diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c0072e5..7be1519 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -410,6 +410,58 @@ jobs:
         filename: '.\nuget\*.nupkg'
         api-key: ${{ secrets.NUGET_DOT_ORG_API_KEY }}
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+##### vcpkg #####
+  vcpkg:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - {os: debian, codename: bookworm, image_owner: }
+          # - {os: debian, codename: bookworm, image_owner: i386/, labels: [i386,docker]}
+          # - {os: debian, codename: bookworm, image_owner: , labels: [arm32,docker]}
+          # - {os: debian, codename: bookworm, image_owner: , labels: [arm64,docker]}
+    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.labels == '' && 'ubuntu-latest') || matrix.labels }}
+    container: ${{ matrix.image_owner }}${{ matrix.os }}:${{ matrix.codename }}
+    name: vcpkg - linux | ${{ matrix.labels[0] }}
+    steps:
+      - name: add cppfw deb repo
+        uses: myci-actions/add-deb-repo@main
+        with:
+          repo: deb https://gagis.hopto.org/repo/cppfw/${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.codename }} main
+          repo-name: cppfw
+          keys-asc: https://gagis.hopto.org/repo/cppfw/pubkey.gpg
+          install: myci cmake git curl zip unzip tar nodejs pkg-config
+      - name: git clone
+        uses: myci-actions/checkout@main
+      - name: install vcpkg
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git vcpkg-installation
+          (cd vcpkg-installation; ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh)
+      - name: set VCPKG_ROOT
+        uses: myci-actions/export-env-var@main
+        with: {name: VCPKG_ROOT, value: "$(pwd)/vcpkg-installation"}
+      - name: add VCPKG_ROOT to PATH
+        uses: myci-actions/export-env-var@main
+        with: {name: PATH, value: "$PATH:$VCPKG_ROOT"}
+      - name: prepare vcpkg port
+        run: |
+          myci-vcpkg-prepare.sh --git-ref ${{ github.sha }}
+      - name: test vcpkg port
+        run: |
+          cd vcpkg/test
+          cmake .
+          make
+          ./test
+      - name: upload vcpkg logs to artifacts
+        if: always() # even if previous steps fail, this one needs to be run
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vcpkg_logs
+          path: vcpkg-installation/buildtrees/${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}/
+      - name: deploy vcpkg port
+        run: |
+          myci-deploy-vcpkg.sh --repo cppfw/vcpkg-repo --port-dir vcpkg/overlay/${PACKAGE_NAME}
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
 ##### conan - linux #####
   conan-linux:
     strategy:
diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e9f906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
+set(name rasterimage)
+
+project(${name})
+
+find_package(utki CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(papki CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+find_package(r4 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
+find_package(JPEG REQUIRED)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE srcs "../src/${name}/*.cpp")
+
+add_library(
+    ${name}
+    STATIC
+    ${srcs}
+)
+
+target_compile_features(${name} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
+target_include_directories(
+    ${name}
+    INTERFACE
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:>
+        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${name}
+    PUBLIC
+        utki::utki
+        papki::papki
+        PNG::PNG
+        JPEG::JPEG
+)
+
+# install library header files preserving directory hierarchy
+install(
+    DIRECTORY
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../src/${name}"
+    DESTINATION
+        "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}"
+    FILES_MATCHING PATTERN
+        "*.hpp"
+)
+
+install(
+    TARGETS
+        ${name}
+    EXPORT # generate cmake configs
+        ${name}-config
+)
+
+# install cmake configs
+install(
+    EXPORT
+        ${name}-config
+    FILE
+        ${name}-config.cmake
+    DESTINATION
+        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/${name}
+    NAMESPACE
+        ${name}::
+)
diff --git a/vcpkg/portfile.cmake.in b/vcpkg/portfile.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b19cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/portfile.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+vcpkg_check_linkage(ONLY_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO cppfw/${PORT}
+    REF $(git_ref)
+    SHA512 $(archive_hash)
+    HEAD_REF main
+)
+
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
+    SOURCE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}/cmake"
+)
+
+vcpkg_cmake_install()
+
+vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup()
+
+# Delete the include directory from the debug installation to prevent overlap.
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include")
+
+# Install the LICENSE file to the package's share directory and rename it to copyright.
+file(INSTALL "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}" RENAME copyright)
+
+# Copy the usage instruction file to the package's share directory.
+configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage" "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}/usage" COPYONLY)
diff --git a/vcpkg/test/CMakeLists.txt b/vcpkg/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a82af37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+
+set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE $ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake)
+
+project(test)
+
+find_package(utki CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(papki CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
+find_package(JPEG REQUIRED)
+find_package(r4 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(rasterimage CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
+add_executable(test main.cpp)
+
+target_link_libraries(test PRIVATE rasterimage::rasterimage)
diff --git a/vcpkg/test/main.cpp b/vcpkg/test/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68c8b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/test/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <rasterimage/image_variant.hpp>
+
+int main(int argc, const char** argv){
+    rasterimage::image_variant im(10, 20);
+
+    std::cout << "im.dims() = " << im.dims() << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/vcpkg/test/vcpkg-configuration.json b/vcpkg/test/vcpkg-configuration.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd4200a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/test/vcpkg-configuration.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "default-registry": {
+      "kind": "git",
+      "baseline": "5e5d0e1cd7785623065e77eff011afdeec1a3574",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg"
+    },
+    "registries": [
+      {
+        "kind": "git",
+        "repository": "https://github.com/cppfw/vcpkg-repo/",
+        "baseline": "",
+        "reference": "main",
+        "packages": [ "utki", "papki", "r4" ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "overlay-ports": [
+      "../overlay"
+    ]
+  }
diff --git a/vcpkg/test/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg/test/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2811ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/test/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": [
+      "rasterimage"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vcpkg/usage b/vcpkg/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb80a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+rasterimage provides CMake targets:
+
+find_package(rasterimage CONFIG REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE rasterimage::rasterimage)
diff --git a/vcpkg/vcpkg.json.in b/vcpkg/vcpkg.json.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..960e505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/vcpkg.json.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "name": "rasterimage",
+    "version": "$(version)",
+    "homepage": "https://github.com/cppfw/rasterimage",
+    "description": "raster image library in C++",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "dependencies": [
+      {
+        "name" : "vcpkg-cmake",
+        "host" : true
+      },
+      {
+        "name" : "vcpkg-cmake-config",
+        "host" : true
+      },
+      "utki",
+      "papki",
+      "r4",
+      "libjpeg-turbo",
+      "libpng"
+    ]
+  }