update versions and changelogs for the release

fixes to GH action
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2023-07-18 13:43:30 +02:00 · 2023-07-18 11:23:15 +02:00 · 2023-07-18 11:06:45 +02:00 · 2023-07-18 10:43:27 +02:00 · 2023-07-17 12:08:32 +02:00 · 2023-07-17 11:01:45 +01:00
532 changed files with 21960 additions and 12055 deletions
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: install npm
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Matrix - Node Install
        run: npm install
        working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: 1.69.0

      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: 1.69.0
          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ jobs:
          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_coconut_dkg.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw3_flex_multisig.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw4_group.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_service_provider_directory.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_name_service.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR

      - name: Deploy branch to CI www
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
    - name: Setup yarn
      run: npm install -g yarn
    - name: Build
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
      - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: "16"
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
      - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: "16"
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
      - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: "16"
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
      - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: "16"
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-name: Nym Connect - Android APK Build
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "release/nc-android-v[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]*"
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build APK
-    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
-    env:
-      ANDROID_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/android-sdk
-      NDK_VERSION: 25.1.8937393
-      NDK_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/android-sdk/ndk/25.1.8937393
-      SDK_PLATFORM_VERSION: android-33
-      SDK_BUILDTOOLS_VERSION: 33.0.1
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        # https://next--tauri.netlify.app/next/guides/getting-started/prerequisites/linux/#1-system-dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get -y install \
-          build-essential \
-          unzip \
-          curl \
-          wget \
-          libssl-dev \
-          squashfs-tools \
-          librsvg2-dev
-
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Install Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: "temurin"
-          java-version: "17"
-
-      - name: Install Android SDK manager
-        # https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/sdkmanager
-        run: |
-          curl -sS https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-9477386_latest.zip -o cmdline-tools.zip
-          unzip cmdline-tools.zip
-          mkdir -p $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest
-          mv cmdline-tools/* $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest
-          rm -rf cmdline-tools
-
-      - name: Install Android S/NDK
-        run: |
-          echo y | $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --licenses
-          echo y | $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager \
-            "platforms;$SDK_PLATFORM_VERSION" \
-            "platform-tools" \
-            "ndk;$NDK_VERSION" \
-            "build-tools;$SDK_BUILDTOOLS_VERSION"
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
-      # TODO this step takes a considerable amount of time
-      # We could avoid to compile from source tauri-cli and use instead
-      # pre-compiled binary provided by the node package `@tauri-apps/cli`
-      # But when using the later the build fails for some reason
-      # so keep installing and using tauri-cli
-      - name: Install tauri cli
-        run: cargo install tauri-cli --version "^2.0.0-alpha.2"
-
-      - name: Install rust android targets
-        run: |
-          rustup target add aarch64-linux-android \
-            armv7-linux-androideabi \
-            i686-linux-android \
-            x86_64-linux-android
-
-      - name: Setup Nodejs
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-
-      - name: Install yarn
-        run: |
-          npm i -g yarn
-          yarn --version
-
-      - name: Build frontend code
-        run: |
-          yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-          yarn build
-          yarn workspace @nym/nym-connect-mobile webpack:prod
-
-      - name: Build APK
-        working-directory: nym-connect/mobile
-        env:
-          # NODE_TAURI_CLI=${{ github.workspace }}/nym-connect/mobile/node_modules/.bin/tauri
-          ANDROID_SDK_ROOT: ${{ env.ANDROID_HOME }}
-          WRY_ANDROID_PACKAGE: net.nymtech.nym_connect
-          WRY_ANDROID_LIBRARY: nym_connect
-        # TODO build with release profile (--release), it will requires
-        # to sign the APK. For now build with debug profile to avoid that
-        # TODO build using `yarn tauri`, provide NODE_TAURI_CLI, see TODO notes above
-        run: cargo tauri android build --debug --apk --split-per-abi -t aarch64
-
-      # TODO add the version number to APK name
-      - name: Rename APK artifact
-        run: |
-          mkdir apk/
-          mv nym-connect/mobile/src-tauri/gen/android/nym_connect/app/build/outputs/apk/arm64/debug/app-arm64-debug.apk \
-            apk/nym-connect-arm64-debug.apk
-          mv nym-connect/mobile/src-tauri/gen/android/nym_connect/app/build/outputs/apk/x86_64/debug/app-x86_64-debug.apk \
-            apk/nym-connect-x86_64-debug.apk
-
-      - name: Upload APK artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: nc-apk-debug
-          path: |
-            apk/nym-connect-arm64-debug.apk
-            apk/nym-connect-x86_64-debug.apk
-
-  # publish:
-  #   name: Publish APK
-  #   needs: build
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   steps:
-  #     - name: Checkout
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #     - name: Download binary artifact
-  #       uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-  #       with:
-  #         name: nc-apk-debug
-  #         path: apk
-  #     # TODO add a step to upload the APK somewhere
-  #     - name: Publish
-  #       uses: ???
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ jobs:
    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
    - name: Install Yarn
      run: npm install -g yarn
-    - run: yarn
+    
+    - name: Install project dependencies
+      run: cd ../.. && yarn --network-timeout 100000
+      
+    - name: Install app dependencies
+      run: yarn
      continue-on-error: true
+      
    - name: Set environment from the example
      run: cp .env.sample .env
    - run: yarn storybook:build
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Linting for Network Explorer (eslint/prettier)
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'explorer/**'
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    working-directory: explorer
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 16
-      - name: Setup yarn
-        run: npm install -g yarn
-      - name: Run ESLint
-        # GitHub should automatically annotate the PR
-        run: yarn && yarn lint
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
    - name: Setup yarn
      run: npm install -g yarn
      continue-on-error: true
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Matrix - Node Install
        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
        run: npm install
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Matrix - Node Install
        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
        run: npm install
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Matrix - Node Install
        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
        run: npm install
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [macos-latest]
-
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_date: ${{ fromJSON(steps.create-release.outputs.assets)[0].published_at }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.file_hash }}
+
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

-      - name: Node v16
+      - name: Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
@@ -51,11 +58,15 @@ jobs:
          security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH

      - name: Create env file
-        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.1
+        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.2
        with:
          fileName: '.env'
          encodedString: ${{ secrets.WALLET_ADMIN_ADDRESS }}

+      - name: Install project dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: cd .. && yarn --network-timeout 100000
+
      - name: Install app dependencies and build it
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -73,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: nym-connect_1.0.0_x64.dmg
-          path: nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/dmg/nym-connect_1.0.0_x64.dmg
+          path: nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/dmg/nym-connect_1*_x64.dmg
          retention-days: 30

      - name: Clean up keychain
@@ -81,10 +92,38 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          security delete-keychain $RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db

-      - name: Upload to release based on tag name
+      - id: create-release
+        name: Upload to release based on tag name
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
          files: |
            nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/dmg/*.dmg
            nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/macos/*.app.tar.gz*
+      - id: release-info
+        name: Prepare release info
+        run: |
+          semver="${${{ github.ref_name }}##nym-connect-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=$semver" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-connect_$version_x64.dmg" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "file_hash=${{ hashFiles('nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/dmg/nym-connect_*_x64.dmg') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  push-release-data:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-connect-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-tauri
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
+      archive_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect.app.tar.gz
+      sig_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect.app.tar.gz.sig
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.file_hash }}
+      name: NymConnect
+      category: connect
+      platform: MacOS
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [custom-runner-linux]
-
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_date: ${{ fromJSON(steps.create-release.outputs.assets)[0].published_at }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.file_hash }}
+
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

@@ -26,19 +33,25 @@ jobs:
          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
        continue-on-error: true

-      - name: Node v16
+      - name: Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18

      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Install project dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: cd .. && yarn --network-timeout 100000
+
      - name: Install app dependencies
        run: yarn
+
      - name: Create env file
-        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.1
+        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.2
        with:
          fileName: '.env'
          encodedString: ${{ secrets.WALLET_ADMIN_ADDRESS }}
@@ -53,13 +66,41 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: nym-connect.AppImage.tar.gz
-          path: nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/appimage/nym-connect_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage
+          path: nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/appimage/nym-connect_1*_amd64.AppImage
          retention-days: 30

-      - name: Upload to release based on tag name
+      - id: create-release
+        name: Upload to release based on tag name
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
          files: |
            nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/appimage/*.AppImage
            nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/appimage/*.AppImage.tar.gz*
+      - id: release-info
+        name: Prepare release info
+        run: |
+          semver="${${{ github.ref_name }}##nym-connect-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=$semver" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-connect_$version_amd64.AppImage" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "file_hash=${{ hashFiles('nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/appimage/nym-connect_*_amd64.AppImage') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  push-release-data:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-connect-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-tauri
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
+      archive_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_amd64.AppImage.tar.gz
+      sig_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_amd64.AppImage.tar.gz.sig
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.file_hash }}
+      name: NymConnect
+      category: connect
+      platform: Ubuntu
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [windows10]
-
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_date: ${{ fromJSON(steps.create-release.outputs.assets)[0].published_at }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.file_hash }}
+
    steps:
      - name: Clean up first
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -39,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
          Remove-Item -path certificate -include tempCert.txt
          Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath certificate/certificate.pfx -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD -Force -AsPlainText)

-      - name: Node v16
+      - name: Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18

      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -50,15 +57,21 @@ jobs:
          toolchain: stable

      - name: Create env file
-        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.1
+        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.2
        with:
          fileName: '.env'
          encodedString: ${{ secrets.WALLET_ADMIN_ADDRESS }}

+      - name: Install project dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: cd .. && yarn --network-timeout 100000
+
      - name: Install app dependencies
+        shell: bash
        run: yarn --network-timeout 100000

      - name: Build and sign it
+        shell: bash
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          ENABLE_CODE_SIGNING: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
@@ -72,13 +85,41 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: nym-connect_1.0.0_x64_en-US.msi
-          path: nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/msi/nym-connect_1.0.0_x64_en-US.msi
+          path: nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/msi/nym-connect_1*_x64_en-US.msi
          retention-days: 30

-      - name: Upload to release based on tag name
+      - id: create-release
+        name: Upload to release based on tag name
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
          files: |
            nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/msi/*.msi
            nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/msi/*.msi.zip*
+      - id: release-info
+        name: Prepare release info
+        run: |
+          semver="${${{ github.ref_name }}##nym-connect-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=$semver" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-connect_$version_x64_en-US.msi" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "file_hash=${{ hashFiles('nym-connect/desktop/target/release/bundle/msi/nym-connect_*_x64_en-US.msi') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  push-release-data:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-connect-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-tauri
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
+      archive_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_x64_en-US.msi.zip
+      sig_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-connect_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_x64_en-US.msi.zip.sig
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.file_hash }}
+      name: NymConnect
+      category: connect
+      platform: Windows
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ name: Publish Nym binaries

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:  
+    inputs:
      add_tokio_unstable:
        description: 'True to add RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable"'
        required: true
        default: false
-        type: boolean 
+        type: boolean
  release:
    types: [created]
-    
+
 env:
-  NETWORK: mainnet    
+  NETWORK: mainnet

 jobs:
  publish-nym:
@@ -21,15 +21,33 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [custom-runner-linux]
-
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_date: ${{ fromJSON(steps.create-release.outputs.assets)[0].published_at }}
+      client_hash: ${{ steps.binary-hashes.outputs.client_hash }}
+      mixnode_hash: ${{ steps.binary-hashes.outputs.mixnode_hash }}
+      gateway_hash: ${{ steps.binary-hashes.outputs.gateway_hash }}
+      socks5_hash: ${{ steps.binary-hashes.outputs.socks5_hash }}
+      netreq_hash: ${{ steps.binary-hashes.outputs.netreq_hash }}
+      cli_hash: ${{ steps.binary-hashes.outputs.cli_hash }}
+      netstat_hash: ${{ steps.binary-hashes.outputs.netstat_hash }}
+      client_version: ${{ steps.binary-versions.outputs.client_version }}
+      mixnode_version: ${{ steps.binary-versions.outputs.mixnode_version }}
+      gateway_version: ${{ steps.binary-versions.outputs.gateway_version }}
+      socks5_version: ${{ steps.binary-versions.outputs.socks5_version }}
+      netreq_version: ${{ steps.binary-versions.outputs.netreq_version }}
+      cli_version: ${{ steps.binary-versions.outputs.cli_version }}
+      netstat_version: ${{ steps.binary-versions.outputs.netstat_version }}
+
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install ripgrep libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools
        continue-on-error: true
-            
+
      - name: Sets env vars for tokio if set in manual dispatch inputs
        run: |
          echo 'RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable"' >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -62,7 +80,8 @@ jobs:
            target/release/nym-cli
          retention-days: 30

-      - name: Upload to release based on tag name
+      - id: create-release
+        name: Upload to release based on tag name
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
@@ -76,3 +95,150 @@ jobs:
            target/release/nym-network-requester
            target/release/nym-network-statistics
            target/release/nym-cli
+
+      - id: release-info
+        name: Prepare release info
+        run: |
+          semver="${${{ github.ref_name }}##nym-binaries-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=$semver" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - id: binary-hashes
+        name: Generate binary hashes
+        run: |
+          echo "client_hash=${{ hashFiles('target/release/nym-client') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "mixnode_hash=${{ hashFiles('target/release/nym-mixnode') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "gateway_hash=${{ hashFiles('target/release/nym-gateway') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "socks5_hash=${{ hashFiles('target/release/nym-socks5-client') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "netreq_hash=${{ hashFiles('target/release/nym-network-requester') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "cli_hash=${{ hashFiles('target/release/nym-cli') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "netstat_hash=${{ hashFiles('target/release/nym-network-statistics') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - id: binary-versions
+        name: Get binary versions
+        run: |
+          v=$(rg '^version = "(.*)"' -or '$1' clients/native/Cargo.toml) && echo "client_version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          v=$(rg '^version = "(.*)"' -or '$1' mixnode/Cargo.toml) && echo "mixnode_version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          v=$(rg '^version = "(.*)"' -or '$1' gateway/Cargo.toml) && echo "gateway_version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          v=$(rg '^version = "(.*)"' -or '$1' clients/socks5/Cargo.toml) && echo "socks5_version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          v=$(rg '^version = "(.*)"' -or '$1' service-providers/network-requester/Cargo.toml) && echo "netreq_version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          v=$(rg '^version = "(.*)"' -or '$1' tools/nym-cli/Cargo.toml) && echo "cli_version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          v=$(rg '^version = "(.*)"' -or '$1' service-providers/network-statistics/Cargo.toml) && echo "netstat_version=$v" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  push-release-data-client:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-nym
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/CHANGELOG.md
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.client_version }}
+      filename: nym-client
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.client_hash }}
+      name: Client
+      category: binaries
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  push-release-data-mixnode:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-nym
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/CHANGELOG.md
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.mixnode_version }}
+      filename: nym-mixnode
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.mixnode_hash }}
+      name: Mixnode
+      category: binaries
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  push-release-data-gateway:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-nym
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/CHANGELOG.md
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.gateway_version }}
+      filename: nym-gateway
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.gateway_hash }}
+      name: Gateway
+      category: binaries
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  push-release-data-socks5:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-nym
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/CHANGELOG.md
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.socks5_version }}
+      filename: nym-socks5-client
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.socks5_hash }}
+      name: Socks5 Client
+      category: binaries
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  push-release-data-network-requester:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-nym
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/CHANGELOG.md
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.netreq_version }}
+      filename: nym-network-requester
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.netreq_hash }}
+      name: Network Requester
+      category: binaries
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  push-release-data-cli:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-nym
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/CHANGELOG.md
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.cli_version }}
+      filename: nym-cli
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.cli_hash }}
+      name: Cli
+      category: binaries
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  push-release-data-network-stat:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-nym
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/CHANGELOG.md
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.netstat_version }}
+      filename: nym-network-statistics
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-nym.outputs.netstat_hash }}
+      name: Network Statistics
+      category: binaries
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [macos-latest]
-
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_date: ${{ fromJSON(steps.create-release.outputs.assets)[0].published_at }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.file_hash }}
+
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

-      - name: Node v16
+      - name: Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
@@ -51,11 +58,15 @@ jobs:
          security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH

      - name: Create env file
-        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.1
+        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.2
        with:
          fileName: '.env'
          encodedString: ${{ secrets.WALLET_ADMIN_ADDRESS }}

+      - name: Install project dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: cd .. && yarn --network-timeout 100000
+
      - name: Install app dependencies and build it
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -80,11 +91,40 @@ jobs:
        if: ${{ always() }}
        run: |
          security delete-keychain $RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
-
-      - name: Upload to release based on tag name
+      - id: create-release
+        name: Upload to release based on tag name
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
          files: |
            nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/dmg/*.dmg
            nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/macos/*.app.tar.gz*
+
+      - id: release-info
+        name: Prepare release info
+        run: |
+          ref=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          semver="${ref##nym-wallet-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=${semver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-wallet_${version}_x64.dmg" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "file_hash=${{ hashFiles('nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/dmg/nym-wallet_*_x64.dmg') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  push-release-data:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-wallet-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-tauri
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md
+      archive_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet.app.tar.gz
+      sig_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet.app.tar.gz.sig
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.file_hash }}
+      name: Wallet
+      category: wallet
+      platform: MacOS
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: Publish Nym Wallet (Ubuntu)
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
  release:
    types: [created]

@@ -14,8 +15,15 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [custom-runner-linux]
-
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_date: ${{ fromJSON(steps.create-release.outputs.assets)[0].published_at }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.file_hash }}
+
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

@@ -25,19 +33,24 @@ jobs:
          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.0
        continue-on-error: true

-      - name: Node v16
+      - name: Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18

      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Install project dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: cd .. && yarn --network-timeout 100000
+
      - name: Install app dependencies
        run: yarn
      - name: Create env file
-        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.1
+        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.2
        with:
          fileName: '.env'
          encodedString: ${{ secrets.WALLET_ADMIN_ADDRESS }}
@@ -47,9 +60,48 @@ jobs:
        env:
          TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
-      - name: Upload to release based on tag name
+
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: nym-wallet_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage.tar.gz
+          path: nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/appimage/nym-wallet*.AppImage.tar.gz
+          retention-days: 30
+
+      - id: create-release
+        name: Upload to release based on tag name
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
          files: |
            nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/appimage/*.AppImage
            nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/appimage/*.AppImage.tar.gz*
+
+      - id: release-info
+        name: Prepare release info
+        run: |
+          ref=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          semver="${ref##nym-wallet-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=${semver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-wallet_${version}_amd64.AppImage" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "file_hash=${{ hashFiles('nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/appimage/nym-wallet_*_amd64.AppImage') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  push-release-data:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-wallet-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-tauri
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md
+      archive_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_amd64.AppImage.tar.gz
+      sig_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_amd64.AppImage.tar.gz.sig
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.file_hash }}
+      name: Wallet
+      category: wallet
+      platform: Ubuntu
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [windows10]
-
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_date: ${{ fromJSON(steps.create-release.outputs.assets)[0].published_at }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.file_hash }}
+
    steps:
      - name: Clean up first
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -39,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
          Remove-Item -path certificate -include tempCert.txt
          Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath certificate/certificate.pfx -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD -Force -AsPlainText)

-      - name: Node v16
+      - name: Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18

      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -50,15 +57,21 @@ jobs:
          toolchain: stable

      - name: Create env file
-        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.1
+        uses: timheuer/base64-to-file@v1.2
        with:
          fileName: '.env'
          encodedString: ${{ secrets.WALLET_ADMIN_ADDRESS }}

+      - name: Install project dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: cd .. && yarn --network-timeout 100000
+
      - name: Install app dependencies
+        shell: bash
        run: yarn --network-timeout 100000

      - name: Build and sign it
+        shell: bash
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          ENABLE_CODE_SIGNING: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
@@ -75,10 +88,40 @@ jobs:
          path: nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/msi/nym-wallet_1.*.msi
          retention-days: 30

-      - name: Upload to release based on tag name
+      - id: create-release
+        name: Upload to release based on tag name
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
          files: |
            nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/msi/*.msi
            nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/msi/*.msi.zip*
+
+      - id: release-info
+        name: Prepare release info
+        run: |
+          ref=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          semver="${ref##nym-wallet-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=${semver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-wallet_${version}_x64_en-US.msi" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "file_hash=${{ hashFiles('nym-wallet/target/release/bundle/msi/nym-wallet_*_x64_en-US.msi') }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  push-release-data:
+    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-wallet-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/push-release-data.yml
+    needs: publish-tauri
+    with:
+      release_tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_date: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.release_date }}
+      download_base_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}
+      changelog_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md
+      archive_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_x64_en-US.msi.zip
+      sig_url: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/nym-wallet_${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}_x64_en-US.msi.zip.sig
+      version: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.version }}
+      filename: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.filename }}
+      file_hash: ${{ needs.publish-tauri.outputs.file_hash }}
+      name: Wallet
+      category: wallet
+      platform: Windows
+    secrets: inherit
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@ jobs:
    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
    - name: Setup yarn
      run: npm install -g yarn
+    - name: Install Rust stable
+      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        toolchain: stable
+    - name: Install wasm-pack
+      run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh      
    - name: Build dependencies
      run: yarn && yarn build
    - name: Build storybook
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
          profile: minimal
          toolchain: stable

-      - name: Node v16
+      - name: Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18

      - name: Install yarn for building application
        run: yarn install
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+name: Nyms5 Android
+# unsigned APKs only, supported archs:
+# - arm64-v8a (arm64)
+# - x86_64
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - nyms5-android-v*
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build APK
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
+    env:
+      ANDROID_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/android-sdk
+      NDK_VERSION: 25.2.9519653
+      NDK_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/android-sdk/ndk/25.2.9519653
+      SDK_PLATFORM_VERSION: android-33
+      SDK_BUILDTOOLS_VERSION: 33.0.2
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          java-version: "17"
+
+      - name: Install Android SDK manager
+        # https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/sdkmanager
+        run: |
+          curl -sS https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-9477386_latest.zip -o cmdline-tools.zip
+          unzip cmdline-tools.zip
+          mkdir -p $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest
+          mv cmdline-tools/* $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest
+          rm -rf cmdline-tools
+
+      - name: Install Android S/NDK
+        run: |
+          echo y | $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --licenses
+          echo y | $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager \
+            "platforms;$SDK_PLATFORM_VERSION" \
+            "platform-tools" \
+            "ndk;$NDK_VERSION" \
+            "build-tools;$SDK_BUILDTOOLS_VERSION"
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.70.0
+
+      - name: Install rust android targets
+        run: |
+          rustup target add aarch64-linux-android \
+            x86_64-linux-android
+
+      - name: Build lib nym-socks5-listener
+        working-directory: sdk/lib/socks5-listener/
+        env:
+          RELEASE: true
+          RUSTFLAGS: "-C link-args=-Wl,--hash-style=gnu"
+        # build for arm64 and x86_64
+        run: ./build-android.sh aarch64 x86_64
+
+      - name: Build APKs (unsigned)
+        working-directory: nym-connect/native/android
+        env:
+          ANDROID_SDK_ROOT: ${{ env.ANDROID_HOME }}
+          SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NYMS5_ANDROID_SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+        # build for arm64 and x86_64
+        run: |
+          echo "auth.token=$SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN" | tee -a sentry.properties
+          ./gradlew :app:assembleArch64Debug
+          ./gradlew :app:assembleArch64Release
+
+      - name: Prepare APKs
+        run: |
+          mkdir apk
+          mv nym-connect/native/android/app/build/outputs/apk/arch64/debug/app-arch64-debug.apk \
+            apk/nyms5-arch64-debug.apk
+          mv nym-connect/native/android/app/build/outputs/apk/arch64/release/app-arch64-release-unsigned.apk \
+            apk/nyms5-arch64-release.apk
+
+      - name: Upload APKs
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: nyms5-apk-arch64
+          path: |
+            apk/nyms5-arch64-debug.apk
+            apk/nyms5-arch64-release.apk
+
+  gh-release:
+    name: Publish APK (GH release)
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Download binary artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: nyms5-apk-arch64
+          path: apk
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            apk/nyms5-arch64-debug.apk
+            apk/nyms5-arch64-release.apk
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+name: Push release data
+
+env:
+  strapi_download_url: 'https://strapi.feat-nym-update-nym-web.websites.dev.nymte.ch/api/downloaders'
+  strapi_updater_url: 'https://strapi.feat-nym-update-nym-web.websites.dev.nymte.ch/api/updaters'
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      release_tag:
+        required: true
+        description: Release tag
+        type: string
+      release_id:
+        required: true
+        description: Release ID
+        type: string
+      release_date:
+        required: true
+        description: Release date
+        type: string
+      download_base_url:
+        required: true
+        description: Download base URL
+        type: string
+      changelog_url:
+        required: true
+        description: Changelog URL
+        type: string
+      archive_url:
+        required: false
+        description: Binary archive URL
+        type: string
+      sig_url:
+        required: false
+        description: Archive signature URL
+        type: string
+      version:
+        required: true
+        description: Release version (semver)
+        type: string
+      filename:
+        required: true
+        description: Binary file name
+        type: string
+      file_hash:
+        required: true
+        description: Binary hash (sha256)
+        type: string
+      name:
+        required: true
+        description: Name
+        type: string
+      category:
+        required: true
+        description: Category
+        type: string
+      platform:
+        required: false
+        description: Platform
+        type: string
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      # ⚠ since inputs are limited to 10 max for workflow_dispatch
+      # some properties were omitted
+      version:
+        required: true
+        description: Release version (semver)
+        type: string
+        default: '1.0.0'
+      release_id:
+        required: true
+        description: Release ID
+        type: string
+        default: '1234'
+      release_date:
+        required: true
+        description: Release date
+        type: string
+        default: '2023-06-26T10:09:16Z'
+      download_base_url:
+        required: true
+        description: Download base URL
+        type: string
+        default: 'https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-wallet-v1.0.0'
+      changelog_url:
+        required: true
+        description: Changelog URL
+        type: string
+        default: 'https://github.com/nymtech/nym/blob/nym-wallet-v1.0.0/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md'
+      filename:
+        required: true
+        description: Binary file name
+        type: string
+        default: 'nym-wallet_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage'
+      file_hash:
+        required: true
+        description: Binary hash (sha256)
+        type: string
+        default: 'xxx'
+      name:
+        required: true
+        description: Name
+        type: string
+        default: 'Wallet'
+      category:
+        required: true
+        description: Category
+        default: 'wallet'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - wallet
+          - connect
+          - binaries
+      platform:
+        required: false
+        description: Platform
+        default: 'Ubuntu'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - Ubuntu
+          - Windows
+          - MacOS
+
+jobs:
+  push-download-data:
+    name: Push download data to Strapi
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Release info
+        run: |
+          echo "version: ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          echo "tag: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}"
+
+      - id: get_sig
+        name: Get sig
+        if: ${{ inputs.sig_url != null }}
+        run: |
+          output=$(curl -LsSf ${{ inputs.sig_url }})
+          echo "sig=$output" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - id: strapi-request
+        name: Strapi request
+        uses: fjogeleit/http-request-action@v1
+        with:
+          url: ${{ env.strapi_download_url }}
+          method: 'POST'
+          bearerToken: ${{ secrets.STRAPI_API_TOKEN_RELEASES }}
+          customHeaders: '{"Content-Type": "application/json"}'
+          data: |
+            {
+              "data": {
+                "releaseId": "${{ inputs.release_id }}",
+                "releaseDate": "${{ inputs.release_date }}",
+                "downloadBaseUrl": "${{ inputs.download_base_url }}",
+                "changelogUrl": "${{ inputs.changelog_url }}",
+                "version": "${{ inputs.version }}",
+                "filename": "${{ inputs.filename }}",
+                "name": "${{ inputs.name }}",
+                "category": "${{ inputs.category }}",
+                "platform": "${{ inputs.platform }}",
+                "sha256": "${{ inputs.file_hash }}",
+                "sig": "${{ steps.get_sig.outputs.sig }}"
+              }
+            }
+      - name: Strapi Response
+        run: |
+          echo ${{ steps.strapi-request.outputs.response }}
+
+  push-update-data:
+    name: Push update data to Strapi
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
+    # only push update data for tauri apps (desktop wallet and NC)
+    if: ${{ inputs.category == 'wallet' || inputs.category == 'connect' }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Release info
+        run: |
+          echo "version: ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          echo "tag: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}"
+      - id: get_sig
+        name: Get sig
+        if: ${{ inputs.sig_url != null }}
+        run: |
+          output=$(curl -LsSf ${{ inputs.sig_url }})
+          echo "sig=$output" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - id: strapi-request
+        name: Strapi request
+        uses: fjogeleit/http-request-action@v1
+        with:
+          url: ${{ env.strapi_updater_url }}
+          method: 'POST'
+          bearerToken: ${{ secrets.STRAPI_API_TOKEN_RELEASES }}
+          customHeaders: '{"Content-Type": "application/json"}'
+          data: |
+            {
+              "data": {
+                "releaseId": "${{ inputs.release_id }}",
+                "releaseDate": "${{ inputs.release_date }}",
+                "downloadUrl": "${{ inputs.archive_url }}",
+                "changelog": "See ${{ inputs.changelog_url }} for the changelog",
+                "version": "${{ inputs.version }}",
+                "filename": "${{ inputs.filename }}",
+                "category": "${{ inputs.category }}",
+                "platform": "${{ inputs.platform }}",
+                "sha256": "${{ inputs.file_hash }}",
+                "sig": "${{ steps.get_sig.outputs.sig }}"
+              }
+            }
+      - name: Strapi Response
+        run: |
+          echo ${{ steps.strapi-request.outputs.response }}
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Publish SDK to NPM
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: [custom-runner-linux]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+
+      - name: Setup yarn
+        run: npm install -g yarn
+
+      - name: Install Rust stable
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Install wasm-pack
+        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn
+
+      - name: Build and publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+        working-directory: ./sdk/typescript/packages/sdk
+        run: scripts/publish.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+18
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
      - 'nym-connect/mobile/package.json'
      - 'nym-wallet/src/**'
      - 'nym-wallet/package.json'
+      - 'explorer/**'
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'ts-packages/**'
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ on:
      - 'nym-connect/mobile/package.json'
      - 'nym-wallet/src/**'
      - 'nym-wallet/package.json'
+      - 'explorer/**'

 jobs:
  build:
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
    - name: Setup yarn
      run: npm install -g yarn
    - name: Install
@@ -4,6 +4,81 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://

