diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f136e5c..93dfab7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ add_executable(datum_gateway
 	src/datum_jsonrpc.c
 	src/datum_logger.c
 	src/datum_protocol.c
+	src/portable_mutex.c
 	src/datum_queue.c
 	src/datum_sockets.c
 	src/datum_stratum.c
@@ -79,6 +80,16 @@ endif()
 
 set(ARGP_LIBS "")
 check_function_exists(argp_parse HAVE_ARGP_PARSE)
+if(APPLE AND NOT HAVE_ARGP_PARSE)
+    find_library(ARGP_LIBRARY NAMES argp libargp HINTS /opt/homebrew/lib)
+    if(ARGP_LIBRARY)
+        list(APPEND ARGP_LIBS ${ARGP_LIBRARY})
+        include_directories(SYSTEM /opt/homebrew/include)
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "libargp not found. Please install it with `brew install argp-standalone`.")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 if(NOT HAVE_ARGP_PARSE)
 	check_library_exists(argp argp_parse "" ARGP)
 	if(NOT ARGP AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
@@ -91,12 +102,39 @@ if(NOT HAVE_ARGP_PARSE)
 	endif()
 endif()
 
+# Ensure pkg-config can find Homebrew-installed packages on macOS
+if(APPLE)
+    set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "/opt/homebrew/lib/pkgconfig:$ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
+endif()
+
 check_function_exists(epoll_wait HAVE_EPOLL_WAIT)
 if(HAVE_EPOLL_WAIT)
 	set(EPOLL_SHIM_INCLUDE_DIRS "")
 	set(EPOLL_SHIM_LIBRARIES "")
 else()
-	pkg_check_modules(EPOLL_SHIM REQUIRED epoll-shim)
+    pkg_check_modules(EPOLL_SHIM REQUIRED epoll-shim)
+    if(APPLE)
+       if(NOT EPOLL_SHIM_FOUND)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "epoll-shim not found. Install it with `brew install epoll-shim`.")
+       endif()
+        # Add include directories
+        target_include_directories(datum_gateway
+            PUBLIC
+            ${EPOLL_SHIM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+        )
+
+        # Add link directories
+        target_link_directories(datum_gateway
+            PUBLIC
+            ${EPOLL_SHIM_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+        )
+
+        # Add linker flags (e.g. -L... -lepoll-shim)
+        target_link_libraries(datum_gateway
+            PUBLIC
+            ${EPOLL_SHIM_LDFLAGS}
+        )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 cmake_pop_check_state()
diff --git a/src/datum_protocol.c b/src/datum_protocol.c
index 76dbc42..70a9ee8 100644
--- a/src/datum_protocol.c
+++ b/src/datum_protocol.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 #include "datum_queue.h"
 #include "git_version.h"
 
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__        
+#include "portable_mutex.h"
+#endif 
 atomic_int datum_protocol_client_active = 0;
 
 DATUM_ENC_KEYS local_datum_keys;
@@ -265,6 +269,11 @@ int datum_protocol_mining_cmd(void *data, int len) {
 }
 
 pthread_mutex_t datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+// Declare the state for the timed mutex only for Apple
+static timed_mutex_state_t datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state;
+#endif
+
 pthread_cond_t datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
 unsigned char datum_coinbaser_v2_response_buf[2][32768] = { 0 };
 unsigned char *datum_coinbaser_v2_response = NULL;
@@ -293,8 +302,11 @@ int datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_response(int len, unsigned char *data) {
 		DLOG_DEBUG("Invalid coinbaser received! %lu %lu", (unsigned long)x, (unsigned long)(len-12));
 		return 0;
 	}
-	
-	rc = pthread_mutex_timedlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &ts);
+	#ifdef __APPLE__        
+		rc = apple_mutex_timedlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state, &ts);
+        #else
+		rc = pthread_mutex_timedlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &ts);
+	#endif 
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		DLOG_DEBUG("Could not get a lock on the coinbaser reception mutex after 5 seconds... bug?");
 		return 0;
@@ -312,8 +324,12 @@ int datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_response(int len, unsigned char *data) {
 	datum_coinbaser_v2_response_len[datum_coinbaser_v2_response_buf_idx] = x;
 	
