diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e68f8e31..d0b4e20d6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ option(BUILD_CMOCKA_LIB "Build cmocka library" OFF)
 option(BUILD_UUID_LIB "Build uuid library" ON)
 option(BUILD_PCAP_LIB "Build pcap library" ON)
 option(BUILD_PROTOBUFC_LIB "Build protobuf-c library" ON)
+option(BUILD_SQLHOOK "Build the sqlhook extension library" OFF)
 
 option(USE_NETLINK_SERVICE "Use netlink service" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(BUILD_MNL_LIB "Build mnl library" ON USE_NETLINK_SERVICE OFF)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri-cross.cmake b/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri-cross.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64198156c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri-cross.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# Below replaced later with actual toolchaibn download and compile, which takes hours
+set(CheriBSD_output_location "/home/alexandru/cheri/output")
+set(CheriBSD_toolchain_location "${CheriBSD_output_location}/morello-sdk")
+set(CheriBSD_tools_location "${CheriBSD_toolchain_location}/bin")
+set(CheriBSD_rootfs_location "${CheriBSD_output_location}/rootfs-morello-purecap")
+set(CheriBSD_usr_location "${CheriBSD_rootfs_location}/usr")
+set(CheriBSD_package_location "${CheriBSD_usr_location}/local/morello-purecap")
+set(CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations "${CheriBSD_usr_location}/libdata/pkgconfig")
+set(CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}:${CheriBSD_usr_location}/local/morello-purecap/lib/pkgconfig")
+set(CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}:${CheriBSD_usr_location}/local/morello-purecap/share/pkgconfig")
+set(CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}:${CheriBSD_usr_location}/local/morello-purecap/libdata/pkgconfig")
+set(CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}:${CheriBSD_usr_location}/local/lib/pkgconfig")
+set(CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}:${CheriBSD_usr_location}/local/share/pkgconfig")
+set(CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}:${CheriBSD_usr_location}/local/libdata/pkgconfig")
+
+set(CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET "aarch64-unknown-freebsd")
+set(CheriBSD_c_flags "-target ${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET} --sysroot=${CheriBSD_rootfs_location} -B${CheriBSD_tools_location} -mcpu=rainier -march=morello+c64 -mabi=purecap -Xclang -morello-vararg=new")
+set(CheriBSD_cxx_flags "-target ${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET} --sysroot=${CheriBSD_rootfs_location} -B${CheriBSD_tools_location} -mcpu=rainier -march=morello+c64 -mabi=purecap -Xclang -morello-vararg=new")
+
+if (NOT IS_DIRECTORY "${CheriBSD_tools_location}")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "CheriBSD SDK toolchain directory TOOLCHAIN_DIR=${CheriBSD_tools_location} is not found")
+endif()
+
+set(ENV{STAGING_DIR} "${CMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX}")
+
+# need to add toolchain prefix to path, as dependencies use autoconf ./configure to find compilers
+set(ENV{PATH} "$ENV{PATH}:${CheriBSD_tools_location}")
+
+# setting CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS should be better for `check_include_file()`
+list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS "-Dcheribsd_toolchain_location=${cheribsd_toolchain_location}")
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}")
+
+set(CMAKE_SYSROOT "${CheriBSD_rootfs_location}")
+
+# where is the target environment
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH "${CheriBSD_rootfs_location}")
+
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME FreeBSD) # FreeBSD
+set(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_TARGET "${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}")
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET   "${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET "${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}")
+set(CROSS_COMPILE_PREFIX "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-") # used by lib/openssl.cmake only
+#set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "${CheriBSD_SDK_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
+
+set(c_compiler "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-cc${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+if(NOT EXISTS "${c_compiler}")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "C compiler ${c_compiler} does not exist. Please make sure that you have set GNU_TARGET to the GNU target prefix in ${CheriBSD_tools_location}")
+endif()
+
+set(CMAKE_AR                        "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-ar${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+set(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER              "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-cc${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER                "${c_compiler}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER              "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-c++${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+set(CMAKE_LINKER                    "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-ld${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+set(CMAKE_OBJCOPY                   "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-objcopy${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+set(CMAKE_RANLIB                    "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-ranlib${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+set(CMAKE_STRIP                     "${CheriBSD_tools_location}/${CheriBSD_SDK_GNU_TARGET}-strip${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CheriBSD_c_flags}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CheriBSD_cxx_flags}")
+
+# Without this flag CMake is not able to pass test compilation check
+set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
+set(PKG_CONFIG_USE_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH FALSE)
+
+# PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR overrides PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+set(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}")
+set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR} "${CheriBSD_pkgconfig_locations}")
+set(PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR ${CheriBSD_rootfs_location})
+set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR} ${CheriBSD_rootfs_location})
+set(PKG_CONFIG_PATH "")
+set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "")
+
+# Use -pthread flag https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/16920
+set(THREADS_HAVE_PTHREAD_ARG TRUE)
+
+# Ensure we search in the custom install prefix that we install everything to:
+set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${CheriBSD_package_location};${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
+
+
+# Standard propgrams like flex, etc
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+
+# for libraries and headers in the target directories
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY)
+
+# Debug mode
+# set(CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE TRUE)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri.cmake b/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..747076ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER clang)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER clang++)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -target aarch64-unknown-freebsd -march=morello+c64 -mabi=purecap -Xclang -morello-vararg=new")
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index f947c67b5..d8f8e037f 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -37,9 +37,26 @@
         "BUILD_HOSTAPD": false,
         "USE_CRYPTO_SERVICE": false,
         "BUILD_OPENSSL_LIB": false,
-        "BUILD_CMOCKA_LIB": true
+        "BUILD_CMOCKA_LIB": true,
+        "BUILD_SQLITE_LIB": false,
+        "USE_PROTOBUF_MIDDLEWARE": true,
+        "USE_CAPTURE_SERVICE": true,
+        "BUILD_UUID_LIB": true,
+        "BUILD_PCAP_LIB": true
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "cheribsd",
+      "inherits": "freebsd",
+      "description": "CheriBSD build (alpha)",
+      "toolchainFile": "${sourceDir}/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri.cmake"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "cheribsd-cc",
+      "inherits": "freebsd",
+      "description": "CheriBSD Cross Compile build (alpha)",
+      "toolchainFile": "${sourceDir}/CMakeModules/CMakeToolchains/cheri-cross.cmake"
+    },
     {
       "name": "linux",
       "inherits": "default",
@@ -255,6 +272,14 @@
       "name": "freebsd",
       "configurePreset": "freebsd"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "cheribsd",
+      "configurePreset": "cheribsd"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "cheribsd-cc",
+      "configurePreset": "cheribsd-cc"
+    },
     {
       "name": "linux/header",
       "configurePreset": "linux/header"
@@ -341,6 +366,10 @@
       "name": "freebsd",
       "configurePreset": "freebsd"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "cheribsd",
+      "configurePreset": "cheribsd"
+    },
     {
       "name": "openwrt",
       "configurePreset": "openwrt",
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6194e5aba..fc8e4a643 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ if (USE_MDNS_SERVICE)
 endif ()
 add_subdirectory(capture)
 
