diff --git a/components/FastLED-idf/CMakeLists.txt b/components/FastLED-idf/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1be0b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/FastLED-idf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+set(srcs
+ 		"FastLED.cpp"
+		"bitswap.cpp"
+		"colorpalettes.cpp"
+		"colorutils.cpp"
+		"hsv2rgb.cpp"
+		"lib8tion.cpp"
+		"noise.cpp"
+		"platforms.cpp"
+		"power_mgt.cpp"
+		"wiring.cpp")
+# everything needs the ESP32 flag, not sure why this won't work
+# going to hack by adding the ESP32 define in the h file
+	#`target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-DESP32")
+
+idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
+			INCLUDE_DIRS "." )
diff --git a/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h b/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h
index d7b6375..d05f56a 100644
--- a/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h
+++ b/components/FastLED-idf/FastLED.h
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 ///@file FastLED.h
 /// central include file for FastLED, defines the CFastLED class/object
 
+// BB hack
+#define ESP32
+
 #if (__GNUC__ > 4) || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4)
 #define FASTLED_HAS_PRAGMA_MESSAGE
 #endif
diff --git a/components/FastLED-idf/Kconfig b/components/FastLED-idf/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a09d8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/FastLED-idf/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+menu "Fast LED"
+
+    config FAST_LED_TEST
+        bool "Create a Fast LED option in case I need to later"
+        default n
+        help
+            I don't know if I'm going to have to add menuconfig options in the future.
+            Maybe I will. If I do, this is the template for doing it.
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/components/FastLED-idf/component.mk b/components/FastLED-idf/component.mk
index 27ad11a..caf1e7f 100644
--- a/components/FastLED-idf/component.mk
+++ b/components/FastLED-idf/component.mk
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := .
 COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS := .
+COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS := lib8tion platforms/esp/32
diff --git a/components/FastLED-idf/platforms.h b/components/FastLED-idf/platforms.h
index f66599f..411a00f 100644
--- a/components/FastLED-idf/platforms.h
+++ b/components/FastLED-idf/platforms.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __INC_PLATFORMS_H
 #define __INC_PLATFORMS_H
 
+#define ESP32
+
 #include "FastLED.h"
 
 #include "fastled_config.h"
diff --git a/sdkconfig b/sdkconfig
index a3441aa..9d6848e 100644
--- a/sdkconfig
+++ b/sdkconfig
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ CONFIG_WL_SECTOR_SIZE_4096=y
 CONFIG_WL_SECTOR_SIZE=4096
 CONFIG_WIFI_PROV_SCAN_MAX_ENTRIES=64
 CONFIG_WPA_MBEDTLS_CRYPTO=y
+# CONFIG_FAST_LED_TEST is not set
 # CONFIG_LEGACY_INCLUDE_COMMON_HEADERS is not set
 
 # Deprecated options for backward compatibility