diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3be57a2ec..dc1cd6ce9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ Start full node daemon
 $ lotus daemon
 ```
 
-Connect to the network:
+Check that you are connected to the network
 ```sh
-$ lotus net connect /ip4/147.75.80.29/tcp/1347/p2p/12D3KooWGThG7Ct5aX4tTRkgvjr3pT2JyCyyvK77GhXVQ9Cfjzj2
-$ lotus net connect /ip4/147.75.80.17/tcp/1347/p2p/12D3KooWRNm4a6ESBr9bbTpSC2CfLfoWKRpABJi7FR3GhHw7usKW
+$ lotus net peers | wc -l
+2 # number of peers
 ```
 
 [wait for the chain to finish syncing]
diff --git a/build/bootstrap.go b/build/bootstrap.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94892d39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/bootstrap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package build
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/lib/addrutil"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	rice "github.com/GeertJohan/go.rice"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
+)
+
+func BuiltinBootstrap() ([]peer.AddrInfo, error) {
+	var out []peer.AddrInfo
+
+	b := rice.MustFindBox("bootstrap")
+	err := b.Walk("", func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(path, ".pi") {
+			return nil
+		}
+		spi := b.MustString(path)
+		if spi == "" {
+			return nil
+		}
+		pi, err := addrutil.ParseAddresses(context.TODO(), strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(spi), "\n"))
+		out = append(out, pi...)
+		return err
+	})
+	return out, err
+}
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/.gitkeep b/build/bootstrap/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/bootstrappers.pi b/build/bootstrap/bootstrappers.pi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..774d48bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/bootstrap/bootstrappers.pi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/ip4/147.75.80.17/tcp/1347/p2p/12D3KooWK3mKvkdtNj7Bm9cJVufpiSnwQdkimuq5A69ZxFLxRvF1
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/root.pi b/build/bootstrap/root.pi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea7d8dc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/bootstrap/root.pi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/ip4/147.75.80.29/tcp/1347/p2p/12D3KooWChZgMm5bmFF8ESr1QYonR8mPHaLkTzBafZ7iWnpWTtQX
diff --git a/build/genesis/devnet.car b/build/genesis/devnet.car
index 0484cf7d7..6add31af3 100644
Binary files a/build/genesis/devnet.car and b/build/genesis/devnet.car differ
diff --git a/cli/net.go b/cli/net.go
index b8cbad74e..b48b81413 100644
--- a/cli/net.go
+++ b/cli/net.go
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
-	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
-	madns "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v2"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/lib/addrutil"
 )
 
 var netCmd = &cli.Command{
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ var netConnect = &cli.Command{
 		defer closer()
 		ctx := ReqContext(cctx)
 
-		pis, err := parseAddresses(ctx, cctx.Args().Slice())
+		pis, err := addrutil.ParseAddresses(ctx, cctx.Args().Slice())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -120,80 +116,3 @@ var netId = &cli.Command{
 		return nil
 	},
 }
-
-// parseAddresses is a function that takes in a slice of string peer addresses
-// (multiaddr + peerid) and returns a slice of properly constructed peers
-func parseAddresses(ctx context.Context, addrs []string) ([]peer.AddrInfo, error) {
-	// resolve addresses
-	maddrs, err := resolveAddresses(ctx, addrs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return peer.AddrInfosFromP2pAddrs(maddrs...)
