diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 5e730db..b46f201 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var Commands = []cli.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+// creates the node, this needs to be executed for first time
 func cmdCreate(c *cli.Context) error {
 	log.Info("creating new keys of the node")
 	privK, err := core.NewKey()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da3869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/arnaucube/slowlorisdb/cmd"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app.Name = "slowlorisdb"
+	app.Version = "0.0.1-alpha"
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.StringFlag{Name: "config"},
+	}
+
+	app.Commands = []cli.Command{}
+	app.Commands = append(app.Commands, cmd.Commands...)
+	err := app.Run(os.Args)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 0c70e11..f665dbd 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ func NewNode(privK *ecdsa.PrivateKey, bc *core.Blockchain, isMiner bool) (*Node,
 	return node, nil
 }
 
+func (node *Node) Start() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (node *Node) Sign(m []byte) (*core.Signature, error) {
 	return core.Sign(node.PrivK, m)
 }