diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dfc4ae7..d1a5b4d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,3 +127,62 @@ For commercial licensing inquiries, email us: info@fastflowlm.com
 - Tokenization accelerated with [MLC-ai/tokenizers-cpp](https://github.com/mlc-ai/tokenizers-cpp)
 - Chat formatting via [Google/minja](https://github.com/google/minja)
 - Low-level kernels optimized using the powerful [IRON](https://github.com/amd/iron)+[AIE-MLIR](https://github.com/Xilinx/mlir-aie)
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Building from Source
+
+For developers who want to build FastFlowLM from source, we provide CMake presets for a convenient and consistent build experience.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Git
+- CMake (version 3.22 or higher)
+- A C++20 compatible compiler (e.g., GCC, Clang, MSVC)
+- Ninja (recommended)
+
+### Build Instructions
+
+1.  **Clone the repository:**
+
+    ```bash
+    git clone --recursive https://github.com/FastFlowLM/FastFlowLM.git
+    cd FastFlowLM/src
+    ```
+
+2.  **Configure CMake using presets:**
+
+    -   **For Linux:**
+
+        ```bash
+        cmake --preset linux-default
+        ```
+
+        This will configure the build to install to `/opt/fastflowlm`.
+
+    -   **For Windows (in a developer command prompt):**
+
+        ```bash
+        cmake --preset windows-default
+        ```
+
+3.  **Build the project:**
+
+    ```bash
+    cmake --build build
+    ```
+
+4.  **Install the project (optional):**
+
+    -   **For Linux:**
+
+        ```bash
+        sudo cmake --install build
+        ```
+
+    -   **For Windows (with administrator privileges):**
+
+        ```bash
+        cmake --install build
+        ```
+
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index f93b7dad..417f7ad8 100644
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ override_dh_dwz:
 	# dh_dwz is skipped because it causes issues with the binary structure
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
-	cmake -S src -B build \
-		-GNinja \
-		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/fastflowlm
+	cmake -S src -B build --preset linux-default
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	cmake --build build
diff --git a/src/CMakePresets.json b/src/CMakePresets.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d679d968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CMakePresets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "version": 3,
+  "configurePresets": [
+    {
+      "name": "linux-default",
+      "displayName": "Linux Default",
+      "description": "Default configuration for Linux",
+      "generator": "Ninja",
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release",
+        "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "/opt/fastflowlm"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "windows-default",
+      "displayName": "Windows Default",
+      "description": "Default configuration for Windows using Visual Studio",
+      "generator": "Visual Studio 17 2022",
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}