diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..567609b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c50b1933..50c48f3b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ compiler:
 os:
     - linux
 
-before_script:
-    - wget -q -O - http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.64.0/boost_1_64_0.tar.gz | tar -xz
-    - cd boost_1_64_0 && ./bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=coroutine,context,chrono,system,thread,regex,filesystem
-    - ./b2  --ignore-site-config && cd ..
-    - mkdir build
-    - cd build
-    - cmake -DBOOST_ROOT=`pwd`/../boost_1_64_0 ..
-
 addons:
   apt:
     sources:
@@ -26,13 +18,19 @@ addons:
     - lcov
 
 script:
-    - $CXX --version
-    - make
-    - make test
-    - if [ "$CXX" == "g++-5" ]; then whereis gcov-5; fi
-    - if [ "$CXX" == "g++-5" ]; then make coverage VERBOSE=1; bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -X gcov; fi
-
+    - mkdir build && cd build
+    - conan install .. --build missing
+    - cmake .. && make VERBOSE=1 && ctest
+    - if [ "$CXX" == "g++-5" ]; then lcov --directory . --capture --output-file coverage.info --gcov-tool gcov-5; fi
+    - if [ "$CXX" == "g++-5" ]; then lcov --remove coverage.info '/*.conan/*' '/usr/*' '/*/t/*' --output-file coverage.info.cleaned; fi
+    - if [ "$CXX" == "g++-5" ]; then rm coverage.info; fi
+    - if [ "$CXX" == "g++-5" ]; then bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -X gcov ; fi
 
 install:
-    - if [ "$CXX" = "g++" ]; then export CXX="g++-5"; export CC="gcc-5"; fi
-    - if [ "$CXX" = "clang++" ]; then export CXX="clang++"; fi
+    - if [ "$CXX" == "g++" ]; then export CXX="g++-5"; export CC="gcc-5"; export CFLAGS="-g -O0 -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage"; export CXXFLAGS="-g -O0 -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage"; fi
+    - if [ "$CXX" == "clang++" ]; then export CXX="clang++"; fi
+    - sudo apt-get update -qq
+    - pip install --user conan
+    - conan remote add conan-community https://api.bintray.com/conan/conan-community/conan
+    - conan user
+
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa8fdff7..546fb50c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 project (bredis)
 
+find_package (Threads)
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
@@ -10,18 +12,8 @@ enable_testing()
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY)
 #add_definitions(-DBREDIS_DEBUG)
 
-find_package(
-    Boost
-    COMPONENTS
-        chrono
-        coroutine
-        context
-        filesystem
-        regex
-        system
-        thread
-    REQUIRED
-)
+include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
+conan_basic_setup()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-g -O0 -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage")
@@ -58,85 +50,15 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
     )
 endif()
 
-include_directories(${bredis_SOURCE_DIR}/include ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-MESSAGE(STATUS "boost inc: " ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-MESSAGE(STATUS "boost libs: " ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-
-add_library(catch_lib t/tests-main.cpp)
-
-if(WIN32)
-    set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
-    set(LINK_DEPENDENCIES ${Boost_LIBRARIES} catch_lib)
-    add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501)
-else()
-    set(LINK_DEPENDENCIES pthread ${Boost_LIBRARIES} catch_lib)
-endif()
+include_directories(${bredis_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+#include_directories(${bredis_SOURCE_DIR}/include ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+#MESSAGE(STATUS "boost inc: " ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+#MESSAGE(STATUS "boost libs: " ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
+# ASIO maintenance is lagging behind the rest of boost, see
+# https://github.com/chriskohlhoff/asio/pull/200 for one of the proposed patches.
+set(DISABLE_COROUTINES true)
+add_subdirectory(t)
 add_subdirectory(examples)
 
