diff --git a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala
index 8e0750a873..2d5d995bdd 100644
--- a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala
+++ b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.bitcoins.server
 
-import java.net.InetSocketAddress
-import java.nio.file.{Files, Paths}
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem
 import akka.http.scaladsl.Http
@@ -14,22 +13,24 @@ import org.bitcoins.chain.models.{
   CompactFilterHeaderDAO
 }
 import org.bitcoins.core.Core
-import org.bitcoins.core.api.{ChainQueryApi, FeeRateApi}
-import org.bitcoins.core.util.{BitcoinSLogger, FutureUtil}
+import org.bitcoins.core.util.{BitcoinSLogger, FutureUtil, NetworkUtil}
 import org.bitcoins.db.AppConfig
 import org.bitcoins.feeprovider.BitcoinerLiveFeeRateProvider
-import org.bitcoins.keymanager.KeyManagerInitializeError
-import org.bitcoins.keymanager.bip39.{BIP39KeyManager, BIP39LockedKeyManager}
 import org.bitcoins.node.config.NodeAppConfig
 import org.bitcoins.node.models.Peer
-import org.bitcoins.node._
-import org.bitcoins.wallet.Wallet
+import org.bitcoins.node.{
+  Node,
+  NodeCallbacks,
+  OnBlockHeadersReceived,
+  OnBlockReceived,
+  OnCompactFiltersReceived,
+  OnTxReceived,
+  SpvNode
+}
 import org.bitcoins.wallet.api._
 import org.bitcoins.wallet.config.WalletAppConfig
-import org.bitcoins.wallet.models.AccountDAO
 
-import scala.concurrent.duration._
-import scala.concurrent.{Await, ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
+import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
 
 object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
 
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
     implicit val chainConf: ChainAppConfig = conf.chainConf
 
     val peerSocket =
-      parseInetSocketAddress(nodeConf.peers.head, nodeConf.network.port)
+      NetworkUtil.parseInetSocketAddress(nodeConf.peers.head,
+                                         nodeConf.network.port)
     val peer = Peer.fromSocket(peerSocket)
     val bip39PasswordOpt = None //todo need to prompt user for this
 
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
 
     //get a node that isn't started
     val uninitializedNodeF = configInitializedF.flatMap { _ =>
-      createNode(peer)(nodeConf, chainConf, system)
+      nodeConf.createNode(peer)(chainConf, system)
     }
 
     //get our wallet
@@ -91,10 +93,10 @@ object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
       _ <- configInitializedF
       uninitializedNode <- uninitializedNodeF
       chainApi <- chainApiF
-      wallet <- createWallet(uninitializedNode,
-                             chainApi,
-                             BitcoinerLiveFeeRateProvider(60),
-                             bip39PasswordOpt)
+      wallet <- walletConf.createWallet(uninitializedNode,
+                                        chainApi,
+                                        BitcoinerLiveFeeRateProvider(60),
+                                        bip39PasswordOpt)
     } yield wallet
 
     //add callbacks to our unitialized node
@@ -156,83 +158,6 @@ object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
   //start everything!
   runMain()
 
