diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.idea/*
+cmake-*
+build/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
+project(raiiSafeCuda)
+
+find_package(CUDAToolkit REQUIRED)
+
+add_library(raiiSafeCuda SHARED safe_cuda/stream_related.cpp)
+target_compile_definitions(raiiSafeCuda PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:_GLIBCXX_DEBUG>)
+target_compile_options(raiiSafeCuda PRIVATE -pipe -Wall -Wextra -pedantic)
+target_link_libraries(raiiSafeCuda CUDA::cudart)
+
+set_target_properties(raiiSafeCuda PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 20
+        CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
+        INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION ON
+)
diff --git a/safe_cuda/stream_related.cpp b/safe_cuda/stream_related.cpp
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+++ b/safe_cuda/stream_related.cpp
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+#include "stream_related.h"
+
+namespace safe_cuda {
+    returnType<std::unique_ptr<CUstream_st, streamDestroyType>> create_stream() noexcept {
+        cudaStream_t stream = nullptr;
+        const cudaError_t error = cudaStreamCreate(&stream);
+        if (error != cudaSuccess) {
+            return error;
+        }
+        return std::unique_ptr<CUstream_st, streamDestroyType>{ stream, cudaStreamDestroy };
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/safe_cuda/stream_related.h b/safe_cuda/stream_related.h
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+#ifndef RAIISAFECUDA_STREAM_RELATED_H
+#define RAIISAFECUDA_STREAM_RELATED_H
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <cuda_runtime_api.h>
+#include <variant>
+
+namespace safe_cuda {
+    template<typename T>
+    using returnType = std::variant<T, cudaError_t>;
+
+    using streamDestroyType = decltype(&cudaStreamDestroy);
+
+    /**
+     * \brief It tries to create a stream, putting it in a smart pointer with its correct destructor.
+     * \return smart pointer if creation is OK, else the CUDA error
+     */
+    returnType<std::unique_ptr<CUstream_st, streamDestroyType>> create_stream() noexcept;
+}
+
+#endif //RAIISAFECUDA_STREAM_RELATED_H