 ## [Unreleased]

+## [v1.1.23] (2023-07-04)
+
+- nym-cli: add client identity key signing support ([#3576])
+- Feature/node tester package ([#3634])
+- Add medium toggle to socks5 client ([#3615])
+- Don't fully turn off background task when cover traffic is disabled ([#3596])
+
+[#3576]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3576
+[#3634]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3634
+[#3615]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3615
+[#3596]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3596
+
+## [v1.1.22] (2023-06-20)
+
+- CLI tool for querying network-requesters ([#3539])
+- Statically link OpenSSL ([#3510])
+- NymConnect - add sentry.io reporting ([#3421])
+- init command does not change version number in config.toml ([#3336])
+- [Bug] Config version does not correspond to binary version ([#3434])
+
+[#3539]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3539
+[#3510]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3510
+[#3421]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3421
+[#3336]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3336
+[#3434]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3434
+
+## [v1.1.21] (2023-06-13)
+
+- mixFetch: Change socks5 `SendRequest` to include OrderedMessage index as a field rather than making it serialized inside the `data` field
+ ([#3534])
+- Explorer - add more data columns to the Service Provider section: ([#3474])
+- network-requester: support report if they run an open proxy using `ControlRequest` API ([#3461])
+- Refactor client configs (London discussion) ([#3444])
+- Increase `DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_CONNECTION_BUFFER_SIZE` to 2000 to improve reliability ([#3433])
+- socks5: sender waits for lanes to clear even though the connection is closed ([#3366])
+- version bump for variables ([#3545])
+
+[#3534]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3534
+[#3474]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3474
+[#3461]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3461
+[#3444]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3444
+[#3433]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3433
+[#3366]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3366
+[#3545]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3545
+
+## [v1.1.20] (2023-06-06)
+
+- Explorer - Fix SP supported apps list ([#3458])
+- Investigate if we need to lower `SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT` in  socks5 to zero (or almost zero) ([#3438])
+- Explorer - show all gateways in the default view regardless of the version number ([#3427])
+- service-provider-directory: add signature check when announcing ([#3360])
+- Support functionality for nym-name-service (nym-api, nym-cli, etc) ([#3355])
+- Edit the nym-network-requester to support the enabled-credentials-mode flag ([#3101])
+- [BUG] network requester documentation update ([#3493])
+- removing hardcoded version numbers ([#3485])
+- [BUG] network requester documentation update ([#3481])
+- [BUG] network requester documentation update ([#3469])
+- Sign when announcing service providers to the directory contract ([#3459])
+- mixnode documentation update ([#3435])
+- updated readme with new developer chat links + new docs links ([#3141])
+
+[#3458]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3458
+[#3438]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3438
+[#3427]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3427
+[#3360]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3360
+[#3355]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3355
+[#3101]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3101
+[#3493]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3493
+[#3485]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3485
+[#3481]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3481
+[#3469]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3469
+[#3459]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3459
+[#3435]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3435
+[#3141]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3141
+
 ## [v1.1.19] (2023-05-16)

 - nym-name-service endpoint in nym-api ([#3403])
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ members = [
    "nym-api/nym-api-requests",
    "nym-outfox",
    "tools/nym-cli",
+    "tools/nym-nr-query",
    "tools/ts-rs-cli"
 ]

@@ -112,22 +113,24 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"

 [workspace.dependencies]
-async-trait = "0.1.64"
 anyhow = "1.0.71"
+async-trait = "0.1.64"
 bip39 = { version = "2.0.0", features = ["zeroize"] }
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-derive = "=1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-schema = "=1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-std = "=1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-storage = "=1.0.0"
-cw-utils = "=0.13.4"
+cw-controllers = "=0.13.4"
 cw-storage-plus = "=0.13.4"
+cw-utils = "=0.13.4"
 cw2 = { version = "=0.13.4" }
 cw3 = { version = "=0.13.4" }
 cw3-fixed-multisig = { version = "=0.13.4" }
 cw4 = { version = "=0.13.4" }
 dotenvy = "0.15.6"
 generic-array = "0.14.7"
+getrandom = "0.2.10"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = "0.4"
 once_cell = "1.7.2"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The platform is composed of multiple Rust crates. Top-level executable binary cr
 * nym-gateway - acts sort of like a mailbox for mixnet messages, which removes the need for direct delivery to potentially offline or firewalled devices.
 * nym-network-monitor - sends packets through the full system to check that they are working as expected, and stores node uptime histories as the basis of a rewards system ("mixmining" or "proof-of-mixing").
 * nym-explorer - a (projected) block explorer and (existing) mixnet viewer.
-* nym-wallet - a desktop wallet implemented using the [Tauri](https://tauri.studio/en/docs/about/intro) framework. 
+* nym-wallet - a desktop wallet implemented using the [Tauri](https://tauri.studio/en/docs/about/intro) framework.

 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/nymtech/nym/build.yml?branch=develop&style=for-the-badge&logo=github-actions)](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/actions?query=branch%3Adevelop)
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ The platform is composed of multiple Rust crates. Top-level executable binary cr

 ### Building

-Platform build instructions are available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs/binaries/building-nym.html).
-Wallet build instructions are also available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs/stable/nym-apps/wallet#for-developers).
+Platform build instructions are available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs/binaries/pre-built-binaries.html).
+Wallet build instructions are also available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs/wallet/desktop-wallet.html).

 ### Developing

@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ For Typescript components, please see [ts-packages](./ts-packages).

 ### Developer chat

-You can chat with us in [Keybase](https://keybase.io). Download their chat app, then click **Teams -> Join a team**. Type **nymtech.friends** into the team name and hit **continue**. For general chat, hang out in the **#general** channel. Our development takes place in the **#dev** channel. Node operators should be in the **#node-operators** channel.
+> We used to use Keybase for developer chats, but we have since migrated to Matrix and Discord. We no longer check the old **nymtech.friends** Keybase team.
+
+You can chat to us in two places:
+* The #dev channel on [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#dev:nymtech.chat)
+* The various developer channels on [Discord](https://discord.gg/nym)

 ### Rewards

@@ -80,4 +84,3 @@ where `s'` is stake `s` scaled over total token circulating supply.
 ### Licensing and copyright information

 This program is available as open source under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. However, some elements are being licensed under CC0-1.0 and MIT. For accurate information, please check individual files.
-
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "net", "signal", "macros"] } # async runtime

+
 nym-bandwidth-controller = { path = "../../common/bandwidth-controller" }
+nym-client-core = { path = "../../common/client-core" }
 nym-config = { path = "../../common/config" }
 nym-credentials = { path = "../../common/credentials" }
 nym-credential-storage = { path = "../../common/credential-storage" }
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ The credential binary is still experimental software. The infrastructure for usi

 From the project's root directory, run:
 ```
-cargo build -p credential
+cargo build -p nym-credential-client
 ```
-which generates the `credential` binary in `target/debug/credential`.
+which generates the `nym-credential-client` binary in `target/debug/nym-credential-client`.


 ### Running
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ which generates the `credential` binary in `target/debug/credential`.
 For example, you can get a credential worth 3 nym (3000000 unym) in a socks5 client that was already initialized like so:

 ```
-./target/debug/credential --config-env-file envs/sandbox.env --client-home-directory  ~/.nym/socks5-clients/cred_client  --nyxd-url  https://sandbox-validator1.nymtech.net --mnemonic $MNEMONIC  --recovery-dir /tmp/recovery --amount 3000000
+./target/debug/nym-credential-client --config-env-file envs/sandbox.env --client-home-directory  ~/.nym/socks5-clients/cred_client  --nyxd-url  https://sandbox-validator1.nymtech.net --mnemonic $MNEMONIC  --recovery-dir /tmp/recovery --amount 3000000
 ```

 More information regarding how to run the binary can be found by running it with the `--help` argument.
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2022-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 mod commands;
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ use commands::*;
 use error::Result;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::completions::fig_generate;
-use nym_config::{CRED_DB_FILE_NAME, DATA_DIR};
+use nym_config::DEFAULT_DATA_DIR;
 use nym_network_defaults::{setup_env, NymNetworkDetails};
 use std::process::exit;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};

 use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser};
 use nym_bin_common::logging::setup_logging;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::traits::DkgQueryClient;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::{Coin, CosmWasmClient};
 use nym_validator_client::Config;
@@ -71,10 +72,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {

    match args.command {
        Command::Run(r) => {
-            let db_path = r
-                .client_home_directory
-                .join(DATA_DIR)
-                .join(CRED_DB_FILE_NAME);
+            // we assume the structure of <home-dir>/data
+            let data_dir = r.client_home_directory.join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR);
+            let paths = CommonClientPaths::new_default(data_dir);
+            let db_path = paths.credentials_database;
+
            let shared_storage =
                nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(db_path).await;
            let recovery_storage = recovery_storage::RecoveryStorage::new(r.recovery_dir)?;
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.19"
+version = "1.1.23"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 description = "Implementation of the Nym Client"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -1,99 +1,104 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::config::template::config_template;
-use nym_client_core::config::ClientCoreConfigTrait;
+use crate::client::config::persistence::ClientPaths;
+use crate::client::config::template::CONFIG_TEMPLATE;
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
 use nym_config::defaults::DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT;
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet};
+use nym_config::{
+    must_get_home, read_config_from_toml_file, save_formatted_config_to_file, NymConfigTemplate,
+    OptionalSet, DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME, DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, NYM_DIR,
+};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::io;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::FromStr;

-pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseConfig;
-pub use nym_client_core::config::MISSING_VALUE;
+pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseClientConfig;
 pub use nym_client_core::config::{DebugConfig, GatewayEndpointConfig};

 pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_20;
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_20_2;
+mod persistence;
 mod template;

-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone, Copy)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub enum SocketType {
-    WebSocket,
-    None,
+const DEFAULT_CLIENTS_DIR: &str = "clients";
+
+/// Derive default path to clients's config directory.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/mixnodes/<id>/config`
+pub fn default_config_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
 }

-impl SocketType {
-    pub fn from_string<S: Into<String>>(val: S) -> Self {
-        let mut upper = val.into();
-        upper.make_ascii_uppercase();
-        match upper.as_ref() {
-            "WEBSOCKET" | "WS" => SocketType::WebSocket,
-            _ => SocketType::None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_websocket(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, SocketType::WebSocket)
-    }
+/// Derive default path to client's config file.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/clients/<id>/config/config.toml`
+pub fn default_config_filepath<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    default_config_directory(id).join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME)
 }

-#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+/// Derive default path to client's data directory where files, such as keys, are stored.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/clients/<id>/data`
+pub fn default_data_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct Config {
    #[serde(flatten)]
-    base: BaseConfig<Config>,
+    pub base: BaseClientConfig,

-    socket: Socket,
+    pub socket: Socket,
+
+    // pub paths: CommonClientPathfinder,
+    pub storage_paths: ClientPaths,
+
+    pub logging: LoggingSettings,
 }

-impl NymConfig for Config {
+impl NymConfigTemplate for Config {
    fn template() -> &'static str {
-        config_template()
-    }
-
-    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
-        dirs::home_dir()
-            .expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value")
-            .join(".nym")
-            .join("clients")
-    }
-
-    fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".nym").join("clients"))
-    }
-
-    fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.get_nym_root_directory()
-    }
-
-    fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(self.base.get_id())
-            .join("config")
-    }
-
-    fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory().join(self.base.get_id()).join("data")
-    }
-}
-
-impl ClientCoreConfigTrait for Config {
-    fn get_gateway_endpoint(&self) -> &nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig {
-        self.base.get_gateway_endpoint()
+        CONFIG_TEMPLATE
    }
 }

 impl Config {
-    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self {
+    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(id: S) -> Self {
        Config {
-            base: BaseConfig::new(id),
+            base: BaseClientConfig::new(id.as_ref(), env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")),
+            storage_paths: ClientPaths::new_default(default_data_directory(id.as_ref())),
+            logging: Default::default(),
            socket: Default::default(),
        }
    }

+    pub fn read_from_toml_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        read_config_from_toml_file(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_default_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        Self::read_from_toml_file(default_config_filepath(id))
+    }
+
+    pub fn default_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        default_config_filepath(&self.base.client.id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_to_default_location(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let config_save_location: PathBuf = self.default_location();
+        save_formatted_config_to_file(self, config_save_location)
+    }
+
    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
        // no other sections have explicit requirements (yet)
        self.base.validate()
@@ -123,39 +128,10 @@ impl Config {
        self
    }

-    // getters
-    pub fn get_config_file_save_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.config_directory().join(Self::config_file_name())
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_base(&self) -> &BaseConfig<Self> {
-        &self.base
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_base_mut(&mut self) -> &mut BaseConfig<Self> {
-        &mut self.base
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_debug_settings(&self) -> &DebugConfig {
-        self.get_base().get_debug_config()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_socket_type(&self) -> SocketType {
-        self.socket.socket_type
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_listening_ip(&self) -> IpAddr {
-        self.socket.host
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_listening_port(&self) -> u16 {
-        self.socket.listening_port
-    }
-
    // poor man's 'builder' method
    pub fn with_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: T) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
    {
        self.base = f(self.base, val);
        self
@@ -165,7 +141,7 @@ impl Config {
    // (plz, lets refactor it)
    pub fn with_optional_ext<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
    {
        self.base = self.base.with_optional(f, val);
        self
@@ -173,7 +149,7 @@ impl Config {

    pub fn with_optional_env_ext<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
        T: FromStr,
        <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
    {
@@ -189,7 +165,7 @@ impl Config {
        parser: G,
    ) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
        G: Fn(&str) -> T,
    {
        self.base = self.base.with_optional_custom_env(f, val, env_var, parser);
@@ -197,19 +173,34 @@ impl Config {
    }
 }

+// define_optional_set_inner!(Config, base, BaseClientConfig);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone, Copy)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub enum SocketType {
+    WebSocket,
+    None,
+}
+
+impl SocketType {
+    pub fn is_websocket(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, SocketType::WebSocket)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Socket {
-    socket_type: SocketType,
-    host: IpAddr,
-    listening_port: u16,
+    pub socket_type: SocketType,
+    pub host: IpAddr,
+    pub listening_port: u16,
 }

 impl Default for Socket {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Socket {
            socket_type: SocketType::WebSocket,
-            host: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)),
+            host: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST),
            listening_port: DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT,
        }
    }
@@ -1,58 +1,33 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::config::{Config, Socket};
+use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_20::{ConfigV1_1_20, SocketV1_1_20};
 use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13 as OldBaseConfigV1_1_13;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::PathBuf;

-#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13 {
    #[serde(flatten)]
-    base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,
+    pub base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,

-    socket: Socket,
+    pub socket: SocketV1_1_20,
 }

-impl NymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
-    fn template() -> &'static str {
-        // not intended to be used
-        unimplemented!()
-    }
-
+impl MigrationNymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
        dirs::home_dir()
            .expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value")
            .join(".nym")
            .join("clients")
    }
-
-    fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".nym").join("clients"))
-    }
-
-    fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.client.nym_root_directory.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(&self.base.client.id)
-            .join("config")
-    }
-
-    fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(&self.base.client.id)
-            .join("data")
-    }
 }

-impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for Config {
+impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for ConfigV1_1_20 {
    fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
-        Config {
+        ConfigV1_1_20 {
            base: value.base.into(),
            socket: value.socket,
        }
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::{
+    ClientPathsV1_1_20_2, ConfigV1_1_20_2, SocketTypeV1_1_20_2, SocketV1_1_20_2,
+};
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::old_v1_1_20_2::CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2;
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20::ConfigV1_1_20 as BaseConfigV1_1_20;
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::{
+    ClientV1_1_20_2, ConfigV1_1_20_2 as BaseConfigV1_1_20_2,
+};
+use nym_config::defaults::DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone, Copy)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub enum SocketTypeV1_1_20 {
+    WebSocket,
+    None,
+}
+
+impl From<SocketTypeV1_1_20> for SocketTypeV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: SocketTypeV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            SocketTypeV1_1_20::WebSocket => SocketTypeV1_1_20_2::WebSocket,
+            SocketTypeV1_1_20::None => SocketTypeV1_1_20_2::None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_20 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: BaseConfigV1_1_20<ConfigV1_1_20>,
+
+    pub socket: SocketV1_1_20,
+}
+
+impl From<ConfigV1_1_20> for ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+            base: BaseConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+                client: ClientV1_1_20_2 {
+                    version: value.base.client.version,
+                    id: value.base.client.id,
+                    disabled_credentials_mode: value.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode,
+                    nyxd_urls: value.base.client.nyxd_urls,
+                    nym_api_urls: value.base.client.nym_api_urls,
+                    gateway_endpoint: value.base.client.gateway_endpoint.into(),
+                },
+                debug: value.base.debug.into(),
+            },
+            socket: value.socket.into(),
+            storage_paths: ClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+                common_paths: CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+                    keys: ClientKeysPaths {
+                        private_identity_key_file: value.base.client.private_identity_key_file,
+                        public_identity_key_file: value.base.client.public_identity_key_file,
+                        private_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.private_encryption_key_file,
+                        public_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.public_encryption_key_file,
+                        gateway_shared_key_file: value.base.client.gateway_shared_key_file,
+                        ack_key_file: value.base.client.ack_key_file,
+                    },
+                    credentials_database: value.base.client.database_path,
+                    reply_surb_database: value.base.client.reply_surb_database_path,
+                },
+            },
+            logging: LoggingSettings::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MigrationNymConfig for ConfigV1_1_20 {
+    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
+        dirs::home_dir()
+            .expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value")
+            .join(".nym")
+            .join("clients")
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct SocketV1_1_20 {
+    socket_type: SocketTypeV1_1_20,
+    host: IpAddr,
+    listening_port: u16,
+}
+
+impl From<SocketV1_1_20> for SocketV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: SocketV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        SocketV1_1_20_2 {
+            socket_type: value.socket_type.into(),
+            host: value.host,
+            listening_port: value.listening_port,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for SocketV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        SocketV1_1_20 {
+            socket_type: SocketTypeV1_1_20::WebSocket,
+            host: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)),
+            listening_port: DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::client::config::persistence::ClientPaths;
+use crate::client::config::{default_config_filepath, Config, Socket, SocketType};
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::old_v1_1_20_2::CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2;
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::ConfigV1_1_20_2 as BaseConfigV1_1_20_2;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_config::read_config_from_toml_file;
+use nym_network_defaults::DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::io;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct ClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub common_paths: CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: BaseConfigV1_1_20_2,
+
+    pub socket: SocketV1_1_20_2,
+
+    pub storage_paths: ClientPathsV1_1_20_2,
+
+    pub logging: LoggingSettings,
+}
+
+impl ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub fn read_from_toml_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        read_config_from_toml_file(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_default_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        Self::read_from_toml_file(default_config_filepath(id))
+    }
+
+    // in this upgrade, gateway endpoint configuration was moved out of the config file,
+    // so its returned to be stored elsewhere.
+    pub fn upgrade(self) -> (Config, GatewayEndpointConfig) {
+        let gateway_details = self.base.client.gateway_endpoint.clone().into();
+        let config = Config {
+            base: self.base.into(),
+            socket: self.socket.into(),
+            storage_paths: ClientPaths {
+                common_paths: self.storage_paths.common_paths.upgrade_default(),
+            },
+            logging: self.logging,
+        };
+
+        (config, gateway_details)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone, Copy)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub enum SocketTypeV1_1_20_2 {
+    WebSocket,
+    None,
+}
+
+impl From<SocketTypeV1_1_20_2> for SocketType {
+    fn from(value: SocketTypeV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            SocketTypeV1_1_20_2::WebSocket => SocketType::WebSocket,
+            SocketTypeV1_1_20_2::None => SocketType::None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct SocketV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub socket_type: SocketTypeV1_1_20_2,
+    pub host: IpAddr,
+    pub listening_port: u16,
+}
+
+impl From<SocketV1_1_20_2> for Socket {
+    fn from(value: SocketV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        Socket {
+            socket_type: value.socket_type.into(),
+            host: value.host,
+            listening_port: value.listening_port,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for SocketV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        SocketV1_1_20_2 {
+            socket_type: SocketTypeV1_1_20_2::WebSocket,
+            host: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST),
+            listening_port: DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct ClientPaths {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub common_paths: CommonClientPaths,
+}
+
+impl ClientPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        ClientPaths {
+            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-pub(crate) fn config_template() -> &'static str {
-    // While using normal toml marshalling would have been way simpler with less overhead,
-    // I think it's useful to have comments attached to the saved config file to explain behaviour of
-    // particular fields.
-    // Note: any changes to the template must be reflected in the appropriate structs.
-    r#"
+// While using normal toml marshalling would have been way simpler with less overhead,
+// I think it's useful to have comments attached to the saved config file to explain behaviour of
+// particular fields.
+// Note: any changes to the template must be reflected in the appropriate structs.
+pub(crate) const CONFIG_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"
 # This is a TOML config file.
 # For more information, see https://github.com/toml-lang/toml

@@ -37,50 +36,37 @@ nym_api_urls = [
    {{/each}}
 ]

+[storage_paths] 
+
 # Path to file containing private identity key.
-private_identity_key_file = '{{ client.private_identity_key_file }}'
+keys.private_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_identity_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing public identity key.
-public_identity_key_file = '{{ client.public_identity_key_file }}'
+keys.public_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_identity_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing private encryption key.
-private_encryption_key_file = '{{ client.private_encryption_key_file }}'
+keys.private_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_encryption_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing public encryption key.
-public_encryption_key_file = '{{ client.public_encryption_key_file }}'
-
-# Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials
-database_path = '{{ client.database_path }}'
-
-# Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
-reply_surb_database_path = '{{ client.reply_surb_database_path }}'
-
-##### additional client config options #####
+keys.public_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_encryption_key_file }}'

 # A gateway specific, optional, base58 stringified shared key used for
 # communication with particular gateway.
-gateway_shared_key_file = '{{ client.gateway_shared_key_file }}'
+keys.gateway_shared_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
 # acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
-ack_key_file = '{{ client.ack_key_file }}'
-    
-##### advanced configuration options #####
+keys.ack_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.ack_key_file }}'

-# Absolute path to the home Nym Clients directory.
-nym_root_directory = '{{ client.nym_root_directory }}'
-
-[client.gateway_endpoint]
-# ID of the gateway from which the client should be fetching messages.
-gateway_id = '{{ client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_id }}'
-
-# Address of the gateway owner to which the client should send messages.
-gateway_owner = '{{ client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_owner }}'
-
-# Address of the gateway listener to which all client requests should be sent.
-gateway_listener = '{{ client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_listener }}'
+# Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials
+credentials_database = '{{ storage_paths.credentials_database }}'

+# Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
+reply_surb_database = '{{ storage_paths.reply_surb_database }}'

+# Path to the file containing information about gateway used by this client,
+# i.e. details such as its public key, owner address or the network information.
+gateway_details = '{{ storage_paths.gateway_details }}'

 ##### socket config options #####

@@ -120,5 +106,5 @@ average_ack_delay = '{{ debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay }}'
 [debug.cover_traffic]
 loop_cover_traffic_average_delay = '{{ debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay }}'

-"#
-}
+
+"#;
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::client::config::Config;
@@ -6,19 +6,15 @@ use crate::error::ClientError;
 use crate::websocket;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use log::*;
-use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
-use nym_client_core::client::base_client::non_wasm_helpers::create_bandwidth_controller;
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::non_wasm_helpers::default_query_dkg_client_from_config;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::OnDiskPersistent;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::{
-    non_wasm_helpers, BaseClientBuilder, ClientInput, ClientOutput, ClientState,
+    BaseClientBuilder, ClientInput, ClientOutput, ClientState,
 };
 use nym_client_core::client::inbound_messages::InputMessage;
-use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
 use nym_client_core::client::received_buffer::{
    ReceivedBufferMessage, ReceivedBufferRequestSender, ReconstructedMessagesReceiver,
 };
-use nym_client_core::config::persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder;
-use nym_credential_storage::persistent_storage::PersistentStorage;
 use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use nym_task::connections::TransmissionLane;
@@ -46,17 +42,6 @@ impl SocketClient {
        SocketClient { config }
    }

-    async fn create_bandwidth_controller(
-        config: &Config,
-    ) -> BandwidthController<Client<QueryNyxdClient>, PersistentStorage> {
-        let storage = nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(
-            config.get_base().get_database_path(),
-        )
-        .await;
-
-        create_bandwidth_controller(config.get_base(), storage)
-    }
-
    fn start_websocket_listener(
        config: &Config,
        client_input: ClientInput,
@@ -93,7 +78,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
            Some(packet_type),
        );

-        websocket::Listener::new(config.get_listening_ip(), config.get_listening_port())
+        websocket::Listener::new(config.socket.host, config.socket.listening_port)
            .start(websocket_handler, shutdown);
    }

@@ -106,42 +91,38 @@ impl SocketClient {
        res
    }

-    fn key_store(&self) -> OnDiskKeys {
-        let pathfinder = ClientKeyPathfinder::new_from_config(self.config.get_base());
-        OnDiskKeys::new(pathfinder)
+    async fn initialise_storage(&self) -> Result<OnDiskPersistent, ClientError> {
+        Ok(OnDiskPersistent::from_paths(
+            self.config.storage_paths.common_paths.clone(),
+            &self.config.base.debug,
+        )
+        .await?)
    }

    // TODO: see if this could also be shared with socks5 client / nym-sdk maybe
    async fn create_base_client_builder(&self) -> Result<NativeClientBuilder, ClientError> {
-        // don't create bandwidth controller if credentials are disabled
-        let bandwidth_controller = if self.config.get_base().get_disabled_credentials_mode() {
+        // don't create dkg client for the bandwidth controller if credentials are disabled
+        let dkg_query_client = if self.config.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode {
            None
        } else {
-            Some(Self::create_bandwidth_controller(&self.config).await)
+            Some(default_query_dkg_client_from_config(&self.config.base))
        };

-        let base_client = BaseClientBuilder::new_from_base_config(
-            self.config.get_base(),
-            self.key_store(),
-            bandwidth_controller,
-            non_wasm_helpers::setup_fs_reply_surb_backend(
-                self.config.get_base().get_reply_surb_database_path(),
-                &self.config.get_debug_settings().reply_surbs,
-            )
-            .await?,
-        );
+        let storage = self.initialise_storage().await?;
+
+        let base_client = BaseClientBuilder::new(&self.config.base, storage, dkg_query_client);

        Ok(base_client)
    }

    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<TaskManager, ClientError> {
-        if !self.config.get_socket_type().is_websocket() {
+        if !self.config.socket.socket_type.is_websocket() {
            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
        }

        let base_builder = self.create_base_client_builder().await?;
-        let packet_type = self.config.get_base().get_packet_type();
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
        let self_address = started_client.address;
        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
        let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
@@ -164,13 +145,13 @@ impl SocketClient {
    }

    pub async fn start_direct(self) -> Result<DirectClient, ClientError> {
-        if self.config.get_socket_type().is_websocket() {
+        if self.config.socket.socket_type.is_websocket() {
            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
        }

        let base_builder = self.create_base_client_builder().await?;
-        let packet_type = self.config.get_base().get_packet_type();
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
        let address = started_client.address;
        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
        let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::client::config::{
+    default_config_directory, default_config_filepath, default_data_directory,
+};
+use crate::commands::try_upgrade_config;
 use crate::{
    client::config::Config,
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
@@ -9,13 +12,16 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use clap::Args;
 use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::OnDiskGatewayDetails;
 use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::init::GatewaySetup;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::{fs, io};
 use tap::TapFallible;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
@@ -97,15 +103,15 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
 pub struct InitResults {
    #[serde(flatten)]
    client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults,
-    client_listening_port: String,
+    client_listening_port: u16,
    client_address: String,
 }

 impl InitResults {
-    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient) -> Self {
+    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient, gateway: &GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
        Self {
-            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(config.get_base(), address),
-            client_listening_port: config.get_listening_port().to_string(),
+            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(&config.base, address, gateway),
+            client_listening_port: config.socket.listening_port,
            client_address: address.to_string(),
        }
    }
@@ -119,18 +125,26 @@ impl Display for InitResults {
    }
 }

+fn init_paths(id: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_data_directory(id))?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_config_directory(id))
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
    eprintln!("Initialising client...");

    let id = &args.id;

-    let already_init = Config::default_config_file_path(id).exists();
-    if already_init {
+    let already_init = if default_config_filepath(id).exists() {
        // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
        // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-        try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
+        try_upgrade_config(id)?;
        eprintln!("Client \"{id}\" was already initialised before");
-    }
+        true
+    } else {
+        init_paths(id)?;
+        false
+    };

    // Usually you only register with the gateway on the first init, however you can force
    // re-registering if wanted.
@@ -146,48 +160,44 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), ClientError> {

    // Attempt to use a user-provided gateway, if possible
    let user_chosen_gateway_id = args.gateway;
+    let gateway_setup = GatewaySetup::new_fresh(
+        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
+        Some(args.latency_based_selection),
+    );

    // Load and potentially override config
-    let mut config = override_config(Config::new(id), OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));
+    let config = override_config(Config::new(id), OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));

