diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
index ef53106..443d1a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
@@ -27,15 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           - TARGET: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu # tested in a debian container on a mac
             OS: ubuntu-latest
             SHORT_NAME: linux-amd64
-          - TARGET: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu # raspberry 64bit
+          - TARGET: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl # tested in a debian container on a mac
             OS: ubuntu-latest
-            SHORT_NAME: arm64
-          - TARGET: x86_64-apple-darwin # tested on a mac, is not properly signed so there are security warnings
-            OS: macos-latest
-            SHORT_NAME: macos-x64
-          - TARGET: aarch64-apple-darwin
-            OS: macos-latest
-            SHORT_NAME: macos-arm64
+            SHORT_NAME: linux-amd64-musl
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.OS }}
     env:
@@ -52,19 +46,22 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry
             ./target
           key: build-cargo-registry-${{matrix.TARGET}}
-      - name: Install and configure dependencies
+
         run: |
           # dependencies are only needed on ubuntu as that's the only place where
           # we make cross-compilation
           if [[ $OS =~ ^ubuntu.*$ ]]; then
-            sudo apt-get install -qq crossbuild-essential-arm64 crossbuild-essential-armhf
+            sudo apt-get install -qq build-crossbuild-essential-arm64 crossbuild-essential-armhf musl-tools
           fi
+          wget https://musl.cc/aarch64-linux-musl-cross.tgz
+          tar -xvzf aarch64-linux-musl-cross.tgz
+          mv aarch64-linux-musl-cross/bin/* /usr/local/bin
           # some additional configuration for cross-compilation on linux
           cat >>~/.cargo/config <<EOF
           [target.aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu]
           linker = "aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
           [target.aarch64-unknown-linux-musl]
-          linker = "aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
+          linker = "aarch64-linux-musl-gcc"
           [target.armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf]
           linker = "arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc"
           [target.armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf]
@@ -73,6 +70,8 @@ jobs:
           linker = "arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc"
           [target.arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf]
           linker = "arm-linux-musleabihf-gcc"
+          [target.x86_64-unknown-linux-musl]
+          linker = "musl-gcc"
           EOF
       - name: Install rust target
         run: rustup target add $TARGET
@@ -83,12 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compress
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./artifacts
-          # windows is the only OS using a different convention for executable file name
-          if [[ $OS =~ ^windows.*$ ]]; then
-              EXEC=$NAME.exe
-          else
-              EXEC=$NAME
-          fi
+          EXEC=$NAME
           if [[ $GITHUB_REF_TYPE =~ ^tag$ ]]; then
             TAG=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
           else
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-arm64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a2c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-arm64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+name: Astro monitor build for Linux arm64
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    tags: v*
+    path-ignore:
+      - README.md
+      - install.sh
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    path-ignore:
+      - README.md
+      - install.sh
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # a list of all the targets
+        include:
+          - TARGET: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu # raspberry 64bit
+            OS: ubuntu-latest
+            SHORT_NAME: arm64
+          - TARGET: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl # raspberry 64bit
+            OS: ubuntu-latest
+            SHORT_NAME: arm64-musl
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      NAME: astromonitor
+      TARGET: ${{ matrix.TARGET }}
+      OS: ${{ matrix.OS }}
+      SHORT_NAME: ${{ matrix.SHORT_NAME }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Cargo cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ./target
+          key: build-cargo-registry-${{matrix.TARGET}}
+      - uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v2
+        name: Run commands
+        id: runcmd
+        with:
+          arch: aarch64
+          distro: ubuntu_latest
+          setup: |
+            mkdir -p "${PWD}/artifacts"
+          dockerRunArgs: |
+            --volume "${PWD}/artifacts:/artifacts"
+          run: |
+            # dependencies are only needed on ubuntu as that's the only place where
+            # we make cross-compilation
+            apt-get update && apt-get install musl-tools
+            # some additional configuration for cross-compilation on linux
+            cat >>~/.cargo/config <<EOF
+            [target.aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+            linker = "aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
+            [target.aarch64-unknown-linux-musl]
+            linker = "aarch64-linux-musl-gcc"
+            EOF
+            rustup target add $TARGET
+            rcargo build --release --verbose --target $TARGET
+            mkdir -p ./artifacts
+            EXEC=$NAME
+            if [[ $GITHUB_REF_TYPE =~ ^tag$ ]]; then
+            TAG=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
+            else
+            TAG=$GITHUB_SHA
+            fi
+            mv ./target/$TARGET/release/$EXEC ./$EXEC
+            tar -czf ./artifacts/$NAME-$SHORT_NAME-$TAG.tar.gz $EXEC
+      - name: Archive artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: result
+          path: |
+            ./artifacts
+  # deploys to github releases on tag
+  deploy:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: result
+          path: ./artifacts
+      - name: List
+        run: find ./artifacts
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: ./artifacts/*.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddec38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+name: Astro monitor build for MacOS
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    tags: v*
+    path-ignore:
+      - README.md
+      - install.sh
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    path-ignore:
+      - README.md
+      - install.sh
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # a list of all the targets
+        include:
+          - TARGET: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            OS: macos-latest
+            SHORT_NAME: macos-x64
+          - TARGET: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            OS: macos-latest
+            SHORT_NAME: macos-arm64
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.OS }}
+    env:
+      NAME: astromonitor
+      TARGET: ${{ matrix.TARGET }}
+      OS: ${{ matrix.OS }}
+      SHORT_NAME: ${{ matrix.SHORT_NAME }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Cargo cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ./target
+          key: build-cargo-registry-${{matrix.TARGET}}
+      - name: Install and configure dependencies
+        run: |
+          # dependencies are only needed on ubuntu as that's the only place where
+          # we make cross-compilation
+          if [[ $OS =~ ^ubuntu.*$ ]]; then
+            sudo apt-get install -qq crossbuild-essential-arm64 crossbuild-essential-armhf
+          fi
+          # some additional configuration for cross-compilation on linux
+          cat >>~/.cargo/config <<EOF
+          [target.aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+          linker = "aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
+          [target.aarch64-unknown-linux-musl]
+          linker = "aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
+          [target.armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf]
+          linker = "arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc"
+          [target.armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf]
+          linker = "arm-linux-musleabihf-gcc"
+          [target.arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf]
+          linker = "arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc"
+          [target.arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf]
+          linker = "arm-linux-musleabihf-gcc"
+          EOF
+      - name: Install rust target
+        run: rustup target add $TARGET
+      - name: Run build
+        run: cargo build --release --verbose --target $TARGET
+      - name: List target
+        run: find ./target
+      - name: Compress
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./artifacts
+          # windows is the only OS using a different convention for executable file name
+          if [[ $OS =~ ^windows.*$ ]]; then
+              EXEC=$NAME.exe
+          else
+              EXEC=$NAME
+          fi
+          if [[ $GITHUB_REF_TYPE =~ ^tag$ ]]; then
+            TAG=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
+          else
+            TAG=$GITHUB_SHA
+          fi
+          mv ./target/$TARGET/release/$EXEC ./$EXEC
+          tar -czf ./artifacts/$NAME-$SHORT_NAME-$TAG.tar.gz $EXEC
+      - name: Archive artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: result
+          path: |
+            ./artifacts
+  # deploys to github releases on tag
+  deploy:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: result
+          path: ./artifacts
+      - name: List
+        run: find ./artifacts
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: ./artifacts/*.tar.gz