diff --git a/abstractions/init.go b/abstractions/init.go
index cad9841..4a5f149 100644
--- a/abstractions/init.go
+++ b/abstractions/init.go
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 package abstractions
 
 import (
-    "github.com/Akilan1999/p2p-rendering-computation/config/generate"
+	"github.com/Akilan1999/p2p-rendering-computation/config/generate"
+	"github.com/Akilan1999/p2p-rendering-computation/server"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-func Init(name string) {
-    // set the config file with default paths
-    generate.SetDefaults(name)
-    
+// Init Initialises p2prc
+func Init(name string) (err error) {
+	// set the config file with default paths
+	err = generate.SetDefaults(name, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Start p2prc in a server mode
+func Start() (*gin.Engine, error) {
+	engine, err := server.Server()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return engine, nil
 }
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index af5f850..811d666 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/Akilan1999/p2p-rendering-computation/config/generate"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -14,14 +15,14 @@ func TestConfigInit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
-	err := SetDefaults()
+	err := generate.SetDefaults("")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestGetCurrentPath(t *testing.T) {
-	path, err := GetCurrentPath()
+	path, err := generate.GetCurrentPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func TestGetCurrentPath(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetPathP2PRC(t *testing.T) {
-	path, err := GetPathP2PRC()
+	path, err := GetPathP2PRC("")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func TestSetEnvName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Checks if the output for the default read is "lol"
-	path, err := GetPathP2PRC()
+	path, err := GetPathP2PRC("")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		t.Error(err)
diff --git a/config/generate/generate.go b/config/generate/generate.go
index f4b7415..bf64b87 100644
--- a/config/generate/generate.go
+++ b/config/generate/generate.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func GetCurrentPath() (string, error) {
 
 // SetDefaults This function to be called only during a
 // make install
-func SetDefaults(envName string) error {
+func SetDefaults(envName string, forceDefault bool) error {
 	//Setting current directory to default path
 	defaultPath, err := GetCurrentPath()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func SetDefaults(envName string) error {
 	//Paths to search for config file
 	configPaths = append(configPaths, defaultPath)
 
-	if fileExists(defaultPath + "config.json") {
+	if fileExists(defaultPath+"config.json") && forceDefault {
 		err := os.Remove(defaultPath + "config.json")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err