    // Setup gateway by either registering a new one, or creating a new config from the selected
    // one but with keys kept, or reusing the gateway configuration.
-    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::from_config(config.get_base());
-    let gateway = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from_config::<Config, _, _>(
+    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let details_store =
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&config.storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
+    let init_details = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway(
+        &gateway_setup,
        &key_store,
+        &details_store,
        register_gateway,
-        user_chosen_gateway_id,
-        config.get_base(),
-        args.latency_based_selection,
+        Some(&config.base.client.nym_api_urls),
    )
    .await
    .tap_err(|err| eprintln!("Failed to setup gateway\nError: {err}"))?;

-    config.get_base_mut().set_gateway_endpoint(gateway);
-
-    config.save_to_file(None).tap_err(|_| {
+    let config_save_location = config.default_location();
+    config.save_to_default_location().tap_err(|_| {
        log::error!("Failed to save the config file");
    })?;
+    eprintln!(
+        "Saved configuration file to {}",
+        config_save_location.display()
+    );

-    print_saved_config(&config);
+    let address = init_details.client_address()?;

-    let address =
-        nym_client_core::init::get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys(config.get_base())?;
-    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address);
+    eprintln!("Client configuration completed.\n");
+
+    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address, &init_details.gateway_details);
    println!("{}", args.output.format(&init_results));

    Ok(())
 }
-
-fn print_saved_config(config: &Config) {
-    let config_save_location = config.get_config_file_save_location();
-    eprintln!("Saved configuration file to {config_save_location:?}");
-    eprintln!("Using gateway: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway id: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway owner: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_owner());
-    log::debug!(
-        "Gateway listener: {}",
-        config.get_base().get_gateway_listener()
-    );
-    eprintln!("Client configuration completed.\n");
-}
@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13;
-use crate::client::config::{BaseConfig, Config};
+use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_20::ConfigV1_1_20;
+use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::ConfigV1_1_20_2;
+use crate::client::config::{BaseClientConfig, Config};
+use crate::error::ClientError;
 use clap::CommandFactory;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use log::info;
+use log::{error, info};
 use nym_bin_common::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
 use nym_bin_common::completions::{fig_generate, ArgShell};
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet};
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::{
+    OnDiskGatewayDetails, PersistedGatewayDetails,
+};
+use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::error::ClientCoreError;
+use nym_config::OptionalSet;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::net::IpAddr;

 pub(crate) mod init;
 pub(crate) mod run;
-pub(crate) mod upgrade;

 lazy_static! {
    pub static ref PRETTY_BUILD_INFORMATION: String =
@@ -42,10 +50,9 @@ pub(crate) struct Cli {
 pub(crate) enum Commands {
    /// Initialise a Nym client. Do this first!
    Init(init::Init),
+
    /// Run the Nym client with provided configuration client optionally overriding set parameters
    Run(run::Run),
-    /// Try to upgrade the client
-    Upgrade(upgrade::Upgrade),

    /// Generate shell completions
    Completions(ArgShell),
@@ -72,7 +79,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Syn
    match &args.command {
        Commands::Init(m) => init::execute(m).await?,
        Commands::Run(m) => run::execute(m).await?,
-        Commands::Upgrade(m) => upgrade::execute(m),
        Commands::Completions(s) => s.generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
        Commands::GenerateFigSpec => fig_generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
    }
@@ -82,40 +88,151 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Syn
 pub(crate) fn override_config(config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Config {
    config
        .with_optional(Config::with_disabled_socket, args.disable_socket)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume, args.fastmode)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
+        .with_base(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume,
+            args.fastmode,
+        )
+        .with_base(BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
        .with_optional(Config::with_port, args.port)
        .with_optional(Config::with_host, args.host)
        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
            args.nym_apis,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYM_API,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
            args.nyxd_urls,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYXD,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
        .with_optional_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
+            BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
            args.enabled_credentials_mode.map(|b| !b),
        )
 }

-fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the current, i.e. 1.1.14+)
+fn persist_gateway_details(
+    config: &Config,
+    details: GatewayEndpointConfig,
+) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
+    let details_store =
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&config.storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
+    let keys_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let shared_keys = keys_store.ephemeral_load_gateway_keys().map_err(|source| {
+        ClientError::ClientCoreError(ClientCoreError::KeyStoreError {
+            source: Box::new(source),
+        })
+    })?;
+    let persisted_details = PersistedGatewayDetails::new(details, &shared_keys);
+    details_store
+        .store_to_disk(&persisted_details)
+        .map_err(|source| {
+            ClientError::ClientCoreError(ClientCoreError::GatewayDetailsStoreError {
+                source: Box::new(source),
+            })
+        })
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the next step, i.e. 1.1.19)
    let Ok(old_config) = OldConfigV1_1_13::load_from_file(id) else {
        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(false);
    };
    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.13 config template.");
    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");

-    let updated: Config = old_config.into();
-    updated.save_to_file(None)
+    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_20 = old_config.into();
+    let updated_step2: ConfigV1_1_20_2 = updated_step1.into();
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = updated_step2.upgrade();
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_20_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.20 (which is incompatible with the current one, i.e. +1.1.21)
+    let Ok(old_config) = ConfigV1_1_20::load_from_file(id) else {
+        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
+        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.20 config template.");
+    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");
+
+    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_20_2 = old_config.into();
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = updated_step1.upgrade();
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_20_2_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, ClientError> {
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.20_2 (which is incompatible with the current one, i.e. +1.1.21)
+    let Ok(old_config) = ConfigV1_1_20_2::read_from_default_path(id) else {
+        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
+        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.20_2 config template.");
+    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");
+
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = old_config.upgrade();
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
+    if try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    if try_upgrade_v1_1_20_config(id)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    if try_upgrade_v1_1_20_2_config(id)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn try_load_current_config(id: &str) -> Result<Config, ClientError> {
+    // try to load the config as is
+    if let Ok(cfg) = Config::read_from_default_path(id) {
+        return if !cfg.validate() {
+            Err(ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure)
+        } else {
+            Ok(cfg)
+        };
+    }
+
+    // we couldn't load it - try upgrading it from older revisions
+    try_upgrade_config(id)?;
+
+    let config = match Config::read_from_default_path(id) {
+        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!("Failed to load config for {id}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})");
+            return Err(ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(id.to_string()));
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !config.validate() {
+        return Err(ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure);
+    }
+
+    Ok(config)
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use std::error::Error;
-use std::net::IpAddr;
-
-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::commands::try_load_current_config;
 use crate::{
    client::{config::Config, SocketClient},
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
@@ -13,8 +10,9 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::Args;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::version_checker::is_minor_version_compatible;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::net::IpAddr;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Run {
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
 // network version. It might do so in the future.
 fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
    let binary_version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-    let config_version = cfg.get_base().get_version();
+    let config_version = &cfg.base.client.version;
    if binary_version == config_version {
        true
    } else {
@@ -98,30 +96,10 @@ fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
 }

 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let id = &args.id;
+    eprintln!("Starting client {}...", args.id);

-    // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
-    // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-    try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
-
-    let mut config = match Config::load_from_file(id) {
-        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!("Failed to load config for {}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})", id);
-            return Err(Box::new(ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(id.to_string())));
-        }
-    };
-
-    if !config.validate() {
-        return Err(Box::new(ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure));
-    }
-
-    let override_config_fields = OverrideConfig::from(args.clone());
-    config = override_config(config, override_config_fields);
-
-    if config.get_base_mut().set_empty_fields_to_defaults() {
-        warn!("some of the core config options were left unset. the default values are going to get used instead.");
-    }
+    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.id)?;
+    config = override_config(config, OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));

    if !version_check(&config) {
        error!("failed the local version check");
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::client::config::{Config, MISSING_VALUE};
-
-use nym_bin_common::version_checker::Version;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
-
-use clap::Args;
-use std::fmt::Display;
-use std::process;
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn fail_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from_version: D1, to_version: D2) -> ! {
-    print_failed_upgrade(from_version, to_version);
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn print_start_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!("\n==================\nTrying to upgrade client from {from} to {to} ...");
-}
-
-fn print_failed_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    eprintln!("Upgrade from {from} to {to} failed!\n==================\n");
-}
-
-fn print_successful_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!("Upgrade from {from} to {to} was successful!\n==================\n");
-}
-
-fn outdated_upgrade(config_version: &Version, package_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!(
-        "Cannot perform upgrade from {config_version} to {package_version}. Your version is too old to perform the upgrade.!"
-    );
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn unsupported_upgrade(current_version: &Version, config_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!("Cannot perform upgrade from {config_version} to {current_version}. Please let the developers know about this issue if you expected it to work!");
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-#[derive(Args, Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct Upgrade {
-    /// Id of the nym-client we want to upgrade
-    #[clap(long)]
-    id: String,
-}
-
-fn parse_config_version(config: &Config) -> Version {
-    let version = Version::parse(config.get_base().get_version()).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to parse client version! - {err}");
-        process::exit(1)
-    });
-
-    if version.is_prerelease() || !version.build.is_empty() {
-        eprintln!(
-            "Trying to upgrade from a non-released version {version}. This is not supported!"
-        );
-        process::exit(1)
-    }
-
-    version
-}
-
-fn parse_package_version() -> Version {
-    let version = Version::parse(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")).unwrap();
-
-    // technically this is not a correct way of checking it as a released version might contain valid build identifiers
-    // however, we are not using them ourselves at the moment and hence it should be fine.
-    // if we change our mind, we could easily tweak this code
-    if version.is_prerelease() || !version.build.is_empty() {
-        eprintln!("Trying to upgrade to a non-released version {version}. This is not supported!");
-        process::exit(1)
-    }
-
-    version
-}
-
-fn minor_0_12_upgrade(
-    mut config: Config,
-    _matches: &Upgrade,
-    config_version: &Version,
-    package_version: &Version,
-) -> Config {
-    let to_version = if package_version.major == 0 && package_version.minor == 12 {
-        package_version.clone()
-    } else {
-        Version::new(0, 12, 0)
-    };
-
-    print_start_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-
-    config
-        .get_base_mut()
-        .set_custom_version(to_version.to_string().as_ref());
-
-    config.save_to_file(None).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to overwrite config file! - {err}");
-        print_failed_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-        process::exit(1);
-    });
-
-    print_successful_upgrade(config_version, to_version);
-
-    config
-}
-
-fn do_upgrade(mut config: Config, args: &Upgrade, package_version: &Version) {
-    loop {
-        let config_version = parse_config_version(&config);
-
-        if &config_version == package_version {
-            println!("You're using the most recent version!");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        config = match config_version.major {
-            0 => match config_version.minor {
-                9 | 10 => outdated_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-                11 => minor_0_12_upgrade(config, args, &config_version, package_version),
-                _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-            },
-            _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {
-    let package_version = parse_package_version();
-
-    let id = &args.id;
-
-    let existing_config = Config::load_from_file(id).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to load existing config file! - {err}");
-        process::exit(1)
-    });
-
-    if existing_config.get_base().get_version() == MISSING_VALUE {
-        eprintln!("the existing configuration file does not seem to contain version number.");
-        process::exit(1);
-    }
-
-    // here be upgrade path to 0.9.X and beyond based on version number from config
-    do_upgrade(existing_config, args, &package_version)
-}
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 // all variable size data is always prefixed with u64 length
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 // all variable size data is always prefixed with u64 length
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::ErrorKind;
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.19"
+version = "1.1.23"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 description = "A SOCKS5 localhost proxy that converts incoming messages to Sphinx and sends them to a Nym address"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::commands::try_upgrade_config;
+use crate::config::{
+    default_config_directory, default_config_filepath, default_data_directory, Config,
+};
 use crate::{
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
    error::Socks5ClientError,
 };
 use clap::Args;
 use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::OnDiskGatewayDetails;
 use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::init::GatewaySetup;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::Config;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::{fs, io};
 use tap::TapFallible;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
            use_anonymous_replies: init_config.use_reply_surbs,
            fastmode: init_config.fastmode,
            no_cover: init_config.no_cover,
+            medium_toggle: false,
            nyxd_urls: init_config.nyxd_urls,
            enabled_credentials_mode: init_config.enabled_credentials_mode,
            outfox: false,
@@ -100,15 +106,19 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
 pub struct InitResults {
    #[serde(flatten)]
    client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults,
-    socks5_listening_port: String,
+    socks5_listening_port: u16,
    client_address: String,
 }

 impl InitResults {
-    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient) -> Self {
+    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient, gateway: &GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
        Self {
-            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(config.get_base(), address),
-            socks5_listening_port: config.get_socks5().get_listening_port().to_string(),
+            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(
+                &config.core.base,
+                address,
+                gateway,
+            ),
+            socks5_listening_port: config.core.socks5.listening_port,
            client_address: address.to_string(),
        }
    }
@@ -122,19 +132,27 @@ impl Display for InitResults {
    }
 }

+fn init_paths(id: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_data_directory(id))?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_config_directory(id))
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
    eprintln!("Initialising client...");

    let id = &args.id;
    let provider_address = &args.provider;

-    let already_init = Config::default_config_file_path(id).exists();
-    if already_init {
+    let already_init = if default_config_filepath(id).exists() {
        // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
        // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-        try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
+        try_upgrade_config(id)?;
        eprintln!("SOCKS5 client \"{id}\" was already initialised before");
-    }
+        true
+    } else {
+        init_paths(id)?;
+        false
+    };

    // Usually you only register with the gateway on the first init, however you can force
    // re-registering if wanted.
@@ -150,53 +168,47 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {

    // Attempt to use a user-provided gateway, if possible
    let user_chosen_gateway_id = args.gateway;
+    let gateway_setup = GatewaySetup::new_fresh(
+        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
+        Some(args.latency_based_selection),
+    );

    // Load and potentially override config
-    let mut config = override_config(
+    let config = override_config(
        Config::new(id, &provider_address.to_string()),
        OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()),
    );

    // Setup gateway by either registering a new one, or creating a new config from the selected
    // one but with keys kept, or reusing the gateway configuration.
-    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::from_config(config.get_base());
-    let gateway = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from_config::<Config, _, _>(
+    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let details_store =
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&config.storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
+    let init_details = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway(
+        &gateway_setup,
        &key_store,
+        &details_store,
        register_gateway,
-        user_chosen_gateway_id,
-        config.get_base(),
-        args.latency_based_selection,
+        Some(&config.core.base.client.nym_api_urls),
    )
    .await
    .tap_err(|err| eprintln!("Failed to setup gateway\nError: {err}"))?;

-    config.get_base_mut().set_gateway_endpoint(gateway);
-
    // TODO: ask the service provider we specified for its interface version and set it in the config

-    config.save_to_file(None).tap_err(|_| {
+    let config_save_location = config.default_location();
+    config.save_to_default_location().tap_err(|_| {
        log::error!("Failed to save the config file");
    })?;
+    eprintln!(
+        "Saved configuration file to {}",
+        config_save_location.display()
+    );

-    print_saved_config(&config);
+    let address = init_details.client_address()?;

-    let address =
-        nym_client_core::init::get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys(config.get_base())?;
-    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address);
+    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address, &init_details.gateway_details);
    println!("{}", args.output.format(&init_results));

    Ok(())
 }
-
-fn print_saved_config(config: &Config) {
-    let config_save_location = config.get_config_file_save_location();
-    eprintln!("Saved configuration file to {:?}", config_save_location);
-    eprintln!("Using gateway: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway id: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway owner: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_owner());
-    log::debug!(
-        "Gateway listener: {}",
-        config.get_base().get_gateway_listener()
-    );
-    eprintln!("Client configuration completed.\n");
-}
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13;
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20::ConfigV1_1_20;
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::ConfigV1_1_20_2;
+use crate::config::{BaseClientConfig, Config};
+use crate::error::Socks5ClientError;
 use clap::CommandFactory;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use log::info;
+use log::{error, info};
 use nym_bin_common::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
 use nym_bin_common::completions::{fig_generate, ArgShell};
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet};
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::{BaseConfig, Config};
-use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::{
+    OnDiskGatewayDetails, PersistedGatewayDetails,
+};
+use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::error::ClientCoreError;
+use nym_config::OptionalSet;
+use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use std::error::Error;

 pub mod init;
 pub(crate) mod run;
-pub(crate) mod upgrade;

 lazy_static! {
    pub static ref PRETTY_BUILD_INFORMATION: String =
@@ -46,9 +54,6 @@ pub(crate) enum Commands {
    /// Run the Nym client with provided configuration client optionally overriding set parameters
    Run(run::Run),

-    /// Try to upgrade the client
-    Upgrade(upgrade::Upgrade),
-
    /// Generate shell completions
    Completions(ArgShell),

@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ pub(crate) struct OverrideConfig {
    use_anonymous_replies: Option<bool>,
    fastmode: bool,
    no_cover: bool,
+    medium_toggle: bool,
    nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
    enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
    outfox: bool,
@@ -74,7 +80,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Syn
    match &args.command {
        Commands::Init(m) => init::execute(m).await?,
        Commands::Run(m) => run::execute(m).await?,
-        Commands::Upgrade(m) => upgrade::execute(m),
        Commands::Completions(s) => s.generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
        Commands::GenerateFigSpec => fig_generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
    }
@@ -82,47 +87,173 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Syn
 }

 pub(crate) fn override_config(config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Config {
+    let disable_cover_traffic_with_keepalive = args.medium_toggle;
+    let secondary_packet_size = args.medium_toggle.then_some(PacketSize::ExtendedPacket16);
+    let no_per_hop_delays = args.medium_toggle;
+
    let packet_type = if args.outfox {
        PacketType::Outfox
    } else {
        PacketType::Mix
    };
    config
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume, args.fastmode)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_packet_type, packet_type)
+        .with_base(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume,
+            args.fastmode,
+        )
+        .with_base(
+            // NOTE: This interacts with disabling cover traffic fully, so we want to this to be set before
+            BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic_with_keepalive,
+            disable_cover_traffic_with_keepalive,
+        )
+        .with_base(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_secondary_packet_size,
+            secondary_packet_size,
+        )
+        .with_base(BaseClientConfig::with_no_per_hop_delays, no_per_hop_delays)
+        // NOTE: see comment above about the order of the other disble cover traffic config
+        .with_base(BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
+        .with_base(BaseClientConfig::with_packet_type, packet_type)
        .with_optional(Config::with_anonymous_replies, args.use_anonymous_replies)
        .with_optional(Config::with_port, args.port)
-        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
+        .with_optional_base_custom_env(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
            args.nym_apis,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYM_API,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
-        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
+        .with_optional_base_custom_env(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
            args.nyxd_urls,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYXD,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
-        .with_optional_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
+        .with_optional_base(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
            args.enabled_credentials_mode.map(|b| !b),
        )
 }

-fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the current, i.e. 1.1.14+)
+fn persist_gateway_details(
+    config: &Config,
+    details: GatewayEndpointConfig,
+) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
+    let details_store =
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&config.storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
+    let keys_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let shared_keys = keys_store.ephemeral_load_gateway_keys().map_err(|source| {
+        Socks5ClientError::ClientCoreError(ClientCoreError::KeyStoreError {
+            source: Box::new(source),
+        })
+    })?;
+    let persisted_details = PersistedGatewayDetails::new(details, &shared_keys);
+    details_store
+        .store_to_disk(&persisted_details)
+        .map_err(|source| {
+            Socks5ClientError::ClientCoreError(ClientCoreError::GatewayDetailsStoreError {
+                source: Box::new(source),
+            })
+        })
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the next step, i.e. 1.1.19)
    let Ok(old_config) = OldConfigV1_1_13::load_from_file(id) else {
        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(false);
    };
    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.13 config template.");
    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");

-    let updated: Config = old_config.into();
-    updated.save_to_file(None)
+    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_20 = old_config.into();
+    let updated_step2: ConfigV1_1_20_2 = updated_step1.into();
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = updated_step2.upgrade();
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_20_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.20 (which is incompatible with the current one, i.e. +1.1.21)
+    let Ok(old_config) = ConfigV1_1_20::load_from_file(id) else {
+        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
+        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.20 config template.");
+    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");
+
+    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_20_2 = old_config.into();
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = updated_step1.upgrade();
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_20_2_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.20_2 (which is incompatible with the current one, i.e. +1.1.21)
+    let Ok(old_config) = ConfigV1_1_20_2::read_from_default_path(id) else {
+        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
+        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.20_2 config template.");
+    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");
+
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = old_config.upgrade();
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
+    if try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    if try_upgrade_v1_1_20_config(id)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    if try_upgrade_v1_1_20_2_config(id)? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn try_load_current_config(id: &str) -> Result<Config, Socks5ClientError> {
+    // try to load the config as is
+    if let Ok(cfg) = Config::read_from_default_path(id) {
+        return if !cfg.validate() {
+            Err(Socks5ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure)
+        } else {
+            Ok(cfg)
+        };
+    }
+
+    // we couldn't load it - try upgrading it from older revisions
+    try_upgrade_config(id)?;
+
+    let config = match Config::read_from_default_path(id) {
+        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!("Failed to load config for {id}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})");
+            return Err(Socks5ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(id.to_string()));
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !config.validate() {
+        return Err(Socks5ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure);
+    }
+
+    Ok(config)
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::commands::try_load_current_config;
+use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::{
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
    error::Socks5ClientError,
@@ -10,9 +11,8 @@ use clap::Args;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::version_checker::is_minor_version_compatible;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::OnDiskPersistent;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::{config::Config, NymClient};
+use nym_socks5_client_core::NymClient;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
    #[clap(long)]
    id: String,

-    /// Custom path to the nym-mixnet-client configuration file
-    #[clap(long)]
-    config: Option<String>,
-
    /// Specifies whether this client is going to use an anonymous sender tag for communication with the service provider.
    /// While this is going to hide its actual address information, it will make the actual communication
    /// slower and consume nearly double the bandwidth as it will require sending reply SURBs.
@@ -64,6 +60,11 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
    no_cover: bool,

+    /// Enable medium mixnet traffic, for experiments only.
+    /// This includes things like disabling cover traffic, no per hop delays, etc.
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    medium_toggle: bool,
+
    /// Set this client to work in a enabled credentials mode that would attempt to use gateway
    /// with bandwidth credential requirement.
    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
            use_anonymous_replies: run_config.use_anonymous_replies,
            fastmode: run_config.fastmode,
            no_cover: run_config.no_cover,
+            medium_toggle: run_config.medium_toggle,
            nyxd_urls: run_config.nyxd_urls,
            enabled_credentials_mode: run_config.enabled_credentials_mode,
            outfox: run_config.outfox,
@@ -92,13 +94,12 @@ impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
 // network version. It might do so in the future.
 fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
    let binary_version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-    let config_version = cfg.get_base().get_version();
+    let config_version = &cfg.core.base.client.version;
    if binary_version == config_version {
        true
    } else {
        warn!(
-            "The mixnode binary has different version than what is specified in config file! {} and {}",
-            binary_version, config_version
+            "The socks5-client binary has different version than what is specified in config file! {binary_version} and {config_version}",
        );
        if is_minor_version_compatible(binary_version, config_version) {
            info!("but they are still semver compatible. However, consider running the `upgrade` command");
@@ -111,38 +112,18 @@ fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
 }

 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let id = &args.id;
+    eprintln!("Starting client {}...", args.id);

-    // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
-    // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-    try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
-
-    let mut config = match Config::load_from_file(id) {
-        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!("Failed to load config for {}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})", id);
-            return Err(Box::new(Socks5ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(
-                id.to_string(),
-            )));
-        }
-    };
-
-    if !config.validate() {
-        return Err(Box::new(Socks5ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure));
-    }
-
-    let override_config_fields = OverrideConfig::from(args.clone());
-    config = override_config(config, override_config_fields);
-
-    if config.get_base_mut().set_empty_fields_to_defaults() {
-        warn!("some of the core config options were left unset. the default values are going to get used instead.");
-    }
+    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.id)?;
+    config = override_config(config, OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));

    if !version_check(&config) {
        error!("failed the local version check");
        return Err(Box::new(Socks5ClientError::FailedLocalVersionCheck));
    }

