diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 10541ab4..107bbbe6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -173,17 +173,21 @@ jobs:
               --julia-depot ~/.julia \
               --force
 
-      - name: Build libtrixi using PackageCompiler
+      - name: Configure (test_type == 'package-compiler')
         if: ${{ matrix.test_type == 'package-compiler' }}
         run: |
-          cd LibTrixi.jl/lib
-          make
+          mkdir build
+          cd build
+          cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install \
+                   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
+                   -DUSE_PACKAGE_COMPILER=ON \
+                   -DJULIA_PROJECT_PATH=$PWD/../libtrixi-julia
 
-      - name: Build example
+      - name: Build (test_type == 'package-compiler')
         if: ${{ matrix.test_type == 'package-compiler' }}
         run: |
-          cd examples
-          make -f MakefileCompiled LIBTRIXI_PREFIX=$PWD/../LibTrixi.jl/lib/build
+          cd build
+          make -j2
 
       - name: Test external CMake project
         if: ${{ matrix.test_type == 'regular' }}
@@ -230,10 +234,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run examples
         if: ${{ matrix.test_type == 'package-compiler' }}
         run: |
-          cd examples
+          cd build/examples
           mpirun -n 2 simple_trixi_controller_c \
-              ../libtrixi-julia \
-              ../LibTrixi.jl/examples/libelixir_p4est2d_dgsem_euler_sedov.jl
+              ../../libtrixi-julia \
+              ../../LibTrixi.jl/examples/libelixir_p4est2d_dgsem_euler_sedov.jl
         env:
           LIBTRIXI_DEBUG: all
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea99197c..c4d13125 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,78 +56,135 @@ if( ENABLE_TESTING )
     find_package( GTest REQUIRED )
 
     set ( TEST_DRIVE_FIND_METHOD fetch )
-    # option TEST_DRIVE_BUILD_TESTING is hard-coded to ON
+    # Option TEST_DRIVE_BUILD_TESTING is hard-coded to ON, could be spared
     find_package( test-drive REQUIRED )
 endif()
 
+# Optionally use PackageCompiler.jl to build standalone libtrixi.so
+option( USE_PACKAGE_COMPILER "Build standalone libtrixi.so using PackageCompiler.jl" )
 
+# Fortran mod file location
+set(CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
-# Library target
-add_library ( ${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
-    src/api.c
-    src/api.f90
-    src/auxiliary.h
-    src/auxiliary.c
-    src/trixi.h
-)
+if( USE_PACKAGE_COMPILER )
+    if ( NOT DEFINED JULIA_PROJECT_PATH )
+        message( FATAL_ERROR "JULIA_PROJECT_PATH needs to be set for PackageCompiler.jl.")
+    endif()
+    if ( ENABLE_TESTING )
+        message( NOTICE "Testing is not supported when PackageCompiler is used.")
+    endif()
 
-# Include directories, private
-target_include_directories ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE src )
+    # Define PackageCompiler.jl output file
+    set( PC_LIBTRIXI_SO ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/prefix-pc/lib/libtrixi.so )
+
+    # Define PackageCompiler.jl initialization source file
+    set( PC_INIT_SOURCE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LibTrixi.jl/lib/init.c )
+    set( PC_INIT_BUILD  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build-pc/init.c )
+
+    # Copy initialization source to build directory
+    add_custom_command( OUTPUT ${PC_INIT_BUILD}
+                        COMMENT "Copying `init.c` to build folder..."
+                        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${PC_INIT_SOURCE} ${PC_INIT_BUILD}
+                        DEPENDS ${PC_INIT_SOURCE} )
+
+    # Add a library target (libtrixi), only for Fortran module
+    add_library( ${PROJECT_NAME} OBJECT
+        src/api.f90
+    )
+
+    # Custom command to run PackageCompiler.jl to produce libtrixi.so
+    add_custom_command( OUTPUT ${PC_LIBTRIXI_SO}
+                        COMMENT "Building ${PROJECT_NAME} with PackageCompiler.jl..."
+                        COMMAND ${JULIA_EXECUTABLE}
+                                --project=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LibTrixi.jl/lib
+                                ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LibTrixi.jl/lib/build.jl
+                                ${JULIA_PROJECT_PATH}
+                                ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/prefix-pc
+                        DEPENDS ${PC_INIT_BUILD}
+                        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build-pc )
+
+    # Custom target for PackageCompiler.jl's libtrixi.so
+    add_custom_target( PC_LIBTRIXI DEPENDS ${PC_LIBTRIXI_SO} )
+
+    # Dependency of main library target on PackageCompiler.jl target
+    add_dependencies( ${PROJECT_NAME} PC_LIBTRIXI )
+
+    # Add linking to PackageCompiler.jl's libtrixi.so
+    target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ${PC_LIBTRIXI_SO} )
+
+    # Install configuration
+    install( DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/prefix-pc/lib/" TYPE LIB )
+    install( DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/prefix-pc/share/julia"
+             DESTINATION share )
+else()
+    # Library target
+    add_library ( ${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
+        src/api.c
+        src/api.f90
+        src/auxiliary.h
+        src/auxiliary.c
+        src/trixi.h
+    )
 