-  /** Checks if the user already has a wallet */
-  private def hasWallet()(
-      implicit walletConf: WalletAppConfig,
-      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Boolean] = {
-    val walletDB = walletConf.dbPath resolve walletConf.dbName
-    val hdCoin = walletConf.defaultAccount.coin
-    if (Files.exists(walletDB) && walletConf.seedExists()) {
-      AccountDAO().read((hdCoin, 0)).map(_.isDefined)
-    } else {
-      Future.successful(false)
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def createNode(peer: Peer)(
-      implicit nodeConf: NodeAppConfig,
-      chainConf: ChainAppConfig,
-      system: ActorSystem): Future[Node] = {
-    if (nodeConf.isSPVEnabled) {
-      Future.successful(SpvNode(peer, nodeConf, chainConf, system))
-    } else if (nodeConf.isNeutrinoEnabled) {
-      Future.successful(NeutrinoNode(peer, nodeConf, chainConf, system))
-    } else {
-      Future.failed(
-        new RuntimeException("Neither Neutrino nor SPV mode is enabled."))
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def createWallet(
-      nodeApi: Node,
-      chainQueryApi: ChainQueryApi,
-      feeRateApi: FeeRateApi,
-      bip39PasswordOpt: Option[String])(
-      implicit walletConf: WalletAppConfig,
-      system: ActorSystem): Future[WalletApi] = {
-    import system.dispatcher
-    hasWallet().flatMap { walletExists =>
-      if (walletExists) {
-        logger.info(s"Using pre-existing wallet")
-
-        // TODO change me when we implement proper password handling
-        BIP39LockedKeyManager.unlock(BIP39KeyManager.badPassphrase,
-                                     bip39PasswordOpt,
-                                     walletConf.kmParams) match {
-          case Right(km) =>
-            val wallet =
-              Wallet(km, nodeApi, chainQueryApi, feeRateApi, km.creationTime)
-            Future.successful(wallet)
-          case Left(err) =>
-            error(err)
-        }
-      } else {
-        logger.info(s"Initializing key manager")
-        val bip39PasswordOpt = None
-        val keyManagerE: Either[KeyManagerInitializeError, BIP39KeyManager] =
-          BIP39KeyManager.initialize(kmParams = walletConf.kmParams,
-                                     bip39PasswordOpt = bip39PasswordOpt)
-
-        val keyManager = keyManagerE match {
-          case Right(keyManager) => keyManager
-          case Left(err) =>
-            error(err)
-        }
-
-        logger.info(s"Creating new wallet")
-        val unInitializedWallet =
-          Wallet(keyManager,
-                 nodeApi,
-                 chainQueryApi,
-                 feeRateApi,
-                 keyManager.creationTime)
-
-        Wallet.initialize(wallet = unInitializedWallet,
-                          bip39PasswordOpt = bip39PasswordOpt)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   private def createCallbacks(wallet: WalletApi)(
       implicit nodeConf: NodeAppConfig,
       ec: ExecutionContext): Future[NodeCallbacks] = {
@@ -287,41 +212,6 @@ object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
     }
   }
 
-  /** Log the given message, shut down the actor system and quit. */
-  private def error(message: Any)(implicit system: ActorSystem): Nothing = {
-    logger.error(s"FATAL: $message")
-    logger.error(s"Shutting down actor system")
-    Await.result(system.terminate(), 10.seconds)
-    logger.error("Actor system terminated")
-    logger.error(s"Exiting")
-    sys.error(message.toString())
-  }
-
-  private def parseInetSocketAddress(
-      address: String,
-      defaultPort: Int): InetSocketAddress = {
-
-    def parsePort(port: String): Int = {
-      lazy val errorMsg = s"Invalid peer port: $address"
-      try {
-        val res = port.toInt
-        if (res < 0 || res > 0xffff) {
-          throw new RuntimeException(errorMsg)
-        }
-        res
-      } catch {
-        case _: NumberFormatException =>
-          throw new RuntimeException(errorMsg)
-      }
-    }
-
-    address.split(":") match {
-      case Array(host)       => new InetSocketAddress(host, defaultPort)
-      case Array(host, port) => new InetSocketAddress(host, parsePort(port))
-      case _                 => throw new RuntimeException(s"Invalid peer address: $address")
-    }
-  }
-
   /** This is needed for migrations V2/V3 on the chain project to re-calculate the total work for the chain */
   private def runChainWorkCalc()(
       implicit chainAppConfig: ChainAppConfig,
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/util/NetworkUtil.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/util/NetworkUtil.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..980765d74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/util/NetworkUtil.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.bitcoins.core.util
+
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress
+
+abstract class NetworkUtil {
+
+  private def parsePort(port: String): Int = {
+    lazy val errorMsg = s"Invalid peer port: $port"
+    try {
+      val res = port.toInt
+      if (res < 0 || res > 0xffff) {
+        throw new RuntimeException(errorMsg)
+      }
+      res
+    } catch {
+      case _: NumberFormatException =>
+        throw new RuntimeException(errorMsg)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Parses a string that looks like this to [[java.net.InetSocketAddress]]
+   * "neutrino.testnet3.suredbits.com:18333"
+   * */
+  def parseInetSocketAddress(
+                              address: String,
+                              defaultPort: Int): InetSocketAddress = {
+    address.split(":") match {
+      case Array(host)       => new InetSocketAddress(host, defaultPort)
+      case Array(host, port) => new InetSocketAddress(host, parsePort(port))
+      case _                 => throw new RuntimeException(s"Invalid peer address: $address")
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+object NetworkUtil extends NetworkUtil
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/config/NodeAppConfig.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/config/NodeAppConfig.scala
index 4f62c25a4b..53ccd624b3 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/config/NodeAppConfig.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/config/NodeAppConfig.scala
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ package org.bitcoins.node.config
 
