diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_basic.yml b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_basic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8919861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_basic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Basic AP2 on systemd in build folder 
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "danger" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool libpopt-dev libconfig-dev libasound2-dev avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev libplist-dev libsodium-dev libavutil-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev uuid-dev xxd    
+    - name: Configure
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        autoreconf -i ..
+        ../configure --sysconfdir=/etc --with-alsa  --with-soxr --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-systemd --with-airplay-2
+    - name: Make
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        make -j
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        sudo make install
+    - name: Invoke
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl start shairport-sync
+    - name: Terminate
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl stop shairport-sync
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_full.yml b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_full.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7e2bb83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_full.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Full AP2 on systemd build in place
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "danger" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool libpopt-dev libconfig-dev libasound2-dev libao-dev libjack-dev libpulse-dev libsoundio-dev libsndio-dev libglib2.0-dev libmosquitto-dev avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev libplist-dev libsodium-dev libavutil-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev uuid-dev xxd    
+    - name: Configure
+      run: |
+        autoreconf -i
+        ./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --with-alsa --with-ao --with-dummy --with-jack --with-pa --with-pipe --with-sndio --with-soundio --with-stdout --with-soxr --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-systemd --with-dbus-interface --with-mpris-interface --with-mqtt-client --with-airplay-2
+    - name: Make
+      run: |
+        make -j
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        sudo make install
+    - name: Invoke
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl start shairport-sync
+    - name: Terminate
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl stop shairport-sync
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_full_build_folder.yml b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_full_build_folder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..065ada59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemd_full_build_folder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Full AP2 on systemd in build folder
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "danger" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool libpopt-dev libconfig-dev libasound2-dev libao-dev libjack-dev libpulse-dev libsoundio-dev libsndio-dev libglib2.0-dev libmosquitto-dev avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev libplist-dev libsodium-dev libavutil-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev uuid-dev xxd    
+    - name: Configure
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        autoreconf -i ..
+        ../configure --sysconfdir=/etc --with-alsa --with-ao --with-dummy --with-jack --with-pa --with-pipe --with-sndio --with-soundio --with-stdout --with-soxr --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-systemd --with-dbus-interface --with-mpris-interface --with-mqtt-client --with-airplay-2
+    - name: Make
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        make -j
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        sudo make install
+    - name: Invoke
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl start shairport-sync
+    - name: Terminate
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl stop shairport-sync
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemv_full.yml b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemv_full.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee1b468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_ap2_systemv_full.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: AP2 on System V in place
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "danger" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool libpopt-dev libdaemon-dev libconfig-dev libasound2-dev libao-dev libjack-dev libpulse-dev libsoundio-dev libsndio-dev libglib2.0-dev libmosquitto-dev avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev libplist-dev libsodium-dev libavutil-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev uuid-dev xxd    
+    - name: Configure
+      run: |
+        autoreconf -i
+        ./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --with-alsa --with-ao --with-dummy --with-libdaemon --with-jack --with-pa --with-pipe --with-sndio --with-soundio --with-stdout --with-soxr --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-systemv --with-dbus-interface --with-mpris-interface --with-mqtt-client --with-airplay-2
+    - name: Make
+      run: |
+        make -j
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        sudo make install
+    - name: Invoke
+      run: |
+        sudo /etc/init.d/shairport-sync start
+        sleep 2
+    - name: Terminate
+      run: |
+        sudo /etc/init.d/shairport-sync stop
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_classic_mac_basic.yml b/.github/workflows/check_classic_mac_basic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9489f3fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_classic_mac_basic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Classic on macOS with brew
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "danger" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: |
+        brew update
+        brew install automake
+        brew install openssl
+        brew install popt
+        brew install libconfig
+        brew install libao
+
+    - name: Configure
+      run: |
+        export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl@3/include"
+        export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl@3/lib"
+        export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:${PATH}"
+        export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl@3/lib/pkgconfig"
+        autoreconf -fi
+        ./configure --with-os=darwin --with-ao --with-stdout --with-dns_sd --with-ssl=openssl
+    
+    - name: Make
+      run: |
+        make
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_classic_systemd_basic.yml b/.github/workflows/check_classic_systemd_basic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..952c2daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_classic_systemd_basic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Basic Classic on systemd
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "danger" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool libpopt-dev libconfig-dev libasound2-dev avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev   
+    - name: Configure
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        autoreconf -i ..
+        ../configure --sysconfdir=/etc --with-alsa  --with-soxr --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-systemd
+    - name: Make
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        make -j
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        sudo make install
+    - name: Invoke
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl start shairport-sync
+    - name: Terminate
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl stop shairport-sync
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_classic_systemd_full.yml b/.github/workflows/check_classic_systemd_full.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c648aa76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_classic_systemd_full.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Classic on systemd in build folder
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "danger" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool libpopt-dev libconfig-dev libasound2-dev libao-dev libjack-dev libpulse-dev libsoundio-dev libsndio-dev libglib2.0-dev libmosquitto-dev avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev    
+    - name: Configure
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        autoreconf -i ..
+        ../configure --sysconfdir=/etc --with-alsa --with-ao --with-dummy --with-jack --with-pa --with-pipe --with-sndio --with-soundio --with-stdout --with-soxr --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-systemd --with-dbus-interface --with-mpris-interface --with-mqtt-client
+    - name: Make
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        make -j
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        sudo make install
+    - name: Invoke
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl start shairport-sync
+    - name: Terminate
+      run: |
+        sudo systemctl stop shairport-sync
+
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b681ed3e..1dc654cc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -267,9 +267,13 @@ if INSTALL_SYSTEMV
 
 INSTALL_SYSTEMV_TARGET = install-systemv-local
 
+# watch out -- shairport-sync is created during the ./configure step and
+# will be stored in a scripts folder in the _build_ folder
+# which will be the source folder if you're not using a separate build folder
+
 $(INSTALL_SYSTEMV_TARGET): scripts/shairport-sync $(INSTALL_USER_TARGET)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d
-	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d/shairport-sync ] || install -m 0644 $(top_srcdir)/scripts/shairport-sync $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d
+	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d/shairport-sync ] || install -m 0755 scripts/shairport-sync $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d
 
 endif # INSTALL_SYSTEMV
 
@@ -283,9 +287,13 @@ endif # USE_AVAHI
 
 INSTALL_SYSTEMD_TARGET = install-systemd-local
 
+# watch out -- shairport-sync.service is created during the ./configure step and
+# will be stored in a scripts folder in the _build_ folder
+# which will be the source folder if you're not using a separate build folder
+
 $(INSTALL_SYSTEMD_TARGET): scripts/$(SYSTEMD_SERVICE) $(INSTALL_USER_TARGET)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)
-	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/shairport-sync.service ] || install -m 0644 $(top_srcdir)/scripts/$(SYSTEMD_SERVICE) $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/shairport-sync.service
+	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/shairport-sync.service ] || install -m 0644 scripts/$(SYSTEMD_SERVICE) $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/shairport-sync.service
 
 endif # INSTALL_SYSTEMD