 	pthread_cond_signal(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_cond); // Signal the condition variable
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
-	
+        
+	#ifdef __APPLE__
+    		apple_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state);
+	#else	
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+	#endif
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -356,19 +372,29 @@ int datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch(void *sptr) {
 	// spin here for up to 5 seconds while awaiting a coinbaser response from DATUM Prime
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 	ts.tv_sec += 5; // Set timeout to 5 seconds
-	
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
-	
+	#ifdef __APPLE__
+    		apple_mutex_lock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state);
+	#else	
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+	#endif
 	rc = pthread_cond_timedwait(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_cond, &datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &ts);
 	if (rc == ETIMEDOUT) {
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+		#ifdef __APPLE__
+    		apple_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state);
+		#else	
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+		#endif
 		DLOG_DEBUG("Timeout waiting for coinbaser response from DATUM Prime");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		DLOG_DEBUG("Error waiting for coinbaser response from DATUM Prime");
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+		#ifdef __APPLE__
+    		apple_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state);
+		#else	
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+		#endif 
 		return 0;
 	}
 	i = 0;
@@ -377,8 +403,11 @@ int datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch(void *sptr) {
 	if ((datum_coinbaser_v2_response) && (datum_coinbaser_v2_response_value[datum_coinbaser_v2_response_buf_idx] == value)) {
 		i = datum_coinbaser_v2_parse(s, datum_coinbaser_v2_response, datum_coinbaser_v2_response_len[datum_coinbaser_v2_response_buf_idx], false);
 	}
-	
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+	#ifdef __APPLE__
+    	apple_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex, &datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state);
+	#else	
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_mutex);
+	#endif
 	return i;
 }
 
@@ -1913,7 +1942,9 @@ int datum_protocol_init(void) {
 		DLOG_WARN("****************************************************");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	
+    #ifdef __APPLE__
+    		apple_timed_mutex_init(&datum_protocol_coinbaser_fetch_state);
+	#endif	
 	if (sodium_init() < 0) {
 		DLOG_FATAL("libsodium initialization failed");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/src/portable_mutex.c b/src/portable_mutex.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..530b923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/portable_mutex.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include "portable_mutex.h"
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+void apple_timed_mutex_init(timed_mutex_state_t *state) {
+    pthread_cond_init(&state->cond, NULL);
+    state->locked = 0;
+}
+
+int apple_mutex_timedlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, timed_mutex_state_t *state, const struct timespec *abstime) {
+    int rc;
+    pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);
+    while (state->locked) {
+        rc = pthread_cond_timedwait(&state->cond, mutex, abstime);
+        if (rc == ETIMEDOUT) {
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+            return ETIMEDOUT;
+        }
+        if (rc != 0) {
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+            return rc;
+        }
+    }
+    state->locked = 1;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void apple_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, timed_mutex_state_t *state) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);
+    while (state->locked) {
+        pthread_cond_wait(&state->cond, mutex);
+    }
+    state->locked = 1;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+}
+
+void apple_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, timed_mutex_state_t *state) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);
+    state->locked = 0;
+    pthread_cond_signal(&state->cond);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+}
+
+void apple_timed_mutex_destroy(timed_mutex_state_t *state) {
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&state->cond);
+}
+#endif // __APPLE__
+
diff --git a/src/portable_mutex.h b/src/portable_mutex.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a229c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/portable_mutex.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef PORTABLE_MUTEX_H
+#define PORTABLE_MUTEX_H
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+// A struct to manage the state for a timed mutex on Apple
+typedef struct {
+    pthread_cond_t cond;
+    int locked;
+} timed_mutex_state_t;
+
+// State management functions for timed mutexes on Apple
+void apple_timed_mutex_init(timed_mutex_state_t *state);
+int apple_mutex_timedlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, timed_mutex_state_t *state, const struct timespec *abstime);
+void apple_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, timed_mutex_state_t *state);
+void apple_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, timed_mutex_state_t *state);
+void apple_timed_mutex_destroy(timed_mutex_state_t *state);
+#endif // __APPLE__
+
+#endif // PORTABLE_MUTEX_H
+