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
+import akka.actor.ActorSystem
 import com.typesafe.config.Config
+import org.bitcoins.chain.config.ChainAppConfig
 import org.bitcoins.core.util.FutureUtil
 import org.bitcoins.db.{AppConfig, AppConfigFactory, JdbcProfileComponent}
+import org.bitcoins.node.{NeutrinoNode, Node, SpvNode}
 import org.bitcoins.node.db.NodeDbManagement
+import org.bitcoins.node.models.Peer
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
@@ -68,6 +72,11 @@ case class NodeAppConfig(
     0.until(list.size())
       .foldLeft(Vector.empty[String])((acc, i) => acc :+ list.get(i))
   }
+
+  /** Creates either a neutrino node or a spv node based on the [[NodeAppConfig]] given */
+  def createNode(peer: Peer)(chainConf: ChainAppConfig, system: ActorSystem): Future[Node] = {
+    NodeAppConfig.createNode(peer)(this,chainConf,system)
+  }
 }
 
 object NodeAppConfig extends AppConfigFactory[NodeAppConfig] {
@@ -81,4 +90,15 @@ object NodeAppConfig extends AppConfigFactory[NodeAppConfig] {
                   useLogbackConf,
                   confs: _*)
 
+  /** Creates either a neutrino node or a spv node based on the [[NodeAppConfig]] given */
+  def createNode(peer: Peer)(implicit nodeConf: NodeAppConfig, chainConf: ChainAppConfig, system: ActorSystem): Future[Node] = {
+    if (nodeConf.isSPVEnabled) {
+      Future.successful(SpvNode(peer, nodeConf, chainConf, system))
+    } else if (nodeConf.isNeutrinoEnabled) {
+      Future.successful(NeutrinoNode(peer, nodeConf, chainConf, system))
+    } else {
+      Future.failed(
+        new RuntimeException("Neither Neutrino nor SPV mode is enabled."))
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/config/WalletAppConfig.scala b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/config/WalletAppConfig.scala
index 5c0d1b8b4d..b890278826 100644
--- a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/config/WalletAppConfig.scala
+++ b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/config/WalletAppConfig.scala
@@ -4,11 +4,20 @@ import java.nio.file.{Files, Path}
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 import com.typesafe.config.Config
+import org.bitcoins.core.api.{ChainQueryApi, FeeRateApi, NodeApi}
 import org.bitcoins.core.hd._
 import org.bitcoins.core.util.FutureUtil
 import org.bitcoins.db.{AppConfig, AppConfigFactory, JdbcProfileComponent}
-import org.bitcoins.keymanager.{KeyManagerParams, WalletStorage}
+import org.bitcoins.keymanager.bip39.{BIP39KeyManager, BIP39LockedKeyManager}
+import org.bitcoins.keymanager.{
+  KeyManagerInitializeError,
+  KeyManagerParams,
+  WalletStorage
+}
+import org.bitcoins.wallet.{Wallet, WalletLogger}
+import org.bitcoins.wallet.api.WalletApi
 import org.bitcoins.wallet.db.WalletDbManagement
+import org.bitcoins.wallet.models.AccountDAO
 
