diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e2b74c41..d1fe524ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,8 +59,18 @@ IF(UNIX)
 	ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Darwin")
 ENDIF(UNIX)
 
-#insert vcpkg libs here
-FIND_PACKAGE(PerlLibs)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
+find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS dynamic_bitset foreach tuple)
+find_package(cereal CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(fmt CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(glm CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(unofficial-libmariadb CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(libuv CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+find_package(recastnavigation CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(zlib-ng CONFIG REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(luajit REQUIRED luajit)
+find_package(PerlLibs)
 
 MESSAGE(STATUS "**************************************************")
 MESSAGE(STATUS "* Library Detection                              *")