diff --git a/.cspell/words.txt b/.cspell/words.txt
index 7edb8212..6b1ca6ff 100644
--- a/.cspell/words.txt
+++ b/.cspell/words.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ cppvsdbg
 create_notraverse
 crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_ietf_npubbytes
 cstdint
+curl_zstd
 curle_couldnt_resolve_host
 curlopt_aws_sigv4
 cxxflags
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ dcurl_staticlib
 dcurl_use_libpsl
 dcurl_use_libssh2
 dcurl_zlib
+dcurl_zstd
 ddebug
 decmult_gen_prec_bits
 decmult_window_size
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ dspdlog_fmt_external
 dthreads_prefer_pthread_flag
 dunw_local_only
 duse_libidn2
+duse_nghttp2
 duuid_build_tests
 dwith_benchmark
 dwith_gflags
diff --git a/cmake/libraries.cmake b/cmake/libraries.cmake
index 743fa36d..349b5f6f 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ set(SFML_STATIC_LIBRARIES ${PROJECT_STATIC_LINK})
 set(ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS ${PROJECT_STATIC_LINK})
 set(wxWidgets_USE_STATIC ${PROJECT_STATIC_LINK})
 
+include(cmake/libraries/zlib.cmake)
+
 include(cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake)
 
 include(cmake/libraries/boost.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/boost.cmake b/cmake/libraries/boost.cmake
index af8621a3..69613bd4 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/boost.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/boost.cmake
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_BOOST)
       if (NOT CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
         add_dependencies(boost_project openssl_project)
       endif()
+      if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+        add_dependencies(boost_project zlib_project)
+      endif()
     endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/cpp_httplib.cmake b/cmake/libraries/cpp_httplib.cmake
index 019075b1..f4a3ce84 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/cpp_httplib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/cpp_httplib.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_CPP_HTTPLIB)
       CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
         -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
         -DHTTPLIB_REQUIRE_BROTLI=OFF
         -DHTTPLIB_REQUIRE_OPENSSL=ON
         -DHTTPLIB_REQUIRE_ZLIB=ON
@@ -31,5 +32,8 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_CPP_HTTPLIB)
     if (NOT CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
       add_dependencies(cpphttplib_project openssl_project)
     endif()
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(cpphttplib_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/curl.cmake b/cmake/libraries/curl.cmake
index ae0cee71..8f57770c 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/curl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/curl.cmake
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_CURL)
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
         -DBUILD_STATIC_CURL=ON
         -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
-        -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
         -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
         -DCURL_BROTLI=OFF
         -DCURL_CA_BUNDLE=./cacert.pem
         -DCURL_CA_FALLBACK=ON
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_CURL)
         -DCURL_USE_LIBSSH2=OFF
         -DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=${PROJECT_ENABLE_OPENSSL}
         -DCURL_ZLIB=ON
+        -DCURL_ZSTD=OFF
         -DENABLE_CURL_MANUAL=OFF
         -DENABLE_THREADED_RESOLVER=ON
         -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}
         -DOPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS=${OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS}
         -DUSE_LIBIDN2=OFF
+        -DUSE_NGHTTP2=OFF
         -DZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS=${ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS}
     )
 
