Update contract-cache-mixnode.test.ts

Update config.yaml
Merge pull request #3728 from nymtech/qa/fix-api-tests
2023-08-02 13:25:05 +02:00 · 2023-08-02 13:23:45 +02:00 · 2023-08-02 13:21:00 +02:00 · 2023-08-02 13:02:29 +02:00 · 2023-08-02 12:55:46 +02:00 · 2023-08-02 12:54:09 +02:00
888 changed files with 33511 additions and 16518 deletions
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: 'Documentation'
 about: Suggest a fix or enhancement to the documentation or developer portal content
 title: "[DOCS]"
-labels: documentation
+labels: documentation, needs-triage
 assignees: mfahampshire

 ---
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an enhancement to the product
 title: "[Feature Request]"
-labels: enhancement
+labels: enhancement, needs-triage
 assignees: ''

 ---
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Report
 about: To help identify and reproduce issues
 title: "[Issue]"
-labels: bug, bug-needs-triage, qa
+labels: bug, bug-needs-triage, qa, needs-triage
 assignees: tommyv1987

 ---
@@ -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
@@ -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:
@@ -20,11 +20,22 @@ 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 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 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
@@ -15,19 +15,36 @@ 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:
          toolchain: stable
+          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+      - name: Install wasm-pack
+        run: |
+          export WASM_PACK_VERSION="v0.12.1" 
+          curl -LO https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-pack/releases/download/${WASM_PACK_VERSION}/wasm-pack-${WASM_PACK_VERSION}-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
+          tar xvzf wasm-pack-${WASM_PACK_VERSION}-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz -C $HOME/.cargo/bin --strip-components=1
+          rm wasm-pack-${WASM_PACK_VERSION}-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
+
      - name: Install the Apple developer certificate for code signing
        env:
          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
@@ -51,11 +68,15 @@ 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 }}
@@ -67,13 +88,15 @@ jobs:
          APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_PASSWORD }}
          TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          SENTRY_DSN_RUST: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_RUST }}
+          SENTRY_DSN_JS: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_JS }}
        run: yarn && yarn build

      - name: Upload Artifact
        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 +104,39 @@ 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: |
+          ref=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          semver="${ref##nym-connect-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=${semver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-connect_${semver}_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 }}
@@ -48,18 +61,49 @@ jobs:
        env:
          TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          SENTRY_DSN_RUST: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_RUST }}
+          SENTRY_DSN_JS: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_JS }}

      - name: Upload Artifact
        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: |
+          ref=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          semver="${ref##nym-connect-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=${semver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-connect_${semver}_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 }}
@@ -66,19 +79,50 @@ jobs:
          WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
          TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          SENTRY_DSN_RUST: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_RUST }}
+          SENTRY_DSN_JS: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_JS }}
        run: yarn build

      - name: Upload Artifact
        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: |
+          ref=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          semver="${ref##nym-connect-}" && semver="${semver##v}"
+          echo "version=${semver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-connect_${semver}_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_${semver}_x64.dmg" >> "$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_${semver}_amd64.AppImage" >> "$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}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "filename=nym-wallet_${semver}_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
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
            "build-tools;$SDK_BUILDTOOLS_VERSION"

      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.70.0

      - name: Install rust android targets
        run: |
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
        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

@@ -67,20 +68,27 @@ jobs:
        working-directory: nym-connect/native/android
        env:
          ANDROID_SDK_ROOT: ${{ env.ANDROID_HOME }}
+          SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NYMS5_ANDROID_SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
        # build for arm64 and x86_64
-        run: ./gradlew :app:assembleArch64Release
+        run: |
+          echo "auth.token=$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-release
+          name: nyms5-apk-arch64
          path: |
+            apk/nyms5-arch64-debug.apk
            apk/nyms5-arch64-release.apk

