diff --git a/apiserver/config/config.go b/apiserver/config/config.go
deleted file mode 100644
index feb24b17f..000000000
--- a/apiserver/config/config.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-import (
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/config"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util"
-	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"path/filepath"
-)
-
-const (
-	defaultLogFilename    = "apiserver.log"
-	defaultErrLogFilename = "apiserver_err.log"
-)
-
-var (
-	// Default configuration options
-	defaultLogDir     = util.AppDataDir("apiserver", false)
-	defaultDBAddress  = "localhost:3306"
-	defaultHTTPListen = "0.0.0.0:8080"
-	activeConfig      *Config
-)
-
-// ActiveConfig returns the active configuration struct
-func ActiveConfig() *Config {
-	return activeConfig
-}
-
-// Config defines the configuration options for the API server.
-type Config struct {
-	LogDir            string `long:"logdir" description:"Directory to log output."`
-	DebugLevel        string `short:"d" long:"debuglevel" description:"Set log level {trace, debug, info, warn, error, critical}"`
-	RPCUser           string `short:"u" long:"rpcuser" description:"RPC username"`
-	RPCPassword       string `short:"P" long:"rpcpass" default-mask:"-" description:"RPC password"`
-	RPCServer         string `short:"s" long:"rpcserver" description:"RPC server to connect to"`
-	RPCCert           string `short:"c" long:"rpccert" description:"RPC server certificate chain for validation"`
-	DisableTLS        bool   `long:"notls" description:"Disable TLS"`
-	DBAddress         string `long:"dbaddress" description:"Database address"`
-	DBUser            string `long:"dbuser" description:"Database user" required:"true"`
-	DBPassword        string `long:"dbpass" description:"Database password" required:"true"`
-	DBName            string `long:"dbname" description:"Database name" required:"true"`
-	HTTPListen        string `long:"listen" description:"HTTP address to listen on (default: 0.0.0.0:8080)"`
-	Migrate           bool   `long:"migrate" description:"Migrate the database to the latest version. The server will not start when using this flag."`
-	MQTTBrokerAddress string `long:"mqttaddress" description:"MQTT broker address" required:"false"`
-	MQTTUser          string `long:"mqttuser" description:"MQTT server user" required:"false"`
-	MQTTPassword      string `long:"mqttpass" description:"MQTT server password" required:"false"`
-	config.NetworkFlags
-}
-
-// Parse parses the CLI arguments and returns a config struct.
-func Parse() error {
-	activeConfig = &Config{
-		LogDir:     defaultLogDir,
-		DBAddress:  defaultDBAddress,
-		HTTPListen: defaultHTTPListen,
-	}
-	parser := flags.NewParser(activeConfig, flags.PrintErrors|flags.HelpFlag)
-	_, err := parser.Parse()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if !activeConfig.Migrate {
-		if activeConfig.RPCUser == "" {
-			return errors.New("--rpcuser is required if --migrate flag is not used")
-		}
-		if activeConfig.RPCPassword == "" {
-			return errors.New("--rpcpass is required if --migrate flag is not used")
-		}
-		if activeConfig.RPCServer == "" {
-			return errors.New("--rpcserver is required if --migrate flag is not used")
-		}
-	}
-
-	if activeConfig.RPCCert == "" && !activeConfig.DisableTLS {
-		return errors.New("--notls has to be disabled if --cert is used")
-	}
-
-	if activeConfig.RPCCert != "" && activeConfig.DisableTLS {
-		return errors.New("--cert should be omitted if --notls is used")
-	}
-
-	if (activeConfig.MQTTBrokerAddress != "" || activeConfig.MQTTUser != "" || activeConfig.MQTTPassword != "") &&
-		(activeConfig.MQTTBrokerAddress == "" || activeConfig.MQTTUser == "" || activeConfig.MQTTPassword == "") {
-		return errors.New("--mqttaddress, --mqttuser, and --mqttpass must be passed all together")
-	}
-
-	err = activeConfig.ResolveNetwork(parser)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	logFile := filepath.Join(activeConfig.LogDir, defaultLogFilename)
-	errLogFile := filepath.Join(activeConfig.LogDir, defaultErrLogFilename)
-	logger.InitLog(logFile, errLogFile)
-
-	if activeConfig.DebugLevel != "" {
-		err := logger.SetLogLevels(activeConfig.DebugLevel)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/faucet/config/config.go b/faucet/config/config.go
index 6ad412c46..0c8fa2737 100644
--- a/faucet/config/config.go
+++ b/faucet/config/config.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/dagconfig"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util"
 	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
diff --git a/faucet/database/log.go b/faucet/database/log.go
index 23bfa46ff..952e50b69 100644
--- a/faucet/database/log.go
+++ b/faucet/database/log.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package database
 
