~/your_service`. Then, just start implementing the `Service::start` function in the `Service` class, located in [your_service/service.cpp](./seed/service.cpp) (Very simple example provided). This function will be called once the OS is up and running.
-2. Update the [CMakeLists.txt](./seed/CMakeLists.txt) to specify the name of your project, enable any needed drivers or plugins, etc.
+1. Copy the [./seed/service](./seed/service) directory to a convenient location like `~/your_service`. Then, just start implementing the `Service::start` function in the `Service` class, located in [your_service/service.cpp](./seed/service/service.cpp) (Very simple example provided). This function will be called once the OS is up and running.
+2. Update the [CMakeLists.txt](./seed/service/CMakeLists.txt) to specify the name of your project, enable any needed drivers or plugins, etc.
 
 **Example:**
 
 ```
-    $ cp -r seed ~/my_service
+    $ cp -r seed/service ~/my_service
     $ cd ~/my_service
     $ emacs service.cpp
     ... add your code
diff --git a/etc/library.cmake b/etc/library.cmake
index 2452a87354..d22ea8b582 100644
--- a/etc/library.cmake
+++ b/etc/library.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #
-# 
+# CMakeList for IncludeOS library
 #
 
+# IncludeOS install location
+if (NOT DEFINED ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX})
+  set(ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX} /usr/local)
+endif()
+
 # test compiler
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
 	# currently gcc is not supported due to problems cross-compiling a unikernel
@@ -12,14 +17,10 @@ endif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
 set(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_OBJECT_FORMAT "elf")
 enable_language(ASM_NASM)
 
-# stackrealign is needed to guarantee 16-byte stack alignment for SSE
-# the compiler seems to be really dumb in this regard, creating a misaligned stack left and right
-set(CAPABS "-mstackrealign -msse3 -fstack-protector-strong")
-
 # Various global defines
 # * OS_TERMINATE_ON_CONTRACT_VIOLATION provides classic assert-like output from Expects / Ensures
 # * _GNU_SOURCE enables POSIX-extensions in newlib, such as strnlen. ("everything newlib has", ref. cdefs.h)
-set(CAPABS "${CAPABS} -DOS_TERMINATE_ON_CONTRACT_VIOLATION -D_GNU_SOURCE -DSERVICE=\"\\\"${BINARY}\\\"\" -DSERVICE_NAME=\"\\\"${SERVICE_NAME}\\\"\"")
+set(CAPABS "-msse3 -fstack-protector-strong -DOS_TERMINATE_ON_CONTRACT_VIOLATION -D_GNU_SOURCE")
 set(WARNS  "-Wall -Wextra") #-pedantic
 
 # configure options
@@ -32,23 +33,24 @@ if (minimal)
   set(OPTIMIZE "-Os")
 endif()
 if (debug)
-  set(CAPABS "${CAPABS} -g"
+  set(CAPABS "${CAPABS} -g")
 endif()
 
 # these kinda work with llvm
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-MMD -target i686-elf ${CAPABS} ${OPTIMIZE} ${WARNS} -c -m32 -std=c++14 -D_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_THREADS=1")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-MMD -target i686-elf ${CAPABS} ${OPTIMIZE} ${WARNS} -c -m32")
 
-
 # includes
 include_directories(${LOCAL_INCLUDES})
-include_directories(${INCLUDEOS_ROOT}/include/libcxx)
-include_directories(${INCLUDEOS_ROOT}/include/api/sys)
-include_directories(${INCLUDEOS_ROOT}/include/newlib)
-include_directories(${INCLUDEOS_ROOT}/include/api/posix)
-include_directories(${INCLUDEOS_ROOT}/include/api)
-include_directories(${INCLUDEOS_ROOT}/include/gsl)
-
-# output <- input
-add_library(library STATIC ${SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(library PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${LIBRARY_NAME})
+include_directories($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/include/libcxx)
+include_directories($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/api/sys)
+include_directories($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/include/newlib)
+include_directories($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/api/posix)
+include_directories($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/api)
+include_directories($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/include)
+include_directories($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/include)
+
+add_library(${LIBRARY_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES})
+
+#install(TARGETS ${LIBRARY_NAME} DESTINATION includeos/lib)
+#install(DIRECTORY ${LIBRARY_HEADERS} DESTINATION includeos/include)
diff --git a/seed/.gitignore b/seed/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index c6079b4532..0000000000
--- a/seed/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-*.o
-*.d
-*.img
-_elf_symbols.bin
diff --git a/seed/debug/service.gdb b/seed/debug/service.gdb
deleted file mode 100644
index f5acb4ff3c..0000000000
--- a/seed/debug/service.gdb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-file service
-break _start
-break OS::start
-set non-stop off
-target remote localhost:1234
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/seed/library/.gitignore b/seed/library/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2e6ee39e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed/library/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+build/*
+lib/
diff --git a/seed/library/CMakeLists.txt b/seed/library/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cd6ffde4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
+
+# IncludeOS install location
+if (NOT DEFINED ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX})
+  set(ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX} /usr/local)
+endif()
+
+# Use toolchain (if needed)
+set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE $ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/i686-elf-toolchain.cmake)
+
+# Name of your project
+project (libseed)
+
+# Name of your IncludeOS library
+set(LIBRARY_NAME "seed") # => libseed.a
+
+# Source files to be built into your IncludeOS library
+set(SOURCES
+  # seed.cpp # ...add more here
+  )
+
+# Necessary includes to build your library
+set(LOCAL_INCLUDES
+  # "include"
+  )
+
+# include library build script
+include($ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos/library.cmake)
+
+
+# INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL):
+
+# If CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is not set, install to source directory
+if (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
+  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}") # $ENV{INCLUDEOS_PREFIX}/includeos
+endif()
+
+# Where to install library
+install(TARGETS ${LIBRARY_NAME} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib)
+
+# Where to install library headers
+# NOTE: There is a difference between installing a list of files and a directory
+# set(LIBRARY_HEADERS "include/seed")
+# install(DIRECTORY ${LIBRARY_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include)
diff --git a/seed/cmake_build.sh b/seed/library/cmake_build.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from seed/cmake_build.sh
rename to seed/library/cmake_build.sh
diff --git a/seed/run.sh b/seed/run.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8b5ad911d8..0000000000
--- a/seed/run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-set -
-INCLUDEOS_PREFIX=${INCLUDEOS_PREFIX-/usr/local}
-sudo $INCLUDEOS_PREFIX/includeos/scripts/create_bridge.sh
-
-FILE=$1
-shift
-source $INCLUDEOS_PREFIX/includeos/scripts/run.sh $FILE ${*}
diff --git a/seed/service/.gitignore b/seed/service/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a007feab07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed/service/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/*
diff --git a/seed/CMakeLists.txt b/seed/service/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from seed/CMakeLists.txt
rename to seed/service/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/seed/service/cmake_build.sh b/seed/service/cmake_build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9fdd05a8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed/service/cmake_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+INSTALL=`pwd`
+mkdir -p build
+pushd build
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$INSTALL
+make install
+popd
diff --git a/seed/docker_run.sh b/seed/service/docker_run.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from seed/docker_run.sh
rename to seed/service/docker_run.sh
diff --git a/seed/service.cpp b/seed/service/service.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from seed/service.cpp
rename to seed/service/service.cpp