  gh-release:
@@ -93,10 +101,11 @@ jobs:
      - name: Download binary artifact
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
        with:
-          name: nyms5-apk-arch64-release
+          name: nyms5-apk-arch64
          path: apk
      - name: Release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        with:
-          files: apk/nyms5-arch64-release.apk
-
+          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
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ async function addToContextAndValidate(context) {
 async function getMessageBody(context) {
  try {
    const source = fs
-    .readFileSync("deny.message").toString();
+    .readFileSync("./notifications/deny.message").toString();
    return source;
 } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
@@ -3,62 +3,70 @@ name: CI for linting Typescript
 on:
  push:
    paths:
-      - 'ts-packages/**'
-      - 'sdk/typescript/**'
-      - 'nym-connect/desktop/src/**'
-      - 'nym-connect/desktop/package.json'
-      - 'nym-connect/mobile/src/**'
-      - 'nym-connect/mobile/package.json'
-      - 'nym-wallet/src/**'
-      - 'nym-wallet/package.json'
+      - "ts-packages/**"
+      - "sdk/typescript/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/src/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/package.json"
+      - "nym-connect/mobile/src/**"
+      - "nym-connect/mobile/package.json"
+      - "nym-wallet/src/**"
+      - "nym-wallet/package.json"
+      - "explorer/**"
  pull_request:
    paths:
-      - 'ts-packages/**'
-      - 'sdk/typescript/**'
-      - 'nym-connect/desktop/src/**'
-      - 'nym-connect/desktop/package.json'
-      - 'nym-connect/mobile/src/**'
-      - 'nym-connect/mobile/package.json'
-      - 'nym-wallet/src/**'
-      - 'nym-wallet/package.json'
+      - "ts-packages/**"
+      - "sdk/typescript/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/src/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/package.json"
+      - "nym-connect/mobile/src/**"
+      - "nym-connect/mobile/package.json"
+      - "nym-wallet/src/**"
+      - "nym-wallet/package.json"
+      - "explorer/**"

 jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Install rsync
-      run: sudo apt-get install rsync
-      continue-on-error: true
-    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      with:
-        node-version: 16
-    - name: Setup yarn
-      run: npm install -g yarn
-    - name: Install
-      run: yarn
-    - name: Build packages
-      run: yarn build
-    - name: Lint
-      run: yarn lint && yarn tsc
-    - name: Matrix - Node Install
-      run: npm install
-      working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
-    - name: Matrix - Send Notification
-      env:
-        NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: ts-packages
-        NYM_PROJECT_NAME: "ts-packages"
-        NYM_CI_WWW_BASE: "${{ secrets.NYM_CI_WWW_BASE }}"
-        NYM_CI_WWW_LOCATION: "ts-${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}"
-        GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-        GIT_BRANCH: "${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-        IS_SUCCESS: "${{ job.status == 'success' }}"
-        MATRIX_SERVER: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_SERVER }}"
-        MATRIX_ROOM: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM }}"
-        MATRIX_USER_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_USER_ID }}"
-        MATRIX_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}"
-        MATRIX_DEVICE_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_DEVICE_ID }}"
-      uses: docker://keybaseio/client:stable-node
-      with:
-        args: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/entry_point.sh
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install rsync
+        run: sudo apt-get install rsync
+        continue-on-error: true
+      - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+      - 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: Setup yarn
+        run: npm install -g yarn
+      - name: Install
+        run: yarn
+      - name: Build packages
+        run: yarn build
+      - name: Lint
+        run: yarn lint && yarn tsc
+      - name: Matrix - Node Install
+        run: npm install
+        working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
+      - name: Matrix - Send Notification
+        env:
+          NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: ts-packages
+          NYM_PROJECT_NAME: "ts-packages"
+          NYM_CI_WWW_BASE: "${{ secrets.NYM_CI_WWW_BASE }}"
+          NYM_CI_WWW_LOCATION: "ts-${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}"
+          GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
+          GIT_BRANCH: "${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
+          IS_SUCCESS: "${{ job.status == 'success' }}"
+          MATRIX_SERVER: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_SERVER }}"
+          MATRIX_ROOM: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM }}"
+          MATRIX_USER_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_USER_ID }}"
+          MATRIX_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}"
+          MATRIX_DEVICE_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_DEVICE_ID }}"
+        uses: docker://keybaseio/client:stable-node
+        with:
+          args: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/entry_point.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,51 @@ 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])
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ members = [
    "nym-api/nym-api-requests",
    "nym-outfox",
    "tools/nym-cli",
+    "tools/nym-nr-query",
    "tools/ts-rs-cli"
 ]

@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ default-members = [
    "explorer-api",
 ]

-exclude = ["explorer", "contracts", "clients/webassembly", "nym-wallet", "nym-connect/mobile/src-tauri", "nym-connect/desktop", "cpu-cycles"]
+exclude = ["explorer", "contracts", "clients/webassembly", "nym-wallet", "nym-connect/mobile/src-tauri", "nym-connect/desktop", "nym-browser-extension/storage", "cpu-cycles"]

 [workspace.package]
 authors = ["Nym Technologies SA"]
@@ -112,23 +113,28 @@ 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-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" }
+cosmwasm-derive = "=1.2.5"
+cosmwasm-schema = "=1.2.5"
+cosmwasm-std = "=1.2.5"
+cosmwasm-storage = "=1.2.5"
+cosmrs = "=0.14.0"
+# same version as used by cosmrs
+tendermint-rpc = "=0.32"
+cw-utils = "=1.0.1"
+cw-storage-plus = "=1.0.1"
+cw2 = { version = "=1.0.1" }
+cw3 = { version = "=1.0.1" }
+cw3-fixed-multisig = { version = "=1.0.1" }
+cw4 = { version = "=1.0.1" }
+cw-controllers = { version = "=1.0.1" }
 dotenvy = "0.15.6"
 generic-array = "0.14.7"
+k256 = "0.13"
+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)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ 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/build-nym.html).
+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
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ For Typescript components, please see [ts-packages](./ts-packages).

 ### Developer chat

-> 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. 
+> 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: 
+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)

@@ -84,4 +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.
-
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+  <defs>
+    <clipPath id="clip0_421_13045">
+      <rect width="80" height="80" fill="white" />
+    </clipPath>
+  </defs>
+</svg>
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ 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" }
 nym-bin-common = { path = "../../common/bin-common"}
 nym-network-defaults = { path = "../../common/network-defaults" }
 nym-pemstore = { path = "../../common/pemstore" }
-nym-validator-client = { path = "../../common/client-libs/validator-client", features = ["nyxd-client"] }
+nym-validator-client = { path = "../../common/client-libs/validator-client" }

@@ -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 = "1.1.20"
+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"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ nym-sphinx = { path = "../../common/nymsphinx" }
 nym-pemstore = { path = "../../common/pemstore" }
 nym-task = { path = "../../common/task" }
 nym-topology = { path = "../../common/topology" }
-nym-validator-client = { path = "../../common/client-libs/validator-client", features = ["nyxd-client"] }
+nym-validator-client = { path = "../../common/client-libs/validator-client", features = ["http-client"] }
 nym-client-websocket-requests = { path = "websocket-requests" }

 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -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();
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use clap::Args;
+use nym_bin_common::bin_info_owned;
+use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
+
+#[derive(Args)]
+pub(crate) struct BuildInfo {
+    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = OutputFormat::default())]
+    output: OutputFormat,
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn execute(args: BuildInfo) {
+    println!("{}", args.output.format(&bin_info_owned!()))
+}
@@ -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");
-}
@@ -2,24 +2,32 @@
 // 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 nym_bin_common::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
+use log::{error, info};
+use nym_bin_common::bin_info;
 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 build_info;
 pub(crate) mod init;
 pub(crate) mod run;
-pub(crate) mod upgrade;

 lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref PRETTY_BUILD_INFORMATION: String =
-        BinaryBuildInformation::new(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")).pretty_print();
+    pub static ref PRETTY_BUILD_INFORMATION: String = bin_info!().pretty_print();
 }

 // Helper for passing LONG_VERSION to clap
@@ -34,6 +42,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Cli {
    #[clap(short, long)]
    pub(crate) config_env_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,

