diff --git a/roles/pool/src/lib/mining_pool/mod.rs b/roles/pool/src/lib/mining_pool/mod.rs
index 0db3f8a5f..ac756bf8a 100644
--- a/roles/pool/src/lib/mining_pool/mod.rs
+++ b/roles/pool/src/lib/mining_pool/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ pub struct CoinbaseOutput {
     output_script_value: String,
 }
 
+impl CoinbaseOutput {
+    pub fn new(output_script_type: String, output_script_value: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            output_script_type,
+            output_script_value,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl TryFrom<&CoinbaseOutput> for CoinbaseOutput_ {
     type Error = Error;
 
@@ -96,6 +105,73 @@ pub struct Configuration {
     pub test_only_listen_adress_plain: String,
 }
 
+pub struct TemplateProviderConfig {
+    address: String,
+    authority_public_key: Option<Secp256k1PublicKey>,
+}
+
+impl TemplateProviderConfig {
+    pub fn new(address: String, authority_public_key: Option<Secp256k1PublicKey>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            address,
+            authority_public_key,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct AuthorityConfig {
+    pub public_key: Secp256k1PublicKey,
+    pub secret_key: Secp256k1SecretKey,
+}
+
+impl AuthorityConfig {
+    pub fn new(public_key: Secp256k1PublicKey, secret_key: Secp256k1SecretKey) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            public_key,
+            secret_key,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ConnectionConfig {
+    listen_address: String,
+    cert_validity_sec: u64,
+    signature: String,
+}
+
+impl ConnectionConfig {
+    pub fn new(listen_address: String, cert_validity_sec: u64, signature: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            listen_address,
+            cert_validity_sec,
+            signature,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Configuration {
+    pub fn new(
+        pool_connection: ConnectionConfig,
+        template_provider: TemplateProviderConfig,
+        authority_config: AuthorityConfig,
+        coinbase_outputs: Vec<CoinbaseOutput>,
+        #[cfg(feature = "test_only_allow_unencrypted")] test_only_listen_adress_plain: String,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            listen_address: pool_connection.listen_address,
+            tp_address: template_provider.address,
+            tp_authority_public_key: template_provider.authority_public_key,
+            authority_public_key: authority_config.public_key,
+            authority_secret_key: authority_config.secret_key,
+            cert_validity_sec: pool_connection.cert_validity_sec,
+            coinbase_outputs,
+            pool_signature: pool_connection.signature,
+            #[cfg(feature = "test_only_allow_unencrypted")]
+            test_only_listen_adress_plain,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Downstream {
     // Either group or channel id
diff --git a/roles/pool/src/lib/mod.rs b/roles/pool/src/lib/mod.rs
index 2d8417842..d7d483a5c 100644
--- a/roles/pool/src/lib/mod.rs
+++ b/roles/pool/src/lib/mod.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,111 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod mining_pool;
 pub mod status;
 pub mod template_receiver;
+
+use async_channel::{bounded, unbounded};
+
+use mining_pool::{get_coinbase_output, Configuration, Pool};
+use template_receiver::TemplateRx;
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
+
+use tokio::select;
+
+pub struct PoolSv2 {
+    config: Configuration,
+}
+
+impl PoolSv2 {
+    pub fn new(config: Configuration) -> PoolSv2 {
+        PoolSv2 { config }
+    }
+    pub async fn start(self) {
+        let config = self.config.clone();
+        let (status_tx, status_rx) = unbounded();
+        let (s_new_t, r_new_t) = bounded(10);
+        let (s_prev_hash, r_prev_hash) = bounded(10);
+        let (s_solution, r_solution) = bounded(10);
+        let (s_message_recv_signal, r_message_recv_signal) = bounded(10);
+        let coinbase_output_result = get_coinbase_output(&config);
+        let coinbase_output_len = match coinbase_output_result {
+            Ok(coinbase_output) => coinbase_output.len() as u32,
+            Err(err) => {
+                error!("Failed to get Coinbase output: {:?}", err);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        let tp_authority_public_key = config.tp_authority_public_key;
+        let template_rx_res = TemplateRx::connect(
+            config.tp_address.parse().unwrap(),
+            s_new_t,
+            s_prev_hash,
+            r_solution,
+            r_message_recv_signal,
+            status::Sender::Upstream(status_tx.clone()),
+            coinbase_output_len,
+            tp_authority_public_key,
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        if let Err(e) = template_rx_res {
+            error!("Could not connect to Template Provider: {}", e);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let pool = Pool::start(
+            config.clone(),
+            r_new_t,
+            r_prev_hash,
+            s_solution,
+            s_message_recv_signal,
+            status::Sender::DownstreamListener(status_tx),
+        );
+
+        // Start the error handling loop
+        // See `./status.rs` and `utils/error_handling` for information on how this operates
+        loop {
+            let task_status = select! {
+                task_status = status_rx.recv() => task_status,
+                interrupt_signal = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => {
+                    match interrupt_signal {
+                        Ok(()) => {
+                            info!("Interrupt received");
+                        },
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            error!("Unable to listen for interrupt signal: {}", err);
+                            // we also shut down in case of error
+                        },
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+            };
+            let task_status: status::Status = task_status.unwrap();
+
+            match task_status.state {
+                // Should only be sent by the downstream listener
+                status::State::DownstreamShutdown(err) => {
+                    error!(
+                        "SHUTDOWN from Downstream: {}\nTry to restart the downstream listener",
+                        err
+                    );
+                    break;
+                }
+                status::State::TemplateProviderShutdown(err) => {
+                    error!("SHUTDOWN from Upstream: {}\nTry to reconnecting or connecting to a new upstream", err);
+                    break;
+                }
+                status::State::Healthy(msg) => {
+                    info!("HEALTHY message: {}", msg);
+                }
+                status::State::DownstreamInstanceDropped(downstream_id) => {
+                    warn!("Dropping downstream instance {} from pool", downstream_id);
+                    if pool
+                        .safe_lock(|p| p.remove_downstream(downstream_id))
+                        .is_err()
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/roles/pool/src/main.rs b/roles/pool/src/main.rs
index 55d6e117a..512968439 100644
--- a/roles/pool/src/main.rs
+++ b/roles/pool/src/main.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 #![allow(special_module_name)]
-use async_channel::{bounded, unbounded};
 
