diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/config.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/config.rs
index 898db41..2a55beb 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/config.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/config.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,70 @@
 //! cuprated config
+
+use cuprate_consensus::ContextConfig;
+use cuprate_helper::network::Network;
+use cuprate_p2p::block_downloader::BlockDownloaderConfig;
+use cuprate_p2p_core::ClearNet;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
-mod sections;
+mod p2p;
+mod storage;
 
-use sections::P2PConfig;
+use p2p::P2PConfig;
+use storage::StorageConfig;
+
+pub fn config() -> Config {
+    Config::default()
+}
 
 #[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields, default)]
 pub struct Config {
+    network: Network,
+
     p2p: P2PConfig,
+
+    storage: StorageConfig,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn network(&self) -> Network {
+        self.network
+    }
+
+    pub fn clearnet_p2p_config(&self) -> cuprate_p2p::P2PConfig<ClearNet> {
+        cuprate_p2p::P2PConfig {
+            network: self.network,
+            outbound_connections: self.p2p.clear_net.general.outbound_connections,
+            extra_outbound_connections: self.p2p.clear_net.general.extra_outbound_connections,
+            max_inbound_connections: self.p2p.clear_net.general.max_inbound_connections,
+            gray_peers_percent: self.p2p.clear_net.general.gray_peers_percent,
+            server_config: Some(self.p2p.clear_net.server.clone()),
+            p2p_port: self.p2p.clear_net.general.p2p_port,
+            rpc_port: 0,
+            address_book_config: self.p2p.clear_net.general.address_book_config.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn context_config(&self) -> ContextConfig {
+        match self.network {
+            Network::Mainnet => ContextConfig::main_net(),
+            Network::Stagenet => ContextConfig::stage_net(),
+            Network::Testnet => ContextConfig::test_net(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn blockchain_config(&self) -> cuprate_blockchain::config::Config {
+        self.storage.blockchain.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn block_downloader_config(&self) -> BlockDownloaderConfig {
+        BlockDownloaderConfig {
+            buffer_size: 50_000_000,
+            in_progress_queue_size: 50_000_000,
+            check_client_pool_interval: Duration::from_secs(30),
+            target_batch_size: 5_000_000,
+            initial_batch_size: 1,
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/sections.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/p2p.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from binaries/cuprated/src/config/sections.rs
rename to binaries/cuprated/src/config/p2p.rs
index c345d22..f89b246 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/sections.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/p2p.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields, default)]
 pub struct P2PConfig {
-    clear_net: ClearNetConfig,
+    pub clear_net: ClearNetConfig,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields, default)]
 pub struct ClearNetConfig {
-    server: ClearNetServerCfg,
+    pub server: ClearNetServerCfg,
     #[serde(flatten)]
-    flattened: SharedNetConfig,
+    pub general: SharedNetConfig,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct SharedNetConfig {
     pub extra_outbound_connections: usize,
     /// The maximum amount of inbound connections
     pub max_inbound_connections: usize,
+    pub gray_peers_percent: f64,
     /// port to use to accept p2p connections.
     pub p2p_port: u16,
     /// The address book config.
@@ -34,9 +35,10 @@ pub struct SharedNetConfig {
 impl Default for SharedNetConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            outbound_connections: 32,
+            outbound_connections: 64,
             extra_outbound_connections: 8,
             max_inbound_connections: 128,
+            gray_peers_percent: 0.7,
             p2p_port: 18080,
             address_book_config: AddressBookConfig::default(),
         }
diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/storage.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/storage.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de91394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/storage.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields, default)]
+pub struct StorageConfig {
+    pub blockchain: cuprate_blockchain::config::Config,
+    pub txpool: cuprate_txpool::Config,
+}
diff --git a/p2p/p2p/src/lib.rs b/p2p/p2p/src/lib.rs
index 2431158..5d78e85 100644
--- a/p2p/p2p/src/lib.rs
+++ b/p2p/p2p/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use cuprate_p2p_core::{
     CoreSyncSvc, NetworkZone, ProtocolRequestHandlerMaker,
 };
 
-mod block_downloader;
+pub mod block_downloader;
 mod broadcast;
 mod client_pool;
 pub mod config;