diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d773bc7..8b82b95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ const parsedJSON = simdjson.parse(jsonString) // parsed JSON object
 
 ## Benchmarks
 
+Requirements: git, npm, node, a linux-like system, a recent compiler (GCC,clang)
+
+To benchmark directly from the project:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/luizperes/simdjson_nodejs.git
+cd simdjson_nodejs
+npm install
+cd benchmark
+node benchmark
+```
+
+
 |      filename     |   JSON file    |   simdjson file |
 | :---------------: | :------------: | :-------------: |
 | apache_builds.json | 0.0007187123801716652 | 0.00013120465355748363 |
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 8cff39f..5d660e0 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 {
     "targets": [{
         "target_name": "simdjson",
+        "default_configuration": "Release",
         "cflags!": [ "-fno-exceptions" ],
-        "cflags_cc!": [ "-fno-exceptions" ],
-        "sources": [
+        "cflags_cc!": [ "-fno-exceptions", "-std=gnu++0x", "-std=gnu++1y" ],
+        "cflags_cc+": ["-march=native", "-std=c++17"],
+         "sources": [
             "simdjson/main.cpp",
             "simdjson/bindings.cpp",
+            "simdjson/src/simdjson.cpp"
         ],
         'include_dirs': [
             "<!@(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")"
         ],
-        "libraries": ["~/Projects/simdjson/build/libsimdjson.0.0.1.dylib"],
         'dependencies': [
             "<!(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').gyp\")"
         ],
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4d29df0..30f7f1f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 const simdjson = require('./build/Release/simdjson.node');
-
-module.exports = simdjson;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = simdjson;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b37361..374c526 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/luizperes/simdjson_nodejs#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
     "node-gyp": "^3.8.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {