diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b5d6a32c089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[alias]
+b = "build"
+c = "check"
+d = "doc"
+t = "test"
+r = "run"
+
+[build]
+incremental = true
+# might be helpful but we don't enforce sccache installation atm
+# https://github.com/mozilla/sccache
+# rustc-wrapper = "sccache"
+
+# For details checkout https://jondot.medium.com/8-steps-for-troubleshooting-your-rust-build-times-2ffc965fd13e
+[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+# clang has been listed as prerequisite in the doc
+linker    = "clang"
+rustflags = ["-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=lld", "-Zshare-generics=y"]
+
+[target.x86_64-apple-darwin]
+# zld might help here
+# brew install michaeleisel/zld/zld
+# "-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=zld"
+# For details checkout https://jondot.medium.com/8-steps-for-troubleshooting-your-rust-build-times-2ffc965fd13e
+rustflags = ["-Zshare-generics=y"]
+
+[net]
+git-fetch-with-cli = true
+retry              = 5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 1fd638793893..5c822964ffcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -10,15 +10,13 @@ jobs:
     name: Cover
     runs-on: buildjet-8vcpu-ubuntu-2004
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev
+    steps:      
       - name: Checkout Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: true
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: sudo make install-deps
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         timeout-minutes: 5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index b818142eeab7..516fc6a2d4a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ jobs:
   check-publish-docs:
     name: Publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Apt Dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev
+    steps:      
       - name: Checkout Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Apt Dependencies
+        run: sudo make install-deps
       - name: Link Checker (Repo)
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1.5.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9956b3a1444a..06e90ec8dd7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,17 +17,15 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             file: forest-${{ github.ref_name }}-macos-amd64.zip
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout Sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Apt Dependencies
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'Ubuntu')
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev
+        run: sudo make install-deps
       - name: Homebrew Utils
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macOS')
         run: |
           brew install --verbose coreutils
-      - name: Checkout Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         timeout-minutes: 5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 38b96b383865..0abe2ee9c48c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       RUSTFLAGS: "-D warnings"
     steps:
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev
       - name: Checkout Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: sudo make install-deps
       - name: install nextest
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - name: Rust Cache
@@ -44,12 +42,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Apt Dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev
       - name: Checkout Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Apt Dependencies
+        run: sudo make install-deps
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(env.CACHE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES) }}
@@ -110,36 +106,47 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        #rv: [1.58.1, stable, beta, nightly]
-        rv: [nightly]
     steps:
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'Ubuntu')
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev
       - name: Checkout Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: visvirial/sccache-action@v1
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'Ubuntu')
+        with:
+          arch: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      - uses: visvirial/sccache-action@v1
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macOS')
+        with:
+          arch: x86_64-apple-darwin
+      - name: Install Linux Dependencies
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'Ubuntu')
+        run: |
+          lscpu # the job may run on different CPUs, list cpu here for analysing build time
+          sudo make install-deps
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(env.CACHE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES) }}
         continue-on-error: true
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/sccache/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sccache-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
       - name: Cargo Build
         run: cargo build --profile dev
+        env:
+          CC: "/tmp/sccache/sccache clang"
 