-}
-
-const (
-	dnsResolveTimeout = 10 * time.Second
-)
-
-// resolveAddresses resolves addresses parallelly
-func resolveAddresses(ctx context.Context, addrs []string) ([]ma.Multiaddr, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, dnsResolveTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	var maddrs []ma.Multiaddr
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	resolveErrC := make(chan error, len(addrs))
-
-	maddrC := make(chan ma.Multiaddr)
-
-	for _, addr := range addrs {
-		maddr, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(addr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		// check whether address ends in `ipfs/Qm...`
-		if _, last := ma.SplitLast(maddr); last.Protocol().Code == ma.P_IPFS {
-			maddrs = append(maddrs, maddr)
-			continue
-		}
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func(maddr ma.Multiaddr) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			raddrs, err := madns.Resolve(ctx, maddr)
-			if err != nil {
-				resolveErrC <- err
-				return
-			}
-			// filter out addresses that still doesn't end in `ipfs/Qm...`
-			found := 0
-			for _, raddr := range raddrs {
-				if _, last := ma.SplitLast(raddr); last != nil && last.Protocol().Code == ma.P_IPFS {
-					maddrC <- raddr
-					found++
-				}
-			}
-			if found == 0 {
-				resolveErrC <- fmt.Errorf("found no ipfs peers at %s", maddr)
-			}
-		}(maddr)
-	}
-	go func() {
-		wg.Wait()
-		close(maddrC)
-	}()
-
-	for maddr := range maddrC {
-		maddrs = append(maddrs, maddr)
-	}
-
-	select {
-	case err := <-resolveErrC:
-		return nil, err
-	default:
-	}
-
-	return maddrs, nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
index 68bf41b38..a65c5ae39 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ var DaemonCmd = &cli.Command{
 			Name:  "genesis",
 			Usage: "genesis file to use for first node run",
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "bootstrap",
+			Value: true,
+		},
 	},
 	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		ctx := context.Background()
@@ -95,7 +99,32 @@ var DaemonCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
+		go func() {
+			if !cctx.Bool("bootstrap") {
+				return
+			}
+			err := bootstrap(ctx, api)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error("Bootstrap failed: ", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
 		// TODO: properly parse api endpoint (or make it a URL)
 		return serveRPC(api, stop, "127.0.0.1:"+cctx.String("api"))
 	},
 }
+
+func bootstrap(ctx context.Context, api api.FullNode) error {
+	pis, err := build.BuiltinBootstrap()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, pi := range pis {
+		if err := api.NetConnect(ctx, pi); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/lib/addrutil/parse.go b/lib/addrutil/parse.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fad389e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/addrutil/parse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package addrutil
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
+	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+	madns "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns"
+)
+
+// parseAddresses is a function that takes in a slice of string peer addresses
+// (multiaddr + peerid) and returns a slice of properly constructed peers
+func ParseAddresses(ctx context.Context, addrs []string) ([]peer.AddrInfo, error) {
+	// resolve addresses
+	maddrs, err := resolveAddresses(ctx, addrs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return peer.AddrInfosFromP2pAddrs(maddrs...)
+}
+
+const (
+	dnsResolveTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
+// resolveAddresses resolves addresses parallelly
+func resolveAddresses(ctx context.Context, addrs []string) ([]ma.Multiaddr, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, dnsResolveTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	var maddrs []ma.Multiaddr
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	resolveErrC := make(chan error, len(addrs))
+
+	maddrC := make(chan ma.Multiaddr)
+
+	for _, addr := range addrs {
+		maddr, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// check whether address ends in `ipfs/Qm...`
+		if _, last := ma.SplitLast(maddr); last.Protocol().Code == ma.P_IPFS {
+			maddrs = append(maddrs, maddr)
+			continue
+		}
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(maddr ma.Multiaddr) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			raddrs, err := madns.Resolve(ctx, maddr)
+			if err != nil {
+				resolveErrC <- err
+				return
+			}
+			// filter out addresses that still doesn't end in `ipfs/Qm...`
+			found := 0
+			for _, raddr := range raddrs {
+				if _, last := ma.SplitLast(raddr); last != nil && last.Protocol().Code == ma.P_IPFS {
+					maddrC <- raddr
+					found++
+				}
+			}
+			if found == 0 {
+				resolveErrC <- fmt.Errorf("found no ipfs peers at %s", maddr)
+			}
+		}(maddr)
+	}
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(maddrC)
+	}()
+
+	for maddr := range maddrC {
+		maddrs = append(maddrs, maddr)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-resolveErrC:
+		return nil, err
+	default:
+	}
+
+	return maddrs, nil
+}
diff --git a/node/builder.go b/node/builder.go
index 39198a8ed..67c91345c 100644
--- a/node/builder.go
+++ b/node/builder.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func libp2p() Option {
 		Override(BaseRoutingKey, lp2p.BaseRouting),
 		Override(new(routing.Routing), lp2p.Routing),
 
-		//Override(NatPortMapKey, lp2p.NatPortMap), //TODO: reenable when closing logic is actually there
+		Override(NatPortMapKey, lp2p.NatPortMap),
 		Override(ConnectionManagerKey, lp2p.ConnectionManager(50, 200, 20*time.Second)),
 
 		Override(new(*pubsub.PubSub), lp2p.GossipSub()),
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.toml b/scripts/bootstrap.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81cd60ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Libp2p]
+ListenAddresses = ["/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/1347"]
diff --git a/scripts/daemon.service b/scripts/daemon.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2055e4371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/daemon.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lotus Daemon
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/lotus daemon
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multiuser.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-devnet.sh b/scripts/deploy-devnet.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f0c2f6809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy-devnet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+############
+## Settings
+GENESIS_HOST=root@147.75.80.29
+BOOTSTRAPPERS=( root@147.75.80.17 )
+
+############
+
+log() {
+  echo -e "\e[33m$1\e[39m"
+}
+
+rm -f build/bootstrap/*.pi
+
+log '> Generating genesis'
+
+make
+
+GENPATH=$(mktemp -d)
+
+log 'staring temp daemon'
+
+./lotus --repo="${GENPATH}" daemon --lotus-make-random-genesis="${GENPATH}/devnet.car" &
+GDPID=$!
