Hi @Luke_Colias,
I noticed you started a topic with details specific to your install challenges: C++ Driver libbson-1.0 build error on CentOS 8. If you can provide the additional details requested on that topic (and also include your specific O/S version), someone may be able to provide suggestions relevant to your environment.
There’s a related discussion topic with some suggestions which might be helpful for you: Simple c++ example - #2 by wan.
@wan created a Docker image which sets up a working development environment including a code example:
Even if you don’t intend to use Docker, it can be useful to have a working environment to compare against one you are trying to configure. The get-started-cxx Docker image uses Ubuntu 20.04.
Regards,
Stennie