diff --git a/scripts/local-builder.sh b/scripts/local-builder.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+UNIT_FILE=false
+SKIP_BUILD=false
+EXECUTABLE_PATH="/usr/bin/"
+SPECIFICATION_PATH="/etc/ghost/"
+SPECIFICATION_NAME="casper"
+TARGET="debug"
+
+CURRENT_PATH=$(pwd)
+CURRENT_SCRIPT=$(realpath "$0")
+SCRIPT_FOLDER=$(dirname "$CURRENT_SCRIPT")
+PROJECT_FOLDER=("$SCRIPT_FOLDER/..")
+
+prompt() {
+    while true; do
+        printf "$1 [y/N]: "
+        read yn
+        case $yn in
+            [Yy]* ) return 0;;
+            * ) return 1;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+clear
+echo "  ____ _               _     _   _           _"
+echo " / ___| |__   ___  ___| |_  | \ | | ___   __| | ___"
+echo "| |  _| '_ \ / _ \/ __| __| |  \| |/ _ \ / _' |/ _ \\"
+echo "| |_| | | | | (_) \__ \ |_  | |\  | (_) | (_| |  __/"
+echo " \____|_| |_|\___/|___/\__| |_| \_|\___/ \__,_|\___|"
+echo -e "\n"
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --unit-file|-u)
+            UNIT_FILE=true
+            ;;
+        --make-global|-m)
+            MAKE_GLOBAL=true
+            ;;
+        --arguments|-a)
+            ARGUMENTS=true
+            ;;
+        --release|-r)
+            RELEASE="--release"
+            TARGET="release"
+            ;;
+        --profile*|-p*)
+            if [[ "$1" != *=* ]]; then shift; fi
+            RELEASE="--profile=${1#*=}"
+            TARGET="${1#*=}"
+            ;;
+        --feature*|-f*)
+            if [[ "$1" != *=* ]]; then shift; fi
+            FEATURES="--features=${1#*=}"
+            ;;
+        --executable-path*|-e*)
+            if [[ "$1" != *=* ]]; then shift; fi
+            EXECUTABLE_PATH=$(echo ${1#*=}/ | tr -s /)
+            ;;
+        --specification-path*|-f*)
+            if [[ "$1" != *=* ]]; then shift; fi
+            SPECIFICATION_PATH=$(echo ${1#*=}/ | tr -s /)
+            ;;
+        --specification-name*|-n*) if [[ "$1" != *=* ]]; then shift; fi
+            SPECIFICATION_NAME="${1#*=}"
+            ;;
+        --help|-h)
+            echo "Ghost Node Build automation tool."
+            echo -e "Use wisely, the main purpose of this script is to help people not to mess up with pathes/folders to the ghost node.\n"
+            echo "Options:"
+            echo -e "-b, --skip-build\n\tSkip build only copying."
+            echo -e "-e, --executable-path\n\tPath to executable ('/usr/lib/' is default)."
+            echo -e "-a, --specification-path\n\tPath to specification ('/etc/ghost' is default)."
+            echo -e "-n, --specification-name\n\tSpecification name to be used ('casper' is default)."
+            echo -e "-r, --release\n\tBuild optimized artifacts with the release profile."
+            echo -e "-p, --profile\n\tBuild with the given and predefined profile."
+            echo -e "-h, --help\n\tPrints help information."
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo -e "[-] Wrong arguments\n"
+            echo "Ghost Node Build automation tool."
+            echo -e "Use wisely, the main purpose of this script is to help people not to mess up with pathes/folders to the ghost node.\n"
+            echo "Options:"
+            echo -e "-b, --skip-build\n\tSkip build only copying."
+            echo -e "-e, --executable-path\n\tPath to executable ('/usr/lib/' is default)."
+            echo -e "-a, --specification-path\n\tPath to specification ('/etc/ghost' is default)."
+            echo -e "-n, --specification-name\n\tSpecification name to be used ('casper' is default)."
+            echo -e "-r, --release\n\tBuild optimized artifacts with the release profile."
+            echo -e "-p, --profile\n\tBuild with the given and predefined profile."
+            echo -e "-h, --help\n\tPrints help information."
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+if [[ ! -z $RELEASE ]]; then
+    if prompt "[?] 'cargo build $RELEASE $FEATURES' is what you want?"; then 
+        cd $PROJECT_FOLDER
+        echo "[+] Starting build in 3 seconds..."