 import scala.concurrent.duration.{DurationInt, FiniteDuration}
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
@@ -125,9 +134,38 @@ case class WalletAppConfig(
       5.second
     }
   }
+
+  /** Checks if the following exist
+    *  1. A wallet exists
+    *  2. seed exists
+    *  3. The account exists */
+  def hasWallet()(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Boolean] = {
+    val walletDB = dbPath.resolve(dbName)
+    val hdCoin = defaultAccount.coin
+    if (Files.exists(walletDB) && seedExists()) {
+      AccountDAO()(ec, this).read((hdCoin, 0)).map(_.isDefined)
+    } else {
+      Future.successful(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Creates a wallet based on this [[WalletAppConfig]] */
+  def createWallet(
+      nodeApi: NodeApi,
+      chainQueryApi: ChainQueryApi,
+      feeRateApi: FeeRateApi,
+      bip39PasswordOpt: Option[String])(
+      implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[WalletApi] = {
+    WalletAppConfig.createWallet(nodeApi = nodeApi,
+                                 chainQueryApi = chainQueryApi,
+                                 feeRateApi = feeRateApi,
+                                 bip39PasswordOpt = bip39PasswordOpt)(this, ec)
+  }
 }
 
-object WalletAppConfig extends AppConfigFactory[WalletAppConfig] {
+object WalletAppConfig
+    extends AppConfigFactory[WalletAppConfig]
+    with WalletLogger {
 
   /** Constructs a wallet configuration from the default Bitcoin-S
     * data directory and given list of configuration overrides.
@@ -137,4 +175,53 @@ object WalletAppConfig extends AppConfigFactory[WalletAppConfig] {
       useLogbackConf: Boolean,
       confs: Vector[Config])(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): WalletAppConfig =
     WalletAppConfig(datadir, useLogbackConf, confs: _*)
+
+  /** Creates a wallet based on the given [[WalletAppConfig]] */
+  def createWallet(
+      nodeApi: NodeApi,
+      chainQueryApi: ChainQueryApi,
+      feeRateApi: FeeRateApi,
+      bip39PasswordOpt: Option[String])(
+      implicit walletConf: WalletAppConfig,
+      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[WalletApi] = {
+    walletConf.hasWallet().flatMap { walletExists =>
+      if (walletExists) {
+        logger.info(s"Using pre-existing wallet")
+        // TODO change me when we implement proper password handling
+        BIP39LockedKeyManager.unlock(BIP39KeyManager.badPassphrase,
+                                     bip39PasswordOpt,
+                                     walletConf.kmParams) match {
+          case Right(km) =>
+            val wallet =
+              Wallet(km, nodeApi, chainQueryApi, feeRateApi, km.creationTime)
+            Future.successful(wallet)
+          case Left(err) =>
+            sys.error(s"Error initializing key manager, err=${err}")
+        }
+      } else {
+        logger.info(s"Initializing key manager")
+        val bip39PasswordOpt = None
+        val keyManagerE: Either[KeyManagerInitializeError, BIP39KeyManager] =
+          BIP39KeyManager.initialize(kmParams = walletConf.kmParams,
+                                     bip39PasswordOpt = bip39PasswordOpt)
+
+        val keyManager = keyManagerE match {
+          case Right(keyManager) => keyManager
+          case Left(err) =>
+            sys.error(s"Error initializing key manager, err=${err}")
+        }
+
+        logger.info(s"Creating new wallet")
+        val unInitializedWallet =
+          Wallet(keyManager,
+                 nodeApi,
+                 chainQueryApi,
+                 feeRateApi,
+                 keyManager.creationTime)
+
+        Wallet.initialize(wallet = unInitializedWallet,
+                          bip39PasswordOpt = bip39PasswordOpt)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }