diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6006fcce..3a9a5e21 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ Set up the environment on Ubuntu 22.04 with the following steps:
     tar -xf cometbft_0.38.6_linux_amd64.tar.gz
     rm cometbft_0.38.6_linux_amd64.tar.gz
     ./cometbft init
-    cp src/xian/genesis/genesis.json /root/.cometbft/config/genesis.json
-    cp src/xian/config/config.toml /root/.cometbft/config/config.toml
-    rm /root/.cometbft/config/node_key.json
-    rm /root/.cometbft/config/priv_validator_key.json
-    echo '{"address": "ee06a34cf08bf72ce592d26d36b90c79daba2829ba9634992d034318160d49f9", "pub_key": {"type": "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519", "value": "7gajTPCL9yzlktJtNrkMedq6KCm6ljSZLQNDGBYNSfk="}, "priv_key": {"type": "tendermint/PrivKeyEd25519", "value": "zWzEX/586/CcbGAlV11Qu0LGxwwH4dvFFQqq3JhwXCvuBqNM8Iv3LOWS0m02uQx52rooKbqWNJktA0MYFg1J+Q=="}}' > /root/.cometbft/config/priv_validator_key.json
+    python src/xian/tools/configure.py --moniker "Node" --copy-genesis True --genesis-file-name genesis.json --validator_privkey "cd6cc45ffe7cebf09c6c6025575d50bb42c6c70c07e1dbc5150aaadc98705c2b"
     ./cometbft node --rpc.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26657
     ```
 
diff --git a/src/xian/tools/configure.py b/src/xian/tools/configure.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3d0f056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xian/tools/configure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+import toml
+import os
+import requests
+import tarfile
+
+"""
+This is to configure the CometBFT node.
+"""
+
+class Configure:
+    config_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cometbft', 'config', 'config.toml')
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.parser = ArgumentParser(description='Configure')
+        self.parser.add_argument('--seed-node', type=str, help='IP of the Seed Node e.g. 91.108.112.184 (without port, but 26657 and 26656 needs to be open)', required=False)
+        self.parser.add_argument('--moniker', type=str, help='Moniker/Name of your node', required=True)
+        self.parser.add_argument('--allow-cors', type=bool, help='Allow CORS', required=False, default=True)
+        self.parser.add_argument('--snapshot-url', type=str, help='URL of the snapshot e.g. https://github.com/xian-network/snapshots/raw/main/testnet-2024-04-02.tar (tar.gz file)', required=False, default="https://github.com/xian-network/snapshots/raw/main/testnet-2024-04-02.tar")
+        self.parser.add_argument('--copy-genesis', type=bool, help='Copy genesis file', required=True, default=True)
+        self.parser.add_argument('--genesis-file-name', type=str, help='Genesis file name if copy-genesis is True e.g. genesis-testnet.json', required=True, default="genesis-testnet.json")
+        self.parser.add_argument('--validator-privkey', type=str, help='Validator wallet private key 64 characters', required=True)
+        # Chain ID is not neeeded anymore, bcz in Genesis block, we have chain_id
+        # Snapshot should be a tar.gz file containing the data directory and xian directory
+        # the priv_validator_state.json file that is in the snapshot should have
+        # round and step set to 0
+        # and signature, signbytes removed
+        self.args = self.parser.parse_args()
+
+    
+    def download_and_extract(url, target_path):
+        # Download the file from the URL
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        filename = url.split('/')[-1]  # Assumes the URL ends with the filename
+        tar_path = os.path.join(target_path, filename)
+        
+        # Ensure the target directory exists
+        os.makedirs(target_path, exist_ok=True)
+        
+        # Save the downloaded file to disk
+        with open(tar_path, 'wb') as file:
+            file.write(response.content)
+        
+        # Extract the tar.gz file
+        if tar_path.endswith(".tar.gz"):
+            with tarfile.open(tar_path, "r:gz") as tar:
+                tar.extractall(path=target_path)
+        elif tar_path.endswith(".tar"):
+            with tarfile.open(tar_path, "r:") as tar:
+                tar.extractall(path=target_path)
+        else:
+            print("File format not recognized. Please use a .tar.gz or .tar file.")
+        
+        os.remove(tar_path)
+
+    def main(self):
+        # Make sure this is run in the tools directory
+        os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+        
+        if not os.path.exists(self.config_path):
+            print('Initialize cometbft first')
+            return
+
+        with open(self.config_path, 'r') as f:
+            config = toml.load(f)
+
+        if self.args.seed_node:
+            info = requests.get(f'http://{self.args.seed_node}:26657/status')
+            if info.status_code != 200:
+                print('Seed node is not accessible')
+                return
+            id = info.json()['result']['node_info']['id']
+            config['p2p']['seeds'] = f'{id}@{self.args.seed_node}:26656'
+
+        if self.args.moniker:
+            config['moniker'] = self.args.moniker
+
+        if self.args.allow_cors:
+            config['rpc']['cors_allowed_origins'] = ['*']
+
+        if self.args.snapshot_url:
+            # If data directory exists, delete it
+            data_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cometbft', 'data')
+            if os.path.exists(data_dir):
+                os.system(f'rm -rf {data_dir}')
+            # If xian directory exists, delete it
+            xian_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cometbft', 'xian')
+            if os.path.exists(xian_dir):
+                os.system(f'rm -rf {xian_dir}')
+            # Download the snapshot
+            self.download_and_extract(self.args.snapshot_url, os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cometbft'))
+
+        if self.args.copy_genesis:
+            if not self.args.genesis_file_name:
+                print('Genesis file name is required')
+                return
+            # Copy the genesis file
+            genesis_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), '..', 'genesis', self.args.genesis_file_name)
+            target_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cometbft', 'config', 'genesis.json')
+            os.system(f'cp {genesis_path} {target_path}')
+
+        if self.args.validator_privkey:
+            os.system(f'python3 validator_file_gen.py --validator_privkey {self.args.validator_privkey}')
+            # Copy the priv_validator_key.json file
+            file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'priv_validator_key.json')
+            target_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cometbft', 'config', 'priv_validator_key.json')
+            os.system(f'cp {file_path} {target_path}')
+            # Remove node_key.json file
+            path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cometbft', 'config', 'node_key.json')
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                os.system(f'rm {path}')
+
+        with open(self.config_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(toml.dumps(config))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    configure = Configure()
+    configure.main()
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