diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27a2af2ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+DIRS=broadcast_server_tls chat_client chat_server echo_client echo_server echo_server_tls fuzzing_client fuzzing_server_tls stress_client wsperf
+# Broken: concurrent_server
+
+.PHONY:
+all: build
+
+.PHONY:
+build: $(DIRS:%=%.build)
+
+.PHONY:
+clean: $(DIRS:%=%.clean)
+
+.PHONY:
+%.build:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@:%.build=%)
+
+.PHONY:
+%.clean:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@:%.clean=%) clean
diff --git a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile
index 5dc913f159..8ab28c4dc5 100644
--- a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile
+++ b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_regex
 
-CFLAGS = -O2 -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 
 broadcast_server: broadcast_server_tls.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/chat_client/Makefile b/examples/chat_client/Makefile
index 19d4151bca..6cd68f70b6 100644
--- a/examples/chat_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/chat_client/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-CFLAGS = -O2
-LDFLAGS = 
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_thread boost_regex boost_random
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random ../../libwebsocketpp.a
-endif
+include ../common.mk
 
 chat_client: chat_client.o chat_client_handler.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/chat_server/Makefile b/examples/chat_server/Makefile
index 5062d989a6..409b8ead24 100644
--- a/examples/chat_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/chat_server/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
-CPP11               ?= 
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_program_options boost_thread boost_regex
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 $(CPP11) -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_program_options -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lpthread
 
 chat_server: chat_server.o chat.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/common.mk b/examples/common.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4056aa9441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/common.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+BOOST_PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= $(BOOST_PREFIX)/lib
+BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= $(BOOST_PREFIX)/include
+
+CPP11               ?= 
+
+CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 $(CPP11) -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
+LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+
+CXX		?= c++
+SHARED  ?= 1
+
+ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lwebsocketpp
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) $(BOOST_LIBS:%=-l%)
+else
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) $(BOOST_LIBS:%=-l$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/lib%.a)
+endif
diff --git a/examples/concurrent_server/Makefile b/examples/concurrent_server/Makefile
index abccf29bd7..b8fda447bd 100644
--- a/examples/concurrent_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/concurrent_server/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
-CPP11               ?= 
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_program_options boost_thread
 
-CFLAGS = -O2 $(CPP11) -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_program_options -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lpthread
 
 concurrent_server: concurrent_server.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/echo_client/Makefile b/examples/echo_client/Makefile
index ec17a3dab5..05a52a1f30 100644
--- a/examples/echo_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_client/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-CFLAGS = -O2
-LDFLAGS = 
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_program_options boost_thread boost_regex boost_random
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
+include ../common.mk
 
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_date_time -lboost_regex -lboost_random -lboost_program_options -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lpthread
 
 echo_client: echo_client.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/echo_server/Makefile b/examples/echo_server/Makefile
index 9c396693eb..79fe5f5afd 100644
--- a/examples/echo_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_server/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
-CPP11               ?= 
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_program_options boost_thread boost_regex
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 $(CPP11) -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_program_options -lboost_thread -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lpthread
 
 echo_server: echo_server.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile b/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile
index c239aee506..73221572e1 100644
--- a/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile
+++ b/examples/echo_server_tls/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_thread boost_regex
 
-CFLAGS = -O2 -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_thread -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 
 echo_server_tls: echo_server_tls.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile b/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile
index 2d12808bd9..f62538d8dd 100644
--- a/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/fuzzing_client/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
-WEBSOCKETPP_PATH    ?= ../../
-CPP11               ?= 
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_thread boost_regex boost_random
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 $(CPP11) -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
-
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lwebsocketpp -lpthread -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_random -lboost_regex - lboost_date_time
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) $(WEBSOCKETPP_PATH)/libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_random.a -lpthread
-endif
+include ../common.mk
 
 fuzzing_client: fuzzing_client.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile b/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile
index 7b886de0fa..ec9e841446 100644
--- a/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile
+++ b/examples/fuzzing_server_tls/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_regex
 
-CFLAGS = -O2 -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 
 fuzzing_server: fuzzing_server_tls.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/stress_client/Makefile b/examples/stress_client/Makefile
index be78b068fa..79731a1940 100644
--- a/examples/stress_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/stress_client/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_thread boost_random boost_regex
 
-CFLAGS = -O2 -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_random -lboost_regex -lboost_date_time -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread -lwebsocketpp
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) ../../libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_random.a -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
-endif
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
 
 stress_client: stress_client.o
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/examples/wsperf/Makefile b/examples/wsperf/Makefile
index 0dcc56720e..05429bb03e 100644
--- a/examples/wsperf/Makefile
+++ b/examples/wsperf/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
-BOOST_LIB_PATH		?= /usr/local/lib
-BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH ?= /usr/local/include
-WEBSOCKETPP_PATH    ?= ../../
-CPP11               ?= 
+BOOST_LIBS=boost_system boost_date_time boost_regex boost_thread boost_random boost_chrono boost_program_options
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -O3 $(CPP11) -I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH)
-LDFLAGS = -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)
+include ../common.mk
 
-CXX		?= c++
-SHARED  ?= "1"
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lcrypto -lssl -lpthread
+CFLAGS := -Wall -O3 $(CFLAGS)
 
 OS=$(shell uname)
 
-ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
-	darwinlibs = 
-else
-	darwinlibs = -lrt -lpthread
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(SHARED), 1)
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lwebsocketpp $(darwinlibs) -lboost_system -lboost_thread -lboost_random -lboost_regex -lboost_date_time -boost_chrono -lboost_program_options
-else
-	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) $(WEBSOCKETPP_PATH)/libwebsocketpp.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_system.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_date_time.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_regex.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_thread.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_random.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_chrono.a $(BOOST_LIB_PATH)/libboost_program_options.a $(darwinlibs)
+ifneq ($(OS), Darwin)
+	LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lrt -lpthread
 endif
 
 wsperf: wsperf.o request.o case.o generic.o wscmd.o