-use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 mod lib;
-use lib::{
-    mining_pool::{get_coinbase_output, Configuration, Pool},
-    status,
-    template_receiver::TemplateRx,
-};
-
 use ext_config::{Config, File, FileFormat};
-use tokio::select;
+pub use lib::{mining_pool::Configuration, status, PoolSv2};
+use tracing::error;
 
 mod args {
     use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -106,93 +99,5 @@ async fn main() {
             return;
         }
     };
-
-    let (status_tx, status_rx) = unbounded();
-    let (s_new_t, r_new_t) = bounded(10);
-    let (s_prev_hash, r_prev_hash) = bounded(10);
-    let (s_solution, r_solution) = bounded(10);
-    let (s_message_recv_signal, r_message_recv_signal) = bounded(10);
-    info!("Pool INITIALIZING with config: {:?}", &args.config_path);
-    let coinbase_output_result = get_coinbase_output(&config);
-    let coinbase_output_len = match coinbase_output_result {
-        Ok(coinbase_output) => coinbase_output.len() as u32,
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!("Failed to get coinbase output: {:?}", err);
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-    let tp_authority_public_key = config.tp_authority_public_key;
-    let template_rx_res = TemplateRx::connect(
-        config.tp_address.parse().unwrap(),
-        s_new_t,
-        s_prev_hash,
-        r_solution,
-        r_message_recv_signal,
-        status::Sender::Upstream(status_tx.clone()),
-        coinbase_output_len,
-        tp_authority_public_key,
-    )
-    .await;
-
-    if let Err(e) = template_rx_res {
-        error!("Could not connect to Template Provider: {}", e);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let pool = Pool::start(
-        config.clone(),
-        r_new_t,
-        r_prev_hash,
-        s_solution,
-        s_message_recv_signal,
-        status::Sender::DownstreamListener(status_tx),
-    );
-
-    // Start the error handling loop
-    // See `./status.rs` and `utils/error_handling` for information on how this operates
-    loop {
-        let task_status = select! {
-            task_status = status_rx.recv() => task_status,
-            interrupt_signal = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => {
-                match interrupt_signal {
-                    Ok(()) => {
-                        info!("Interrupt received");
-                    },
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        error!("Unable to listen for interrupt signal: {}", err);
-                        // we also shut down in case of error
-                    },
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-        };
-        let task_status: status::Status = task_status.unwrap();
-
-        match task_status.state {
-            // Should only be sent by the downstream listener
-            status::State::DownstreamShutdown(err) => {
-                error!(
-                    "SHUTDOWN from Downstream: {}\nTry to restart the downstream listener",
-                    err
-                );
-                break;
-            }
-            status::State::TemplateProviderShutdown(err) => {
-                error!("SHUTDOWN from Upstream: {}\nTry to reconnecting or connecting to a new upstream", err);
-                break;
-            }
-            status::State::Healthy(msg) => {
-                info!("HEALTHY message: {}", msg);
-            }
-            status::State::DownstreamInstanceDropped(downstream_id) => {
-                warn!("Dropping downstream instance {} from pool", downstream_id);
-                if pool
-                    .safe_lock(|p| p.remove_downstream(downstream_id))
-                    .is_err()
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    PoolSv2::new(config).start().await;
 }