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 How-to build and install
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+### Using autotools
+
 ```bash
 # clone the repo
 git clone https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht.git
@@ -72,6 +74,19 @@ cd opendht
 make
 sudo make install
 ```
+### Using cmake
+
+```bash
+# clone the repo
+git clone https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht.git
+
+# build and install
+cd opendht
+mkdir build && cd build
+cmake -DOPENDHT_PYTHON=ON ..
+make -j
+sudo make install
+```
 
 How-to build a simple client app
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