diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 21988cff4c..d15c921fdd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4948,6 +4948,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nym-nonexhaustive-delayqueue",
  "nym-pemstore",
  "nym-sphinx",
+ "nym-sphinx-params",
  "nym-statistics-common",
  "nym-task",
  "nym-topology",
@@ -4965,7 +4966,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "tokio-tungstenite",
+ "toml 0.8.19",
  "tungstenite 0.20.1",
+ "uneval",
  "url",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
@@ -5991,7 +5994,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-node"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -10468,6 +10471,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uneval"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "63cc5d2fd8648d7e2be86098f60c9ece7045cc710b3c1e226910e2f37d11dc73"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicase"
 version = "2.7.0"
diff --git a/common/client-core/Cargo.toml b/common/client-core/Cargo.toml
index f6536b9762..59ae75aa47 100644
--- a/common/client-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/client-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ license.workspace = true
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
+[build-dependencies]
+nym-client-core-config-types = { path = "./config-types", features = [
+    "disk-persistence",
+] }
+toml.workspace = true
+uneval = "0.2.4"
+
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 base64 = { workspace = true }
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@ nym-gateway-requests = { path = "../gateway-requests" }
 nym-metrics = { path = "../nym-metrics" }
 nym-nonexhaustive-delayqueue = { path = "../nonexhaustive-delayqueue" }
 nym-sphinx = { path = "../nymsphinx" }
+nym-sphinx-params = { path = "../nymsphinx/params" }
 nym-statistics-common = { path = "../statistics" }
 nym-pemstore = { path = "../pemstore" }
 nym-topology = { path = "../topology", features = ["persistence"] }
@@ -117,12 +125,15 @@ features = ["wasm-bindgen"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = { workspace = true }
+toml.workspace = true
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["enable-cfg"]
 cli = ["clap", "comfy-table"]
 fs-credentials-storage = ["nym-credential-storage/persistent-storage"]
 fs-surb-storage = ["nym-client-core-surb-storage/fs-surb-storage"]
 fs-gateways-storage = ["nym-client-core-gateways-storage/fs-gateways-storage"]
 wasm = ["nym-gateway-client/wasm"]
 metrics-server = []
+
+enable-cfg = []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/client-core/build.rs b/common/client-core/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fe3ab03ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/client-core/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use nym_client_core_config_types::Config;
+
+use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
+
+fn main() {
+    write_conditional_default();
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
+}
+
+#[allow(unused)]
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME: &str = "nymvpn-config.toml";
+
+const CONFIG_INIT_FN_PREAMBLE: &[u8] = br#"
+pub fn new_bootstrapped<S1, S2>(id: S1, version: S2) -> Config
+where
+	S1: Into<String>,
+	S2: Into<String>,
+{
+	use nym_sphinx_params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
+
+
+	let mut cfg: Config = "#;
+
+const CONFIG_INIT_FN_EPILOGUE: &[u8] = br#";
+	cfg.client.id = id.into();
+	cfg.client.version = version.into();
+	cfg
+}"#;
+
+// #[cfg(feature = "enable-cfg")]
+// const CUSTOM_BREAK: &[u8] = br#"
+// 		#[cfg(feature="enable-cfg")]
+// 		"#;
+
+// #[cfg(not(feature = "enable-cfg"))]
+// const DEFAULT_BREAK: &[u8] = br#"
+// 		#[cfg(not(feature="enable-cfg"))]
+// 		"#;
+
+// const CONFIG_INIT_FN_PREAMBLE: &[u8] = br#"
+// impl Default for BaseClientConfig {
+// 	fn default() -> Self {
+// 		use config_types::Keys;
+
+// 		Self("#;
+
+// const DEFAULT_CONFIG_EPILOGUE: &[u8] = br#"
+// 		)
+// 	}
+// }"#;
+
+// #[cfg(feature = "enable-cfg")]
+// const CUSTOM_BREAK: &[u8] = br#"
+// 			#[cfg(feature="enable-cfg")]
+// 			"#;
+
+// #[cfg(not(feature = "enable-cfg"))]
+// const DEFAULT_BREAK: &[u8] = br#"
+// 			#[cfg(not(feature="enable-cfg"))]
+// 			"#;
+
+fn write_conditional_default() {
+    // creating a string with the values from our default Config object
+    let mut array_string = BufWriter::new(Vec::new());
+    array_string.write(CONFIG_INIT_FN_PREAMBLE).unwrap();
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "enable-cfg")]
+	write_custom_config(&mut array_string);
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "enable-cfg"))]
+    {
+        let default_config = Config::new("", "");
+        uneval::write(default_config, &mut array_string).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    array_string.write(CONFIG_INIT_FN_EPILOGUE).unwrap();
+
+    // write the string to a file. OUT_DIR environment variable is defined by cargo
+    let out_dir = std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+    let dest_path = std::path::Path::new(&out_dir).join("default.rs");
+
+    let out_str = String::from_utf8(array_string.into_inner().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(&dest_path, out_str).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "enable-cfg")]
+pub(crate) fn write_custom_config(out: impl Write) {
+    // allow the name of the file we draw hardcoded values from to be set by an
+    // environment variable at compile time.
+    let cfg_file_name = option_env!("NYMVPN_CONFIG_PATH").unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
+
+    // set reasons to rebuild
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={cfg_file_name}");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=NYMVPN_CONFIG_PATH");
+
+    let path = std::path::PathBuf::from(cfg_file_name);
+    let cfg_file_path = if path.is_absolute() {
+        path
+    } else {
+        let workspace_path = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+        std::path::Path::new(&workspace_path).join(cfg_file_name)
+    };
+
+    let config_str: String = std::fs::read_to_string(cfg_file_path).unwrap();
+    let config: Config = toml::from_str(&config_str).unwrap();
+
+    uneval::write(config, out).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/common/client-core/nymvpn-config.toml b/common/client-core/nymvpn-config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45eb9458d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/client-core/nymvpn-config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+[client]
+version = ""
+id = ""
+disabled_credentials_mode = true
+nyxd_urls = ["https://rpc.nymtech.net/"]
+nym_api_urls = ["https://validator.nymtech.net/api/"]
+
+[debug.traffic]
+average_packet_delay = "50ms"
+message_sending_average_delay = "20ms"
+disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution = false
+deterministic_route_selection = false
+primary_packet_size = "regular"
+packet_type = "mix"
+
+[debug.cover_traffic]
+loop_cover_traffic_average_delay = "200ms"
+cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio = 0.7
+disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream = false
+
+[debug.gateway_connection]
+gateway_response_timeout = "5m"
+
+[debug.acknowledgements]
+average_ack_delay = "50ms"
+ack_wait_multiplier = 1.5
+ack_wait_addition = "1s 500ms"
+
+[debug.topology]
+topology_refresh_rate = "5m"
+topology_resolution_timeout = "5s"
+disable_refreshing = false
+max_startup_gateway_waiting_period = "1h 10m"
+topology_structure = "NymApi"
+minimum_mixnode_performance = 50
+minimum_gateway_performance = 50
+use_extended_topology = false
+ignore_egress_epoch_role = false
+
+[debug.reply_surbs]
+minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold = 10
+maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold = 200
+minimum_reply_surb_request_size = 10
+maximum_reply_surb_request_size = 100
+maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size = 500
+maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period = "10s"
+maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period = "5m"
+maximum_reply_surb_age = "12h"
+maximum_reply_key_age = "1day"
+
+[debug.stats_reporting]
+enabled = true
+reporting_interval = "5m"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/client-core/src/config/mod.rs b/common/client-core/src/config/mod.rs
index 69c30c69ae..e8c4b21496 100644
--- a/common/client-core/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -7,3 +7,40 @@ pub use nym_client_core_config_types::old::{
     old_config_v1_1_33,
 };
 pub use nym_client_core_config_types::*;
+
+
+
+include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/default.rs"));
+
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dump_default() {
+        let cfg = Config::new("","");
+        println!("{}", toml::to_string(&cfg).unwrap());
+    }
+ 
+    #[test]
+    fn bootstrapped_config() {
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "enable-cfg"))]
+        {
+            let config = new_bootstrapped("id1", "v0.0.0");
+            assert_eq!(config.client.id, "id1");
+            assert_eq!(config.client.version, "v0.0.0");
+            assert_eq!(config.client.disabled_credentials_mode, true);
+
+            assert_eq!(config.debug.topology.use_extended_topology, false);
+            assert_eq!(config.debug.stats_reporting.enabled, true);
+        }
+        #[cfg(feature = "enable-cfg")]
+        {
+            let config = new_bootstrapped("id2", "v0.0.0-beta");
+            assert_eq!(config.client.id, "id2");
+            assert_eq!(config.client.version, "v0.0.0-beta");
+            assert_eq!(config.client.disabled_credentials_mode, true);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_sizes.rs b/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_sizes.rs
index 17d85a4efa..b68a40c275 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_sizes.rs
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_sizes.rs
@@ -59,30 +59,30 @@ pub enum InvalidPacketSize {
 pub enum PacketSize {
     // for example instant messaging use case
     #[default]
-    #[serde(rename = "regular")]
+    #[serde(alias = "regular")]
     RegularPacket = 1,
 