-    let storage = OnDiskPersistent::from_config(config.get_base()).await?;
-    NymClient::new(config, storage).run_forever().await
+    let storage =
+        OnDiskPersistent::from_paths(config.storage_paths.common_paths, &config.core.base.debug)
+            .await?;
+    NymClient::new(config.core, storage).run_forever().await
 }
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use nym_bin_common::version_checker::Version;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::{Config, MISSING_VALUE};
-
-use clap::Args;
-use std::{fmt::Display, process};
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn fail_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from_version: D1, to_version: D2) -> ! {
-    print_failed_upgrade(from_version, to_version);
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn print_start_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!(
-        "\n==================\nTrying to upgrade client from {} to {} ...",
-        from, to
-    );
-}
-
-fn print_failed_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    eprintln!(
-        "Upgrade from {} to {} failed!\n==================\n",
-        from, to
-    );
-}
-
-fn print_successful_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!(
-        "Upgrade from {} to {} was successful!\n==================\n",
-        from, to
-    );
-}
-
-fn outdated_upgrade(config_version: &Version, package_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!(
-        "Cannot perform upgrade from {} to {}. Your version is too old to perform the upgrade.!",
-        config_version, package_version
-    );
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn unsupported_upgrade(current_version: &Version, config_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!("Cannot perform upgrade from {} to {}. Please let the developers know about this issue if you expected it to work!", config_version, current_version);
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-#[derive(Args, Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct Upgrade {
-    /// Id of the nym-client we want to upgrade
-    #[clap(long)]
-    id: String,
-}
-
-fn parse_config_version(config: &Config) -> Version {
-    let version = Version::parse(config.get_base().get_version()).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to parse client version! - {err}");
-        process::exit(1)
-    });
-
-    if version.is_prerelease() || !version.build.is_empty() {
-        eprintln!(
-            "Trying to upgrade from a non-released version {}. This is not supported!",
-            version
-        );
-        process::exit(1)
-    }
-
-    version
-}
-
-fn parse_package_version() -> Version {
-    let version = Version::parse(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")).unwrap();
-
-    // technically this is not a correct way of checking it as a released version might contain valid build identifiers
-    // however, we are not using them ourselves at the moment and hence it should be fine.
-    // if we change our mind, we could easily tweak this code
-    if version.is_prerelease() || !version.build.is_empty() {
-        eprintln!(
-            "Trying to upgrade to a non-released version {}. This is not supported!",
-            version
-        );
-        process::exit(1)
-    }
-
-    version
-}
-
-fn minor_0_12_upgrade(
-    mut config: Config,
-    _args: &Upgrade,
-    config_version: &Version,
-    package_version: &Version,
-) -> Config {
-    let to_version = if package_version.major == 0 && package_version.minor == 12 {
-        package_version.clone()
-    } else {
-        Version::new(0, 12, 0)
-    };
-
-    print_start_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-
-    config
-        .get_base_mut()
-        .set_custom_version(to_version.to_string().as_ref());
-
-    config.save_to_file(None).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to overwrite config file! - {err}");
-        print_failed_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-        process::exit(1);
-    });
-
-    print_successful_upgrade(config_version, to_version);
-
-    config
-}
-
-fn do_upgrade(mut config: Config, args: &Upgrade, package_version: &Version) {
-    loop {
-        let config_version = parse_config_version(&config);
-
-        if &config_version == package_version {
-            println!("You're using the most recent version!");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        config = match config_version.major {
-            0 => match config_version.minor {
-                9 | 10 => outdated_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-                11 => minor_0_12_upgrade(config, args, &config_version, package_version),
-                _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-            },
-            _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {
-    let package_version = parse_package_version();
-
-    let id = &args.id;
-
-    let existing_config = Config::load_from_file(id).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to load existing config file! - {err}");
-        process::exit(1)
-    });
-
-    if existing_config.get_base().get_version() == MISSING_VALUE {
-        eprintln!("the existing configuration file does not seem to contain version number.");
-        process::exit(1);
-    }
-
-    // here be upgrade path to 0.9.X and beyond based on version number from config
-    do_upgrade(existing_config, args, &package_version)
-}
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::persistence::SocksClientPaths;
+use crate::config::template::CONFIG_TEMPLATE;
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_config::{
+    must_get_home, read_config_from_toml_file, save_formatted_config_to_file, NymConfigTemplate,
+    DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME, DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, NYM_DIR,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseClientConfig;
+pub use nym_socks5_client_core::config::Config as CoreConfig;
+
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_20;
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_20_2;
+mod persistence;
+mod template;
+
+const DEFAULT_SOCKS5_CLIENTS_DIR: &str = "socks5-clients";
+
+/// Derive default path to clients's config directory.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/socks5-clients/<id>/config`
+pub fn default_config_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_SOCKS5_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
+}
+
+/// Derive default path to client's config file.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/socks5-clients/<id>/config/config.toml`
+pub fn default_config_filepath<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    default_config_directory(id).join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME)
+}
+
+/// Derive default path to client's data directory where files, such as keys, are stored.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/socks5-clients/<id>/data`
+pub fn default_data_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_SOCKS5_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR)
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub core: CoreConfig,
+
+    pub storage_paths: SocksClientPaths,
+
+    pub logging: LoggingSettings,
+}
+
+impl NymConfigTemplate for Config {
+    fn template() -> &'static str {
+        CONFIG_TEMPLATE
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(id: S, provider_mix_address: S) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            core: CoreConfig::new(
+                id.as_ref(),
+                env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+                provider_mix_address.as_ref(),
+            ),
+            storage_paths: SocksClientPaths::new_default(default_data_directory(id.as_ref())),
+            logging: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_toml_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        read_config_from_toml_file(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_default_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        Self::read_from_toml_file(default_config_filepath(id))
+    }
+
+    pub fn default_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        default_config_filepath(&self.core.base.client.id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_to_default_location(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let config_save_location: PathBuf = self.default_location();
+        save_formatted_config_to_file(self, config_save_location)
+    }
+
+    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
+        // no other sections have explicit requirements (yet)
+        self.core.validate()
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_port(mut self, port: u16) -> Self {
+        self.core.socks5.listening_port = port;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_anonymous_replies(mut self, anonymous_replies: bool) -> Self {
+        self.core.socks5.send_anonymously = anonymous_replies;
+        self
+    }
+
+    // poor man's 'builder' method
+
+    pub fn with_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: T) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+    {
+        self.core = self.core.with_base(f, val);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_optional_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+    {
+        self.core = self.core.with_optional_base(f, val);
+        self
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub fn with_optional_base_env<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+        T: FromStr,
+        <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
+    {
+        self.core = self.core.with_optional_base_env(f, val, env_var);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_optional_base_custom_env<F, T, G>(
+        mut self,
+        f: F,
+        val: Option<T>,
+        env_var: &str,
+        parser: G,
+    ) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+        G: Fn(&str) -> T,
+    {
+        self.core = self
+            .core
+            .with_optional_base_custom_env(f, val, env_var, parser);
+        self
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20::{ConfigV1_1_20, Socks5V1_1_20};
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13 as OldBaseConfigV1_1_13;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+use nym_config::must_get_home;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,
+
+    pub socks5: Socks5V1_1_20,
+}
+
+impl MigrationNymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
+    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+        let base_dir = must_get_home();
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))]
+        let base_dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp");
+
+        base_dir.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients")
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for ConfigV1_1_20 {
+    fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
+        ConfigV1_1_20 {
+            base: value.base.into(),
+            socks5: value.socks5,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::{
+    ConfigV1_1_20_2, CoreConfigV1_1_20_2, SocksClientPathsV1_1_20_2,
+};
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::old_v1_1_20_2::CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2;
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20::ConfigV1_1_20 as BaseConfigV1_1_20;
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::ClientV1_1_20_2;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+use nym_config::must_get_home;
+use nym_socks5_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::{
+    BaseClientConfigV1_1_20_2, Socks5DebugV1_1_20_2, Socks5V1_1_20_2,
+};
+use nym_socks5_client_core::config::{ProviderInterfaceVersion, Socks5ProtocolVersion};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+const DEFAULT_CONNECTION_START_SURBS: u32 = 20;
+const DEFAULT_PER_REQUEST_SURBS: u32 = 3;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_20 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: BaseConfigV1_1_20<ConfigV1_1_20>,
+
+    pub socks5: Socks5V1_1_20,
+}
+
+impl From<ConfigV1_1_20> for ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+            core: CoreConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+                base: BaseClientConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+                    client: ClientV1_1_20_2 {
+                        version: value.base.client.version,
+                        id: value.base.client.id,
+                        disabled_credentials_mode: value.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode,
+                        nyxd_urls: value.base.client.nyxd_urls,
+                        nym_api_urls: value.base.client.nym_api_urls,
+                        gateway_endpoint: value.base.client.gateway_endpoint.into(),
+                    },
+                    debug: value.base.debug.into(),
+                },
+                socks5: value.socks5.into(),
+            },
+            storage_paths: SocksClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+                common_paths: CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+                    keys: ClientKeysPaths {
+                        private_identity_key_file: value.base.client.private_identity_key_file,
+                        public_identity_key_file: value.base.client.public_identity_key_file,
+                        private_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.private_encryption_key_file,
+                        public_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.public_encryption_key_file,
+                        gateway_shared_key_file: value.base.client.gateway_shared_key_file,
+                        ack_key_file: value.base.client.ack_key_file,
+                    },
+                    credentials_database: value.base.client.database_path,
+                    reply_surb_database: value.base.client.reply_surb_database_path,
+                },
+            },
+            logging: LoggingSettings::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MigrationNymConfig for ConfigV1_1_20 {
+    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+        let base_dir = must_get_home();
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))]
+        let base_dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp");
+
+        base_dir.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients")
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct Socks5V1_1_20 {
+    pub listening_port: u16,
+
+    pub provider_mix_address: String,
+
+    #[serde(default = "ProviderInterfaceVersion::new_legacy")]
+    pub provider_interface_version: ProviderInterfaceVersion,
+
+    #[serde(default = "Socks5ProtocolVersion::new_legacy")]
+    pub socks5_protocol_version: Socks5ProtocolVersion,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub send_anonymously: bool,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub socks5_debug: Socks5DebugV1_1_20,
+}
+
+impl From<Socks5V1_1_20> for Socks5V1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: Socks5V1_1_20) -> Self {
+        Socks5V1_1_20_2 {
+            listening_port: value.listening_port,
+            provider_mix_address: value.provider_mix_address,
+            provider_interface_version: value.provider_interface_version,
+            socks5_protocol_version: value.socks5_protocol_version,
+            send_anonymously: value.send_anonymously,
+            socks5_debug: value.socks5_debug.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct Socks5DebugV1_1_20 {
+    connection_start_surbs: u32,
+    per_request_surbs: u32,
+}
+
+impl From<Socks5DebugV1_1_20> for Socks5DebugV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: Socks5DebugV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        Socks5DebugV1_1_20_2 {
+            connection_start_surbs: value.connection_start_surbs,
+            per_request_surbs: value.per_request_surbs,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Socks5DebugV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Socks5DebugV1_1_20 {
+            connection_start_surbs: DEFAULT_CONNECTION_START_SURBS,
+            per_request_surbs: DEFAULT_PER_REQUEST_SURBS,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::persistence::SocksClientPaths;
+use crate::config::{default_config_filepath, Config};
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::old_v1_1_20_2::CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_config::read_config_from_toml_file;
+pub use nym_socks5_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::ConfigV1_1_20_2 as CoreConfigV1_1_20_2;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::io;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct SocksClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub common_paths: CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub core: CoreConfigV1_1_20_2,
+
+    pub storage_paths: SocksClientPathsV1_1_20_2,
+
+    pub logging: LoggingSettings,
+}
+
+impl ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub fn read_from_toml_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        read_config_from_toml_file(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_default_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        Self::read_from_toml_file(default_config_filepath(id))
+    }
+
+    // in this upgrade, gateway endpoint configuration was moved out of the config file,
+    // so its returned to be stored elsewhere.
+    pub fn upgrade(self) -> (Config, GatewayEndpointConfig) {
+        let gateway_details = self.core.base.client.gateway_endpoint.clone().into();
+        let config = Config {
+            core: self.core.into(),
+            storage_paths: SocksClientPaths {
+                common_paths: self.storage_paths.common_paths.upgrade_default(),
+            },
+            logging: self.logging,
+        };
+
+        (config, gateway_details)
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct SocksClientPaths {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub common_paths: CommonClientPaths,
+}
+
+impl SocksClientPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        SocksClientPaths {
+            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// While using normal toml marshalling would have been way simpler with less overhead,
+// I think it's useful to have comments attached to the saved config file to explain behaviour of
+// particular fields.
+// Note: any changes to the template must be reflected in the appropriate structs.
+pub(crate) const CONFIG_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"
+# This is a TOML config file.
+# For more information, see https://github.com/toml-lang/toml
+
+##### main base client config options #####
+
+[core.client]
+# Version of the client for which this configuration was created.
+version = '{{ core.client.version }}'
+
+# Human readable ID of this particular client.
+id = '{{ core.client.id }}'
+
+# Indicates whether this client is running in a disabled credentials mode, thus attempting
+# to claim bandwidth without presenting bandwidth credentials.
+disabled_credentials_mode = {{ core.client.disabled_credentials_mode }}
+
+# Addresses to nyxd validators via which the client can communicate with the chain.
+nyxd_urls = [
+    {{#each core.client.nyxd_urls }}
+        '{{this}}',
+    {{/each}}
+]
+
+# Addresses to APIs running on validator from which the client gets the view of the network.
+nym_api_urls = [
+    {{#each core.client.nym_api_urls }}
+        '{{this}}',
+    {{/each}}
+]
+
+[storage_paths] 
+
+# Path to file containing private identity key.
+keys.private_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_identity_key_file }}'
+
+# Path to file containing public identity key.
+keys.public_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_identity_key_file }}'
+
+# Path to file containing private encryption key.
+keys.private_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_encryption_key_file }}'
+
+# Path to file containing public encryption key.
+keys.public_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_encryption_key_file }}'
+
+# A gateway specific, optional, base58 stringified shared key used for
+# communication with particular gateway.
+keys.gateway_shared_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file }}'
+
+# Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
+# acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
+keys.ack_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.ack_key_file }}'
+
+# Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials
+credentials_database = '{{ storage_paths.credentials_database }}'
+
+# Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
+reply_surb_database = '{{ storage_paths.reply_surb_database }}'
+
+# Path to the file containing information about gateway used by this client,
+# i.e. details such as its public key, owner address or the network information.
+gateway_details = '{{ storage_paths.gateway_details }}'
+
+##### socket config options #####
+
+[core.socks5]
+
+# The mix address of the provider to which all requests are going to be sent.
+provider_mix_address = '{{ core.socks5.provider_mix_address }}'
+
+# The port on which the client will be listening for incoming requests
+listening_port = {{ core.socks5.listening_port }}
+
+# Specifies whether this client is going to use an anonymous sender tag for communication with the service provider.
+# While this is going to hide its actual address information, it will make the actual communication
+# slower and consume nearly double the bandwidth as it will require sending reply SURBs.
+#
+# Note that some service providers might not support this.
+send_anonymously = {{ core.socks5.send_anonymously }}
+
+##### logging configuration options #####
+
+[logging]
+
+# TODO
+
+
+##### debug configuration options #####
+# The following options should not be modified unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing
+# as if set incorrectly, they may impact your anonymity.
+
+# [core.socks5.socks5_debug]
+
+
+[core.debug]
+
+[core.debug.traffic]
+average_packet_delay = '{{ core.debug.traffic.average_packet_delay }}'
+message_sending_average_delay = '{{ core.debug.traffic.message_sending_average_delay }}'
+
+[core.debug.acknowledgements]
+average_ack_delay = '{{ core.debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay }}'
+
+[core.debug.cover_traffic]
+loop_cover_traffic_average_delay = '{{ core.debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay }}'
+
+"#;
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use nym_bin_common::logging::{maybe_print_banner, setup_logging};
 use nym_network_defaults::setup_env;

 mod commands;
+mod config;
 pub mod error;

 #[tokio::main]
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+18
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ version = "0.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fcb51a0695d8f838b1ee009b3fbf66bda078cd64590202a864a8f3e8c4315c47"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "once_cell",
 "version_check",
 ]
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"

 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
-version = "0.21.0"
+version = "0.21.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4a4ddaa51a5bc52a6948f74c06d20aaaddb71924eab79b8c97a8c556e942d6a"
+checksum = "604178f6c5c21f02dc555784810edfb88d34ac2c73b2eae109655649ee73ce3d"

 [[package]]
 name = "base64ct"
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "cosmos-sdk-proto",
 "ecdsa",
 "eyre",
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "k256",
 "prost",
 "prost-types",
@@ -865,6 +865,20 @@ dependencies = [
 "zeroize",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "cw-controllers"
+version = "0.13.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4f0bc6019b4d3d81e11f5c384bcce7173e2210bd654d75c6c9668e12cca05dfa"
+dependencies = [
+ "cosmwasm-std",
+ "cw-storage-plus",
+ "cw-utils",
+ "schemars",
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cw-storage-plus"
 version = "0.13.4"
@@ -981,7 +995,16 @@ version = "4.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ca3aa72a6f96ea37bbc5aa912f6788242832f75369bdfdadcb0e38423f100059"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs-sys",
+ "dirs-sys 0.3.7",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44c45a9d03d6676652bcb5e724c7e988de1acad23a711b5217ab9cbecbec2225"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys 0.4.1",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -995,6 +1018,18 @@ dependencies = [
 "winapi",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "520f05a5cbd335fae5a99ff7a6ab8627577660ee5cfd6a94a6a929b52ff0321c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dotenv"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -1407,9 +1442,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c85e1d9ab2eadba7e5040d4e09cbd6d072b76a557ad64e797c2cb9d4da21d7e4"
+checksum = "be4136b2a15dd319360be1c07d9933517ccf0be8f16bf62a3bee4f0d618df427"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 "js-sys",
@@ -2205,7 +2240,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-bin-common"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
 "atty",
 "clap",
@@ -2214,16 +2249,18 @@ dependencies = [
 "log",
 "pretty_env_logger",
 "semver 0.11.0",
+ "serde",
 "vergen",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-client-core"
-version = "1.1.14"
+version = "1.1.15"
 dependencies = [
 "async-trait",
+ "base64 0.21.2",
 "dashmap",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "gloo-timers",
 "humantime-serde",
@@ -2244,6 +2281,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "rand 0.7.3",
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
+ "sha2 0.10.6",
 "sqlx 0.6.3",
 "tap",
 "thiserror",
@@ -2262,7 +2300,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-client-wasm"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-trait",
@@ -2307,7 +2345,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "digest 0.9.0",
 "ff 0.11.1",
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "group 0.11.0",
 "itertools",
 "nym-dkg",
@@ -2356,18 +2394,18 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nym-config"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "dirs 5.0.1",
 "handlebars",
 "log",
 "nym-network-defaults",
 "serde",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.7.4",
 "url",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-contracts-common"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -2402,7 +2440,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-crypto"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
 "aes 0.8.2",
 "blake3",
@@ -2451,7 +2489,7 @@ name = "nym-gateway-client"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "futures",
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "log",
 "nym-bandwidth-controller",
 "nym-coconut-interface",
@@ -2509,7 +2547,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnet-contract-common"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -2542,8 +2580,12 @@ name = "nym-name-service-common"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
+ "cw-controllers",
+ "cw-utils",
+ "nym-contracts-common",
 "schemars",
 "serde",
+ "thiserror",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -2598,7 +2640,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "chacha20",
 "chacha20poly1305",
 "curve25519-dalek",
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "log",
 "rand 0.7.3",
 "rayon",
@@ -2609,7 +2651,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-pemstore"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
 "pem",
 ]
@@ -2619,8 +2661,12 @@ name = "nym-service-provider-directory-common"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
+ "cw-controllers",
+ "cw-utils",
+ "nym-contracts-common",
 "schemars",
 "serde",
+ "thiserror",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -2655,6 +2701,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "nym-pemstore",
 "nym-sphinx-addressing",
 "nym-sphinx-params",
+ "nym-sphinx-routing",
 "nym-sphinx-types",
 "nym-topology",
 "rand 0.7.3",
@@ -2681,6 +2728,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "nym-crypto",
 "nym-sphinx-addressing",
 "nym-sphinx-params",
+ "nym-sphinx-routing",
 "nym-sphinx-types",
 "nym-topology",
 "rand 0.7.3",
@@ -2711,6 +2759,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "nym-sphinx-chunking",
 "nym-sphinx-forwarding",
 "nym-sphinx-params",
+ "nym-sphinx-routing",
 "nym-sphinx-types",
 "nym-topology",
 "rand 0.7.3",
@@ -2774,7 +2823,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "aes-gcm",
 "argon2",
 "generic-array 0.14.7",
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "rand 0.8.5",
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
@@ -2842,6 +2891,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "nym-service-provider-directory-common",
 "nym-vesting-contract",
 "nym-vesting-contract-common",
+ "openssl",
 "prost",
 "reqwest",
 "serde",
@@ -2873,7 +2923,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-vesting-contract-common"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
 "nym-contracts-common",
@@ -2932,6 +2982,15 @@ version = "0.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ff011a302c396a5197692431fc1948019154afc178baf7d8e37367442a4601cf"

+[[package]]
+name = "openssl-src"
+version = "111.26.0+1.1.1u"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "efc62c9f12b22b8f5208c23a7200a442b2e5999f8bdf80233852122b5a4f6f37"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
 version = "0.9.87"
@@ -2940,10 +2999,17 @@ checksum = "8e17f59264b2809d77ae94f0e1ebabc434773f370d6ca667bd223ea10e06cc7e"
 dependencies = [
 "cc",
 "libc",
+ "openssl-src",
 "pkg-config",
 "vcpkg",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pairing"
 version = "0.20.0"
@@ -3354,7 +3420,7 @@ version = "0.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec0be4795e2f6a28069bec0b5ff3e2ac9bafc99e6a9a7dc3547996c5c816922c"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -3422,7 +3488,7 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b033d837a7cf162d7993aded9304e30a83213c648b6e389db233191f891e5c2b"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "redox_syscall 0.2.16",
 "thiserror",
 ]
@@ -3450,7 +3516,7 @@ version = "0.11.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cde824a14b7c14f85caff81225f411faacc04a2013f41670f41443742b1c1c55"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.21.0",
+ "base64 0.21.2",
 "bytes",
 "encoding_rs",
 "futures-core",
@@ -3584,7 +3650,7 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d194b56d58803a43635bdc398cd17e383d6f71f9182b9a192c127ca42494a59b"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.21.0",
+ "base64 0.21.2",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -3816,6 +3882,15 @@ dependencies = [
 "syn 2.0.16",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93107647184f6027e3b7dcb2e11034cf95ffa1e3a682c67951963ac69c1c007d"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -4299,7 +4374,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
 "tendermint",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.5.11",
 "url",
 ]

@@ -4331,7 +4406,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bytes",
 "flex-error",
 "futures",
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "http",
 "hyper",
 "hyper-proxy",
@@ -4536,6 +4611,40 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d6135d499e69981f9ff0ef2167955a5333c35e36f6937d382974566b3d5b94ec"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a76a9312f5ba4c2dec6b9161fdf25d87ad8a09256ccea5a556fef03c706a10f"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.19.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2380d56e8670370eee6566b0bfd4265f65b3f432e8c6d85623f728d4fa31f739"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-service"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -4697,7 +4806,7 @@ version = "1.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "345444e32442451b267fc254ae85a209c64be56d2890e601a0c37ff0c3c5ecd2"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "wasm-bindgen",
 ]

@@ -4873,7 +4982,7 @@ name = "wasm-utils"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "futures",
- "getrandom 0.2.9",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "indexed_db_futures",
 "js-sys",
 "nym-store-cipher",
@@ -5124,6 +5233,15 @@ version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1a515f5799fe4961cb532f983ce2b23082366b898e52ffbce459c86f67c8378a"

+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "61de7bac303dc551fe038e2b3cef0f571087a47571ea6e79a87692ac99b99699"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client-wasm"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jedrzej Stuczynski <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 keywords = ["nym", "sphinx", "wasm", "webassembly", "privacy", "client"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ clippy:

 test:
 	wasm-pack test --node
+
+wasm-build:
+	wasm-pack build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  },
  "scripts": {
    "build": "webpack --config webpack.config.js",
+    "build:wasm": "cd ../ && make wasm-build",
    "start": "webpack-dev-server --port 8001"
  },
  "repository": {
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@
  "dependencies": {
    "@nymproject/nym-client-wasm": "file:../pkg"
  }
-}
+}
@@ -12,333 +12,371 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.

-importScripts('nym_client_wasm.js');
+importScripts("nym_client_wasm.js");

-console.log('Initializing worker');
+console.log("Initializing worker");

 // wasm_bindgen creates a global variable (with the exports attached) that is in scope after `importScripts`
 const {
-    NymNodeTester,
-    WasmGateway,
-    WasmMixNode,
-    WasmNymTopology,
-    default_debug,
-    NymClientBuilder,
-    NymClient,
-    set_panic_hook,
-    Config,
-    GatewayEndpointConfig,
-    ClientStorage,
-    current_network_topology,
-    make_key,
-    make_key2
+  NymNodeTester,
+  WasmGateway,
+  WasmMixNode,
+  WasmNymTopology,
+  default_debug,
+  NymClientBuilder,
+  NymClient,
+  set_panic_hook,
+  Config,
+  GatewayEndpointConfig,
+  ClientStorage,
+  current_network_topology,
+  make_key,
+  make_key2,
 } = wasm_bindgen;

 let client = null;
 let tester = null;

+const preferredGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
+
 function dummyTopology() {
-    const l1Mixnode = new WasmMixNode(
-        1,
-        'n1fzv4jc7fanl9s0qj02ge2ezk3kts545kjtek47',
-        '178.79.143.65',
-        1789,
-        '4Yr4qmEHd9sgsuQ83191FR2hD88RfsbMmB4tzhhZWriz',
-        '8ndjk5oZ6HxUZNScLJJ7hk39XtUqGexdKgW7hSX6kpWG',
-        1,
-        '1.10.0',
-    );
-    const l2Mixnode = new WasmMixNode(
-        2,
-        'n1z93z44vf8ssvdhujjvxcj4rd5e3lz0l60wdk70',
-        '109.74.197.180',
-        1789,
-        '7sVjiMrPYZrDWRujku9QLxgE8noT7NTgBAqizCsu7AoK',
-        'GepXwRnKZDd8x2nBWAajGGBVvF3mrpVMQBkgfrGuqRCN',
-        2,
-        '1.10.0',
-    );
-    const l3Mixnode = new WasmMixNode(
-        3,
-        'n1ptg680vnmef2cd8l0s9uyc4f0hgf3x8sed6w77',
-        '176.58.101.80',
-        1789,
-        'FoM5Mx9Pxk1g3zEqkS3APgtBeTtTo3M8k7Yu4bV6kK1R',
-        'DeYjrDC2AcQRVFshiKnbUo6bRvPyZ33QGYR2DLeFJ9qD',
-        3,
-        '1.10.0',
-    );
+  const l1Mixnode = new WasmMixNode(
+    1,
+    "n1fzv4jc7fanl9s0qj02ge2ezk3kts545kjtek47",
+    "178.79.143.65",
+    1789,
+    "4Yr4qmEHd9sgsuQ83191FR2hD88RfsbMmB4tzhhZWriz",
+    "8ndjk5oZ6HxUZNScLJJ7hk39XtUqGexdKgW7hSX6kpWG",
+    1,
+    "1.10.0"
+  );
+  const l2Mixnode = new WasmMixNode(
+    2,
+    "n1z93z44vf8ssvdhujjvxcj4rd5e3lz0l60wdk70",
+    "109.74.197.180",
+    1789,
+    "7sVjiMrPYZrDWRujku9QLxgE8noT7NTgBAqizCsu7AoK",
+    "GepXwRnKZDd8x2nBWAajGGBVvF3mrpVMQBkgfrGuqRCN",
+    2,
+    "1.10.0"
+  );
+  const l3Mixnode = new WasmMixNode(
+    3,
+    "n1ptg680vnmef2cd8l0s9uyc4f0hgf3x8sed6w77",
+    "176.58.101.80",
+    1789,
+    "FoM5Mx9Pxk1g3zEqkS3APgtBeTtTo3M8k7Yu4bV6kK1R",
+    "DeYjrDC2AcQRVFshiKnbUo6bRvPyZ33QGYR2DLeFJ9qD",
+    3,
+    "1.10.0"
+  );

-    const gateway = new WasmGateway(
-        'n16evnn8glr0sham3matj8rg2s24m6x56ayk87ts',
-        '85.159.212.96',
-        1789,
-        9000,
-        '336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9',
-        'BtYjoWihiuFihGKQypmpSspbhmWDPxzqeTVSd8ciCpWL',
-        '1.10.1',
-    );
+  const gateway = new WasmGateway(
+    "n16evnn8glr0sham3matj8rg2s24m6x56ayk87ts",
+    "85.159.212.96",
+    1789,
+    9000,
+    "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9",
+    "BtYjoWihiuFihGKQypmpSspbhmWDPxzqeTVSd8ciCpWL",
+    "1.10.1"
+  );

-    const mixnodes = new Map();
-    mixnodes.set(1, [l1Mixnode]);
-    mixnodes.set(2, [l2Mixnode]);
-    mixnodes.set(3, [l3Mixnode]);
+  const mixnodes = new Map();
+  mixnodes.set(1, [l1Mixnode]);
+  mixnodes.set(2, [l2Mixnode]);
+  mixnodes.set(3, [l3Mixnode]);

+  const gateways = [gateway];

-    const gateways = [gateway];
-
-    return new WasmNymTopology(mixnodes, gateways)
+  return new WasmNymTopology(mixnodes, gateways);
 }

 function printAndDisplayTestResult(result) {
-    result.log_details();
+  result.log_details();

-    self.postMessage({
-        kind: 'DisplayTesterResults',
-        args: {
-            score: result.score(),
-            sentPackets: result.sent_packets,
-            receivedPackets: result.received_packets,
-            receivedAcks: result.received_acks,
-            duplicatePackets: result.duplicate_packets,
-            duplicateAcks: result.duplicate_acks,
-        },
-    });
+  self.postMessage({
+    kind: "DisplayTesterResults",
+    args: {
+      score: result.score(),
+      sentPackets: result.sent_packets,
+      receivedPackets: result.received_packets,
+      receivedAcks: result.received_acks,
+      duplicatePackets: result.duplicate_packets,
+      duplicateAcks: result.duplicate_acks,
+    },
+  });
 }

 async function testWithTester() {
-    const dummyGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
+  // A) construct with hardcoded topology
+  const topology = dummyTopology();
+  const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, preferredGateway);

-    // A) construct with hardcoded topology
-    const topology = dummyTopology()
-    const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, dummyGateway);
+  // B) first get topology directly from nym-api
+  // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
+  // const topology = await current_network_topology(validator)
+  // const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, preferredGateway);
+  //
+  // C) use nym-api in the constructor (note: it does no filtering for 'good' nodes on other layers)
+  // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
+  // const nodeTester = await NymNodeTester.new_with_api(validator, preferredGateway)

-    // B) first get topology directly from nym-api
-    // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
-    // const topology = await current_network_topology(validator)
-    // const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, dummyGateway);
-    //
-    // C) use nym-api in the constructor (note: it does no filtering for 'good' nodes on other layers)
-    // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
-    // const nodeTester = await NymNodeTester.new_with_api(validator, dummyGateway)
+  // B) first get topology directly from nym-api
+  // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
+  // const topology = await current_network_topology(validator)
+  // const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, undefined, preferredGateway);
+  //
+  // C) use nym-api in the constructor (note: it does no filtering for 'good' nodes on other layers)
+  // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
+  // const nodeTester = await NymNodeTester.new_with_api(validator, undefined, preferredGateway)
+  // D, E, F) you also don't have to specify the gateway. if you don't, a random one (from your topology) will be used
+  // const topology = dummyTopology()
+  // const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology);

-    // D, E, F) you also don't have to specify the gateway. if you don't, a random one (from your topology) will be used
-    // const topology = dummyTopology()
-    // const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology);
+  self.onmessage = async (event) => {
+    if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
+      switch (event.data.kind) {
+        case "TestPacket": {
+          const { mixnodeIdentity } = event.data.args;
+          console.log("starting node test...");

-    self.onmessage = async event => {
-        if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
-            switch (event.data.kind) {
-                case 'TestPacket': {
-                    const {mixnodeIdentity} = event.data.args;
-                    console.log("starting node test...");
-
-                    let result = await nodeTester.test_node(mixnodeIdentity);
-                    printAndDisplayTestResult(result)
-                }
-            }
+          let result = await nodeTester.test_node(mixnodeIdentity);
+          printAndDisplayTestResult(result);
        }
-    };
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+async function testerReconnection() {
+  const validator = "https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api";
+  const nodeTester = await NymNodeTester.new_with_api(validator);
+
+  self.onmessage = async (event) => {
+    if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
+      switch (event.data.kind) {
+        case "TestPacket": {
+          const { mixnodeIdentity } = event.data.args;
+          console.log("starting node test...");
+
+          let result1 = await nodeTester.test_node(mixnodeIdentity);
+          console.log("sleeping for 5s");
+          await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
+          await nodeTester.disconnect_from_gateway();
+
+          console.log("sleeping for 5s");
+          await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
+
+          await nodeTester.reconnect_to_gateway();
+          let result2 = await nodeTester.test_node(mixnodeIdentity);
+
+          printAndDisplayTestResult(result1);
+          printAndDisplayTestResult(result2);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
 }

 async function testWithNymClient() {
-    const dummyGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
-    const topology = dummyTopology()
+  const topology = dummyTopology();

-    let received = 0
+  let received = 0;

-    const onMessageHandler = (message) => {
-        received += 1;
-        self.postMessage({
-            kind: 'ReceiveMessage',
-            args: {
-                message,
-                senderTag: undefined,
-                isTestPacket: true,
-            },
-        });
-
-        // it's really up to the user to create proper callback here...
-        console.log(`received ${received} packets so far`)
-    };
-
-    console.log('Instantiating WASM client...');
-
-    let clientBuilder = NymClientBuilder.new_tester(topology, onMessageHandler, dummyGateway)
-    console.log('Web worker creating WASM client...');
-    let local_client = await clientBuilder.start_client();
-    console.log('WASM client running!');
-
-    const selfAddress = local_client.self_address();
-
-    // set the global (I guess we don't have to anymore?)
-    client = local_client;
-
-    console.log(`Client address is ${selfAddress}`);
+  const onMessageHandler = (message) => {
+    received += 1;
    self.postMessage({
-        kind: 'Ready',
-        args: {
-            selfAddress,
-        },
+      kind: "ReceiveMessage",
+      args: {
+        message,
+        senderTag: undefined,
+        isTestPacket: true,
+      },
    });