+    /// Flag used for disabling the printed banner in tty.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pub(crate) no_banner: bool,
+
    #[clap(subcommand)]
    command: Commands,
 }
@@ -42,10 +54,12 @@ 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),
+
+    /// Show build information of this binary
+    BuildInfo(build_info::BuildInfo),

    /// Generate shell completions
    Completions(ArgShell),
@@ -66,13 +80,13 @@ pub(crate) struct OverrideConfig {
    enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
 }

-pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
+pub(crate) async fn execute(args: Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
    let bin_name = "nym-native-client";

-    match &args.command {
-        Commands::Init(m) => init::execute(m).await?,
-        Commands::Run(m) => run::execute(m).await?,
-        Commands::Upgrade(m) => upgrade::execute(m),
+    match args.command {
+        Commands::Init(m) => init::execute(&m).await?,
+        Commands::Run(m) => run::execute(&m).await?,
+        Commands::BuildInfo(m) => build_info::execute(m),
        Commands::Completions(s) => s.generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
        Commands::GenerateFigSpec => fig_generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
    }
@@ -82,40 +96,151 @@ 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)
-}
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ pub mod websocket;

 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    setup_logging();
-    maybe_print_banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!());
-
    let args = commands::Cli::parse();
    setup_env(args.config_env_file.as_ref());
-    commands::execute(&args).await
+
+    if !args.no_banner {
+        maybe_print_banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!());
+    }
+    setup_logging();
+
+    commands::execute(args).await
 }
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ impl Handler {
        let Ok(base_length) = self
            .lane_queue_lengths
            .lock()
-            .map(|guard| guard.get(&conn_lane).unwrap_or_default()) else {
+            .map(|guard| guard.get(&conn_lane).unwrap_or_default())
+        else {
            // I'd argue we should panic here as this error it not recoverable
            error!("The lane queue length lock is poisoned!!");
-            return None
+            return None;
        };

        // get the number of pending replies waiting for reply surbs
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ impl Handler {

        // Only reply back with a `LaneQueueLength` if the sender providided a connection id
        let TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id) = lane else {
-          return None
+            return None;
        };

        self.get_lane_queue_length(connection_id).await
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ impl Handler {

        // Only reply back with a `LaneQueueLength` if the sender providided a connection id
        let TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id) = lane else {
-          return None
+            return None;
        };

        self.get_lane_queue_length(connection_id).await
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ impl Handler {

        // Only reply back with a `LaneQueueLength` if the sender providided a connection id
        let TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id) = lane else {
-          return None
+            return None;
        };

        self.get_lane_queue_length(connection_id).await
@@ -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 = "1.1.20"
+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"
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use clap::Args;
+use nym_bin_common::bin_info_owned;
+use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
+
+#[derive(Args)]
+pub(crate) struct BuildInfo {
+    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = OutputFormat::default())]
+    output: OutputFormat,
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn execute(args: BuildInfo) {
+    println!("{}", args.output.format(&bin_info_owned!()))
+}
@@ -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");
-}
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 // 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 nym_bin_common::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
+use log::{error, info};
+use nym_bin_common::bin_info;
 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(crate) mod build_info;
 pub mod init;
 pub(crate) mod run;
-pub(crate) mod upgrade;

 lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref PRETTY_BUILD_INFORMATION: String =
-        BinaryBuildInformation::new(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")).pretty_print();
+    pub static ref PRETTY_BUILD_INFORMATION: String = bin_info!().pretty_print();
 }

 // Helper for passing LONG_VERSION to clap
@@ -34,6 +42,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Cli {
    #[clap(short, long)]
    pub(crate) config_env_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,

+    /// Flag used for disabling the printed banner in tty.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pub(crate) no_banner: bool,
+
    #[clap(subcommand)]
    command: Commands,
 }
@@ -46,8 +58,8 @@ 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),
+    /// Show build information of this binary
+    BuildInfo(build_info::BuildInfo),

    /// Generate shell completions
    Completions(ArgShell),
@@ -63,18 +75,19 @@ 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,
 }

-pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
+pub(crate) async fn execute(args: Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
    let bin_name = "nym-socks5-client";

-    match &args.command {
-        Commands::Init(m) => init::execute(m).await?,
-        Commands::Run(m) => run::execute(m).await?,
-        Commands::Upgrade(m) => upgrade::execute(m),
+    match args.command {
+        Commands::Init(m) => init::execute(&m).await?,
+        Commands::Run(m) => run::execute(&m).await?,
+        Commands::BuildInfo(m) => build_info::execute(m),
        Commands::Completions(s) => s.generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
        Commands::GenerateFigSpec => fig_generate(&mut Cli::command(), bin_name),
    }
@@ -82,47 +95,173 @@ 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 }}'
+
+"#;
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ 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]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    setup_logging();
-    maybe_print_banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!());
-
    let args = commands::Cli::parse();
    setup_env(args.config_env_file.as_ref());
-    commands::execute(&args).await
+
+    if !args.no_banner {
+        maybe_print_banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!());
+    }
+    setup_logging();
+
+    commands::execute(args).await
 }
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+18
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
  "version": "0.19.0",
  "description": "A TypeScript client for interacting with smart contracts in Nym validators",
  "repository": "https://github.com/nymtech/nym",
-  "main": "./dist/index.js",
-  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "rollup -c ./rollup.config.mjs",
-    "build:types": "rollup-type-bundler --dist ./dist/nym-validator-client",
+    "build:types": "rollup-type-bundler --dist ./dist",
    "build:prod": "sh ./scripts/build-prod.sh",
    "test": "ts-mocha -p ./tsconfig.test.json ./src/tests/**/*.test.ts",
    "testmock": "ts-mocha -p ./tsconfig.test.json ./src/tests/mock/*.test.ts",
@@ -29,16 +29,23 @@
  ],
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "devDependencies": {
+    "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate": "^0.29.5",
+    "@cosmjs/crypto": "^0.29.5",
+    "@cosmjs/math": "^0.29.5",
+    "@cosmjs/proto-signing": "^0.29.5",
+    "@cosmjs/stargate": "^0.29.5",
+    "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc": "^0.29.5",
    "@favware/rollup-type-bundler": "^2.0.0",
    "@nymproject/types": "^1.0.0",
    "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^24.0.1",
    "@rollup/plugin-json": "^6.0.0",
-    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^11.0.0",
    "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^15.0.1",
-    "rollup": "^3.17.2",
-    "rollup-plugin-dts": "^5.2.0",
+    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^11.0.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.7.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.7.0",
+    "axios": "^1.3.3",
+    "cosmjs-types": "^0.4.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
    "eslint": "^7.18.0",
    "eslint-config-airbnb": "^19.0.2",
    "eslint-config-airbnb-typescript": "^16.1.0",
@@ -47,21 +54,15 @@
    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.4",
    "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^10.0.3",
    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+    "expect": "^28.1.3",
    "mocha": "^10.0.0",
+    "moq.ts": "^7.3.4",
    "prettier": "^2.8.7",
+    "rollup": "^3.17.2",
+    "rollup-plugin-dts": "^5.2.0",
+    "rollup-plugin-node-polyfills": "^0.2.1",
    "ts-mocha": "^10.0.0",
    "typedoc": "^0.22.13",
-    "typescript": "^4.6.2",
-    "cosmjs-types": "^0.4.1",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
-    "expect": "^28.1.3",
-    "moq.ts": "^7.3.4",
-    "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate": "^0.29.5",
-    "@cosmjs/crypto": "^0.29.5",
-    "@cosmjs/math": "^0.29.5",
-    "@cosmjs/proto-signing": "^0.29.5",
-    "@cosmjs/stargate": "^0.29.5",
-    "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc": "^0.29.5",
-    "axios": "^1.3.3"
+    "typescript": "^4.6.2"
  }
 }
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import typescript from '@rollup/plugin-typescript';
-import resolve from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve';
+import nodePolyfills from 'rollup-plugin-node-polyfills';
 import json from '@rollup/plugin-json';
 import commonjs from '@rollup/plugin-commonjs';

 export default [
  {
-    input: './src/index.ts',
+    input: 'src/index.ts',
    output: {
-      dir: 'dist/nym-validator-client',
+      dir: 'dist',
      format: 'cjs',
    },
-    plugins: [resolve(), typescript(), commonjs(), json()],
+    plugins: [nodePolyfills(), typescript(), commonjs(), json()],
  },
 ];
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ node ./scripts/buildPackageJson.mjs

