diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 080766e..31a7243 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -63,21 +63,22 @@ curl_dep = dependency(
     ],
 )
 
-xxd_prog = find_program('xxd', required: true)
-xxd_generator = generator(
-    xxd_prog,
+binh_prog = find_program('scripts/bin2header.py', required: true)
+binh_generator = generator(
+    binh_prog,
     output: '@PLAINNAME@.c',
-    arguments: ['-n', '@EXTRA_ARGS@', '-i', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
+    arguments: ['-v', '@EXTRA_ARGS@', '-i', '@INPUT@', '-o', '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 
 # FIXME: the explicit 'B612_Regular_ttf' below would ideally be @PLAINNAME@.underscorify() above except substitution does not work there
 
-font_b612_c = xxd_generator.process(
+font_b612_c = binh_generator.process(
     'src/fonts/polarsys-b612/fonts/ttf/B612-Regular.ttf',
     extra_args: 'B612_Regular_ttf',
 )
 
-font_mdi_c = xxd_generator.process(
+
+font_mdi_c = binh_generator.process(
     'src/fonts/MaterialDesign-Webfont/fonts/materialdesignicons-webfont.ttf',
     extra_args: 'mdi_ttf',
 )
@@ -167,7 +168,6 @@ endif
 
 incdir = include_directories('./src/')
 
-openssl_dep = dependency('openssl')
 zlib_dep = dependency('zlib')
 
 if get_option('front-ftxui').enabled()
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ if get_option('front-ftxui').enabled()
             ftxui_screen_dep,
             ftxui_dom_dep,
             ftxui_component_dep,
-            openssl_dep,
             zlib_dep,
             libatomic,
         ],
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ executable(
         json_dep,
         thread_dep,
         curl_dep,
-        openssl_dep,
         zlib_dep,
         libatomic,
     ],
@@ -260,7 +258,6 @@ if get_option('front-lvgl').enabled()
             curl_dep,
             lvgl_dep,
             sdl2_dep,
-            openssl_dep,
             zlib_dep,
             libatomic,
             date_dep,
diff --git a/openwrt-package/voorkant/Makefile b/openwrt-package/voorkant/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..622e3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt-package/voorkant/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# FIXME: license text here
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=voorkant
+PKG_RELEASE:=0_git
+
+PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/meson.mk
+
+define Package/voorkant
+  SECTION:=utils
+  CATEGORY:=Utilities
+  DEPENDS:=+libcurl +nlohmannjson +libatomic +libstdcpp
+  TITLE:=Non-web Home Assistant frontend
+endef
+
+define Package/voorkant/description
+  FIXME
+endef
+
+define Package/voorkant/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/openwrt-build/voorkant-lvgl $(1)/usr/bin/
+endef
+
+MESON_ARGS += \
+	--prefer-static -Dlvgl-driver=fbdev -Dfront-ftxui=disabled
+
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -latomic -static -lstdc++ -lgcc_eh
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,voorkant))
diff --git a/openwrt-package/voorkant/src b/openwrt-package/voorkant/src
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..c25bddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt-package/voorkant/src
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../..
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diff --git a/scripts/bin2header.py b/scripts/bin2header.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a130204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bin2header.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# taken and modified from https://github.com/user-none/Bin-Headers/blob/aaebde3891957b39e4cc4c7844e1ecdecabeaaa2/bin2header.py, with gratitude
+# that repo is licensed under MIT
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+def bin2header(data, var_name='var'):
+    out = []
+    out.append('unsigned char {var_name}[] = {{'.format(var_name=var_name))
+    l = [ data[i:i+12] for i in range(0, len(data), 12) ]
+    for i, x in enumerate(l):
+        line = ', '.join([ '0x{val:02x}'.format(val=c) for c in x ])
+        out.append('  {line}{end_comma}'.format(line=line, end_comma=',' if i<len(l)-1 else ''))
+    out.append('};')
+    out.append('unsigned int {var_name}_len = {data_len};'.format(var_name=var_name, data_len=len(data)))
+    return '\n'.join(out).encode('ascii')
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate binary header output')
+    parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', required=True , help='Input file')
+    parser.add_argument('-o', '--out', required=True , help='Output file')
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--var', required=True , help='Variable name to use in file')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if not args:
+        return 1
+
+    with open(args.input, 'rb') as f:
+        data = f.read()
+
+    out = bin2header(data, args.var)
+    with open(args.out, 'wb') as f:
+        f.write(out)
+        f.write(b'\n')
+
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
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