+if (BUILD_SQLHOOK)
+  add_library(sqlhook SHARED sqlhook.c)
+  target_link_libraries(sqlhook PRIVATE sockctl os allocs SQLite::SQLite3 LibUTHash::LibUTHash)
+endif ()
 
-add_library(sqlhook SHARED sqlhook.c)
-target_link_libraries(sqlhook PRIVATE sockctl os allocs SQLite::SQLite3 LibUTHash::LibUTHash)
 
 add_library(runctl runctl.c)
 target_include_directories(runctl PRIVATE SQLite::SQLite3)
diff --git a/src/runctl.c b/src/runctl.c
index df7954b9b..cc6f2da17 100644
--- a/src/runctl.c
+++ b/src/runctl.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int construct_ap_ctrlif(char *ctrl_interface, char *interface,
 
 int init_context(struct app_config *app_config,
                  struct supervisor_context *ctx) {
-  const char *commands[] = {"ip", "iw", "iptables", "sysctl", NULL};
+  const char *commands[] = {"ip", "ifconfig", "iw", "iptables", "sysctl", NULL};
 
   ctx->config_ifinfo_array = NULL;
   ctx->hmap_bin_paths = NULL;
@@ -261,10 +261,13 @@ int init_context(struct app_config *app_config,
     return -1;
   }
 
-  const char *ipcmd_path = hmap_str_keychar_get(ctx->hmap_bin_paths, "ip");
+  char *ipcmd_path = (char *)hmap_str_keychar_get(ctx->hmap_bin_paths, "ip");
   if (ipcmd_path == NULL) {
-    log_error("Couldn't find ip command");
-    return -1;
+    if ((ipcmd_path = (char *)hmap_str_keychar_get(ctx->hmap_bin_paths,
+                                                   "ifconfig")) == NULL) {
+      log_error("Couldn't find ip/ifconfig commands");
+      return -1;
+    }
   }
 
   utarray_new(ctx->config_ifinfo_array, &config_ifinfo_icd);