diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index 9287a65b..0f83fd27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: make install
+
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
index c074af37..abf5b9a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: make install
+
     - name: Fuzz
       run: |
         go test ./pkg/usaddress/... -fuzz Fuzz -fuzztime 10m
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index d20ad6d6..a6f45116 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ jobs:
         go-version: stable
       id: go
 
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: make install
+
     - name: Run Tests (Linux)
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: make check
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         choco install -y make mingw
 
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: make install
+
     - name: Run Short Tests (Non-Linux)
       run: |
         go test ./... -short
@@ -85,6 +91,9 @@ jobs:
         sudo systemctl stop mono-xsp4.service || true
         sudo killall mono || true
 
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: make install
+
     - name: Build Frontend
       run: make build
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openshift.yml b/.github/workflows/openshift.yml
index 4004de38..03e2aa42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openshift.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openshift.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: make install
+
     - name: Docker Build
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: make docker-openshift
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a37f074e..6c2f13fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: make install
+
     - name: Short Tests
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       env:
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: make install
+
     - name: Load Release URL File from release job
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05d3c8a5..7df91ba1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ openapi-generator*jar
 
 *.db
 
+/libpostal/
+
 webui/build/
 webui/node_modules/
 
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 7e28eb4a..76f13150 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,72 @@ endif
 run:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go run github.com/moov-io/watchman/cmd/server
 
+# Detect OS
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+    detected_OS := Windows
+else
+    detected_OS := $(shell uname -s)
+endif
+
+# Detect architecture for macOS
+ifeq ($(detected_OS),Darwin)
+    ARCH := $(shell uname -m)
+    ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
+        CONFIGURE_FLAGS := --datadir=/tmp/libpostal-data --disable-sse2
+    else
+        CONFIGURE_FLAGS := --datadir=/tmp/libpostal-data
+    endif
+else
+    CONFIGURE_FLAGS := --datadir=/tmp/libpostal-data
+endif
+
+# Installation target
+install:
+ifeq ($(detected_OS),Windows)
+	@$(MAKE) install-windows
+else ifeq ($(detected_OS),Linux)
+	@$(MAKE) install-linux
+else ifeq ($(detected_OS),Darwin)
+	@$(MAKE) install-macos
+else
+	@echo "Unsupported operating system: $(detected_OS)"
+	@exit 1
+endif
+
+install-linux:
+	sudo apt-get install -y curl autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
+	@$(MAKE) install-libpostal
+
+install-macos:
+	brew install curl autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
+	@echo "Detecting architecture: $(ARCH)"
+ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
+	@echo "ARM architecture detected (M1/M2). SSE2 will be disabled."
+else
+	@echo "Intel architecture detected. SSE2 optimizations will be enabled."
+endif
+	@$(MAKE) install-libpostal
+
+install-windows:
+	pacman -Syu
+	pacman -S autoconf automake curl git make libtool gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
+	@$(MAKE) install-libpostal
+
+install-libpostal:
+	@echo "Cloning libpostal repository..."
+	git clone https://github.com/openvenues/libpostal || true
+	cd libpostal && \
+	./bootstrap.sh && \
+	./configure $(CONFIGURE_FLAGS) && \
+	make -j$(shell nproc || echo 4) && \
+	if [ "$(detected_OS)" = "Windows" ]; then \
+		make install; \
+	else \
+		sudo make install; \
+	fi
+
+.PHONY: install install-linux install-macos install-windows install-libpostal
+
 build: build-server build-batchsearch build-watchmantest
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	@echo "Skipping webui build on Windows."
@@ -38,7 +104,7 @@ build-watchmantest:
 .PHONY: check
 check:
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
-	@echo "Skipping checks on Windows, currently unsupported."
+	go test ./... -short
 else
 	@wget -O lint-project.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moov-io/infra/master/go/lint-project.sh
 	@chmod +x ./lint-project.sh