OpenMined · eelcovdw · Jun 16, 2025 · Jun 16, 2025
diff --git a/src/syft_rds/cli.py b/src/syft_rds/cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 import typer
+from loguru import logger
 from syft_core import Client as SyftBoxClient
+from syft_core import SyftClientConfig
 
 from syft_rds.server.app import create_app
 
@@ -26,6 +28,40 @@ def server(
     rds_app.run_forever()
 
 
+@app.command()
+def init_test_datasite(
+    email: str = typer.Option(..., help="Email address for the client"),
+    client_url: str = typer.Option(
+        "http://testserver:5000",
+        help="URL of the SyftBox client server. Not used when testing locally.",
+    ),
+    data_dir: Path = typer.Option(..., help="Directory for client data"),
+    config_path: Path = typer.Option(..., help="Path to save the config file"),
+    overwrite: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Overwrite existing config if present"),
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Initialize a new SyftBox client config for a datasite.
+    """
+    config_path = config_path.resolve()
+    data_dir = data_dir.resolve()
+
+    if config_path.exists() and not overwrite:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Config file {config_path} already exists. Use --overwrite to replace."
+        )
+        typer.echo(f"Config file {config_path} already exists. No action taken.")
+        raise typer.Exit(code=0)
+
+    config = SyftClientConfig(
+        email=email,
+        client_url=client_url,
+        path=config_path,
+        data_dir=data_dir,
+    )
+    config.save()
+    typer.echo(f"Created new SyftBox client config at {config_path}")
+
+
 @app.callback()
 def callback():
     # Empty command to enable subcommands