-add_executable(t-05-protocol t/05-protocol.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-05-protocol ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-05-protocol" t-05-protocol)
-
-add_executable(t-06-fragmented-buffer t/06-fragmented-buffer.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-06-fragmented-buffer ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-06-fragmented-buffer" t-06-fragmented-buffer)
-
-add_executable(t-07-extract t/07-extract.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-07-extract ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-07-extract" t-07-extract)
-
-add_executable(t-08-markers t/08-markers.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-08-markers ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-07-extract" t-08-markers)
-
-add_executable(t-10-ping t/10-ping.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-10-ping ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-10-ping" t-10-ping)
-
-add_executable(t-11-multi-ping t/11-multi-ping.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-11-multi-ping ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-11-multi-ping" t-11-multi-ping)
-
-add_executable(t-12-basic-types t/12-basic-types.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-12-basic-types ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-12-basic-types" t-12-basic-types)
-
-add_executable(t-13-protol-error t/13-protol-error.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-13-protol-error ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-13-protol-error" t-13-protol-error)
-
-if(NOT WIN32)
-add_executable(t-14-uds t/14-uds.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-14-uds ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-14-uds" t-14-uds)
-endif()
-
-add_executable(t-15-cancellation t/15-cancellation.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-15-cancellation ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-15-cancellation" t-15-cancellation)
-
-add_executable(t-16-close-connection t/16-close-connection.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-16-close-connection ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-16-close-connection" t-16-close-connection)
-
-add_executable(t-17-sync t/17-sync.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-17-sync ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-17-sync" t-17-sync)
-
-add_executable(t-18-subscription t/18-subscription.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-18-subscription ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-18-subscription" t-18-subscription)
-
-add_executable(t-19-transaction t/19-transaction.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-19-transaction ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-19-transaction" t-19-transaction)
-
-add_executable(t-20-promise t/20-promise.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-20-promise ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-20-promise" t-20-promise)
-
-add_executable(t-21-coroutine t/21-coroutine.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(t-21-coroutine ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
-add_test("t-21-coroutine" t-21-coroutine)
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c34c86e9..1001f469 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -8,21 +8,23 @@ platform:
 
 # enable rdp
 #init:
-#  - ps: iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1'))
-
+#  - ps: "iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1'))"
 #on_finish:
-#  - ps: $blockRdp = $true; iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1'))
+#  - ps: "$blockRdp = $true; iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1'))"
 
-environment:
-    BOOST_ROOT: "C:\\Libraries\\boost_1_64_0"
+#environment:
+#    BOOST_ROOT: "C:\\Libraries\\boost_1_64_0"
 #    BOOST_LIBRARYDIR: "C:\\Libraries\\boost_1_64_0\\lib32-msvc-15.0"
 
 
 before_build:
     - cmake --version
-    - echo %BOOST_ROOT%
-    - dir "C:\Libraries"
-    - dir "%BOOST_ROOT%"
+    #- echo %BOOST_ROOT%
+    #- dir "C:\Libraries"
+    #- dir "%BOOST_ROOT%"
+    - cmd: set PATH=%PATH%;%PYTHON%/Scripts/
+    - cmd: pip.exe install conan
+    - cmd: conan --version
     - ps: wget 'https://github.com/MSOpenTech/redis/releases/download/win-3.0.504/Redis-x64-3.0.504.zip' -OutFile "Redis-x64-3.0.504.zip"
     - '@ECHO redis downloaded deployed'
     - dir
@@ -31,15 +33,21 @@ before_build:
     # redis
     - set PATH=%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%;%PATH%
     # boost
-    - set PATH=%BOOST_ROOT%\lib64-msvc-14.1;%PATH%
+    # - set PATH=%BOOST_ROOT%\lib64-msvc-14.1;%PATH%
     - echo %PATH%
 
 build_script:
-  - cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -H. -B_builds -DBOOST_ROOT="%BOOST_ROOT%"
-#  -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="%BOOST_LIBRARYDIR%"
-  - cmake --build _builds
+    - cmd: mkdir build
+    - cmd: cd build
+    - cmd: conan install .. --build missing -o boost:shared=True -o boost:without_filesystem=False
+    - cmd: cmake ../  -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64"
+    - cmd: cmake --build . --config Release
 
 test_script:
-  - ps: cd _builds
-  - ctest -VV -C "%CONFIG%"
+#  - ps: cd builds
+    - dir
+    # copy boost dlls into bin folder
+    - conan imports ..
+    - cmd: cp ../redis-server.exe bin
+    - ctest -VV -C "%CONFIG%"
 