 import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
-import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
+import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 
 var (
 	log   = logger.BackendLog.Logger("DTBS")
diff --git a/faucet/faucet.go b/faucet/faucet.go
index 87864eb11..ad419d9c5 100644
--- a/faucet/faucet.go
+++ b/faucet/faucet.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/apimodels"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/blockdag"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/faucet/config"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/httpserverutils"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/apimodels"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/txscript"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/daghash"
diff --git a/httpserverutils/log.go b/httpserverutils/log.go
index 22bceb00b..cf8f68195 100644
--- a/httpserverutils/log.go
+++ b/httpserverutils/log.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package httpserverutils
 
 import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
-import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
+import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 
 var (
 	log   = logger.BackendLog.Logger("UTIL")
diff --git a/kasparov/config/config.go b/kasparov/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b28c1f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kasparov/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/config"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
+	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Default configuration options
+	defaultDBAddress = "localhost:3306"
+)
+
+// KasparovFlags holds configuration common to both the Kasparov server and the Kasparov daemon.
+type KasparovFlags struct {
+	LogDir      string `long:"logdir" description:"Directory to log output."`
+	DebugLevel  string `short:"d" long:"debuglevel" description:"Set log level {trace, debug, info, warn, error, critical}"`
+	DBAddress   string `long:"dbaddress" description:"Database address"`
+	DBUser      string `long:"dbuser" description:"Database user" required:"true"`
+	DBPassword  string `long:"dbpass" description:"Database password" required:"true"`
+	DBName      string `long:"dbname" description:"Database name" required:"true"`
+	RPCUser     string `short:"u" long:"rpcuser" description:"RPC username"`
+	RPCPassword string `short:"P" long:"rpcpass" default-mask:"-" description:"RPC password"`
+	RPCServer   string `short:"s" long:"rpcserver" description:"RPC server to connect to"`
+	RPCCert     string `short:"c" long:"rpccert" description:"RPC server certificate chain for validation"`
+	DisableTLS  bool   `long:"notls" description:"Disable TLS"`
+	config.NetworkFlags
+}
+
+// ResolveKasparovFlags parses command line arguments and sets KasparovFlags accordingly.
+func (kasparovFlags *KasparovFlags) ResolveKasparovFlags(parser *flags.Parser,
+	defaultLogDir, logFilename, errLogFilename string) error {
+	if kasparovFlags.LogDir == "" {
+		kasparovFlags.LogDir = defaultLogDir
+	}
+	logFile := filepath.Join(kasparovFlags.LogDir, logFilename)
+	errLogFile := filepath.Join(kasparovFlags.LogDir, errLogFilename)
+	logger.InitLog(logFile, errLogFile)
+
+	if kasparovFlags.DebugLevel != "" {
+		err := logger.SetLogLevels(kasparovFlags.DebugLevel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if kasparovFlags.DBAddress == "" {
+		kasparovFlags.DBAddress = defaultDBAddress
+	}
+	if kasparovFlags.RPCUser == "" {
+		return errors.New("--rpcuser is required")
+	}
+	if kasparovFlags.RPCPassword == "" {
+		return errors.New("--rpcpass is required")
+	}
+	if kasparovFlags.RPCServer == "" {
+		return errors.New("--rpcserver is required")
+	}
+
+	if kasparovFlags.RPCCert == "" && !kasparovFlags.DisableTLS {
+		return errors.New("--notls has to be disabled if --cert is used")
+	}
+	if kasparovFlags.RPCCert != "" && kasparovFlags.DisableTLS {
+		return errors.New("--cert should be omitted if --notls is used")
+	}
+	return kasparovFlags.ResolveNetwork(parser)
+}
diff --git a/apiserver/database/database.go b/kasparov/database/database.go
similarity index 88%
rename from apiserver/database/database.go
rename to kasparov/database/database.go
index 8d4b223ac..f295eb734 100644
--- a/apiserver/database/database.go
+++ b/kasparov/database/database.go
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ package database
 import (
 	nativeerrors "errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/config"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/config"
 	"github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/source"
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
 