+        sleep 3
+        cargo build $RELEASE $FEATURES
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ $MAKE_GLOBAL = true ]]; then
+    cd $PROJECT_FOLDER
+    sudo cp target/$TARGET/ghost $EXECUTABLE_PATH
+    cp service/chain-specs/$SPECIFICATION_NAME.json $SPECIFICATION_PATH
+    cd $SCRIPT_FOLDER
+    cp packaging/environment $SPECIFICATION_PATH
+
+    echo "[+] ghost executable copied in '$EXECUTABLE_PATH' from '$TARGET'"
+    echo "[+] specification '$SPECIFICATION_NAME.json' copied to '$SPECIFICATION_PATH'"
+    echo "[+] default CLI arguments exported into '$SPECIFICATION_NAME'"
+fi
+
+if [ $UNIT_FILE = true ]; then
+    cd $SCRIPT_FOLDER
+    read -p "[?] name for the unit file (default: ghost-node.service) " unit_name
+    if [ -z $unit_name ]; then
+        unit_name="ghost-node"
+    fi
+    unit_name=$(echo "$unit_name" | sed -e "s/.service//g")
+    unit_name="$unit_name.service"
+
+    cp /packaging/template.service /etc/systemd/user
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+    if prompt "[?] do you want to start the $unit_name?"; then 
+        sudo systemctl restart $unit_name
+    fi
+
+    if prompt "[?] do you want to enable the $unit_name?"; then 
+        sudo systemctl enable $unit_name
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ $ARGUMENTS = true ]]; then
+    echo "[+] setting-up basic CLI arguments"
+    CLI_ARGS=()
+
+    read -p "[?] specify p2p protocol TCP port (default: 30333): " port
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--port=${port:-30333}")
+
+    read -p "[?] specify JSON-RPC server TCP port: (default: 9945): " rpc_port
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--rpc-port=${rpc_port:-9945}")
+
+    read -p "[?] specify the chain specification (default: /etc/ghost/casper.json): " chain
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--chain=${chain:-/etc/ghost/casper.json}")
+
+    read -p "[?] specify file from which to read the node's secret key for p2p networking (default: /etc/ghost/node-key): " node_key
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--node-key-file=${node_key:-/etc/ghost/node-key}")
+
+    read -p "[?] specify name for the node (default: RANDOM_NAME): " node_name
+    if [[ ! -z $node_name ]]; then 
+        CLI_ARGS+=("--name='$node_name'")
+    fi
+
+    read -p "[?] specify custom base path for the node (default: /var/lib/ghost): " base_path
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--base-path=${base_path:-/var/lib/ghost}")
+
+    if prompt "[?] enable validator mode?"; then 
+        CLI_ARGS+=("--validator")
+    fi
+
+    if prompt "[?] enable prometheus?"; then 
+        read -p "[?] specify prometheus exporter TCP port: (default: 9615)" prometheus_port
+        CLI_ARGS+=("--prometheus-port=${prometheus_port:-9615}")
+    else
+        CLI_ARGS+=("--no-prometheus")
+    fi
+
+    # default for now
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--state-prunning=archieve")
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--rpc-external=local")
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--rpc-methods=auto")
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--no-telemetry")
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--no-private-ip")
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--no-mdns")
+    CLI_ARGS+=("--no-hardware-benchmarks")
+
+    sudo echo "GHOST_CLI_ARGS=\"$(IFS=' '; echo "${CLI_ARGS[*]}")\"" > /etc/default/ghost
+    echo "[+] new CLI arguments stored in '/etc/default/ghost'"
+    cat /etc/default/ghost
+fi
+
+# back to the starting point
+cd $CURRENT_PATH
+echo "[+] execution finished"
diff --git a/scripts/packaging/template.service b/scripts/packaging/template.service
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index 0000000..75836f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/packaging/template.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Ghost Node
+After=network.target
+Documentation=https://git.ghostchain.io/ghostchain/ghost-node
+
+[Service]
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/ghost
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ghost $GHOST_CLI_ARGS
+User=ghost
+Group=ghost
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=30
+TODO CapabilityBoundingSet=
+LockPersonality=true
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateDevices=true
+PrivateMounts=true
+PrivateTmp=true
+PrivateUsers=true
+ProtectClock=true
+ProtectControlGroups=true
+ProtectHostname=true
+ProtectKernelModules=true
+ProtectKernelTunables=true
+TODO ProtectSystem=strict
+RemoveIPC=true
+TODO RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_INET AF_INET6 AF_NETLINK AF_UNIX
+gRestrictNamespaces=false
+RestrictSUIDSGID=true
+SystemCallArchitectures=native
+SystemCallFilter=@system-service
+SystemCallFilter=landlock_add_rule landlock_create_ruleset landlock_restrict_self seccomp mount umount2
+SystemCallFilter=~@clock @module @reboot @swap @privileged
+SystemCallFilter=pivot_root
+UMask=0027
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target