-    // Set callback to handle messages passed to the worker.
-    self.onmessage = async event => {
-        console.log(event)
-        if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
-            switch (event.data.kind) {
-                case 'SendMessage': {
-                    const {message, recipient} = event.data.args;
-                    let uint8Array = new TextEncoder().encode(message);
-                    await client.send_regular_message(uint8Array, recipient);
-                    break;
-                }
-                case 'TestPacket': {
-                    const {mixnodeIdentity} = event.data.args;
-                    const req = await client.try_construct_test_packet_request(mixnodeIdentity);
-                    await client.change_hardcoded_topology(req.injectable_topology());
-                    await client.try_send_test_packets(req);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+    // it's really up to the user to create proper callback here...
+    console.log(`received ${received} packets so far`);
+  };
+
+  console.log("Instantiating WASM client...");
+
+  let clientBuilder = NymClientBuilder.new_tester(
+    topology,
+    onMessageHandler,
+    preferredGateway
+  );
+
+  console.log("Web worker creating WASM client...");
+  let local_client = await clientBuilder.start_client();
+  console.log("WASM client running!");
+
+  const selfAddress = local_client.self_address();
+
+  // set the global (I guess we don't have to anymore?)
+  client = local_client;
+
+  console.log(`Client address is ${selfAddress}`);
+  self.postMessage({
+    kind: "Ready",
+    args: {
+      selfAddress,
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Set callback to handle messages passed to the worker.
+  self.onmessage = async (event) => {
+    console.log(event);
+    if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
+      switch (event.data.kind) {
+        case "SendMessage": {
+          const { message, recipient } = event.data.args;
+          let uint8Array = new TextEncoder().encode(message);
+          await client.send_regular_message(uint8Array, recipient);
+          break;
        }
-    };
+        case "TestPacket": {
+          const { mixnodeIdentity } = event.data.args;
+          const req = await client.try_construct_test_packet_request(
+            mixnodeIdentity
+          );
+          await client.change_hardcoded_topology(req.injectable_topology());
+          await client.try_send_test_packets(req);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
 }

 async function normalNymClientUsage() {
-    self.postMessage({kind: 'DisableMagicTestButton'});
+  self.postMessage({ kind: "DisableMagicTestButton" });

-    // only really useful if you want to adjust some settings like traffic rate
-    // (if not needed you can just pass a null)
-    const debug = default_debug();
+  // only really useful if you want to adjust some settings like traffic rate
+  // (if not needed you can just pass a null)
+  const debug = default_debug();

-    debug.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution = true;
-    debug.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream = true;
-    debug.use_extended_packet_size = false;
-    // debug.average_packet_delay_ms = BigInt(10);
-    // debug.average_ack_delay_ms = BigInt(10);
-    // debug.ack_wait_addition_ms = BigInt(3000);
-    // debug.ack_wait_multiplier = 10;
+  debug.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution = true;
+  debug.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream = true;
+  debug.use_extended_packet_size = false;
+  // debug.average_packet_delay_ms = BigInt(10);
+  // debug.average_ack_delay_ms = BigInt(10);
+  // debug.ack_wait_addition_ms = BigInt(3000);
+  // debug.ack_wait_multiplier = 10;

-    debug.topology_refresh_rate_ms = BigInt(60000)
+  debug.topology_refresh_rate_ms = BigInt(60000);

-    const dummyGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
-    const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
+  const preferredGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
+  const validator = "https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api";

-    const config = new Config('my-awesome-wasm-client', validator, dummyGateway, debug);
+  const config = new Config("my-awesome-wasm-client", validator, debug);

-    const onMessageHandler = (message) => {
-        console.log(message);
-        self.postMessage({
-            kind: 'ReceiveMessage',
-            args: {
-                message,
-            },
-        });
-    };
-
-    console.log('Instantiating WASM client...');
-
-    let localClient = await new NymClient(config, onMessageHandler)
-    console.log('WASM client running!');
-
-    const selfAddress = localClient.self_address();
-
-    // set the global (I guess we don't have to anymore?)
-    client = localClient;
-
-    console.log(`Client address is ${selfAddress}`);
+  const onMessageHandler = (message) => {
+    console.log(message);
    self.postMessage({
-        kind: 'Ready',
-        args: {
-            selfAddress,
-        },
+      kind: "ReceiveMessage",
+      args: {
+        message,
+      },
    });
+  };

-    // Set callback to handle messages passed to the worker.
-    self.onmessage = async event => {
-        console.log(event)
-        if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
-            switch (event.data.kind) {
-                case 'SendMessage': {
-                    const {message, recipient} = event.data.args;
-                    let uint8Array = new TextEncoder().encode(message);
-                    await client.send_regular_message(uint8Array, recipient);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+  console.log("Instantiating WASM client...");
+
+  let localClient = await new NymClient(config, onMessageHandler);
+  console.log("WASM client running!");
+
+  const selfAddress = localClient.self_address();
+
+  // set the global (I guess we don't have to anymore?)
+  client = localClient;
+
+  console.log(`Client address is ${selfAddress}`);
+  self.postMessage({
+    kind: "Ready",
+    args: {
+      selfAddress,
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Set callback to handle messages passed to the worker.
+  self.onmessage = async (event) => {
+    console.log(event);
+    if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
+      switch (event.data.kind) {
+        case "SendMessage": {
+          const { message, recipient } = event.data.args;
+          let uint8Array = new TextEncoder().encode(message);
+          await client.send_regular_message(uint8Array, recipient);
+          break;
        }
-    };
+      }
+    }
+  };
 }

 async function messWithStorage() {
-    self.onmessage = async event => {
-        if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
-            switch (event.data.kind) {
-                case 'TestPacket': {
-                    const { mixnodeIdentity } = event.data.args;
-                    console.log("button clicked...", mixnodeIdentity);
+  self.onmessage = async (event) => {
+    if (event.data && event.data.kind) {
+      switch (event.data.kind) {
+        case "TestPacket": {
+          const { mixnodeIdentity } = event.data.args;
+          console.log("button clicked...", mixnodeIdentity);

-                    let id1 = "one";
-                    let id2 = "two";
+          let id1 = "one";
+          let id2 = "two";

-                    console.log("making store1 NO-ENC");
-                    let _storage1 = await ClientStorage.new_unencrypted(id1);
+          console.log("making store1 NO-ENC");
+          let _storage1 = await ClientStorage.new_unencrypted(id1);

-                    console.log("making store2 ENC")
-                    let _storage2 = await new ClientStorage(id2, "my-secret-password");
-                    //
-                    //
-                    //
-                    //     console.log("attempting to use store1 WITH PASSWORD")
-                    //     let _storage1_alt = await new ClientStorage(id1, "password");
-                    //
-                    //
-                    //
-                    //     console.log("attempting to use store2 WITHOUT PASSWORD")
-                    //     let _storage2_alt = await ClientStorage.new_unencrypted(id2);
-                    //
-                    //
-                    //
-                    //     console.log("attempting to use store2 with WRONG PASSWORD")
-                    //     let _storage2_bad = await new ClientStorage(id2, "bad-password")
+          console.log("making store2 ENC");
+          let _storage2 = await new ClientStorage(id2, "my-secret-password");
+          //
+          //
+          //
+          //     console.log("attempting to use store1 WITH PASSWORD")
+          //     let _storage1_alt = await new ClientStorage(id1, "password");
+          //
+          //
+          //
+          //     console.log("attempting to use store2 WITHOUT PASSWORD")
+          //     let _storage2_alt = await ClientStorage.new_unencrypted(id2);
+          //
+          //
+          //
+          //     console.log("attempting to use store2 with WRONG PASSWORD")
+          //     let _storage2_bad = await new ClientStorage(id2, "bad-password")

-
-                    //
-                    // console.log("read1: ", await storage1.read());
-                    // console.log("read2: ", await storage2.read());
-                    //
-                    // console.log("store1: ", await storage1.store("FOOMP"));
-                    //
-                    // console.log("read1: ", await storage1.read());
-                    // console.log("read2: ", await storage2.read());
-                }
-            }
+          //
+          // console.log("read1: ", await storage1.read());
+          // console.log("read2: ", await storage2.read());
+          //
+          // console.log("store1: ", await storage1.store("FOOMP"));
+          //
+          // console.log("read1: ", await storage1.read());
+          // console.log("read2: ", await storage2.read());
        }
-    };
-
-
-
-
+      }
+    }
+  };
 }

 async function main() {
-    // load WASM package
-    await wasm_bindgen('nym_client_wasm_bg.wasm');
-    console.log('Loaded WASM');
+  // load WASM package
+  await wasm_bindgen("nym_client_wasm_bg.wasm");
+  console.log("Loaded WASM");

-    // sets up better stack traces in case of in-rust panics
-    set_panic_hook();
+  // sets up better stack traces in case of in-rust panics
+  set_panic_hook();

-    // run test on simplified and dedicated tester:
-    // await testWithTester()
+  // show reconnection capabilities
+  // await testerReconnection()

-    // hook-up the whole client for testing
-    // await testWithNymClient()
+  // run test on simplified and dedicated tester:
+  await testWithTester();

-    // 'Normal' client setup (to send 'normal' messages)
-    await normalNymClientUsage()
+  // 'Normal' client setup (to send 'normal' messages)
+  // await normalNymClientUsage()
 }

 // Let's get started!
-main();
+main();
@@ -7,73 +7,49 @@
 #![allow(clippy::drop_copy)]

 use nym_client_core::config::{
-    Acknowledgements as ConfigAcknowledgements, CoverTraffic as ConfigCoverTraffic,
-    DebugConfig as ConfigDebug, GatewayConnection as ConfigGatewayConnection,
-    ReplySurbs as ConfigReplySurbs, Topology as ConfigTopology, Traffic as ConfigTraffic,
+    Acknowledgements as ConfigAcknowledgements, Config as BaseClientConfig,
+    CoverTraffic as ConfigCoverTraffic, DebugConfig as ConfigDebug,
+    GatewayConnection as ConfigGatewayConnection, ReplySurbs as ConfigReplySurbs,
+    Topology as ConfigTopology, Traffic as ConfigTraffic,
 };
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
-use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::time::Duration;
-use url::Url;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Config {
-    /// ID specifies the human readable ID of this particular client.
-    pub(crate) id: String,
-
-    pub(crate) nym_api_url: Option<Url>,
-
-    pub(crate) disabled_credentials_mode: bool,
-
-    /// Information regarding how the client should choose gateway.
-    /// If unspecified, the client will attempt to load the config from the storage.
-    pub(crate) gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
-
-    pub(crate) debug: ConfigDebug,
-
-    pub(crate) packet_type: PacketType,
+    pub(crate) base: BaseClientConfig,
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 impl Config {
    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
-    pub fn new(
-        id: String,
-        validator_server: String,
-        packet_type: Option<String>,
-        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
-        debug: Option<Debug>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let packet_type = if let Some(packet_type) = packet_type {
-            match packet_type.as_str() {
-                "outfox" => PacketType::Outfox,
-                _ => PacketType::Mix,
-            }
-        } else {
-            PacketType::Mix
-        };
+    pub fn new(id: String, validator_server: String, debug: Option<DebugWasm>) -> Self {
        Config {
-            id,
-            nym_api_url: Some(
-                validator_server
+            base: BaseClientConfig::new(id, env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string())
+                .with_custom_nyxd(vec![validator_server
                    .parse()
-                    .expect("provided url was malformed"),
-            ),
-            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
-            gateway,
-            debug: debug.map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default(),
-            packet_type,
+                    .expect("provided url was malformed")])
+                .with_debug_config(debug.map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_tester_config<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            base: BaseClientConfig::new(id.into(), env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string())
+                .with_disabled_credentials(true)
+                .with_disabled_cover_traffic(true)
+                .with_disabled_topology_refresh(true),
        }
    }
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Traffic {
+pub struct TrafficWasm {
    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
    /// sent packet is going to be delayed at any given mix node.
    /// So for a packet going through three mix nodes, on average, it will take three times this value
@@ -92,14 +68,23 @@ pub struct Traffic {

    /// Controls whether the sent sphinx packet use the NON-DEFAULT bigger size.
    pub use_extended_packet_size: bool,
+
+    /// Controls whether the sent packets should use outfox as opposed to the default sphinx.
+    pub use_outfox: bool,
 }

-impl From<Traffic> for ConfigTraffic {
-    fn from(traffic: Traffic) -> Self {
+impl From<TrafficWasm> for ConfigTraffic {
+    fn from(traffic: TrafficWasm) -> Self {
        let use_extended_packet_size = traffic
            .use_extended_packet_size
            .then(|| PacketSize::ExtendedPacket32);

+        let packet_type = if traffic.use_outfox {
+            PacketType::Outfox
+        } else {
+            PacketType::Mix
+        };
+
        ConfigTraffic {
            average_packet_delay: Duration::from_millis(traffic.average_packet_delay_ms),
            message_sending_average_delay: Duration::from_millis(
@@ -109,27 +94,28 @@ impl From<Traffic> for ConfigTraffic {
                .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
            secondary_packet_size: use_extended_packet_size,
-            packet_type: None,
+            packet_type,
        }
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigTraffic> for Traffic {
+impl From<ConfigTraffic> for TrafficWasm {
    fn from(traffic: ConfigTraffic) -> Self {
-        Traffic {
+        TrafficWasm {
            average_packet_delay_ms: traffic.average_packet_delay.as_millis() as u64,
            message_sending_average_delay_ms: traffic.message_sending_average_delay.as_millis()
                as u64,
            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: traffic
                .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
            use_extended_packet_size: traffic.secondary_packet_size.is_some(),
+            use_outfox: traffic.packet_type == PacketType::Outfox,
        }
    }
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct CoverTraffic {
+pub struct CoverTrafficWasm {
    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
    /// it is going to take for another loop cover traffic message to be sent.
    pub loop_cover_traffic_average_delay_ms: u64,
@@ -143,8 +129,8 @@ pub struct CoverTraffic {
    pub disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: bool,
 }

-impl From<CoverTraffic> for ConfigCoverTraffic {
-    fn from(cover_traffic: CoverTraffic) -> Self {
+impl From<CoverTrafficWasm> for ConfigCoverTraffic {
+    fn from(cover_traffic: CoverTrafficWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigCoverTraffic {
            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: Duration::from_millis(
                cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay_ms,
@@ -155,9 +141,9 @@ impl From<CoverTraffic> for ConfigCoverTraffic {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigCoverTraffic> for CoverTraffic {
+impl From<ConfigCoverTraffic> for CoverTrafficWasm {
    fn from(cover_traffic: ConfigCoverTraffic) -> Self {
-        CoverTraffic {
+        CoverTrafficWasm {
            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay_ms: cover_traffic
                .loop_cover_traffic_average_delay
                .as_millis() as u64,
@@ -169,14 +155,14 @@ impl From<ConfigCoverTraffic> for CoverTraffic {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct GatewayConnection {
+pub struct GatewayConnectionWasm {
    /// How long we're willing to wait for a response to a message sent to the gateway,
    /// before giving up on it.
    pub gateway_response_timeout_ms: u64,
 }

-impl From<GatewayConnection> for ConfigGatewayConnection {
-    fn from(gateway_connection: GatewayConnection) -> Self {
+impl From<GatewayConnectionWasm> for ConfigGatewayConnection {
+    fn from(gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigGatewayConnection {
            gateway_response_timeout: Duration::from_millis(
                gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout_ms,
@@ -185,9 +171,9 @@ impl From<GatewayConnection> for ConfigGatewayConnection {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigGatewayConnection> for GatewayConnection {
+impl From<ConfigGatewayConnection> for GatewayConnectionWasm {
    fn from(gateway_connection: ConfigGatewayConnection) -> Self {
-        GatewayConnection {
+        GatewayConnectionWasm {
            gateway_response_timeout_ms: gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout.as_millis()
                as u64,
        }
@@ -196,7 +182,7 @@ impl From<ConfigGatewayConnection> for GatewayConnection {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Acknowledgements {
+pub struct AcknowledgementsWasm {
    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
    /// sent acknowledgement is going to be delayed at any given mix node.
    /// So for an ack going through three mix nodes, on average, it will take three times this value
@@ -214,8 +200,8 @@ pub struct Acknowledgements {
    pub ack_wait_addition_ms: u64,
 }

-impl From<Acknowledgements> for ConfigAcknowledgements {
-    fn from(acknowledgements: Acknowledgements) -> Self {
+impl From<AcknowledgementsWasm> for ConfigAcknowledgements {
+    fn from(acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigAcknowledgements {
            average_ack_delay: Duration::from_millis(acknowledgements.average_ack_delay_ms),
            ack_wait_multiplier: acknowledgements.ack_wait_multiplier,
@@ -224,9 +210,9 @@ impl From<Acknowledgements> for ConfigAcknowledgements {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigAcknowledgements> for Acknowledgements {
+impl From<ConfigAcknowledgements> for AcknowledgementsWasm {
    fn from(acknowledgements: ConfigAcknowledgements) -> Self {
-        Acknowledgements {
+        AcknowledgementsWasm {
            average_ack_delay_ms: acknowledgements.average_ack_delay.as_millis() as u64,
            ack_wait_multiplier: acknowledgements.ack_wait_multiplier,
            ack_wait_addition_ms: acknowledgements.ack_wait_addition.as_millis() as u64,
@@ -236,7 +222,7 @@ impl From<ConfigAcknowledgements> for Acknowledgements {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Topology {
+pub struct TopologyWasm {
    /// The uniform delay every which clients are querying the directory server
    /// to try to obtain a compatible network topology to send sphinx packets through.
    pub topology_refresh_rate_ms: u64,
@@ -252,8 +238,8 @@ pub struct Topology {
    pub disable_refreshing: bool,
 }

-impl From<Topology> for ConfigTopology {
-    fn from(topology: Topology) -> Self {
+impl From<TopologyWasm> for ConfigTopology {
+    fn from(topology: TopologyWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigTopology {
            topology_refresh_rate: Duration::from_millis(topology.topology_refresh_rate_ms),
            topology_resolution_timeout: Duration::from_millis(
@@ -264,9 +250,9 @@ impl From<Topology> for ConfigTopology {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigTopology> for Topology {
+impl From<ConfigTopology> for TopologyWasm {
    fn from(topology: ConfigTopology) -> Self {
-        Topology {
+        TopologyWasm {
            topology_refresh_rate_ms: topology.topology_refresh_rate.as_millis() as u64,
            topology_resolution_timeout_ms: topology.topology_resolution_timeout.as_millis() as u64,
            disable_refreshing: topology.disable_refreshing,
@@ -276,7 +262,7 @@ impl From<ConfigTopology> for Topology {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct ReplySurbs {
+pub struct ReplySurbsWasm {
    /// Defines the minimum number of reply surbs the client wants to keep in its storage at all times.
    /// It can only allow to go below that value if its to request additional reply surbs.
    pub minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
@@ -310,8 +296,8 @@ pub struct ReplySurbs {
    pub maximum_reply_key_age_ms: u64,
 }

-impl From<ReplySurbs> for ConfigReplySurbs {
-    fn from(reply_surbs: ReplySurbs) -> Self {
+impl From<ReplySurbsWasm> for ConfigReplySurbs {
+    fn from(reply_surbs: ReplySurbsWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigReplySurbs {
            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
@@ -331,9 +317,9 @@ impl From<ReplySurbs> for ConfigReplySurbs {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigReplySurbs> for ReplySurbs {
+impl From<ConfigReplySurbs> for ReplySurbsWasm {
    fn from(reply_surbs: ConfigReplySurbs) -> Self {
-        ReplySurbs {
+        ReplySurbsWasm {
            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
@@ -355,28 +341,28 @@ impl From<ConfigReplySurbs> for ReplySurbs {
 // just a helper structure to more easily pass through the JS boundary
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Debug {
+pub struct DebugWasm {
    /// Defines all configuration options related to traffic streams.
-    pub traffic: Traffic,
+    pub traffic: TrafficWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to cover traffic stream(s).
-    pub cover_traffic: CoverTraffic,
+    pub cover_traffic: CoverTrafficWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to the gateway connection.
-    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnection,
+    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to acknowledgements, such as delays or wait timeouts.
-    pub acknowledgements: Acknowledgements,
+    pub acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related topology, such as refresh rates or timeouts.
-    pub topology: Topology,
+    pub topology: TopologyWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to reply SURBs.
-    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbs,
+    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsWasm,
 }

-impl From<Debug> for ConfigDebug {
-    fn from(debug: Debug) -> Self {
+impl From<DebugWasm> for ConfigDebug {
+    fn from(debug: DebugWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigDebug {
            traffic: debug.traffic.into(),
            cover_traffic: debug.cover_traffic.into(),
@@ -388,9 +374,9 @@ impl From<Debug> for ConfigDebug {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigDebug> for Debug {
+impl From<ConfigDebug> for DebugWasm {
    fn from(debug: ConfigDebug) -> Self {
-        Debug {
+        DebugWasm {
            traffic: debug.traffic.into(),
            cover_traffic: debug.cover_traffic.into(),
            gateway_connection: debug.gateway_connection.into(),
@@ -402,6 +388,6 @@ impl From<ConfigDebug> for Debug {
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
-pub fn default_debug() -> Debug {
+pub fn default_debug() -> DebugWasm {
    ConfigDebug::default().into()
 }
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::client::response_pusher::ResponsePusher;
 use crate::constants::NODE_TESTER_CLIENT_ID;
 use crate::error::WasmClientError;
 use crate::helpers::{
-    choose_gateway, gateway_from_topology, parse_recipient, parse_sender_tag,
+    parse_recipient, parse_sender_tag, setup_from_topology, setup_gateway_from_api,
    setup_reply_surb_storage_backend,
 };
 use crate::storage::traits::FullWasmClientStorage;
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ use crate::storage::ClientStorage;
 use crate::topology::WasmNymTopology;
 use js_sys::Promise;
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::wasm_mockups::{Client as FakeClient, DirectSigningNyxdClient};
-use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::{
-    BaseClientBuilder, ClientInput, ClientOutput, ClientState, CredentialsToggle,
+    BaseClientBuilder, ClientInput, ClientOutput, ClientState,
 };
 use nym_client_core::client::inbound_messages::InputMessage;
-use nym_client_core::client::replies::reply_storage::browser_backend;
-use nym_client_core::config::{CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, Topology, Traffic};
-use nym_credential_storage::ephemeral_storage::EphemeralStorage;
+use nym_credential_storage::ephemeral_storage::EphemeralStorage as EphemeralCredentialStorage;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use nym_task::connections::TransmissionLane;
 use nym_task::TaskManager;
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ use nym_topology::provider_trait::{HardcodedTopologyProvider, TopologyProvider};
 use nym_topology::NymTopology;
 use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use rand::{thread_rng, RngCore};
+use rand::RngCore;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 use wasm_bindgen_futures::future_to_promise;
@@ -53,24 +50,18 @@ pub struct NymClient {
    // even though we don't use graceful shutdowns, other components rely on existence of this struct
    // and if it's dropped, everything will start going offline
    _task_manager: TaskManager,
-    packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
+
+    packet_type: PacketType,
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub struct NymClientBuilder {
    config: Config,
    custom_topology: Option<NymTopology>,
+    preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,

    storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
-    reply_surb_storage_backend: browser_backend::Backend,
-
    on_message: js_sys::Function,
-
-    // unimplemented:
-    bandwidth_controller:
-        Option<BandwidthController<FakeClient<DirectSigningNyxdClient>, EphemeralStorage>>,
-    disabled_credentials: bool,
-    packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -79,17 +70,15 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
    pub fn new(
        config: Config,
        on_message: js_sys::Function,
+        preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
        storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
    ) -> Self {
        NymClientBuilder {
-            reply_surb_storage_backend: setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(config.debug.reply_surbs),
            config,
            custom_topology: None,
            storage_passphrase,
            on_message,
-            bandwidth_controller: None,
-            disabled_credentials: true,
-            packet_type: None,
+            preferred_gateway,
        }
    }

@@ -108,40 +97,14 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            }
        }

-        let full_config = Config {
-            id: NODE_TESTER_CLIENT_ID.to_string(),
-            nym_api_url: None,
-            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
-            gateway,
-            debug: DebugConfig {
-                traffic: Traffic {
-                    disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: true,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                cover_traffic: CoverTraffic {
-                    disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: true,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                topology: Topology {
-                    disable_refreshing: true,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                ..Default::default()
-            },
-            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
-        };
+        let full_config = Config::new_tester_config(NODE_TESTER_CLIENT_ID);

        NymClientBuilder {
-            reply_surb_storage_backend: setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(
-                full_config.debug.reply_surbs,
-            ),
            config: full_config,
            custom_topology: Some(topology.into()),
            on_message,
-            bandwidth_controller: None,
-            disabled_credentials: true,
            storage_passphrase: None,
-            packet_type: None,
+            preferred_gateway: gateway,
        }
    }

@@ -157,59 +120,48 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
        }
    }

+    fn initialise_storage(config: &Config, base_storage: ClientStorage) -> FullWasmClientStorage {
+        FullWasmClientStorage {
+            keys_and_gateway_store: base_storage,
+            reply_storage: setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(config.base.debug.reply_surbs),
+            credential_storage: EphemeralCredentialStorage::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
    async fn start_client_async(mut self) -> Result<NymClient, WasmClientError> {
        console_log!("Starting the wasm client");

-        let disabled_credentials = if self.disabled_credentials {
-            CredentialsToggle::Disabled
-        } else {
-            CredentialsToggle::Enabled
-        };
-
-        let nym_api_endpoints = match &self.config.nym_api_url {
-            Some(endpoint) => vec![endpoint.clone()],
-            None => Vec::new(),
-        };
+        let nym_api_endpoints = self.config.base.client.nym_api_urls.clone();

        // TODO: this will have to be re-used for surbs. but this is a problem for another PR.
        let client_store =
-            ClientStorage::new_async(&self.config.id, self.storage_passphrase.take()).await?;
+            ClientStorage::new_async(&self.config.base.client.id, self.storage_passphrase.take())
+                .await?;
+
+        let user_chosen = self.preferred_gateway.clone();

        // if we provided hardcoded topology, get gateway from it, otherwise get it the 'standard' way
-        let gateway_endpoint = if let Some(topology) = &self.custom_topology {
-            gateway_from_topology(
-                &mut thread_rng(),
-                self.config.gateway.as_deref(),
-                topology,
-                &client_store,
-            )
-            .await?
+        if let Some(topology) = &self.custom_topology {
+            setup_from_topology(user_chosen, topology, &client_store).await?
        } else {
-            choose_gateway(
-                &client_store,
-                self.config.gateway.clone(),
-                &nym_api_endpoints,
-            )
-            .await?
+            setup_gateway_from_api(&client_store, user_chosen, &nym_api_endpoints).await?
        };

+        let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
+        let storage = Self::initialise_storage(&self.config, client_store);
        let maybe_topology_provider = self.topology_provider();

-        let mut base_builder: BaseClientBuilder<_, FullWasmClientStorage> = BaseClientBuilder::new(
-            &gateway_endpoint,
-            &self.config.debug,
-            client_store,
-            self.bandwidth_controller,
-            self.reply_surb_storage_backend,
-            disabled_credentials,
-            nym_api_endpoints,
-        );
+        let mut base_builder: BaseClientBuilder<_, FullWasmClientStorage> =
+            BaseClientBuilder::<FakeClient<DirectSigningNyxdClient>, _>::new(
+                &self.config.base,
+                storage,
+                None,
+            );
        if let Some(topology_provider) = maybe_topology_provider {
            base_builder = base_builder.with_topology_provider(topology_provider);
        }

-        let packet_type = self.config.packet_type;
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
        let self_address = started_client.address.to_string();

        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
@@ -223,7 +175,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            client_state: Arc::new(started_client.client_state),
            _full_topology: None,
            _task_manager: started_client.task_manager,
-            packet_type: self.packet_type,
+            packet_type,
        })
    }

@@ -237,9 +189,10 @@ impl NymClient {
    async fn _new(
        config: Config,
        on_message: js_sys::Function,
+        preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
        storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
    ) -> Result<NymClient, WasmClientError> {
-        NymClientBuilder::new(config, on_message, storage_passphrase)
+        NymClientBuilder::new(config, on_message, preferred_gateway, storage_passphrase)
            .start_client_async()
            .await
    }
@@ -249,10 +202,11 @@ impl NymClient {
    pub fn new(
        config: Config,
        on_message: js_sys::Function,
+        preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
        storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
    ) -> Promise {
        future_to_promise(async move {
-            Self::_new(config, on_message, storage_passphrase)
+            Self::_new(config, on_message, preferred_gateway, storage_passphrase)
                .await
                .into_promise_result()
        })
@@ -319,7 +273,7 @@ impl NymClient {

        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;

-        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_regular(recipient, message, lane, self.packet_type);
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_regular(recipient, message, lane, Some(self.packet_type));
        self.client_input.send_message(input_msg)
    }

@@ -346,8 +300,13 @@ impl NymClient {

        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;

-        let input_msg =
-            InputMessage::new_anonymous(recipient, message, reply_surbs, lane, self.packet_type);
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_anonymous(
+            recipient,
+            message,
+            reply_surbs,
+            lane,
+            Some(self.packet_type),
+        );
        self.client_input.send_message(input_msg)
    }

@@ -365,7 +324,7 @@ impl NymClient {

        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;

-        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_reply(sender_tag, message, lane, self.packet_type);
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_reply(sender_tag, message, lane, Some(self.packet_type));
        self.client_input.send_message(input_msg)
    }
 }
@@ -7,22 +7,21 @@ use crate::topology::WasmNymTopology;
 use js_sys::Promise;
 use nym_client_core::client::replies::reply_storage::browser_backend;
 use nym_client_core::config;
-use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
-use nym_client_core::init::GatewaySetup;
-use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
+use nym_client_core::init::helpers::current_gateways;
+use nym_client_core::init::{setup_gateway_from, GatewaySetup, InitialisationDetails};
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
-use nym_topology::NymTopology;
-use nym_validator_client::client::{IdentityKey, IdentityKeyRef};
+use nym_topology::{gateway, NymTopology};
+use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
 use nym_validator_client::NymApiClient;
-use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
+use rand::thread_rng;
 use url::Url;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
 use wasm_bindgen_futures::future_to_promise;
-use wasm_utils::{console_log, PromisableResult};
+use wasm_utils::PromisableResult;