 # Copy README

-cp README.md dist/nym-validator-client
+cp README.md dist/

 # move the output outside of the yarn/npm workspaces

@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ const packageJson = {
  types,
 };

-fs.writeFileSync('./dist/nym-validator-client/package.json', JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
+fs.writeFileSync('./dist/package.json', JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import {
 } from '@nymproject/types';
 import QueryClient from './query-client';
 import SigningClient, { ISigningClient } from './signing-client';
-// import { DelegationBlock } from './types/shared';

 export interface INymClient {
  readonly mixnetContract: string;
@@ -626,7 +625,17 @@ export default class ValidatorClient implements INymClient {

  // SIMULATE

-  public async simulateSend(signingAddress: string, from: string, to: string, amount: Coin[]) {
-    return (this.client as SigningClient).simulateSend(signingAddress, from, to, amount);
+  public async simulateSend({
+    signingAddress,
+    from,
+    to,
+    amount,
+  }: {
+    signingAddress: string;
+    from: string;
+    to: string;
+    amount: Coin[];
+  }) {
+    return (this.client as ISigningClient).simulateSend(signingAddress, from, to, amount);
  }
 }
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ describe('Simualtions', () => {
  });

  it('can simulate sending tokens', async () => {
-    const res = await client.simulateSend(client.address, client.address, client.address, [
-      { amount: '400000', denom: 'unym' },
-    ]);
+    const res = await client.simulateSend({
+      signingAddress: client.address,
+      from: client.address,
+      to: client.address,
+      amount: [{ amount: '400000', denom: 'unym' }],
+    });

    expect(typeof res).toBe('number');
  }).timeout(10000);
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "./dist/nym-validator-client",
+    "outDir": "dist",
    "module": "ES2020",
    "target": "es2021",
    "allowJs": false,
@@ -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();
@@ -4,76 +4,52 @@
 // due to expansion of #[wasm_bindgen] macro on `Debug` Config struct
 #![allow(clippy::drop_non_drop)]
 // another issue due to #[wasm_bindgen] and `Copy` trait
-#![allow(clippy::drop_copy)]
+#![allow(dropping_copy_types)]

 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)
    }
 }
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::storage::errors::ClientStorageError;
+use crate::storage::error::ClientStorageError;
 use crate::topology::WasmTopologyError;
 use js_sys::Promise;
 use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
@@ -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::storage::errors::ClientStorageError;
+use crate::client::config::Config;
+use crate::storage::error::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;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ use wasm_utils::storage::{IdbVersionChangeEvent, WasmStorage};
 use wasm_utils::PromisableResult;
 use zeroize::Zeroizing;

-pub(crate) mod errors;
+pub(crate) mod error;
 pub(crate) mod traits;

 const STORAGE_NAME_PREFIX: &str = "wasm-client-storage";
@@ -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)
+    }
 }
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::storage::errors::ClientStorageError;
+use crate::storage::error::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,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl AsyncFileWatcher {
        }

        let Some(filters) = &self.filters else {
-            return true
+            return true;
        };

        for filter in filters {
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto", features = ["rand", "asymmetric", "symmetric"
 nym-network-defaults = { path = "../network-defaults" }
 nym-validator-client = { path = "../client-libs/validator-client", default-features = false }

-
 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.nym-validator-client]
 path = "../client-libs/validator-client"
-features = ["nyxd-client"]
+features = ["signing"]
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
 use nym_network_defaults::VOUCHER_INFO;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::traits::CoconutBandwidthSigningClient;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::traits::DkgQueryClient;
-use nym_validator_client::nyxd::tx::Hash;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::Coin;
+use nym_validator_client::nyxd::Hash;
 use nym_validator_client::CoconutApiClient;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use state::{KeyPair, State};
@@ -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",
+]
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 // TODO: at a later date this crate should probably also expose `ContractBuildInformation`
 // and be used by our smart contracts