   calibnet-check:
     name: Calibnet sync check
     runs-on: buildjet-8vcpu-ubuntu-2004
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev
       - name: Checkout Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: true
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: sudo make install-deps
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(env.CACHE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES) }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 388ae9912a7b..bf9879be92a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config*.toml
 *.orig
 criterion
 genesis.json
-/.cargo
+/.cargo/*
+!/.cargo/*.toml
 node/rpc-api/static/ast.ron
 documentation/book/**/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 38f8713bfc00..efdf49aecb68 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3807,9 +3807,9 @@ checksum = "1847abb9cb65d566acd5942e94aea9c8f547ad02c98e1649326fc0e8910b8b1e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7f21eda599937fba36daeb58a22e8f5cee2d14c4a17b5b7739c7c8e5e3b8230c"
+checksum = "38390104763dc37a5145a53c29c63c1290b5d316d6086ec32c293f6736051bb0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
@@ -3822,9 +3822,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "30bdd20c28fadd505d0fd6712cdfcb0d4b5648baf45faef7f852afb2399bb050"
+checksum = "52ba265a92256105f45b719605a571ffe2d1f0fea3807304b522c1d778f79eed"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-sink",
@@ -3832,15 +3832,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-core"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4e5aa3de05362c3fb88de6531e6296e85cde7739cccad4b9dfeeb7f6ebce56bf"
+checksum = "04909a7a7e4633ae6c4a9ab280aeb86da1236243a77b694a49eacd659a4bd3ac"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-executor"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ff63c23854bee61b6e9cd331d523909f238fc7636290b96826e9cfa5faa00ab"
+checksum = "7acc85df6714c176ab5edf386123fafe217be88c0840ec11f199441134a074e2"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-task",
@@ -3850,9 +3850,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-io"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bbf4d2a7a308fd4578637c0b17c7e1c7ba127b8f6ba00b29f717e9655d85eb68"
+checksum = "00f5fb52a06bdcadeb54e8d3671f8888a39697dcb0b81b23b55174030427f4eb"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-lite"
@@ -3871,9 +3871,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "42cd15d1c7456c04dbdf7e88bcd69760d74f3a798d6444e16974b505b0e62f17"
+checksum = "bdfb8ce053d86b91919aad980c220b1fb8401a9394410e1c289ed7e66b61835d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2 1.0.47",
  "quote 1.0.21",
@@ -3893,15 +3893,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "21b20ba5a92e727ba30e72834706623d94ac93a725410b6a6b6fbc1b07f7ba56"
+checksum = "39c15cf1a4aa79df40f1bb462fb39676d0ad9e366c2a33b590d7c66f4f81fcf9"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-task"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a6508c467c73851293f390476d4491cf4d227dbabcd4170f3bb6044959b294f1"
+checksum = "2ffb393ac5d9a6eaa9d3fdf37ae2776656b706e200c8e16b1bdb227f5198e6ea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-timer"
@@ -3911,9 +3911,9 @@ checksum = "e64b03909df88034c26dc1547e8970b91f98bdb65165d6a4e9110d94263dbb2c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-util"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "44fb6cb1be61cc1d2e43b262516aafcf63b241cffdb1d3fa115f91d9c7b09c90"
+checksum = "197676987abd2f9cadff84926f410af1c183608d36641465df73ae8211dc65d6"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
@@ -7721,9 +7721,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.86"
+version = "1.0.87"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41feea4228a6f1cd09ec7a3593a682276702cd67b5273544757dae23c096f074"
+checksum = "6ce777b7b150d76b9cf60d28b55f5847135a003f7d7350c6be7a773508ce7d45"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3f8bac33952d..7c276f7382fe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 FROM rust:1-buster AS build-env
 
 # Install dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev cmake
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential clang lld ocl-icd-opencl-dev cmake
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/forest
 COPY . .
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c184d6ff3ff..b18346581454 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ install-daemon:
 
 install: install-cli install-daemon
 
+install-deps:
+	apt-get update -y
+	apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential clang lld ocl-icd-opencl-dev cmake
+
 clean-all:
 	cargo clean
 
@@ -115,4 +119,4 @@ mdbook-build:
 rustdoc:
 	cargo doc --workspace --all-features --no-deps
 
-.PHONY: clean clean-all lint build release test test-all test-release license test-vectors run-vectors pull-serialization-tests install-cli install-daemon install docs run-serialization-vectors rustdoc
+.PHONY: clean clean-all lint build release test test-all test-release license test-vectors run-vectors pull-serialization-tests install-cli install-daemon install install-deps docs run-serialization-vectors rustdoc
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51dd72698d19..21609f9d35fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ rustup install nightly
 
 ```shell
 # Ubuntu
+sudo make install-deps
+# Or
 sudo apt install build-essential clang ocl-icd-opencl-dev libssl-dev
 
 # Archlinux