 // don't get too excited about the name, under the hood it's just a big fat placeholder
-// with no persistence
+// with no disk_persistence
 pub(crate) fn setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(
    config: config::ReplySurbs,
 ) -> browser_backend::Backend {
@@ -79,87 +78,37 @@ pub fn current_network_topology(nym_api_url: String) -> Promise {
    })
 }

-pub(crate) async fn choose_gateway(
+async fn setup_gateway(
+    client_store: &ClientStorage,
+    chosen_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
+    gateways: &[gateway::Node],
+) -> Result<InitialisationDetails, WasmClientError> {
+    let setup = if client_store.has_full_gateway_info().await? {
+        GatewaySetup::MustLoad
+    } else {
+        GatewaySetup::new_fresh(chosen_gateway.clone(), None)
+    };
+
+    setup_gateway_from(&setup, client_store, client_store, false, Some(gateways))
+        .await
+        .map_err(Into::into)
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn setup_gateway_from_api(
    client_store: &ClientStorage,
    chosen_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
    nym_apis: &[Url],
-) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, WasmClientError> {
-    let existing_gateway_config = client_store.read_gateway_config().await?;
-
-    console_log!("loaded: {:?}", existing_gateway_config);
-
-    if let Some(existing) = existing_gateway_config {
-        if let Some(provided) = &chosen_gateway {
-            if provided != &existing.gateway_id {
-                return Err(WasmClientError::AlreadyRegistered {
-                    gateway_config: existing,
-                });
-            }
-        }
-        return Ok(existing);
-    };
-
-    // if NOTHING is specified nor available, choose gateway randomly.
-    let setup = GatewaySetup::new(None, chosen_gateway, None);
-    let config = setup.try_get_gateway_details(nym_apis).await?;
-
-    // perform registration + persist the new gateway info
-    // TODO: this is actually quite bad. we shouldn't be persisting gateway info here since we did not have persisted
-    // the shared key yet. this will only happen when we start the base client itself.
-    // but unfortunately, we can't do much more until we do a bit more refactoring.
-    client_store.store_gateway_config(&config).await?;
-
-    console_log!("stored: {:?}", config);
-
-    Ok(config)
+) -> Result<InitialisationDetails, WasmClientError> {
+    let mut rng = thread_rng();
+    let gateways = current_gateways(&mut rng, nym_apis).await?;
+    setup_gateway(client_store, chosen_gateway, &gateways).await
 }

-pub(crate) async fn gateway_from_topology<R: Rng + CryptoRng>(
-    rng: &mut R,
-    explicit_gateway: Option<IdentityKeyRef<'_>>,
+pub(crate) async fn setup_from_topology(
+    explicit_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
    topology: &NymTopology,
    client_store: &ClientStorage,
-) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, WasmClientError> {
-    let existing_gateway_config = client_store.read_gateway_config().await?;
-    console_log!("loaded: {:?}", existing_gateway_config);
-
-    let new_gateway: GatewayEndpointConfig = if let Some(provided) = explicit_gateway {
-        if let Some(existing) = existing_gateway_config {
-            // we have stored gateway info and explicitly provided identity key
-            //
-            // check if they match, otherwise return an error
-            return if provided != existing.gateway_id {
-                Err(WasmClientError::AlreadyRegistered {
-                    gateway_config: existing,
-                })
-            } else {
-                Ok(existing)
-            };
-        } else {
-            // we have explicitly provided identity key and didn't have any prior stored data
-            //
-            // try to grab details from the topology
-            let gateway_identity = identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(provided)
-                .map_err(|source| WasmClientError::InvalidGatewayIdentity { source })?;
-            if let Some(gateway) = topology.get_gateway(&gateway_identity) {
-                gateway.clone().into()
-            } else {
-                return Err(WasmClientError::NonExistentGateway {
-                    gateway_identity: gateway_identity.to_base58_string(),
-                });
-            }
-        }
-    } else if let Some(existing) = existing_gateway_config {
-        // we have stored data and didn't provide anything separately - use what's stored!
-        return Ok(existing);
-    } else {
-        // we don't have anything stored nor we have provided anything
-        //
-        // just grab random gateway from our topology
-        topology.random_gateway(rng)?.clone().into()
-    };
-
-    console_log!("storing: {:?}", new_gateway);
-    client_store.store_gateway_config(&new_gateway).await?;
-    Ok(new_gateway)
+) -> Result<InitialisationDetails, WasmClientError> {
+    let gateways = topology.gateways();
+    setup_gateway(client_store, explicit_gateway, gateways).await
 }
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ pub enum ClientStorageError {

    #[error("{typ} cryptographic key is not available in storage")]
    CryptoKeyNotInStorage { typ: String },
+
+    #[error("the prior gateway details are not available in the storage")]
+    GatewayDetailsNotInStorage,
 }

 impl From<ClientStorageError> for JsValue {
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use crate::client::config::Config;
 use crate::storage::errors::ClientStorageError;
 use js_sys::Promise;
-use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::PersistedGatewayDetails;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
 use nym_gateway_client::SharedKeys;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ mod v1 {
    pub const CORE_STORE: &str = "core";

    // keys
-    // TODO: to replace with FULL config
-    pub const GATEWAY_CONFIG: &str = "gateway_config";
+    pub const CONFIG: &str = "config";
+    pub const GATEWAY_DETAILS: &str = "gateway_details";

    pub const ED25519_IDENTITY_KEYPAIR: &str = "ed25519_identity_keypair";
    pub const X25519_ENCRYPTION_KEYPAIR: &str = "x25519_encryption_keypair";
@@ -110,15 +111,32 @@ impl ClientStorage {
        })
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn read_gateway_config(
-        &self,
-    ) -> Result<Option<GatewayEndpointConfig>, ClientStorageError> {
+    // TODO: persist client's config
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) async fn read_config(&self) -> Result<Option<Config>, ClientStorageError> {
        self.inner
-            .read_value(v1::CORE_STORE, JsValue::from_str(v1::GATEWAY_CONFIG))
+            .read_value(v1::CORE_STORE, JsValue::from_str(v1::CONFIG))
            .await
            .map_err(Into::into)
    }

+    pub(crate) async fn may_read_gateway_details(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<Option<PersistedGatewayDetails>, ClientStorageError> {
+        self.inner
+            .read_value(v1::CORE_STORE, JsValue::from_str(v1::GATEWAY_DETAILS))
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn must_read_gateway_details(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, ClientStorageError> {
+        self.may_read_gateway_details()
+            .await?
+            .ok_or(ClientStorageError::GatewayDetailsNotInStorage)
+    }
+
    async fn may_read_identity_keypair(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Option<identity::KeyPair>, ClientStorageError> {
@@ -244,17 +262,33 @@ impl ClientStorage {
            .map_err(Into::into)
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn store_gateway_config(
+    pub(crate) async fn store_gateway_details(
        &self,
-        gateway_endpoint: &GatewayEndpointConfig,
+        gateway_endpoint: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
    ) -> Result<(), ClientStorageError> {
        self.inner
            .store_value(
                v1::CORE_STORE,
-                JsValue::from_str(v1::GATEWAY_CONFIG),
+                JsValue::from_str(v1::GATEWAY_DETAILS),
                gateway_endpoint,
            )
            .await
            .map_err(Into::into)
    }
+
+    // TODO: persist client's config
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) async fn store_config(&self, config: &Config) -> Result<(), ClientStorageError> {
+        self.inner
+            .store_value(v1::CORE_STORE, JsValue::from_str(v1::CONFIG), config)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn has_full_gateway_info(&self) -> Result<bool, ClientStorageError> {
+        let has_keys = self.may_read_gateway_shared_key().await?.is_some();
+        let has_details = self.may_read_gateway_details().await?.is_some();
+
+        Ok(has_keys && has_details)
+    }
 }
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 use crate::storage::errors::ClientStorageError;
 use crate::storage::ClientStorage;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::{
+    GatewayDetailsStore, PersistedGatewayDetails,
+};
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::MixnetClientStorage;
 use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::KeyStore;
 use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::KeyManager;
@@ -14,9 +17,9 @@ use wasm_utils::console_log;
 // temporary until other variants are properly implemented (probably it should get changed into `ClientStorage`
 // implementing all traits and everything getting combined
 pub struct FullWasmClientStorage {
-    key_store: ClientStorage,
-    reply_storage: browser_backend::Backend,
-    credential_storage: EphemeralCredentialStorage,
+    pub(crate) keys_and_gateway_store: ClientStorage,
+    pub(crate) reply_storage: browser_backend::Backend,
+    pub(crate) credential_storage: EphemeralCredentialStorage,
 }

 impl MixnetClientStorage for FullWasmClientStorage {
@@ -24,12 +27,14 @@ impl MixnetClientStorage for FullWasmClientStorage {
    type ReplyStore = browser_backend::Backend;
    type CredentialStore = EphemeralCredentialStorage;

-    fn into_split(self) -> (Self::KeyStore, Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore) {
-        (self.key_store, self.reply_storage, self.credential_storage)
+    type GatewayDetailsStore = ClientStorage;
+
+    fn into_runtime_stores(self) -> (Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore) {
+        (self.reply_storage, self.credential_storage)
    }

    fn key_store(&self) -> &Self::KeyStore {
-        &self.key_store
+        &self.keys_and_gateway_store
    }

    fn reply_store(&self) -> &Self::ReplyStore {
@@ -39,6 +44,10 @@ impl MixnetClientStorage for FullWasmClientStorage {
    fn credential_store(&self) -> &Self::CredentialStore {
        &self.credential_storage
    }
+
+    fn gateway_details_store(&self) -> &Self::GatewayDetailsStore {
+        &self.keys_and_gateway_store
+    }
 }

 #[async_trait(?Send)]
@@ -74,3 +83,19 @@ impl KeyStore for ClientStorage {
            .await
    }
 }
+
+#[async_trait(?Send)]
+impl GatewayDetailsStore for ClientStorage {
+    type StorageError = ClientStorageError;
+
+    async fn load_gateway_details(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, Self::StorageError> {
+        self.must_read_gateway_details().await
+    }
+
+    async fn store_gateway_details(
+        &self,
+        details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError> {
+        self.store_gateway_details(details).await
+    }
+}
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 // due to expansion of #[wasm_bindgen] macro on NodeTestResult
 #![allow(clippy::drop_non_drop)]

+use crate::error::WasmClientError;
+use crate::tester::LockedGatewayClient;
+use js_sys::Promise;
 use nym_node_tester_utils::processor::Received;
 use nym_node_tester_utils::receiver::ReceivedReceiver;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex as AsyncMutex, MutexGuard as AsyncMutexGuard};
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
+use wasm_bindgen_futures::future_to_promise;
 use wasm_utils::{console_log, console_warn};

 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -107,3 +111,37 @@ impl Drop for TestMarker {
        self.value.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst)
    }
 }
+
+pub(crate) trait GatewayReconnection {
+    fn disconnect_from_gateway(&self) -> Promise;
+
+    fn reconnect_to_gateway(&self) -> Promise;
+}
+
+impl GatewayReconnection for LockedGatewayClient {
+    fn disconnect_from_gateway(&self) -> Promise {
+        let this = self.clone();
+
+        future_to_promise(async move {
+            let mut guard = this.lock().await;
+            guard
+                .disconnect()
+                .await
+                .map_err(|err| JsValue::from(WasmClientError::from(err)))?;
+            Ok(JsValue::undefined())
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn reconnect_to_gateway(&self) -> Promise {
+        let this = self.clone();
+
+        future_to_promise(async move {
+            let mut guard = this.lock().await;
+            guard
+                .try_reconnect()
+                .await
+                .map_err(|err| JsValue::from(WasmClientError::from(err)))?;
+            Ok(JsValue::undefined())
+        })
+    }
+}
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@

 use crate::constants::NODE_TESTER_ID;
 use crate::error::WasmClientError;
-use crate::helpers::{current_network_topology_async, gateway_from_topology};
+use crate::helpers::{current_network_topology_async, setup_from_topology};
 use crate::storage::ClientStorage;
 use crate::tester::ephemeral_receiver::EphemeralTestReceiver;
 use crate::tester::helpers::{
-    NodeTestResult, ReceivedReceiverWrapper, TestMarker, WasmTestMessageExt,
+    GatewayReconnection, NodeTestResult, ReceivedReceiverWrapper, TestMarker, WasmTestMessageExt,
 };
 use crate::topology::WasmNymTopology;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use js_sys::Promise;
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::wasm_mockups::{Client as FakeClient, DirectSigningNyxdClient};
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
 use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::ManagedKeys;
-use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::init::InitialisationDetails;
 use nym_credential_storage::ephemeral_storage::EphemeralStorage;
 use nym_gateway_client::GatewayClient;
 use nym_node_tester_utils::receiver::SimpleMessageReceiver;
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ use nym_task::TaskManager;
 use nym_topology::NymTopology;
 use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex as SyncMutex};
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@ pub struct NymNodeTester {
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub struct NymNodeTesterBuilder {
    gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
+    id: Option<String>,

    base_topology: NymTopology,

@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ impl NymNodeTesterBuilder {
    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
    pub fn new(
        base_topology: WasmNymTopology,
+        id: Option<String>,
        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
    ) -> NymNodeTesterBuilder {
        NymNodeTesterBuilder {
+            id,
            gateway,
            base_topology: base_topology.into(),
            bandwidth_controller: None,
@@ -106,43 +108,51 @@ impl NymNodeTesterBuilder {

    async fn _new_with_api(
        api_url: String,
+        id: Option<String>,
        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
    ) -> Result<Self, WasmClientError> {
        let topology = current_network_topology_async(api_url).await?;
-        Ok(NymNodeTesterBuilder::new(topology, gateway))
+        Ok(NymNodeTesterBuilder::new(topology, id, gateway))
    }

-    pub fn new_with_api(gateway: Option<IdentityKey>, api_url: String) -> Promise {
+    pub fn new_with_api(
+        api_url: String,
+        id: Option<String>,
+        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
+    ) -> Promise {
        future_to_promise(async move {
-            Self::_new_with_api(api_url, gateway)
+            Self::_new_with_api(api_url, id, gateway)
                .await
                .into_promise_result()
        })
    }

-    async fn gateway_info<R: Rng + CryptoRng>(
+    async fn gateway_info(
        &self,
-        rng: &mut R,
        client_store: &ClientStorage,
-    ) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, WasmClientError> {
-        gateway_from_topology(
-            rng,
-            self.gateway.as_deref(),
-            &self.base_topology,
-            client_store,
-        )
-        .await
+    ) -> Result<InitialisationDetails, WasmClientError> {
+        if let Ok(loaded) = InitialisationDetails::try_load(client_store, client_store).await {
+            Ok(loaded)
+        } else {
+            setup_from_topology(self.gateway.clone(), &self.base_topology, client_store).await
+        }
    }

    async fn _setup_client(mut self) -> Result<NymNodeTester, WasmClientError> {
-        let mut rng = OsRng;
        let task_manager = TaskManager::default();

-        let client_store = ClientStorage::new_async(NODE_TESTER_ID, None).await?;
+        let storage_id = if let Some(client_id) = &self.id {
+            format!("{NODE_TESTER_ID}-{client_id}")
+        } else {
+            NODE_TESTER_ID.to_owned()
+        };

-        let gateway_endpoint = self.gateway_info(&mut rng, &client_store).await?;
+        let client_store = ClientStorage::new_async(&storage_id, None).await?;
+
+        let init_details = self.gateway_info(&client_store).await?;
+        let gateway_endpoint = init_details.gateway_details;
        let gateway_identity = gateway_endpoint.try_get_gateway_identity_key()?;
-        let mut managed_keys = ManagedKeys::load_or_generate(&mut rng, &client_store).await;
+        let managed_keys = init_details.managed_keys;

        let (mixnet_message_sender, mixnet_message_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
        let (ack_sender, ack_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
@@ -151,7 +161,7 @@ impl NymNodeTesterBuilder {
            gateway_endpoint.gateway_listener,
            managed_keys.identity_keypair(),
            gateway_identity,
-            managed_keys.gateway_shared_key(),
+            Some(managed_keys.must_get_gateway_shared_key()),
            mixnet_message_sender,
            ack_sender,
            Duration::from_secs(10),
@@ -160,14 +170,11 @@ impl NymNodeTesterBuilder {
        );

        gateway_client.set_disabled_credentials_mode(true);
-        let shared_keys = gateway_client.authenticate_and_start().await?;
-        managed_keys
-            .deal_with_gateway_key(shared_keys, &client_store)
-            .await?;
+        gateway_client.authenticate_and_start().await?;

        // TODO: make those values configurable later
        let tester = NodeTester::new(
-            rng,
+            OsRng,
            self.base_topology,
            Some(address(&managed_keys, gateway_identity)),
            PacketSize::default(),
@@ -241,29 +248,46 @@ async fn test_mixnode(
 impl NymNodeTester {
    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
    #[allow(clippy::new_ret_no_self)]
-    pub fn new(topology: WasmNymTopology, gateway: Option<IdentityKey>) -> Promise {
+    pub fn new(
+        topology: WasmNymTopology,
+        id: Option<String>,
+        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
+    ) -> Promise {
        console_log!("constructing node tester!");
-        NymNodeTesterBuilder::new(topology, gateway).setup_client()
+        NymNodeTesterBuilder::new(topology, id, gateway).setup_client()
    }

    async fn _new_with_api(
        api_url: String,
+        id: Option<String>,
        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
    ) -> Result<Self, WasmClientError> {
-        NymNodeTesterBuilder::_new_with_api(api_url, gateway)
+        NymNodeTesterBuilder::_new_with_api(api_url, id, gateway)
            .await?
            ._setup_client()
            .await
    }

-    pub fn new_with_api(api_url: String, gateway: Option<IdentityKey>) -> Promise {
+    pub fn new_with_api(
+        api_url: String,
+        id: Option<String>,
+        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
+    ) -> Promise {
        future_to_promise(async move {
-            Self::_new_with_api(api_url, gateway)
+            Self::_new_with_api(api_url, id, gateway)
                .await
                .into_promise_result()
        })
    }

+    pub fn disconnect_from_gateway(&self) -> Promise {
+        self.gateway_client.disconnect_from_gateway()
+    }
+
+    pub fn reconnect_to_gateway(&self) -> Promise {
+        self.gateway_client.reconnect_to_gateway()
+    }
+
    fn prepare_test_packets(
        &self,
        mixnode_identity: String,
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-bin-common"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 description = "Common code for nym binaries"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
@@ -15,15 +15,21 @@ clap_complete_fig = "4.0"
 log = { workspace = true }
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
 semver = "0.11"
-serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true, optional = true }

 ## tracing
-tracing-appender = { version = "0.2.2", optional = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.16", features = [
    "env-filter",
 ], optional = true }
 tracing-tree = { version = "0.2.2", optional = true }
+opentelemetry-jaeger = { version = "0.18.0", optional = true, features = [
+    "rt-tokio",
+    "collector_client",
+    "isahc_collector_client",
+] }
+tracing-opentelemetry = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true }
+opentelemetry = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true, features = ["rt-tokio"] }


 [build-dependencies]
@@ -36,5 +42,11 @@ vergen = { version = "=7.4.3", default-features = false, features = [

 [features]
 default = []
-output_format = ["serde", "serde_json"]
-tracing = ["tracing-appender", "tracing-subscriber", "tracing-tree"]
+output_format = ["serde_json"]
+tracing = [
+    "tracing-subscriber",
+    "tracing-tree",
+    "opentelemetry-jaeger",
+    "tracing-opentelemetry",
+    "opentelemetry",
+]
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // TODO: at a later date this crate should probably also expose `ContractBuildInformation`
 // and be used by our smart contracts

+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BinaryBuildInformation {
    // VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
@@ -99,8 +101,7 @@ impl BinaryBuildInformation {
    }
 }

-#[derive(Debug)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
    // VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
    /// Provides the build timestamp, for example `2021-02-23T20:14:46.558472672+00:00`.
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 pub mod build_information;
 pub mod completions;
 pub mod logging;
-pub mod output_format;
 pub mod version_checker;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "output_format")]
+pub mod output_format;
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
-// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2022-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// use tracing_subscriber::{
-//     fmt::Layer, layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt, EnvFilter, Registry,
-// };
-// use tracing_tree::HierarchicalLayer;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
-pub use tracing_appender;
+pub use opentelemetry;
+#[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+pub use opentelemetry_jaeger;
+#[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+pub use tracing_opentelemetry;
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 pub use tracing_subscriber;
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 pub use tracing_tree;

+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct LoggingSettings {
+    // well, we need to implement something here at some point...
+}
+
 // I'd argue we should start transitioning from `log` to `tracing`
 pub fn setup_logging() {
    let mut log_builder = pretty_env_logger::formatted_timed_builder();
@@ -39,27 +47,35 @@ pub fn setup_logging() {
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! setup_tracing {
-    ($file_name: expr) => {
+    ($service_name: expr) => {
        use nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
        use nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;

-        let file_appender =
-            nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_appender::rolling::hourly($file_name, "log");
-        let (non_blocking, _guard) =
-            nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_appender::non_blocking(file_appender);
-        let appender_layer = nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_subscriber::fmt::Layer::new()
-            .with_ansi(false)
-            .with_writer(non_blocking);
-
-        nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_subscriber::Registry::default()
+        let registry = nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_subscriber::Registry::default()
            .with(nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::from_default_env())
-            .with(appender_layer)
            .with(
                nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_tree::HierarchicalLayer::new(4)
                    .with_targets(true)
                    .with_bracketed_fields(true),
+            );
+
+        let tracer = nym_bin_common::logging::opentelemetry_jaeger::new_collector_pipeline()
+            .with_endpoint("http://44.199.230.10:14268/api/traces")
+            .with_service_name($service_name)
+            .with_isahc()
+            .with_trace_config(
+                nym_bin_common::logging::opentelemetry::sdk::trace::config().with_sampler(
+                    nym_bin_common::logging::opentelemetry::sdk::trace::Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(
+                        0.1,
+                    ),
+                ),
            )
-            .init();
+            .install_batch(nym_bin_common::logging::opentelemetry::runtime::Tokio)
+            .expect("Could not init tracer");
+
+        let telemetry = nym_bin_common::logging::tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer);
+
+        registry.with(telemetry).init();
    };
 }

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client-core"
-version = "1.1.14"
+version = "1.1.15"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.66"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rust-version = "1.66"

 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
+base64 = "0.21.2"
 dirs = "4.0"
 dashmap = "5.4.0"
 futures = "0.3"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ log = { workspace = true }
 rand = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
+sha2 = "0.10.6"
 tap = "1.0.1"
 thiserror = "1.0.34"
 url = { version ="2.2", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ use nym_sphinx::receiver::{ReconstructedMessage, SphinxMessageReceiver};
 use nym_task::connections::{ConnectionCommandReceiver, ConnectionCommandSender, LaneQueueLengths};
 use nym_task::{TaskClient, TaskManager};
 use nym_topology::provider_trait::TopologyProvider;
-use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tap::TapFallible;
 use url::Url;
@@ -50,6 +49,8 @@ use url::Url;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::wasm_mockups::DkgQueryClient;

+use crate::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::GatewayDetailsStore;
+use crate::init::{setup_gateway, GatewaySetup, InitialisationDetails};
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::traits::DkgQueryClient;

@@ -157,17 +158,11 @@ impl From<bool> for CredentialsToggle {
 }

 pub struct BaseClientBuilder<'a, C, S: MixnetClientStorage> {
-    // due to wasm limitations I had to split it like this : (
-    gateway_config: &'a GatewayEndpointConfig,
-    debug_config: &'a DebugConfig,
-    disabled_credentials: bool,
-    nym_api_endpoints: Vec<Url>,
-    reply_storage_backend: S::ReplyStore,
-    key_store: S::KeyStore,
-
+    config: &'a Config,
+    client_store: S,
+    dkg_query_client: Option<C>,
    custom_topology_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
-    bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
-    managed_keys: ManagedKeys,
+    setup_method: GatewaySetup,
 }

 impl<'a, C, S> BaseClientBuilder<'a, C, S>
@@ -175,47 +170,23 @@ where
    S: MixnetClientStorage + 'static,
    C: DkgQueryClient + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    // TODO: combine all storages
-    pub fn new_from_base_config<T>(
-        base_config: &'a Config<T>,
-        key_store: S::KeyStore,
-        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
-        reply_storage_backend: S::ReplyStore,
+    pub fn new(
+        base_config: &'a Config,
+        client_store: S,
+        dkg_query_client: Option<C>,
    ) -> BaseClientBuilder<'a, C, S> {
        BaseClientBuilder {
-            gateway_config: base_config.get_gateway_endpoint_config(),
-            debug_config: base_config.get_debug_config(),
-            disabled_credentials: base_config.get_disabled_credentials_mode(),
-            nym_api_endpoints: base_config.get_nym_api_endpoints(),
-            bandwidth_controller,
-            reply_storage_backend,
-            key_store,
-            managed_keys: ManagedKeys::Invalidated,
+            config: base_config,
+            client_store,
+            dkg_query_client,
            custom_topology_provider: None,
+            setup_method: GatewaySetup::MustLoad,
        }
    }

-    // TODO: combine all storages
-    pub fn new(
-        gateway_config: &'a GatewayEndpointConfig,
-        debug_config: &'a DebugConfig,
-        key_store: S::KeyStore,
-        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
-        reply_storage_backend: S::ReplyStore,
-        credentials_toggle: CredentialsToggle,
-        nym_api_endpoints: Vec<Url>,
-    ) -> BaseClientBuilder<'a, C, S> {
-        BaseClientBuilder {
-            gateway_config,
-            debug_config,
-            disabled_credentials: credentials_toggle.is_disabled(),
-            nym_api_endpoints,
-            reply_storage_backend,
-            custom_topology_provider: None,
-            bandwidth_controller,
-            key_store,
-            managed_keys: ManagedKeys::Invalidated,
-        }
+    pub fn with_gateway_setup(mut self, setup: GatewaySetup) -> Self {
+        self.setup_method = setup;
+        self
    }

    pub fn with_topology_provider(
@@ -228,13 +199,16 @@ where

    // note: do **NOT** make this method public as its only valid usage is from within `start_base`
    // because it relies on the crypto keys being already loaded
-    fn as_mix_recipient(&self) -> Recipient {
+    fn mix_address(
+        managed_keys: &ManagedKeys,
+        gateway_config: &GatewayEndpointConfig,
+    ) -> Recipient {
        Recipient::new(
-            *self.managed_keys.identity_public_key(),
-            *self.managed_keys.encryption_public_key(),
+            *managed_keys.identity_public_key(),
+            *managed_keys.encryption_public_key(),
            // TODO: below only works under assumption that gateway address == gateway id
            // (which currently is true)
-            NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(&self.gateway_config.gateway_id).unwrap(),
+            NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(&gateway_config.gateway_id).unwrap(),
        )
    }

@@ -318,7 +292,10 @@ where
    }

    async fn start_gateway_client(
-        &mut self,
+        config: &Config,
+        gateway_config: GatewayEndpointConfig,
+        managed_keys: &ManagedKeys,
+        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
        mixnet_message_sender: MixnetMessageSender,
        ack_sender: AcknowledgementSender,
        shutdown: TaskClient,
@@ -327,33 +304,26 @@ where
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
        <S::CredentialStore as CredentialStorage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
    {
-        let gateway_id = self.gateway_config.gateway_id.clone();
-        if gateway_id.is_empty() {
-            return Err(ClientCoreError::GatewayIdUnknown);
-        }
-        let gateway_address = self.gateway_config.gateway_listener.clone();
-        if gateway_address.is_empty() {
-            return Err(ClientCoreError::GatewayAddressUnknown);
-        }
+        let gateway_address = gateway_config.gateway_listener.clone();
+        let gateway_id = gateway_config.gateway_id;

+        // TODO: in theory, at this point, this should be infallible
        let gateway_identity = identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(gateway_id)
            .map_err(ClientCoreError::UnableToCreatePublicKeyFromGatewayId)?;

        let mut gateway_client = GatewayClient::new(
            gateway_address,
-            self.managed_keys.identity_keypair(),
+            managed_keys.identity_keypair(),
            gateway_identity,
-            self.managed_keys.gateway_shared_key(),
+            Some(managed_keys.must_get_gateway_shared_key()),
            mixnet_message_sender,
            ack_sender,
-            self.debug_config
-                .gateway_connection
-                .gateway_response_timeout,
-            self.bandwidth_controller.take(),
+            config.debug.gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout,
+            bandwidth_controller,
            shutdown,
        );

-        gateway_client.set_disabled_credentials_mode(self.disabled_credentials);
+        gateway_client.set_disabled_credentials_mode(config.client.disabled_credentials_mode);

        let shared_key = gateway_client
            .authenticate_and_start()
@@ -362,12 +332,7 @@ where
                log::error!("Could not authenticate and start up the gateway connection - {err}")
            })?;

-        self.managed_keys
-            .deal_with_gateway_key(shared_key, &self.key_store)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|source| ClientCoreError::KeyStoreError {
-                source: Box::new(source),
-            })?;
+        managed_keys.ensure_gateway_key(shared_key);

        Ok(gateway_client)
    }
@@ -473,24 +438,41 @@ where
        Ok(mem_store)
    }

-    async fn initial_key_setup(&mut self) {
-        assert!(!self.managed_keys.is_valid());
-        let mut rng = OsRng;
-        self.managed_keys = ManagedKeys::load_or_generate(&mut rng, &self.key_store).await;
+    async fn initialise_keys_and_gateway(&self) -> Result<InitialisationDetails, ClientCoreError>
+    where
+        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
+        <S::GatewayDetailsStore as GatewayDetailsStore>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
+    {
+        setup_gateway(
+            &self.setup_method,
+            self.client_store.key_store(),
+            self.client_store.gateway_details_store(),
+            false,
+            Some(&self.config.client.nym_api_urls),
+        )
+        .await
    }