+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BinaryBuildInformation {
+    /// Provides the name of the binary, i.e. the content of `CARGO_PKG_NAME` environmental variable.
+    pub binary_name: &'static str,
+
    // VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
    /// Provides the build timestamp, for example `2021-02-23T20:14:46.558472672+00:00`.
    pub build_timestamp: &'static str,
@@ -41,8 +47,9 @@ pub struct BinaryBuildInformation {

 impl BinaryBuildInformation {
    // explicitly require the build_version to be passed as it's binary specific
-    pub const fn new(build_version: &'static str) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(binary_name: &'static str, build_version: &'static str) -> Self {
        BinaryBuildInformation {
+            binary_name,
            build_timestamp: env!("VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP"),
            build_version,
            commit_sha: env!("VERGEN_GIT_SHA"),
@@ -56,6 +63,7 @@ impl BinaryBuildInformation {

    pub fn to_owned(&self) -> BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
        BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
+            binary_name: self.binary_name.to_owned(),
            build_timestamp: self.build_timestamp.to_owned(),
            build_version: self.build_version.to_owned(),
            commit_sha: self.commit_sha.to_owned(),
@@ -68,40 +76,15 @@ impl BinaryBuildInformation {
    }

    pub fn pretty_print(&self) -> String {
-        format!(
-            r#"
-{:<20}{}
-{:<20}{}
-{:<20}{}
-{:<20}{}
-{:<20}{}
-{:<20}{}
-{:<20}{}
-{:<20}{}
-"#,
-            "Build Timestamp:",
-            self.build_timestamp,
-            "Build Version:",
-            self.build_version,
-            "Commit SHA:",
-            self.commit_sha,
-            "Commit Date:",
-            self.commit_timestamp,
-            "Commit Branch:",
-            self.commit_branch,
-            "rustc Version:",
-            self.rustc_version,
-            "rustc Channel:",
-            self.rustc_channel,
-            "cargo Profile:",
-            self.cargo_profile,
-        )
+        self.to_owned().to_string()
    }
 }

-#[derive(Debug)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
+    /// Provides the name of the binary, i.e. the content of `CARGO_PKG_NAME` environmental variable.
+    pub binary_name: String,
+
    // VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
    /// Provides the build timestamp, for example `2021-02-23T20:14:46.558472672+00:00`.
    pub build_timestamp: String,
@@ -134,3 +117,62 @@ pub struct BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
    /// Provides the cargo profile that was used for the build, for example `debug`.
    pub cargo_profile: String,
 }
+
+impl Display for BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            r#"
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+{:<20}{}
+"#,
+            "Binary Name:",
+            self.binary_name,
+            "Build Timestamp:",
+            self.build_timestamp,
+            "Build Version:",
+            self.build_version,
+            "Commit SHA:",
+            self.commit_sha,
+            "Commit Date:",
+            self.commit_timestamp,
+            "Commit Branch:",
+            self.commit_branch,
+            "rustc Version:",
+            self.rustc_version,
+            "rustc Channel:",
+            self.rustc_channel,
+            "cargo Profile:",
+            self.cargo_profile,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+// since this macro will get expanded at the callsite, it will pull in correct binary version
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! bin_info {
+    () => {
+        $crate::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation::new(
+            env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"),
+            env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+        )
+    };
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! bin_info_owned {
+    () => {
+        $crate::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation::new(
+            env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"),
+            env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+        )
+        .to_owned()
+    };
+}
@@ -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"] }
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ nym-network-defaults = { path = "../network-defaults" }

 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.nym-validator-client]
 path = "../client-libs/validator-client"
-features = ["nyxd-client"]
+features = ["signing", "http-client"]

 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.tokio-stream]
 version = "0.1.11"
@@ -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,
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