-# Version info
-set_target_properties ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} )
+    # Include directories, private
+    target_include_directories ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE src )
 
-# Version info for the shared object
-set_target_properties ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR} )
+    # Version info
+    set_target_properties ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} )
 
-# Include directories, public for actual users
-set_target_properties ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER src/trixi.h )
+    # Version info for the shared object
+    set_target_properties ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR} )
 
-# Fortran mod file location
-set(CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
 
+    # Include directories
+    target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE src ${JULIA_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+    if ( T8CODE_FOUND )
+        target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${T8CODE_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+    endif()
 
-# Include directories
-target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE src ${JULIA_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
-if ( T8CODE_FOUND )
-    target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${T8CODE_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-endif()
+    # Libraries to link
+    target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${JULIA_LIBRARY} )
 
-# Libraries to link
-target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${JULIA_LIBRARY} )
+    # Set appropriate compile flags
+    target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC "-fPIC" )
+    target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
+    # Require C11 standard with GNU extensions for C files
+    target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:-std=gnu11>)
+    # Require Fortran 2018 standard for Fortran files
+    target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:Fortran>:-std=f2018>)
 
-# Set appropriate compile flags
-target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC "-fPIC" )
-target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
-# Require C11 standard with GNU extensions for C files
-target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:-std=gnu11>)
-# Require Fortran 2018 standard for Fortran files
-target_compile_options( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:Fortran>:-std=f2018>)
 
 
+    # Add auxiliary *object* library to support fast thread-local storage (TLS)
+    add_library ( ${PROJECT_NAME}_tls OBJECT
+        src/tls.c
+    )
+    target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME}_tls PRIVATE ${JULIA_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
 
-# Add auxiliary *object* library to support fast thread-local storage (TLS)
-add_library ( ${PROJECT_NAME}_tls OBJECT
-    src/tls.c
-)
-target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME}_tls PRIVATE ${JULIA_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+    # Add test on demand
+    if( ENABLE_TESTING )
+        enable_testing()
+        add_subdirectory( test/c )
+        add_subdirectory( test/fortran )
+    endif()
 
-# Add examples
-add_subdirectory( examples )
 
-# Add test on demand
-if( ENABLE_TESTING )
-    enable_testing()
-    add_subdirectory( test/c )
-    add_subdirectory( test/fortran )
+    # Install configuration
+    install( FILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${PROJECT_NAME}_tls> TYPE LIB RENAME lib${PROJECT_NAME}_tls.o )
+    install( FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/LIBTRIXI_VERSION" DESTINATION share/julia )
 endif()
 
 
-# Install configuration
+
+# Public header for libtrixi
+set_target_properties ( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER src/trixi.h )
+
+# Common install configuration
 install( TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} )
+install( DIRECTORY LibTrixi.jl DESTINATION share/libtrixi PATTERN "lib" EXCLUDE )
 install( FILES ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/libtrixi.mod TYPE INCLUDE)
-install( FILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${PROJECT_NAME}_tls> TYPE LIB RENAME lib${PROJECT_NAME}_tls.o )
-install( DIRECTORY LibTrixi.jl DESTINATION share/libtrixi )
-install( FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/LIBTRIXI_VERSION" DESTINATION share/julia )
 install( PROGRAMS utils/libtrixi-init-julia TYPE BIN )
+
+# Add examples
+add_subdirectory( examples )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c37ffe61..3dffc16a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ For building, `cmake` and its typical workflow is used.
 2. Call cmake
 
     ```bash
-    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=(debug|release) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install_directory> ..
+    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=(Debug|Release) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install_directory> ..
     ```
 
     `cmake` should find `MPI` and `Julia` automatically. If not, the directories
@@ -276,23 +276,33 @@ library with a C interface. This is possible with the use of the Julia package
 [PackageCompiler.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl).
 
