diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b42baf7..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-name: C/C++ CI
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "master", "**" ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: make 
-      run: make 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-matrix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e3e5a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-matrix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: macos-matrix
+
+# Controls when the action will run.
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '*/*'
+      - '**'
+      - 'master'
+      - 'main'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '*/*'
+      - '**'
+      - 'master'
+      - 'main'
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  macos-build_and_test:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, macos-11, macos-12]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: printenv
+        run: |
+          brew install libtool autoconf automake 
+          printenv
+      - name: make
+        run: |
+          make
+      - name: sudo make install
+        run: |
+          sudo make install
+      - name: man nostril
+        run: |
+          man nostril
+      - name: sudo -su runner nostril
+        run: |
+          #pipe handles non-zero return from nostril default help
+          sudo -su runner nostril        | echo "${PIPESTATUS[0]}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-pre-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72f1872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-pre-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: macos-pre-release
+
+# Controls when the action will run.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+      - '**-pre-release'
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  pre-release:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-11, macos-12, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: "build pre-release"
+        run: |
+          brew install libtool autoconf automake
+          printenv
+          make
+          shasum -a 256 nostril > nostril.sha256.txt
+      - name: Save state
+        run: echo "{name}={value}" >> $GITHUB_STATE
+      - name: Set output
+        run: echo "{name}={value}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
+        with:
+          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          automatic_release_tag: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          prerelease: true
+          title: "Development Build"
+          files: |
+            nostril
+            nostril.sha256.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-matrix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db4aab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-matrix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: ubuntu-matrix
+
+# Controls when the action will run.
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '*/*'
+      - '**'
+      - 'master'
+      - 'main'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '*/*'
+      - '**'
+      - 'master'
+      - 'main'
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  ubuntu-build_and_test:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: printenv
+        run: |
+          printenv
+      - name: make
+        run: |
+          make
+      - name: sudo make install
+        run: |
+          sudo make install
+      - name: man nostril
+        run: |
+          man nostril
+      - name: sudo -su runner nostril
+        run: |
+          #pipe handles non-zero return from nostril default help
+          sudo -su runner nostril        | echo "${PIPESTATUS[0]}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-pre-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf33901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-pre-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: ubuntu-pre-release
+
+# Controls when the action will run.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+      - '**-pre-release'
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  pre-release:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: "build pre-release"
+        run: |
+          make
+          shasum -a 256 nostril > nostril.sha256.txt
+      - name: Save state
+        run: echo "{name}={value}" >> $GITHUB_STATE
+      - name: Set output
+        run: echo "{name}={value}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
+        with:
+          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          automatic_release_tag: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          prerelease: true
+          title: "Development Build"
+          files: |
+            nostril
+            nostril.sha256.txt
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47f90da..dcbd75b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ scripts/nostr-req
 scripts/subnote
 /dist
 /version
+
+.DS_Store
+deps/.DS_Store
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3000e1e..786ca12 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ nostril: $(HEADERS) $(OBJS) $(ARS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(ARS) -o $@
 
 install: all
-	install -Dm644 doc/nostril.1 $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/nostril.1
-	install -Dm755 nostril $(PREFIX)/bin/nostril
-	install -Dm755 nostril-query $(PREFIX)/bin/nostril-query
+	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/bin
+	install -m644 doc/nostril.1 $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/nostril.1
+	install -m755 nostril $(PREFIX)/bin/nostril
+	install -m755 nostril-query $(PREFIX)/bin/nostril-query
 
 config.h: configurator
 	./configurator > $@