diff --git a/src/network/meson.build b/src/network/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72f5bd1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Define the library
+network_sources = files(
+  'private/network.cpp',
+)
+
+network_headers = files(
+    'public/network.h'
+)
+
+dependencies = [
+    boost_dep,
+    const_dep
+]
+
+# Define the libnetwork library so it can be linked against by other parts of the build system
+libnetwork = static_library('network',
+    network_sources, 
+    include_directories: include_directories('public'),
+    dependencies: dependencies,
+    install : true)
+
+network_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: include_directories('public'),
+    link_with: libnetwork,
+    sources: network_sources,
+    dependencies: dependencies,
+)
+
+# Make headers accessible
+install_headers(network_headers, subdir : '4DSSE/network')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/network/private/network.cpp b/src/network/private/network.cpp
index 49a86923..5a9ff2bc 100644
--- a/src/network/private/network.cpp
+++ b/src/network/private/network.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <sstream>
 #include <cmath>
-#include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <array>
-#include <numbers>
-#include <utility>
 
 #include <boost/numeric/odeint.hpp>
 #include <boost/phoenix/core.hpp>
diff --git a/src/network/public/network.h b/src/network/public/network.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b