-    pub async fn start_base(
-        mut self,
-        packet_type: PacketType,
-    ) -> Result<BaseClient, ClientCoreError>
+    pub async fn start_base(mut self) -> Result<BaseClient, ClientCoreError>
    where
-        <S::ReplyStore as ReplyStorageBackend>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
        S::ReplyStore: Send + Sync,
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync,
+        <S::ReplyStore as ReplyStorageBackend>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
        <S::CredentialStore as CredentialStorage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
+        <S::GatewayDetailsStore as GatewayDetailsStore>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
    {
        info!("Starting nym client");
-        self.initial_key_setup().await;
+
+        // derive (or load) client keys and gateway configuration
+        let details = self.initialise_keys_and_gateway().await?;
+        let gateway_config = details.gateway_details;
+        let managed_keys = details.managed_keys;
+
+        let (reply_storage_backend, credential_store) = self.client_store.into_runtime_stores();
+
+        let bandwidth_controller = self
+            .dkg_query_client
+            .map(|client| BandwidthController::new(credential_store, client));

        // channels for inter-component communication
        // TODO: make the channels be internally created by the relevant components
@@ -518,34 +500,39 @@ where
        let (reply_controller_sender, reply_controller_receiver) =
            reply_controller::requests::new_control_channels();

-        let self_address = self.as_mix_recipient();
+        let self_address = Self::mix_address(&managed_keys, &gateway_config);

        // the components are started in very specific order. Unless you know what you are doing,
        // do not change that.
-        let gateway_client = self
-            .start_gateway_client(mixnet_messages_sender, ack_sender, task_manager.subscribe())
-            .await?;
-
-        let reply_storage = Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(
-            self.reply_storage_backend,
+        let gateway_client = Self::start_gateway_client(
+            self.config,
+            gateway_config,
+            &managed_keys,
+            bandwidth_controller,
+            mixnet_messages_sender,
+            ack_sender,
            task_manager.subscribe(),
        )
        .await?;

+        let reply_storage =
+            Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(reply_storage_backend, task_manager.subscribe())
+                .await?;
+
        let topology_provider = Self::setup_topology_provider(
            self.custom_topology_provider.take(),
-            self.nym_api_endpoints,
+            self.config.get_nym_api_endpoints(),
        );
        Self::start_topology_refresher(
            topology_provider,
-            self.debug_config.topology,
+            self.config.debug.topology,
            shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
            task_manager.subscribe(),
        )
        .await?;

        Self::start_received_messages_buffer_controller(
-            self.managed_keys.encryption_keypair(),
+            managed_keys.encryption_keypair(),
            received_buffer_request_receiver,
            mixnet_messages_receiver,
            reply_storage.key_storage(),
@@ -569,8 +556,8 @@ where
        let shared_lane_queue_lengths = LaneQueueLengths::new();

        let controller_config = real_messages_control::Config::new(
-            self.debug_config,
-            self.managed_keys.ack_key(),
+            &self.config.debug,
+            managed_keys.ack_key(),
            self_address,
        );

@@ -586,17 +573,18 @@ where
            shared_lane_queue_lengths.clone(),
            client_connection_rx,
            task_manager.subscribe(),
-            packet_type,
+            self.config.debug.traffic.packet_type,
        );

        if !self
-            .debug_config
+            .config
+            .debug
            .cover_traffic
            .disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream
        {
            Self::start_cover_traffic_stream(
-                self.debug_config,
-                self.managed_keys.ack_key(),
+                &self.config.debug,
+                managed_keys.ack_key(),
                self_address,
                shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
                message_sender,
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ pub async fn setup_fs_reply_surb_backend<P: AsRef<Path>>(
    }
 }

-pub fn create_bandwidth_controller<T, St: CredentialStorage>(
-    config: &Config<T>,
+pub fn create_bandwidth_controller<St: CredentialStorage>(
+    config: &Config,
    storage: St,
 ) -> BandwidthController<Client<QueryNyxdClient>, St> {
    let nyxd_url = config
@@ -122,13 +122,30 @@ pub fn create_bandwidth_controller_with_urls<St: CredentialStorage>(
    nym_api_url: Url,
    storage: St,
 ) -> BandwidthController<Client<QueryNyxdClient>, St> {
+    let client = default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url, nym_api_url);
+
+    BandwidthController::new(storage, client)
+}
+
+pub fn default_query_dkg_client_from_config(config: &Config) -> Client<QueryNyxdClient> {
+    let nyxd_url = config
+        .get_validator_endpoints()
+        .pop()
+        .expect("No nyxd validator endpoint provided");
+    let api_url = config
+        .get_nym_api_endpoints()
+        .pop()
+        .expect("No validator api endpoint provided");
+
+    default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url, api_url)
+}
+
+pub fn default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url: Url, nym_api_url: Url) -> Client<QueryNyxdClient> {
    let details = nym_network_defaults::NymNetworkDetails::new_from_env();
    let mut client_config = nym_validator_client::Config::try_from_nym_network_details(&details)
        .expect("failed to construct validator client config");
    // overwrite env configuration with config URLs
    client_config = client_config.with_urls(nyxd_url, nym_api_url);
-    let client = nym_validator_client::Client::new_query(client_config)
-        .expect("Could not construct query client");
-
-    BandwidthController::new(storage, client)
+    nym_validator_client::Client::new_query(client_config)
+        .expect("Could not construct query client")
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use nym_gateway_requests::registration::handshake::SharedKeys;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use zeroize::Zeroizing;
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
+pub trait GatewayDetailsStore {
+    type StorageError: Error;
+
+    async fn load_gateway_details(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, Self::StorageError>;
+
+    async fn store_gateway_details(
+        &self,
+        details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PersistedGatewayDetails {
+    // TODO: should we also verify correctness of the details themselves?
+    // i.e. we could include a checksum or tag (via the shared keys)
+    // counterargument: if we wanted to modify, say, the host information in the stored file on disk,
+    // in order to actually use it, we'd have to recompute the whole checksum which would be a huge pain.
+    /// The hash of the shared keys to ensure the correct ones are used with those gateway details.
+    #[serde(with = "base64")]
+    key_hash: Vec<u8>,
+
+    /// Actual gateway details being persisted.
+    pub(crate) details: GatewayEndpointConfig,
+}
+
+impl From<PersistedGatewayDetails> for GatewayEndpointConfig {
+    fn from(value: PersistedGatewayDetails) -> Self {
+        value.details
+    }
+}
+
+impl PersistedGatewayDetails {
+    pub fn new(details: GatewayEndpointConfig, shared_key: &SharedKeys) -> Self {
+        let key_bytes = Zeroizing::new(shared_key.to_bytes());
+
+        let mut key_hasher = Sha256::new();
+        key_hasher.update(&key_bytes);
+        let key_hash = key_hasher.finalize().to_vec();
+
+        PersistedGatewayDetails { key_hash, details }
+    }
+
+    pub fn verify(&self, shared_key: &SharedKeys) -> bool {
+        let key_bytes = Zeroizing::new(shared_key.to_bytes());
+
+        let mut key_hasher = Sha256::new();
+        key_hasher.update(&key_bytes);
+        let key_hash = key_hasher.finalize();
+
+        self.key_hash == key_hash.deref()
+    }
+}
+
+// helper to make Vec<u8> serialization use base64 representation to make it human readable
+// so that it would be easier for users to copy contents from the disk if they wanted to use it elsewhere
+mod base64 {
+    use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD, Engine as _};
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serializer};
+
+    pub fn serialize<S: Serializer>(bytes: &[u8], serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+        serializer.serialize_str(&STANDARD.encode(bytes))
+    }
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Vec<u8>, D::Error> {
+        let s = <String>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        STANDARD.decode(s).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum OnDiskGatewayDetailsError {
+    #[error("JSON failure: {0}")]
+    SerializationFailure(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+
+    #[error("failed to store gateway details to {path}: {err}")]
+    StoreFailure {
+        path: String,
+        #[source]
+        err: std::io::Error,
+    },
+
+    #[error("failed to load gateway details from {path}: {err}")]
+    LoadFailure {
+        path: String,
+        #[source]
+        err: std::io::Error,
+    },
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub struct OnDiskGatewayDetails {
+    file_location: std::path::PathBuf,
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+impl OnDiskGatewayDetails {
+    pub fn new<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: P) -> Self {
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails {
+            file_location: path.as_ref().to_owned(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn load_from_disk(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, OnDiskGatewayDetailsError> {
+        let file = std::fs::File::open(&self.file_location).map_err(|err| {
+            OnDiskGatewayDetailsError::LoadFailure {
+                path: self.file_location.display().to_string(),
+                err,
+            }
+        })?;
+
+        Ok(serde_json::from_reader(file)?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn store_to_disk(
+        &self,
+        details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    ) -> Result<(), OnDiskGatewayDetailsError> {
+        // ensure the whole directory structure exists
+        if let Some(parent_dir) = &self.file_location.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent_dir).map_err(|err| {
+                OnDiskGatewayDetailsError::StoreFailure {
+                    path: self.file_location.display().to_string(),
+                    err,
+                }
+            })?
+        }
+
+        let file = std::fs::File::create(&self.file_location).map_err(|err| {
+            OnDiskGatewayDetailsError::StoreFailure {
+                path: self.file_location.display().to_string(),
+                err,
+            }
+        })?;
+
+        Ok(serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, details)?)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
+impl GatewayDetailsStore for OnDiskGatewayDetails {
+    type StorageError = OnDiskGatewayDetailsError;
+
+    async fn load_gateway_details(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, Self::StorageError> {
+        self.load_from_disk()
+    }
+
+    async fn store_gateway_details(
+        &self,
+        gateway_details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError> {
+        self.store_to_disk(gateway_details)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct InMemGatewayDetails {
+    details: Mutex<Option<PersistedGatewayDetails>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[error("old ephemeral gateway details can't be loaded from storage")]
+pub struct EphemeralGatewayDetailsError;
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
+impl GatewayDetailsStore for InMemGatewayDetails {
+    type StorageError = EphemeralGatewayDetailsError;
+
+    async fn load_gateway_details(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, Self::StorageError> {
+        self.details
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .clone()
+            .ok_or(EphemeralGatewayDetailsError)
+    }
+
+    async fn store_gateway_details(
+        &self,
+        gateway_details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError> {
+        *self.details.lock().await = Some(gateway_details.clone());
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
@@ -4,46 +4,57 @@
 // TODO: combine those more closely. Perhaps into a single underlying store.
 // Like for persistent, on-disk, storage, what's the point of having 3 different databases?

+use crate::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::{
+    GatewayDetailsStore, InMemGatewayDetails,
+};
 use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::{InMemEphemeralKeys, KeyStore};
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::ReplyStorageBackend;
-use nym_credential_storage::ephemeral_storage::{
-    EphemeralStorage as EphemeralCredentialStorage, EphemeralStorage,
-};
+use nym_credential_storage::ephemeral_storage::EphemeralStorage as EphemeralCredentialStorage;
 use nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage as CredentialStorage;

 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 use crate::client::base_client::non_wasm_helpers;
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
+use crate::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::OnDiskGatewayDetails;
+#[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
-use crate::config::{persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder, Config};
+use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::fs_backend;
+#[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
+use crate::config::{self, disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths};
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 use nym_credential_storage::persistent_storage::PersistentStorage as PersistentCredentialStorage;

-#[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
-use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::fs_backend;
+pub mod gateway_details;

+// TODO: ideally this should be changed into
+// `MixnetClientStorage: KeyStore + ReplyStorageBackend + CredentialStorage + GatewayDetailsStore`
 pub trait MixnetClientStorage {
    type KeyStore: KeyStore;
    type ReplyStore: ReplyStorageBackend;
    type CredentialStore: CredentialStorage;
+    type GatewayDetailsStore: GatewayDetailsStore;

    // this is a TERRIBLE name...
-    fn into_split(self) -> (Self::KeyStore, Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore);
+    // fn into_split(self) -> (Self::KeyStore, Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore, Self::GatewayDetailsStore);
+
+    fn into_runtime_stores(self) -> (Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore);

    fn key_store(&self) -> &Self::KeyStore;
    fn reply_store(&self) -> &Self::ReplyStore;
    fn credential_store(&self) -> &Self::CredentialStore;
+    fn gateway_details_store(&self) -> &Self::GatewayDetailsStore;
 }

 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Ephemeral {
    key_store: InMemEphemeralKeys,
    reply_store: reply_storage::Empty,
-    credential_store: EphemeralStorage,
+    credential_store: EphemeralCredentialStorage,
+    gateway_details_store: InMemGatewayDetails,
 }

 impl Ephemeral {
@@ -56,9 +67,10 @@ impl MixnetClientStorage for Ephemeral {
    type KeyStore = InMemEphemeralKeys;
    type ReplyStore = reply_storage::Empty;
    type CredentialStore = EphemeralCredentialStorage;
+    type GatewayDetailsStore = InMemGatewayDetails;

-    fn into_split(self) -> (Self::KeyStore, Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore) {
-        (self.key_store, self.reply_store, self.credential_store)
+    fn into_runtime_stores(self) -> (Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore) {
+        (self.reply_store, self.credential_store)
    }

    fn key_store(&self) -> &Self::KeyStore {
@@ -72,6 +84,10 @@ impl MixnetClientStorage for Ephemeral {
    fn credential_store(&self) -> &Self::CredentialStore {
        &self.credential_store
    }
+
+    fn gateway_details_store(&self) -> &Self::GatewayDetailsStore {
+        &self.gateway_details_store
+    }
 }

 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
@@ -79,6 +95,7 @@ pub struct OnDiskPersistent {
    pub(crate) key_store: OnDiskKeys,
    pub(crate) reply_store: fs_backend::Backend,
    pub(crate) credential_store: PersistentCredentialStorage,
+    pub(crate) gateway_details_store: OnDiskGatewayDetails,
 }

 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
@@ -87,31 +104,38 @@ impl OnDiskPersistent {
        key_store: OnDiskKeys,
        reply_store: fs_backend::Backend,
        credential_store: PersistentCredentialStorage,
+        gateway_details_store: OnDiskGatewayDetails,
    ) -> Self {
        Self {
            key_store,
            reply_store,
            credential_store,
+            gateway_details_store,
        }
    }

-    pub async fn from_config<T>(config: &Config<T>) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError> {
-        let pathfinder = ClientKeyPathfinder::new_from_config(config);
-        let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(pathfinder);
+    pub async fn from_paths(
+        paths: CommonClientPaths,
+        debug_config: &config::DebugConfig,
+    ) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError> {
+        let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(paths.keys);

        let reply_store = non_wasm_helpers::setup_fs_reply_surb_backend(
-            config.get_reply_surb_database_path(),
-            &config.get_debug_config().reply_surbs,
+            paths.reply_surb_database,
+            &debug_config.reply_surbs,
        )
        .await?;

        let credential_store =
-            nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(config.get_database_path()).await;
+            nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(paths.credentials_database).await;
+
+        let gateway_details_store = OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(paths.gateway_details);

        Ok(OnDiskPersistent {
            key_store,
            reply_store,
            credential_store,
+            gateway_details_store,
        })
    }
 }
@@ -121,9 +145,10 @@ impl MixnetClientStorage for OnDiskPersistent {
    type KeyStore = OnDiskKeys;
    type ReplyStore = fs_backend::Backend;
    type CredentialStore = PersistentCredentialStorage;
+    type GatewayDetailsStore = OnDiskGatewayDetails;

-    fn into_split(self) -> (Self::KeyStore, Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore) {
-        (self.key_store, self.reply_store, self.credential_store)
+    fn into_runtime_stores(self) -> (Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore) {
+        (self.reply_store, self.credential_store)
    }

    fn key_store(&self) -> &Self::KeyStore {
@@ -137,4 +162,8 @@ impl MixnetClientStorage for OnDiskPersistent {
    fn credential_store(&self) -> &Self::CredentialStore {
        &self.credential_store
    }
+
+    fn gateway_details_store(&self) -> &Self::GatewayDetailsStore {
+        &self.gateway_details_store
+    }
 }
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use log::*;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_sphinx::cover::generate_loop_cover_packet;
-use nym_sphinx::params::PacketSize;
+use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use nym_sphinx::utils::sample_poisson_duration;
 use rand::{rngs::OsRng, CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ where

    /// Optional secondary predefined packet size used for the loop cover messages.
    secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>,
+
+    packet_type: PacketType,
 }

 impl<R> Stream for LoopCoverTrafficStream<R>
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
            topology_access,
            primary_packet_size: traffic_config.primary_packet_size,
            secondary_packet_size: traffic_config.secondary_packet_size,
+            packet_type: traffic_config.packet_type,
        }
    }

@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
            self.average_ack_delay,
            self.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
            cover_traffic_packet_size,
-            nym_sphinx::params::PacketType::Mix,
+            self.packet_type,
        )
        .expect("Somehow failed to generate a loop cover message with a valid topology");

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
 use nym_gateway_requests::registration::handshake::SharedKeys;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use rand::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use zeroize::ZeroizeOnDrop;

@@ -20,6 +21,16 @@ pub enum ManagedKeys {
    Invalidated,
 }

+impl Debug for ManagedKeys {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ManagedKeys::Initial(_) => write!(f, "initial"),
+            ManagedKeys::FullyDerived(_) => write!(f, "fully derived"),
+            ManagedKeys::Invalidated => write!(f, "invalidated"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<KeyManagerBuilder> for ManagedKeys {
    fn from(value: KeyManagerBuilder) -> Self {
        ManagedKeys::Initial(value)
@@ -84,6 +95,11 @@ impl ManagedKeys {
        }
    }

+    pub fn must_get_gateway_shared_key(&self) -> Arc<SharedKeys> {
+        self.gateway_shared_key()
+            .expect("failed to extract gateway shared key")
+    }
+
    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> Option<Arc<SharedKeys>> {
        match self {
            ManagedKeys::Initial(_) => None,
@@ -108,6 +124,17 @@ impl ManagedKeys {
        }
    }

+    pub fn ensure_gateway_key(&self, gateway_shared_key: Arc<SharedKeys>) {
+        if let ManagedKeys::FullyDerived(key_manager) = &self {
+            if !Arc::ptr_eq(&key_manager.gateway_shared_key, &gateway_shared_key)
+                || key_manager.gateway_shared_key != gateway_shared_key
+            {
+                // this should NEVER happen thus panic here
+                panic!("derived fresh gateway shared key whilst already holding one!")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    pub async fn deal_with_gateway_key<S: KeyStore>(
        &mut self,
        gateway_shared_key: Arc<SharedKeys>,
@@ -120,12 +147,7 @@ impl ManagedKeys {
                key_manager
            }
            ManagedKeys::FullyDerived(key_manager) => {
-                if !Arc::ptr_eq(&key_manager.gateway_shared_key, &gateway_shared_key)
-                    || key_manager.gateway_shared_key != gateway_shared_key
-                {
-                    // this should NEVER happen thus panic here
-                    panic!("derived fresh gateway shared key whilst already holding one!")
-                }
+                self.ensure_gateway_key(gateway_shared_key);
                key_manager
            }
            ManagedKeys::Invalidated => unreachable!("the managed keys got invalidated"),
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 use crate::client::key_manager::KeyManager;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::error::Error;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use crate::config::persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder;
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ pub enum OnDiskKeysError {
    KeyPairLoadFailure {
        keys: String,
        paths: nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath,
+        #[source]
        err: std::io::Error,
    },

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub enum OnDiskKeysError {
    KeyPairStoreFailure {
        keys: String,
        paths: nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath,
+        #[source]
        err: std::io::Error,
    },

@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub enum OnDiskKeysError {
    KeyLoadFailure {
        key: String,
        path: String,
+        #[source]
        err: std::io::Error,
    },

@@ -59,30 +61,47 @@ pub enum OnDiskKeysError {
    KeyStoreFailure {
        key: String,
        path: String,
+        #[source]
        err: std::io::Error,
    },
 }

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 pub struct OnDiskKeys {
-    pathfinder: ClientKeyPathfinder,
+    paths: ClientKeysPaths,
 }

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-impl From<ClientKeyPathfinder> for OnDiskKeys {
-    fn from(pathfinder: ClientKeyPathfinder) -> Self {
-        OnDiskKeys { pathfinder }
+impl From<ClientKeysPaths> for OnDiskKeys {
+    fn from(paths: ClientKeysPaths) -> Self {
+        OnDiskKeys { paths }
    }
 }

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 impl OnDiskKeys {
-    pub fn new(pathfinder: ClientKeyPathfinder) -> Self {
-        OnDiskKeys { pathfinder }
+    pub fn new(paths: ClientKeysPaths) -> Self {
+        OnDiskKeys { paths }
    }

-    pub fn from_config<T>(config: &Config<T>) -> Self {
-        OnDiskKeys::new(ClientKeyPathfinder::new_from_config(config))
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn ephemeral_load_gateway_keys(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<zeroize::Zeroizing<SharedKeys>, OnDiskKeysError> {
+        self.load_key(self.paths.gateway_shared_key(), "gateway shared keys")
+            .map(zeroize::Zeroizing::new)
+    }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn load_encryption_keypair(&self) -> Result<encryption::KeyPair, OnDiskKeysError> {
+        let encryption_paths = self.paths.encryption_key_pair_path();
+        self.load_keypair(encryption_paths, "encryption keys")
+    }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn load_identity_keypair(&self) -> Result<identity::KeyPair, OnDiskKeysError> {
+        let identity_paths = self.paths.identity_key_pair_path();
+        self.load_keypair(identity_paths, "identity keys")
    }

    fn load_key<T: PemStorableKey>(
@@ -138,17 +157,12 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
    }

    fn load_keys(&self) -> Result<KeyManager, OnDiskKeysError> {
-        let identity_paths = self.pathfinder.identity_key_pair_path();
-        let encryption_paths = self.pathfinder.encryption_key_pair_path();
+        let identity_keypair = self.load_identity_keypair()?;
+        let encryption_keypair = self.load_encryption_keypair()?;

-        let identity_keypair: identity::KeyPair =
-            self.load_keypair(identity_paths, "identity keys")?;
-        let encryption_keypair: encryption::KeyPair =
-            self.load_keypair(encryption_paths, "encryption keys")?;
-
-        let ack_key: AckKey = self.load_key(self.pathfinder.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
+        let ack_key: AckKey = self.load_key(self.paths.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
        let gateway_shared_key: SharedKeys =
-            self.load_key(self.pathfinder.gateway_shared_key(), "gateway shared keys")?;
+            self.load_key(self.paths.gateway_shared_key(), "gateway shared keys")?;

        Ok(KeyManager::from_keys(
            identity_keypair,
@@ -159,8 +173,8 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
    }

    fn store_keys(&self, keys: &KeyManager) -> Result<(), OnDiskKeysError> {
-        let identity_paths = self.pathfinder.identity_key_pair_path();
-        let encryption_paths = self.pathfinder.encryption_key_pair_path();
+        let identity_paths = self.paths.identity_key_pair_path();
+        let encryption_paths = self.paths.encryption_key_pair_path();

        self.store_keypair(
            keys.identity_keypair.as_ref(),
@@ -173,10 +187,10 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
            "encryption keys",
        )?;

-        self.store_key(keys.ack_key.as_ref(), self.pathfinder.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
+        self.store_key(keys.ack_key.as_ref(), self.paths.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
        self.store_key(
            keys.gateway_shared_key.as_ref(),
-            self.pathfinder.gateway_shared_key(),
+            self.paths.gateway_shared_key(),
            "gateway shared keys",
        )?;

@@ -199,10 +213,12 @@ impl KeyStore for OnDiskKeys {
 }

 #[derive(Default)]
-pub struct InMemEphemeralKeys;
+pub struct InMemEphemeralKeys {
+    keys: Mutex<Option<KeyManager>>,
+}

 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-#[error("ephemeral keys can't be loaded from storage")]
+#[error("old ephemeral keys can't be loaded from storage")]
 pub struct EphemeralKeysError;

 #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
@@ -211,10 +227,11 @@ impl KeyStore for InMemEphemeralKeys {
    type StorageError = EphemeralKeysError;

    async fn load_keys(&self) -> Result<KeyManager, Self::StorageError> {
-        Err(EphemeralKeysError)
+        self.keys.lock().await.clone().ok_or(EphemeralKeysError)
    }

-    async fn store_keys(&self, _keys: &KeyManager) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError> {
+    async fn store_keys(&self, keys: &KeyManager) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError> {
+        *self.keys.lock().await = Some(keys.clone());
        Ok(())
    }
 }
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::client::inbound_messages::{InputMessage, InputMessageReceiver};
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use super::{
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ where
        fragments: Vec<Fragment>,
        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
    ) -> Result<Vec<PreparedFragment>, SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
-        debug_assert_ne!(
+        debug_assert_eq!(
            fragments.len(),
            reply_surbs.len(),
            "attempted to send {} fragments with {} reply surbs",
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use self::sending_delay_controller::SendingDelayController;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ where
                        self.config.average_ack_delay,
                        self.config.traffic.average_packet_delay,
                        cover_traffic_packet_size,
-                        self.config.traffic.packet_type.unwrap_or_default(),
+                        self.config.traffic.packet_type,
                    )
                    .expect(
                        "Somehow failed to generate a loop cover message with a valid topology",
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_identity.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_identity.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_encryption.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_encryption.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_SHARED_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "gateway_shared.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "ack_key.pem";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ClientKeysPaths {
+    /// Path to file containing private identity key.
+    pub private_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing public identity key.
+    pub public_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing private encryption key.
+    pub private_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing public encryption key.
+    pub public_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing shared key derived with the specified gateway that is used
+    /// for all communication with it.
+    pub gateway_shared_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
+    /// acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
+    pub ack_key_file: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl ClientKeysPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        let base_dir = base_data_directory.as_ref();
+
+        ClientKeysPaths {
+            private_identity_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME),
+            public_identity_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME),
+            private_encryption_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME),
+            public_encryption_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME),
+            gateway_shared_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_SHARED_KEY_FILENAME),
+            ack_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn identity_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
+        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
+            self.private_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
+            self.public_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn encryption_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
+        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
+            self.private_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
+            self.public_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn any_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.public_identity_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.private_identity_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.public_encryption_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.private_encryption_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.gateway_shared_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.ack_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+    }
+
+    pub fn any_file_exists_and_return(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        file_exists(&self.public_identity_key_file)
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.private_identity_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.public_encryption_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.private_encryption_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.gateway_shared_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.ack_key_file))
+    }
+
+    pub fn gateway_key_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.gateway_shared_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+    }
+
+    pub fn private_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.private_identity_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn public_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.public_identity_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn private_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.private_encryption_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn public_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.public_encryption_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.gateway_shared_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn ack_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.ack_key_file
+    }
+}
+
+fn file_exists(path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if matches!(path.try_exists(), Ok(true)) {
+        return Some(path.to_path_buf());
+    }
+    None
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+pub mod keys_paths;
+pub mod old_v1_1_20_2;
+
+pub const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_DETAILS_FILENAME: &str = "gateway_details.json";
+pub const DEFAULT_REPLY_SURB_DB_FILENAME: &str = "persistent_reply_store.sqlite";
+pub const DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_DB_FILENAME: &str = "credentials_database.db";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct CommonClientPaths {
+    pub keys: ClientKeysPaths,
+
+    /// Path to the file containing information about gateway used by this client,
+    /// i.e. details such as its public key, owner address or the network information.
+    pub gateway_details: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials of this client.
+    pub credentials_database: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
+    pub reply_surb_database: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl CommonClientPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        let base_dir = base_data_directory.as_ref();
+
+        CommonClientPaths {
+            credentials_database: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_DB_FILENAME),
+            reply_surb_database: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_REPLY_SURB_DB_FILENAME),
+            gateway_details: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_DETAILS_FILENAME),
+            keys: ClientKeysPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
+use crate::config::disk_persistence::{CommonClientPaths, DEFAULT_GATEWAY_DETAILS_FILENAME};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub keys: ClientKeysPaths,
+    pub credentials_database: PathBuf,
+    pub reply_surb_database: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub fn upgrade_default(self) -> CommonClientPaths {
+        let data_dir = self
+            .reply_surb_database
+            .parent()
+            .expect("client paths upgrade failure");
+        CommonClientPaths {
+            keys: self.keys,
+            gateway_details: data_dir.join(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_DETAILS_FILENAME),
+            credentials_database: self.credentials_database,
+            reply_surb_database: self.reply_surb_database,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use nym_config::defaults::NymNetworkDetails;
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet, CRED_DB_FILE_NAME};
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use url::Url;

@@ -15,19 +12,10 @@ use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;

+pub mod disk_persistence;
 pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
-pub mod persistence;
-
-pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_identity.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_identity.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_encryption.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_encryption.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_KEYS_FILENAME: &str = "gateway_shared.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "ack_key.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_REPLY_STORE_FILENAME: &str = "persistent_reply_store.sqlite";
-pub const DEFAULT_CREDENTIAL_STORE_FILENAME: &str = CRED_DB_FILE_NAME;
-
-pub const MISSING_VALUE: &str = "MISSING VALUE";
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_20;
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_20_2;

 // 'DEBUG'
 const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
@@ -68,172 +56,41 @@ const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 6
 // 24 hours
 const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60);

-pub fn missing_string_value() -> String {
-    MISSING_VALUE.to_string()
-}
-
-pub trait ClientCoreConfigTrait {
-    fn get_gateway_endpoint(&self) -> &GatewayEndpointConfig;
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct Config<T> {
-    client: Client<T>,
+pub struct Config {
+    pub client: Client,

    #[serde(default)]
-    logging: Logging,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    debug: DebugConfig,
+    pub debug: DebugConfig,
 }

-impl<T> ClientCoreConfigTrait for Config<T> {
-    fn get_gateway_endpoint(&self) -> &GatewayEndpointConfig {
-        &self.client.gateway_endpoint
+impl Config {
+    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S, version: S) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            client: Client::new_default(id, version),
+            debug: Default::default(),
+        }
    }
-}