+
+sleep 3
+
+log  'Extracting genesis miner prvate key'
+
+ADDR=$(./lotus --repo="${GENPATH}" wallet list)
+./lotus --repo="${GENPATH}" wallet export "$ADDR" > "${GENPATH}/wallet.key"
+
+kill "$GDPID"
+
+wait
+
+log '> Creating genesis binary'
+cp "${GENPATH}/devnet.car" build/genesis/devnet.car
+rm -f build/bootstrap/*.pi
+
+make
+
+log '> Deploying and starting genesis miner'
+
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST 'systemctl stop lotus-daemon' &
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST 'systemctl stop lotus-storage-miner' &
+
+wait
+
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST 'rm -rf .lotus' &
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST 'rm -rf .lotusstorage' &
+
+scp -C lotus "${GENESIS_HOST}":/usr/local/bin/lotus &
+scp -C lotus-storage-miner "${GENESIS_HOST}":/usr/local/bin/lotus-storage-miner &
+
+wait
+
+log 'Initializing genesis miner repo'
+
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST 'systemctl start lotus-daemon'
+
+scp scripts/bootstrap.toml "${GENESIS_HOST}:.lotus/config.toml" &
+ssh < "${GENPATH}/wallet.key" $GENESIS_HOST '/usr/local/bin/lotus wallet import' &
+wait
+
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST 'systemctl restart lotus-daemon'
+
+log 'Starting genesis mining'
+
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST '/usr/local/bin/lotus-storage-miner init --genesis-miner --actor=t0101'
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST 'systemctl start lotus-storage-miner'
+
+
+log 'Getting genesis addr info'
+
+ssh $GENESIS_HOST './lotus net listen' | grep -v '/10' | grep -v '/127' > build/bootstrap/root.pi
+
+log '> Creating bootstrap binaries'
+make
+
+
+for host in "${BOOTSTRAPPERS[@]}"
+do
+  log "> Deploying bootstrap node $host"
+  log "Stopping lotus daemon"
+
+	ssh "$host" 'systemctl stop lotus-daemon' &
+  ssh "$host" 'systemctl stop lotus-storage-miner' &
+
+  wait
+
+  ssh "$host" 'rm -rf .lotus' &
+  ssh "$host" 'rm -rf .lotusstorage' &
+
+  scp -C lotus "${host}":/usr/local/bin/lotus &
+  scp -C lotus-storage-miner "${host}":/usr/local/bin/lotus-storage-miner &
+
+  wait
+
+  log 'Initializing repo'
+
+  ssh "$host" 'systemctl start lotus-daemon'
+  scp scripts/bootstrap.toml "${host}:.lotus/config.toml"
+  ssh "$host" 'systemctl restart lotus-daemon'
+
+  log 'Extracting addr info'
+
+  ssh "$host" './lotus net listen' | grep -v '/10' | grep -v '/127' >> build/bootstrap/bootstrappers.pi
+done
diff --git a/scripts/setup-host.sh b/scripts/setup-host.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9372e1678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup-host.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+HOST=$1
+
+scp scripts/daemon.service "${HOST}:/etc/systemd/system/lotus-daemon.service"
+scp scripts/sminer.service "${HOST}:/etc/systemd/system/lotus-storage-miner.service"
diff --git a/scripts/sminer.service b/scripts/sminer.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5453ef06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sminer.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lotus Storage Miner
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/lotus-storage-miner run
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multiuser.target