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2b90bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from conans import ConanFile, CMake, tools
+
+
+class BredisConan(ConanFile):
+    name = "bredis"
+    version = "0.05"
+    license = "<Put the package license here>"
+    url = "https://github.com/basiliscos/cpp-bredis"
+    description = "MIT"
+    settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
+
+    requires = "boost/1.66.0@conan/stable"
+    default_options = (
+        "boost:shared=True",
+        "boost:header_only=False",
+        "boost:without_math=True",
+        "boost:without_wave=True",
+        "boost:without_container=True",
+        "boost:without_exception=True",
+        "boost:without_graph=True",
+        "boost:without_iostreams=True",
+        "boost:without_locale=True",
+        "boost:without_log=True",
+        "boost:without_program_options=True",
+        "boost:without_random=True",
+        "boost:without_regex=True",
+        "boost:without_mpi=True",
+        "boost:without_serialization=True",
+        "boost:without_signals=True",
+        "boost:without_coroutine=False",
+        "boost:without_fiber=True",
+        "boost:without_context=False",
+        "boost:without_timer=True",
+        "boost:without_thread=False",
+        "boost:without_chrono=True",
+        "boost:without_date_time=True",
+        "boost:without_atomic=True",
+        "boost:without_filesystem=True",
+        "boost:without_system=True",
+        "boost:without_graph_parallel=True",
+        "boost:without_python=True",
+        "boost:without_stacktrace=True",
+        "boost:without_test=True",
+        "boost:without_type_erasure=True",
+    )
+
+    exports_sources = "include/*", "CMakeLists.txt", "examples/speed_test_async_multi.cpp"
+    no_copy_source = True
+
+    generators = "cmake"
+    exports = "CMakeLists.txt", "include*", "examples*", "t*"
+
+    # this is not building a library, just tests
+    def build(self):
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build()
+        cmake.test()
+    def package(self):
+        self.copy("*.hpp", dst="include", src="include")
+        self.copy("*.ipp", dst="include", src="include")
+
+    def package_id(self):
+        self.info.header_only()
+
+    def imports(self):
+        self.copy("*.dll", src="bin", dst="bin", ignore_case=True)
+
+    #def package_info(self):
+    #    self.cpp_info.libs = ["cpp-bredis"]
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 55aeb09d..f8ca45b4 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-add_executable(stream-parse stream-parse.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(stream-parse ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+if(WIN32)
+    set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
+    set(LINK_DEPENDENCIES ${Boost_LIBRARIES} catch_lib)
+    add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT DISABLE_COROUTINES)
+    add_executable(stream-parse stream-parse.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(stream-parse ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
 
 add_executable(synch-subscription synch-subscription.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(synch-subscription ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(synch-subscription ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
 add_executable(speed_test_async_multi speed_test_async_multi.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(speed_test_async_multi ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(speed_test_async_multi ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/t/CMakeLists.txt b/t/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a859e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+add_library(catch_lib tests-main.cpp)
+
+if(WIN32)
+    set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
+    set(LINK_DEPENDENCIES ${CONAN_LIBS} catch_lib)
+    add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501)
+else()
+    set(LINK_DEPENDENCIES ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${CONAN_LIBS} catch_lib)
+endif()
+
+MESSAGE(STATUS "RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY: " ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+
+add_executable(t-05-protocol 05-protocol.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-05-protocol ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-05-protocol" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-05-protocol")
+
+add_executable(t-06-fragmented-buffer 06-fragmented-buffer.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-06-fragmented-buffer ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-06-fragmented-buffer" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-06-fragmented-buffer")
+
+add_executable(t-07-extract 07-extract.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-07-extract ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-07-extract" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-07-extract")
+
+add_executable(t-08-markers 08-markers.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-08-markers ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-07-extract" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-08-markers")
+
+add_executable(t-10-ping 10-ping.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-10-ping ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-10-ping" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-10-ping")
+
+add_executable(t-11-multi-ping 11-multi-ping.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-11-multi-ping ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-11-multi-ping" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-11-multi-ping")
+
+add_executable(t-12-basic-types 12-basic-types.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-12-basic-types ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-12-basic-types" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-12-basic-types")
+
+add_executable(t-13-protol-error 13-protol-error.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-13-protol-error ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-13-protol-error" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-13-protol-error")
+
+if(NOT WIN32)
+    add_executable(t-14-uds 14-uds.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(t-14-uds ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+    add_test("t-14-uds" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-14-uds")
+endif()
+
+add_executable(t-15-cancellation 15-cancellation.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-15-cancellation ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-15-cancellation" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-15-cancellation")
+
+add_executable(t-16-close-connection 16-close-connection.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-16-close-connection ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-16-close-connection" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-16-close-connection")
+
+add_executable(t-17-sync 17-sync.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-17-sync ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-17-sync" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-17-sync")
+
+add_executable(t-18-subscription 18-subscription.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-18-subscription ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-18-subscription" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-18-subscription")
+
+add_executable(t-19-transaction 19-transaction.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-19-transaction ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-19-transaction" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-19-transaction")
+
+add_executable(t-20-promise 20-promise.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(t-20-promise ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+add_test("t-20-promise" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-20-promise")
+
+if(NOT DISABLE_COROUTINES)
+    add_executable(t-21-coroutine 21-coroutine.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(t-21-coroutine ${LINK_DEPENDENCIES})
+    add_test("t-21-coroutine" "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/t-21-coroutine")
+endif()