@@ -50,5 +52,9 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_CURL)
     if (NOT CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
       add_dependencies(curl_project openssl_project)
     endif()
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(curl_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/json.cmake b/cmake/libraries/json.cmake
index 632e6ba6..d15463c8 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/json.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/json.cmake
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_JSON)
       CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
         -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
         -DJSON_BuildTests=OFF
         -DJSON_Install=ON
         -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=OFF
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES json_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(json_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/libsodium.cmake b/cmake/libraries/libsodium.cmake
index b547b592..69e4c7e5 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/libsodium.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/libsodium.cmake
@@ -44,5 +44,9 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_LIBSODIUM)
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES libsodium_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(libsodium_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake b/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake
index e90d50ef..66fcb76e 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/openssl.cmake
@@ -55,5 +55,8 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_OPENSSL)
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES openssl_project)
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(openssl_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/pugixml.cmake b/cmake/libraries/pugixml.cmake
index 6427f11a..3d55e0f6 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/pugixml.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/pugixml.cmake
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_PUGIXML)
       CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
         -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES pugixml_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(pugixml_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/rocksdb.cmake b/cmake/libraries/rocksdb.cmake
index 123748af..c1daed07 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/rocksdb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/rocksdb.cmake
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_ROCKSDB)
       CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
         -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
         -DFAIL_ON_WARNINGS=OFF
         -DPORTABLE=1
         -DROCKSDB_BUILD_SHARED=OFF
@@ -32,5 +33,9 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_ROCKSDB)
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES rocksdb_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(rocksdb_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/spdlog.cmake b/cmake/libraries/spdlog.cmake
index 21972d54..8e2ec7e0 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/spdlog.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/spdlog.cmake
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_SPDLOG)
       LIST_SEPARATOR |
       CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
         -DSPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE=OFF
         -DSPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL=OFF
         -DSPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL_HO=OFF
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES spdlog_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(spdlog_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/sqlite.cmake b/cmake/libraries/sqlite.cmake
index b37e8958..457b539f 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/sqlite.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/sqlite.cmake
@@ -25,5 +25,9 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_SQLITE)
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES sqlite_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(sqlite_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/stduuid.cmake b/cmake/libraries/stduuid.cmake
index 87ffc05a..f107162c 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/stduuid.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/stduuid.cmake
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_STDUUID)
       CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
         -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
         -DUUID_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
         -DUUID_ENABLE_INSTALL=ON
         -DUUID_USING_CXX20_SPAN=ON
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES stduuid_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(stduuid_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/testing.cmake b/cmake/libraries/testing.cmake
index 5161d42e..9d32f1ff 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/testing.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/testing.cmake
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ if (PROJECT_ENABLE_TESTING)
       CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
         -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
     )
 
     list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES gtest_project)
+
+    if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+      add_dependencies(gtest_project zlib_project)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/libraries/zlib.cmake b/cmake/libraries/zlib.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90a4dda2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/libraries/zlib.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+if(PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+  if(NOT PROJECT_BUILD)
+    ExternalProject_Add(zlib_project
+      PREFIX external
+      URL ${PROJECT_3RD_PARTY_DIR}/mingw64/zlib-${ZLIB_VERSION}.tar.gz
+      URL_HASH SHA256=${ZLIB_HASH}
+      LIST_SEPARATOR |
+      CMAKE_ARGS ${PROJECT_EXTERNAL_CMAKE_FLAGS}
+        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${PROJECT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
+        -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
+    )
+
+    list(APPEND PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES zlib_project)
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/os.cmake b/cmake/os.cmake
index 7a725240..f4fcd836 100644
--- a/cmake/os.cmake
+++ b/cmake/os.cmake
@@ -9,3 +9,11 @@ endif()
 if(PROJECT_REQUIRE_ALPINE AND NOT PROJECT_IS_ALPINE AND PROJECT_IS_MINGW AND PROJECT_IS_MINGW_UNIX)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Project requires Alpine Linux to build")
 endif()
+
+if (PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
+  if (PROJECT_IS_ARM64)
+    set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "arm64")
+  else()
+    set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "x86_64")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/settings.cmake b/cmake/settings.cmake
index cd2e6ef9..8a0898b8 100644
--- a/cmake/settings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/settings.cmake
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ if(PROJECT_IS_MINGW)
     /mingw64/lib
     /mingw64/lib64
   )
-elseif(PROJECT_IS_DARWIN)
-  list(PREPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-    /opt/homebrew/opt/zlib
-  )
 endif()
 
 include_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM
diff --git a/support/3rd_party/libsodium_configure.sh b/support/3rd_party/libsodium_configure.sh
index ae92dc45..e963164b 100755
--- a/support/3rd_party/libsodium_configure.sh
+++ b/support/3rd_party/libsodium_configure.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 if [ "$1" == "mingw64" ]; then
   HOST_CFG=--host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
+elif [ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" == "arm64" ] &&
+  [ "${PROJECT_IS_ARM64}" == "0" ]; then
+  HOST_CFG="--host=x86_64-apple-darwin"
+  export CC="clang -arch x86_64"
+  export CXX="clang++ -arch x86_64"
 fi
 
 CFLAGS="-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -march=$2 -mtune=generic" ./configure \