-impl<T> OptionalSet for Config<T> where T: NymConfig {}
-
-impl<T> Config<T> {
-    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        Config::default().with_id(id)
+    pub fn from_client_config(client: Client, debug: DebugConfig) -> Self {
+        Config { client, debug }
    }

    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
-        // no other sections have explicit requirements (yet)
        self.debug.validate()
    }

-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_id<S: Into<String>>(mut self, id: S) -> Self
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        self.client.id = id.into();
-        self.set_empty_fields_to_defaults();
+    pub fn with_debug_config(mut self, debug: DebugConfig) -> Self {
+        self.debug = debug;
        self
    }

-    #[must_use]
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    // TODO: this totally contradicts our trait... we REALLY have to refactor it...
-    pub fn reset_data_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(mut self, dir: P) -> Self {
-        self.client.private_identity_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.public_identity_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.private_encryption_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.public_encryption_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.gateway_shared_key_file = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_KEYS_FILENAME);
-        self.client.ack_key_file = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.reply_surb_database_path = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_REPLY_STORE_FILENAME);
-        self.client.database_path = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_CREDENTIAL_STORE_FILENAME);
-
-        self
-    }
-
-    #[must_use]
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    // TODO: this totally contradicts our trait... we REALLY have to refactor it...
-    pub fn reset_nym_root_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(mut self, dir: P) -> Self
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        self.client.nym_root_directory = dir.as_ref().to_owned();
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn set_empty_fields_to_defaults(&mut self) -> bool
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        let id = &self.client.id;
-        let mut changes_made = false;
-
-        // identity key setting
-        if self.client.private_identity_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.private_identity_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_private_identity_key_file(id);
-        }
-        if self.client.public_identity_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.public_identity_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_public_identity_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        // encryption key setting
-        if self
-            .client
-            .private_encryption_key_file
-            .as_os_str()
-            .is_empty()
-        {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.private_encryption_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_private_encryption_key_file(id);
-        }
-        if self
-            .client
-            .public_encryption_key_file
-            .as_os_str()
-            .is_empty()
-        {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.public_encryption_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_public_encryption_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        // shared gateway key setting
-        if self.client.gateway_shared_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.gateway_shared_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_gateway_shared_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        // ack key setting
-        if self.client.ack_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.ack_key_file = self::Client::<T>::default_ack_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        if self.client.reply_surb_database_path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.reply_surb_database_path =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_reply_surb_database_path(id);
-        }
-
-        if self.client.database_path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.database_path = self::Client::<T>::default_database_path(id);
-        }
-        changes_made
-    }
-
    pub fn with_disabled_credentials(mut self, disabled_credentials_mode: bool) -> Self {
        self.client.disabled_credentials_mode = disabled_credentials_mode;
        self
    }

-    pub fn set_gateway_endpoint(&mut self, gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfig) {
-        self.client.gateway_endpoint = gateway_endpoint;
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_gateway_endpoint(mut self, gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
-        self.client.gateway_endpoint = gateway_endpoint;
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_gateway_id<S: Into<String>>(&mut self, id: S) {
-        self.client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_id = id.into();
-    }
-
    pub fn with_custom_nyxd(mut self, urls: Vec<Url>) -> Self {
        self.client.nyxd_urls = urls;
        self
@@ -260,7 +117,7 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
    }

    pub fn with_packet_type(mut self, packet_type: PacketType) -> Self {
-        self.client.packet_type = Some(packet_type);
+        self.debug.traffic.packet_type = packet_type;
        self
    }

@@ -285,6 +142,43 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
        self.debug.traffic.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution = true;
    }

+    pub fn with_disabled_cover_traffic_with_keepalive(mut self, disabled: bool) -> Self {
+        if disabled {
+            self.set_no_cover_traffic_with_keepalive()
+        }
+        self
+    }
+    pub fn set_no_cover_traffic_with_keepalive(&mut self) {
+        self.debug.traffic.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution = true;
+        self.debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay = Duration::from_secs(5);
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_disabled_topology_refresh(mut self, disable_topology_refresh: bool) -> Self {
+        self.debug.topology.disable_refreshing = disable_topology_refresh;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_no_per_hop_delays(mut self, no_per_hop_delays: bool) -> Self {
+        if no_per_hop_delays {
+            self.set_no_per_hop_delays()
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_no_per_hop_delays(&mut self) {
+        self.debug.traffic.average_packet_delay = Duration::ZERO;
+        self.debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay = Duration::ZERO;
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_secondary_packet_size(mut self, secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>) -> Self {
+        self.set_secondary_packet_size(secondary_packet_size);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_secondary_packet_size(&mut self, secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>) {
+        self.debug.traffic.secondary_packet_size = secondary_packet_size;
+    }
+
    pub fn set_custom_version(&mut self, version: &str) {
        self.client.version = version.to_string();
    }
@@ -297,34 +191,6 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
        self.client.disabled_credentials_mode
    }

-    pub fn get_nym_root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.nym_root_directory.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_private_identity_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.private_identity_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_public_identity_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.public_identity_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_private_encryption_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.private_encryption_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_public_encryption_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.public_encryption_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_shared_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.gateway_shared_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_ack_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.ack_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
    pub fn get_validator_endpoints(&self) -> Vec<Url> {
        self.client.nyxd_urls.clone()
    }
@@ -332,139 +198,6 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
    pub fn get_nym_api_endpoints(&self) -> Vec<Url> {
        self.client.nym_api_urls.clone()
    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_id(&self) -> String {
-        self.client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_id.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_owner(&self) -> String {
-        self.client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_owner.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_listener(&self) -> String {
-        self.client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_listener.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_endpoint_config(&self) -> &GatewayEndpointConfig {
-        &self.client.gateway_endpoint
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_database_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.database_path.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_reply_surb_database_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.reply_surb_database_path.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_version(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.client.version
-    }
-
-    // Debug getters
-    pub fn get_debug_config(&self) -> &DebugConfig {
-        &self.debug
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_average_packet_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.traffic.average_packet_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_average_ack_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_ack_wait_multiplier(&self) -> f64 {
-        self.debug.acknowledgements.ack_wait_multiplier
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_ack_wait_addition(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.acknowledgements.ack_wait_addition
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_loop_cover_traffic_average_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_message_sending_average_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.traffic.message_sending_average_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_response_timeout(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_topology_refresh_rate(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.topology.topology_refresh_rate
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_topology_resolution_timeout(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.topology.topology_resolution_timeout
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_disabled_loop_cover_traffic_stream(&self) -> bool {
-        self.debug.cover_traffic.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_disabled_main_poisson_packet_distribution(&self) -> bool {
-        self.debug.traffic.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold(&self) -> usize {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold(&self) -> usize {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_minimum_reply_surb_request_size(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_request_size
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_request_size(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_request_size
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.debug
-            .reply_surbs
-            .maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug
-            .reply_surbs
-            .maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug
-            .reply_surbs
-            .maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_age(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_age
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_key_age(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_key_age
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_packet_type(&self) -> PacketType {
-        self.client.packet_type.unwrap_or(PacketType::Mix)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: NymConfig> Default for Config<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Config {
-            client: Client::<T>::default(),
-            logging: Default::default(),
-            debug: Default::default(),
-        }
-    }
 }

 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
@@ -517,9 +250,10 @@ impl From<nym_topology::gateway::Node> for GatewayEndpointConfig {
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
-pub struct Client<T> {
+// note: the deny_unknown_fields is VITAL here to allow upgrades from v1.1.20_2
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct Client {
    /// Version of the client for which this configuration was created.
-    #[serde(default = "missing_string_value")]
    pub version: String,

    /// ID specifies the human readable ID of this particular client.
@@ -527,6 +261,7 @@ pub struct Client<T> {

    /// Indicates whether this client is running in a disabled credentials mode, thus attempting
    /// to claim bandwidth without presenting bandwidth credentials.
+    // TODO: this should be moved to `debug.gateway_connection`
    #[serde(default)]
    pub disabled_credentials_mode: bool,

@@ -537,52 +272,10 @@ pub struct Client<T> {
    /// Addresses to APIs running on validator from which the client gets the view of the network.
    #[serde(alias = "validator_api_urls")]
    pub nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
-
-    /// Path to file containing private identity key.
-    pub private_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing public identity key.
-    pub public_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing private encryption key.
-    pub private_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing public encryption key.
-    pub public_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing shared key derived with the specified gateway that is used
-    /// for all communication with it.
-    pub gateway_shared_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
-    /// acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
-    pub ack_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Information regarding how the client should send data to gateway.
-    pub gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfig,
-
-    /// Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials of this client.
-    pub database_path: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
-    // this was set to use #[serde(default)] for the purposes of compatibility for multi-surbs introduced in 1.1.4.
-    // if you're reading this message and we have already introduced some breaking changes, feel free
-    // to remove that attribute since at this point the client configs should have gotten regenerated
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub reply_surb_database_path: PathBuf,
-
-    /// nym_home_directory specifies absolute path to the home nym Clients directory.
-    /// It is expected to use default value and hence .toml file should not redefine this field.
-    pub nym_root_directory: PathBuf,
-
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub super_struct: PhantomData<T>,
-
-    pub packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
 }

-impl<T: NymConfig> Default for Client<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
+impl Client {
+    pub fn new_default<S: Into<String>>(id: S, version: S) -> Self {
        let network = NymNetworkDetails::new_mainnet();
        let nyxd_urls = network
            .endpoints
@@ -595,73 +288,33 @@ impl<T: NymConfig> Default for Client<T> {
            .filter_map(|validator| validator.api_url())
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();

-        if nym_api_urls.is_empty() {
-            panic!("we do not have any default nym-api urls available!")
-        }
-
-        // there must be explicit checks for whether id is not empty later
        Client {
-            version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
-            id: "".to_string(),
+            version: version.into(),
+            id: id.into(),
            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
            nyxd_urls,
            nym_api_urls,
-            private_identity_key_file: Default::default(),
-            public_identity_key_file: Default::default(),
-            private_encryption_key_file: Default::default(),
-            public_encryption_key_file: Default::default(),
-            gateway_shared_key_file: Default::default(),
-            ack_key_file: Default::default(),
-            gateway_endpoint: Default::default(),
-            database_path: Default::default(),
-            reply_surb_database_path: Default::default(),
-            nym_root_directory: T::default_root_directory(),
-            super_struct: Default::default(),
-            packet_type: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(
+        id: S,
+        disabled_credentials_mode: bool,
+        nyxd_urls: Vec<Url>,
+        nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Client {
+            version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
+            id: id.into(),
+            disabled_credentials_mode,
+            nyxd_urls,
+            nym_api_urls,
        }
    }
 }

-impl<T: NymConfig> Client<T> {
-    fn default_private_identity_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("private_identity.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_public_identity_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("public_identity.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_private_encryption_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("private_encryption.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_public_encryption_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("public_encryption.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_gateway_shared_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("gateway_shared.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_ack_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("ack_key.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_reply_surb_database_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("persistent_reply_store.sqlite")
-    }
-
-    fn default_database_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join(CRED_DB_FILE_NAME)
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct Logging {}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Traffic {
    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
    /// sent packet is going to be delayed at any given mix node.
@@ -690,7 +343,7 @@ pub struct Traffic {
    /// Do not set it it unless you understand the consequences of that change.
    pub secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>,

-    pub packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
+    pub packet_type: PacketType,
 }

 impl Traffic {
@@ -714,7 +367,7 @@ impl Default for Traffic {
            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: false,
            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
            secondary_packet_size: None,
-            packet_type: None,
+            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
        }
    }
 }
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::config::{
-    Acknowledgements, Client, Config, CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, GatewayConnection, Logging,
-    ReplySurbs, Topology, Traffic, DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION, DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER,
-    DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY, DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT,
-    DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
-    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE,
-    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
-    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20::{
+    AcknowledgementsV1_1_20, ClientV1_1_20, ConfigV1_1_20, CoverTrafficV1_1_20, DebugConfigV1_1_20,
+    GatewayConnectionV1_1_20, LoggingV1_1_20, ReplySurbsV1_1_20, TopologyV1_1_20, TrafficV1_1_20,
+    DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION, DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER, DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+    DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE,
+    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD,
+    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
    DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE, DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
    DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE, DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT,
 };
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketSize;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -40,21 +39,21 @@ impl From<ExtendedPacketSize> for PacketSize {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13<T> {
-    pub client: Client<T>,
+    pub client: ClientV1_1_20<T>,

    #[serde(default)]
-    logging: Logging,
+    pub logging: OldLoggingV1_1_13,
    #[serde(default)]
-    debug: OldDebugConfigV1_1_13,
+    pub debug: OldDebugConfigV1_1_13,
 }

-impl<T: NymConfig> Default for OldConfigV1_1_13<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        OldConfigV1_1_13 {
-            client: Client::<T>::default(),
-            logging: Default::default(),
-            debug: Default::default(),
-        }
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct OldLoggingV1_1_13 {}
+
+impl From<OldLoggingV1_1_13> for LoggingV1_1_20 {
+    fn from(_value: OldLoggingV1_1_13) -> Self {
+        LoggingV1_1_20 {}
    }
 }

@@ -115,37 +114,36 @@ pub struct OldDebugConfigV1_1_13 {
    pub maximum_reply_key_age: Duration,
 }

-impl From<OldDebugConfigV1_1_13> for DebugConfig {
+impl From<OldDebugConfigV1_1_13> for DebugConfigV1_1_20 {
    fn from(value: OldDebugConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
-        DebugConfig {
-            traffic: Traffic {
+        DebugConfigV1_1_20 {
+            traffic: TrafficV1_1_20 {
                average_packet_delay: value.average_packet_delay,
                message_sending_average_delay: value.message_sending_average_delay,
                disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: value
                    .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
                primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
                secondary_packet_size: value.use_extended_packet_size.map(Into::into),
-                packet_type: None,
            },
-            cover_traffic: CoverTraffic {
+            cover_traffic: CoverTrafficV1_1_20 {
                loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: value.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
                disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: value.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream,
-                ..CoverTraffic::default()
+                ..CoverTrafficV1_1_20::default()
            },
-            gateway_connection: GatewayConnection {
+            gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionV1_1_20 {
                gateway_response_timeout: value.gateway_response_timeout,
            },
-            acknowledgements: Acknowledgements {
+            acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsV1_1_20 {
                average_ack_delay: value.average_ack_delay,
                ack_wait_multiplier: value.ack_wait_multiplier,
                ack_wait_addition: value.ack_wait_addition,
            },
-            topology: Topology {
+            topology: TopologyV1_1_20 {
                topology_refresh_rate: value.topology_refresh_rate,
                topology_resolution_timeout: value.topology_resolution_timeout,
                disable_refreshing: false,
            },
-            reply_surbs: ReplySurbs {
+            reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV1_1_20 {
                minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
                maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
                minimum_reply_surb_request_size: value.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
@@ -192,10 +190,10 @@ impl Default for OldDebugConfigV1_1_13 {
    }
 }

-impl<T, U> From<OldConfigV1_1_13<T>> for Config<U> {
+impl<T, U> From<OldConfigV1_1_13<T>> for ConfigV1_1_20<U> {
    fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13<T>) -> Self {
-        Config {
-            client: Client {
+        ConfigV1_1_20 {
+            client: ClientV1_1_20 {
                version: value.client.version,
                id: value.client.id,
                disabled_credentials_mode: value.client.disabled_credentials_mode,
@@ -211,10 +209,10 @@ impl<T, U> From<OldConfigV1_1_13<T>> for Config<U> {
                database_path: value.client.database_path,
                reply_surb_database_path: value.client.reply_surb_database_path,
                nym_root_directory: value.client.nym_root_directory,
+
                super_struct: PhantomData,
-                packet_type: Some(nym_sphinx::params::PacketType::Mix),
            },
-            logging: value.logging,
+            logging: value.logging.into(),
            debug: value.debug.into(),
        }
    }
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::{
+    AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2, CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2, DebugConfigV1_1_20_2,
+    GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2, GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2, ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2,
+    TopologyV1_1_20_2, TrafficV1_1_20_2,
+};
+use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use url::Url;
+
+// 'DEBUG'
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1_500);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(20);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60); // every 5min
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(5_000);
+// Set this to a high value for now, so that we don't risk sporadic timeouts that might cause
+// bought bandwidth tokens to not have time to be spent; Once we remove the gateway from the
+// bandwidth bridging protocol, we can come back to a smaller timeout value
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO: f64 = 0.70;
+
+// reply-surbs related:
+
+// define when to request
+// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_storage/surb_storage.rs
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 10;
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 200;
+
+// define how much to request at once
+// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_controller.rs
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 10;
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 100;
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 500;
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration =
+    Duration::from_secs(10);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration =
+    Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
+
+// 12 hours
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 60);
+
+// 24 hours
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_20<T> {
+    pub client: ClientV1_1_20<T>,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub logging: LoggingV1_1_20,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub debug: DebugConfigV1_1_20,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20 {
+    pub gateway_id: String,
+    pub gateway_owner: String,
+    pub gateway_listener: String,
+}
+
+impl From<GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20> for GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+            gateway_id: value.gateway_id,
+            gateway_owner: value.gateway_owner,
+            gateway_listener: value.gateway_listener,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ClientV1_1_20<T> {
+    pub version: String,
+    pub id: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub disabled_credentials_mode: bool,
+    #[serde(alias = "validator_urls")]
+    pub nyxd_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    #[serde(alias = "validator_api_urls")]
+    pub nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    pub private_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub public_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub private_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub public_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub gateway_shared_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub ack_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20,
+    pub database_path: PathBuf,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reply_surb_database_path: PathBuf,
+    pub nym_root_directory: PathBuf,
+
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub super_struct: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct LoggingV1_1_20 {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct TrafficV1_1_20 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub average_packet_delay: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub message_sending_average_delay: Duration,
+    pub disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: bool,
+    pub primary_packet_size: PacketSize,
+    pub secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>,
+}
+
+impl From<TrafficV1_1_20> for TrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: TrafficV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        TrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+            average_packet_delay: value.average_packet_delay,
+            message_sending_average_delay: value.message_sending_average_delay,
+            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: value
+                .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
+            primary_packet_size: value.primary_packet_size,
+            secondary_packet_size: value.secondary_packet_size,
+            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for TrafficV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TrafficV1_1_20 {
+            average_packet_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+            message_sending_average_delay: DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: false,
+            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
+            secondary_packet_size: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct CoverTrafficV1_1_20 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: Duration,
+    pub cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: f64,
+    pub disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<CoverTrafficV1_1_20> for CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: CoverTrafficV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: value.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
+            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: value.cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio,
+            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: value.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for CoverTrafficV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        CoverTrafficV1_1_20 {
+            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO,
+            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct GatewayConnectionV1_1_20 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub gateway_response_timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<GatewayConnectionV1_1_20> for GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: GatewayConnectionV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2 {
+            gateway_response_timeout: value.gateway_response_timeout,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for GatewayConnectionV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        GatewayConnectionV1_1_20 {
+            gateway_response_timeout: DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct AcknowledgementsV1_1_20 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub average_ack_delay: Duration,
+    pub ack_wait_multiplier: f64,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub ack_wait_addition: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<AcknowledgementsV1_1_20> for AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: AcknowledgementsV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2 {
+            average_ack_delay: value.average_ack_delay,
+            ack_wait_multiplier: value.ack_wait_multiplier,
+            ack_wait_addition: value.ack_wait_addition,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AcknowledgementsV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        AcknowledgementsV1_1_20 {
+            average_ack_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+            ack_wait_multiplier: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER,
+            ack_wait_addition: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct TopologyV1_1_20 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub topology_refresh_rate: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub topology_resolution_timeout: Duration,
+    pub disable_refreshing: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<TopologyV1_1_20> for TopologyV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: TopologyV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        TopologyV1_1_20_2 {
+            topology_refresh_rate: value.topology_refresh_rate,
+            topology_resolution_timeout: value.topology_resolution_timeout,
+            disable_refreshing: value.disable_refreshing,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for TopologyV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TopologyV1_1_20 {
+            topology_refresh_rate: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE,
+            topology_resolution_timeout: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT,
+            disable_refreshing: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ReplySurbsV1_1_20 {
+    pub minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
+    pub minimum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    pub maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_age: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_key_age: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<ReplySurbsV1_1_20> for ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: ReplySurbsV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2 {
+            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: value.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_reply_surb_request_size: value.maximum_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: value.maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: value
+                .maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period,
+            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: value.maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period,
+            maximum_reply_surb_age: value.maximum_reply_surb_age,
+            maximum_reply_key_age: value.maximum_reply_key_age,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ReplySurbsV1_1_20 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        ReplySurbsV1_1_20 {
+            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
+            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period:
+                DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE,
+            maximum_reply_key_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct DebugConfigV1_1_20 {
+    pub traffic: TrafficV1_1_20,
+    pub cover_traffic: CoverTrafficV1_1_20,
+    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionV1_1_20,
+    pub acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsV1_1_20,
+    pub topology: TopologyV1_1_20,
+    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV1_1_20,
+}
+
+impl From<DebugConfigV1_1_20> for DebugConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn from(value: DebugConfigV1_1_20) -> Self {
+        DebugConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+            traffic: value.traffic.into(),
+            cover_traffic: value.cover_traffic.into(),
+            gateway_connection: value.gateway_connection.into(),
+            acknowledgements: value.acknowledgements.into(),
+            topology: value.topology.into(),
+            reply_surbs: value.reply_surbs.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::{
+    Acknowledgements, Client, Config, CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, GatewayConnection,
+    GatewayEndpointConfig, ReplySurbs, Topology, Traffic,
+};
+use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use url::Url;
+
+// 'DEBUG'
+const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
+
+const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1_500);
+const DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
+const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(20);
+const DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
+const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60); // every 5min
+const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(5_000);
+// Set this to a high value for now, so that we don't risk sporadic timeouts that might cause
+// bought bandwidth tokens to not have time to be spent; Once we remove the gateway from the
+// bandwidth bridging protocol, we can come back to a smaller timeout value
+const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
+
+const DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO: f64 = 0.70;
+
+// reply-surbs related:
+
+// define when to request
+// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_storage/surb_storage.rs
+const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 10;
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 200;
+
+// define how much to request at once
+// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_controller.rs
+const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 10;
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 100;
+
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 500;
+
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
+
+// 12 hours
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 60);
+
+// 24 hours
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub client: ClientV1_1_20_2,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub debug: DebugConfigV1_1_20_2,
+}
+
+impl From<ConfigV1_1_20_2> for Config {
+    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            client: value.client.into(),
+            debug: value.debug.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    /// gateway_id specifies ID of the gateway to which the client should send messages.
+    /// If initially omitted, a random gateway will be chosen from the available topology.
+    pub gateway_id: String,
+
+    /// Address of the gateway owner to which the client should send messages.
+    pub gateway_owner: String,
+
+    /// Address of the gateway listener to which all client requests should be sent.
+    pub gateway_listener: String,
+}
+
+impl From<GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2> for GatewayEndpointConfig {
+    fn from(value: GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        GatewayEndpointConfig {
+            gateway_id: value.gateway_id,
+            gateway_owner: value.gateway_owner,
+            gateway_listener: value.gateway_listener,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ClientV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub version: String,
+
+    pub id: String,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub disabled_credentials_mode: bool,
+
+    #[serde(alias = "validator_urls")]
+    pub nyxd_urls: Vec<Url>,
+
+    #[serde(alias = "validator_api_urls")]
+    pub nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    pub gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2,
+}
+
+impl From<ClientV1_1_20_2> for Client {
+    fn from(value: ClientV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        Client {
+            version: value.version,
+            id: value.id,
+            disabled_credentials_mode: value.disabled_credentials_mode,
+            nyxd_urls: value.nyxd_urls,
+            nym_api_urls: value.nym_api_urls,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct TrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub average_packet_delay: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub message_sending_average_delay: Duration,
+    pub disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: bool,
+    pub primary_packet_size: PacketSize,
+    pub secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>,
+    pub packet_type: PacketType,
+}
+
+impl From<TrafficV1_1_20_2> for Traffic {
+    fn from(value: TrafficV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        Traffic {
+            average_packet_delay: value.average_packet_delay,
+            message_sending_average_delay: value.message_sending_average_delay,
+            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: value
+                .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
+            primary_packet_size: value.primary_packet_size,
+            secondary_packet_size: value.secondary_packet_size,
+            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for TrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+            average_packet_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+            message_sending_average_delay: DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: false,
+            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
+            secondary_packet_size: None,
+            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: Duration,
+    pub cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: f64,
+    pub disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2> for CoverTraffic {
+    fn from(value: CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        CoverTraffic {
+            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: value.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
+            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: value.cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio,
+            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: value.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2 {
+            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO,
+            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub gateway_response_timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2> for GatewayConnection {
+    fn from(value: GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        GatewayConnection {
+            gateway_response_timeout: value.gateway_response_timeout,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2 {
+            gateway_response_timeout: DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub average_ack_delay: Duration,
+    pub ack_wait_multiplier: f64,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub ack_wait_addition: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2> for Acknowledgements {
+    fn from(value: AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        Acknowledgements {
+            average_ack_delay: value.average_ack_delay,
+            ack_wait_multiplier: value.ack_wait_multiplier,
+            ack_wait_addition: value.ack_wait_addition,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2 {
+            average_ack_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+            ack_wait_multiplier: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER,
+            ack_wait_addition: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct TopologyV1_1_20_2 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub topology_refresh_rate: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub topology_resolution_timeout: Duration,
+    pub disable_refreshing: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for TopologyV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TopologyV1_1_20_2 {
+            topology_refresh_rate: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE,
+            topology_resolution_timeout: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT,
+            disable_refreshing: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<TopologyV1_1_20_2> for Topology {
+    fn from(value: TopologyV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        Topology {
+            topology_refresh_rate: value.topology_refresh_rate,
+            topology_resolution_timeout: value.topology_resolution_timeout,
+            disable_refreshing: value.disable_refreshing,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
+    pub minimum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    pub maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_age: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_key_age: Duration,
+}
+
+impl Default for ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2 {
+            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
+            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period:
+                DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE,
+            maximum_reply_key_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2> for ReplySurbs {
+    fn from(value: ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        ReplySurbs {
+            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: value.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_reply_surb_request_size: value.maximum_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: value.maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: value
+                .maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period,
+            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: value.maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period,
+            maximum_reply_surb_age: value.maximum_reply_surb_age,
+            maximum_reply_key_age: value.maximum_reply_key_age,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct DebugConfigV1_1_20_2 {
+    pub traffic: TrafficV1_1_20_2,
+    pub cover_traffic: CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2,
+    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2,
+    pub acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2,
+    pub topology: TopologyV1_1_20_2,
+    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2,
+}
+
+impl From<DebugConfigV1_1_20_2> for DebugConfig {
+    fn from(value: DebugConfigV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
+        DebugConfig {
+            traffic: value.traffic.into(),
+            cover_traffic: value.cover_traffic.into(),
+            gateway_connection: value.gateway_connection.into(),
+            acknowledgements: value.acknowledgements.into(),
+            topology: value.topology.into(),
+            reply_surbs: value.reply_surbs.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::config::Config;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct ClientKeyPathfinder {
-    pub identity_private_key: PathBuf,
-    pub identity_public_key: PathBuf,
-    pub encryption_private_key: PathBuf,
-    pub encryption_public_key: PathBuf,
-    pub gateway_shared_key: PathBuf,
-    pub ack_key: PathBuf,
-}
-
-impl ClientKeyPathfinder {
-    pub fn new(id: String) -> Self {
-        let os_config_dir = dirs::config_dir().expect("no config directory known for this OS"); // grabs the OS default config dir
-        let config_dir = os_config_dir.join("nym").join("clients").join(id);
-        ClientKeyPathfinder {
-            identity_private_key: config_dir.join("private_identity.pem"),
-            identity_public_key: config_dir.join("public_identity.pem"),
-            encryption_private_key: config_dir.join("private_encryption.pem"),
-            encryption_public_key: config_dir.join("public_encryption.pem"),
-            gateway_shared_key: config_dir.join("gateway_shared.pem"),
-            ack_key: config_dir.join("ack_key.pem"),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_from_config<T>(config: &Config<T>) -> Self {
-        ClientKeyPathfinder {
-            identity_private_key: config.get_private_identity_key_file(),
-            identity_public_key: config.get_public_identity_key_file(),
-            encryption_private_key: config.get_private_encryption_key_file(),
-            encryption_public_key: config.get_public_encryption_key_file(),
-            gateway_shared_key: config.get_gateway_shared_key_file(),
-            ack_key: config.get_ack_key_file(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn identity_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
-        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
-            self.private_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
-            self.public_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
-        )
-    }
-
-    pub fn encryption_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
-        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
-            self.private_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
-            self.public_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
-        )
-    }
-
-    pub fn any_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.identity_public_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.identity_private_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.encryption_public_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.encryption_private_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.gateway_shared_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.ack_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-    }
-
-    pub fn any_file_exists_and_return(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        file_exists(&self.identity_public_key)
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.identity_private_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.encryption_public_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.encryption_private_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.gateway_shared_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.ack_key))
-    }
-
-    pub fn gateway_key_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.gateway_shared_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-    }
-
-    pub fn private_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.identity_private_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn public_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.identity_public_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn private_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.encryption_private_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn public_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.encryption_public_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.gateway_shared_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn ack_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.ack_key
-    }
-}
-
-fn file_exists(path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    if matches!(path.try_exists(), Ok(true)) {
-        return Some(path.to_path_buf());
-    }
-    None
-}
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