 To try this out, perform the following steps:
-1. Initialize the project directory `libtrixi-julia` using `libtrixi-init-julia` as
-   described above.
-2. Go to the `LibTrixi.jl/lib` directory in the repository root,
-   make sure that `PROJECT_DIR` (defined in `Makefile`) points to your `libtrixi-julia` directory,
-   and call `make`:
-   ```shell
-   cd LibTrixi.jl/lib
-   make
-   ```
-3. Go to the `examples` folder in the repository root and compile
-   `simple_trixi_controller_c`:
-   ```shell
-   cd examples
-   make -f MakefileCompiled LIBTRIXI_PREFIX=$PWD/../LibTrixi.jl/lib/build
-   ```
-   This will create a `simple_trixi_controller_c` file.
-4. From inside the `examples` folder you should be able to run the example (in parallel)
+1.  Initialize the project directory `libtrixi-julia` using `libtrixi-init-julia` as
+    described above.
+2.  Build
+
+    *using make*
+    - Go to the `LibTrixi.jl/lib` directory in the repository root,
+      make sure that `PROJECT_DIR` (defined in `Makefile`) points to your `libtrixi-julia` directory,
+      and call `make`:
+      ```shell
+      cd LibTrixi.jl/lib
+      make
+      ```
+    - Go to the `examples` folder in the repository root and compile
+      `simple_trixi_controller_c`:
+      ```shell
+      cd examples
+      make -f MakefileCompiled LIBTRIXI_PREFIX=$PWD/../LibTrixi.jl/lib/build
+      ```
+      This will create a `simple_trixi_controller_c` file.
+
+    *using cmake*
+    - Add
+      ```
+      -DUSE_PACKAGE_COMPILER=ON -DJULIA_PROJECT_PATH=<libtrixi-julia_directory>
+      ```
+      to your cmake call (see above)
+3. From inside the `examples` folder you should be able to run the example (in parallel)
    with the following command:
    ```shell
    mpirun -n 2 simple_trixi_controller_c \
diff --git a/docs/src/index.md b/docs/src/index.md
index 9d75dcff..a7fa1564 100644
--- a/docs/src/index.md
+++ b/docs/src/index.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ For building, `cmake` and its typical workflow is used.
 2. Call cmake
 
     ```bash
-    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=(debug|release) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install_directory> ..
+    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=(Debug|Release) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install_directory> ..
     ```
 
     `cmake` should find `MPI` and `Julia` automatically. If not, the directories
@@ -278,21 +278,31 @@ library with a C interface. This is possible with the use of the Julia package
 To try this out, perform the following steps:
 1. Initialize the project directory `libtrixi-julia` using `libtrixi-init-julia` as
    described above.
-2. Go to the `LibTrixi.jl/lib` directory in the repository root,
-   make sure that `PROJECT_DIR` (defined in `Makefile`) point to your `libtrixi-julia` directory,
-   and call `make`:
-   ```shell
-   cd LibTrixi.jl/lib
-   make
-   ```
-3. Go to the `examples` folder in the repository root and compile
-   `simple_trixi_controller_c`:
-   ```shell
-   cd examples
-   make -f MakefileCompiled LIBTRIXI_PREFIX=$PWD/../LibTrixi.jl/lib/build
-   ```
-   This will create a `simple_trixi_controller_c` file.
-4. From inside the `examples` folder you should be able to run the example (in parallel)
+2.  Build
+
+    *using make*
+    - Go to the `LibTrixi.jl/lib` directory in the repository root,
+      make sure that `PROJECT_DIR` (defined in `Makefile`) points to your `libtrixi-julia` directory,
+      and call `make`:
+      ```shell
+      cd LibTrixi.jl/lib
+      make
+      ```
+    - Go to the `examples` folder in the repository root and compile
+      `simple_trixi_controller_c`:
+      ```shell
+      cd examples
+      make -f MakefileCompiled LIBTRIXI_PREFIX=$PWD/../LibTrixi.jl/lib/build
+      ```
+      This will create a `simple_trixi_controller_c` file.
+
+    *using cmake*
+    - Add
+      ```
+      -DUSE_PACKAGE_COMPILER=ON -DJULIA_PROJECT_PATH=<libtrixi-julia_directory>
+      ```
+      to your cmake call (see above)
+3. From inside the `examples` folder you should be able to run the example (in parallel)
    with the following command:
    ```shell
    mpirun -n 2 simple_trixi_controller_c \
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index b1c8ff39..7b6c899a 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ foreach ( EXAMPLE ${EXAMPLES} )
     # set libraries to link
     target_link_libraries(
         ${TARGET_NAME}
-        PRIVATE MPI::MPI_${EXAMPLE_LANG} ${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_NAME}_tls
+        PRIVATE MPI::MPI_${EXAMPLE_LANG} ${PROJECT_NAME}
     )
+    if ( NOT USE_PACKAGE_COMPILER )
+        target_link_libraries( ${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${PROJECT_NAME}_tls )
+    endif()
     if ( T8CODE_FOUND )
         target_link_libraries( ${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${T8CODE_LIBRARIES} )
     endif()
@@ -52,6 +55,9 @@ foreach ( EXAMPLE ${EXAMPLES} )
         PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
     )
 
+    # position independent code
+    target_compile_options( ${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE "-fPIC" )
+
     # enable warnings
     target_compile_options( ${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror )