diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 4b9f069ab..30af24bd2 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     gpg \
     gnupg2 \
     libusb-1.0-0-dev \
+    libuv1-dev \
     libi2c-dev \
     libxcb-xkb-dev \
     libxkbcommon-dev \
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fd1bb6164..733a46325 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
 ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
         wget g++ zip git ca-certificates \
-        libgpiod-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libbluetooth-dev libi2c-dev \
+        libgpiod-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libbluetooth-dev libi2c-dev libuv1-dev \
         libusb-1.0-0-dev libulfius-dev liborcania-dev libssl-dev pkg-config \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && pip install --no-cache-dir -U platformio \
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
 USER root
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get --no-install-recommends -y install \
-        libc-bin libc6 libgpiod2 libyaml-cpp0.7 libi2c0 libulfius2.7 libusb-1.0-0-dev liborcania2.3 libssl3 \
+        libc-bin libc6 libgpiod2 libyaml-cpp0.7 libi2c0 libuv1 libusb-1.0-0-dev liborcania2.3 libulfius2.7 libssl3 \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && mkdir -p /var/lib/meshtasticd \
     && mkdir -p /etc/meshtasticd/config.d \
diff --git a/alpine.Dockerfile b/alpine.Dockerfile
index b6d91a75a..17afc2964 100644
--- a/alpine.Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine.Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FROM python:3.13-alpine3.21 AS builder
 ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
         bash g++ libstdc++-dev linux-headers zip git ca-certificates libgpiod-dev yaml-cpp-dev bluez-dev \
-        libusb-dev i2c-tools-dev openssl-dev pkgconf argp-standalone \
+        libusb-dev i2c-tools-dev libuv-dev openssl-dev pkgconf argp-standalone \
     && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/* \
     && pip install --no-cache-dir -U platformio \
     && mkdir /tmp/firmware
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.21
 USER root
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
-        libstdc++ libgpiod yaml-cpp libusb i2c-tools \
+        libstdc++ libgpiod yaml-cpp libusb i2c-tools libuv \
     && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/* \
     && mkdir -p /var/lib/meshtasticd \
     && mkdir -p /etc/meshtasticd/config.d \
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b3a8eb58e..693cd6aa5 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                libbluetooth-dev,
                libusb-1.0-0-dev,
                libi2c-dev,
+               libuv1-dev,
                openssl,
                libssl-dev,
                libulfius-dev,
diff --git a/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg b/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
index 0a0f03557..a09261056 100644
--- a/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
+++ b/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libgpiod)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(bluez)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libusb-1.0)
 BuildRequires: libi2c-devel
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libuv)
 # Web components:
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(openssl)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(liborcania)