     // for sending SURB-ACKs
-    #[serde(rename = "ack")]
+    #[serde(alias = "ack")]
     AckPacket = 2,
 
     // for example for streaming fast and furious in uncompressed 10bit 4K HDR quality
-    #[serde(rename = "extended32")]
+    #[serde(alias = "extended32")]
     ExtendedPacket32 = 3,
 
     // for example for streaming fast and furious in heavily compressed lossy RealPlayer quality
-    #[serde(rename = "extended8")]
+    #[serde(alias = "extended8")]
     ExtendedPacket8 = 4,
 
     // for example for streaming fast and furious in compressed XviD quality
-    #[serde(rename = "extended16")]
+    #[serde(alias = "extended16")]
     ExtendedPacket16 = 5,
 
-    #[serde(rename = "outfox_regular")]
+    #[serde(alias = "outfox_regular")]
     OutfoxRegularPacket = 6,
 
     // for sending SURB-ACKs
-    #[serde(rename = "outfox_ack")]
+    #[serde(alias = "outfox_ack")]
     OutfoxAckPacket = 7,
 }
 
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_types.rs b/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_types.rs
index 9d85b0dbfd..30c3c8bc2b 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_types.rs
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/params/src/packet_types.rs
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ pub enum PacketType {
     /// Represents 'normal' packet sent through the network that should be delayed by an appropriate
     /// value at each hop.
     #[default]
-    #[serde(rename = "mix")]
+    #[serde(alias = "mix")]
     #[serde(alias = "sphinx")]
     Mix = 0,
 
     /// Represents a packet that should be sent through the network as fast as possible.
     #[deprecated]
-    #[serde(rename = "unsupported-mix-vpn")]
+    #[serde(alias = "unsupported-mix-vpn")]
     Vpn = 1,
 
     /// Abusing this to add Outfox support
-    #[serde(rename = "outfox")]
+    #[serde(alias = "outfox")]
     Outfox = 2,
 }