 	"github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4"
 )
 
-// db is the API server database.
+// db is the Kasparov database.
 var db *gorm.DB
 
 // DB returns a reference to the database connection
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ func (l gormLogger) Print(v ...interface{}) {
 
 // Connect connects to the database mentioned in
 // config variable.
-func Connect() error {
-	connectionString := buildConnectionString()
+func Connect(cfg *config.KasparovFlags) error {
+	connectionString := buildConnectionString(cfg)
 	migrator, driver, err := openMigrator(connectionString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ func Close() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func buildConnectionString() string {
-	cfg := config.ActiveConfig()
+func buildConnectionString(cfg *config.KasparovFlags) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s)/%s?charset=utf8&parseTime=True",
 		cfg.DBUser, cfg.DBPassword, cfg.DBAddress, cfg.DBName)
 }
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ func isCurrent(migrator *migrate.Migrate, driver source.Driver) (bool, uint, err
 }
 
 func openMigrator(connectionString string) (*migrate.Migrate, source.Driver, error) {
-	driver, err := source.Open("file://migrations")
+	driver, err := source.Open("file://../database/migrations")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -112,8 +111,8 @@ func openMigrator(connectionString string) (*migrate.Migrate, source.Driver, err
 }
 
 // Migrate database to the latest version.
-func Migrate() error {
-	connectionString := buildConnectionString()
+func Migrate(cfg *config.KasparovFlags) error {
+	connectionString := buildConnectionString(cfg)
 	migrator, driver, err := openMigrator(connectionString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/apiserver/database/log.go b/kasparov/database/log.go
similarity index 74%
rename from apiserver/database/log.go
rename to kasparov/database/log.go
index cc2f20ff7..2ea4ab615 100644
--- a/apiserver/database/log.go
+++ b/kasparov/database/log.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package database
 
 import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
-import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
+import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 
 var (
 	log   = logger.Logger("DTBS")
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000001_create_blocks_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000002_create_parent_blocks_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000003_create_raw_blocks_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000004_create_subnetworks_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000005_create_transactions_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000006_create_transactions_to_blocks_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000007_create_addresses_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000008_create_transaction_outputs_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.down.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.down.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.down.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.down.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.up.sql b/kasparov/database/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.up.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.up.sql
rename to kasparov/database/migrations/000009_create_transaction_inputs_table.up.sql
diff --git a/apiserver/dbmodels/models.go b/kasparov/dbmodels/dbmodels.go
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/dbmodels/models.go
rename to kasparov/dbmodels/dbmodels.go
diff --git a/apiserver/jsonrpc/client.go b/kasparov/jsonrpc/client.go
similarity index 96%
rename from apiserver/jsonrpc/client.go
rename to kasparov/jsonrpc/client.go
index 3f4facf4a..3a6291cbc 100644
--- a/apiserver/jsonrpc/client.go
+++ b/kasparov/jsonrpc/client.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package jsonrpc
 
 import (
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/config"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/config"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/daghash"
 
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/rpcclient"
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ func Close() {
 }
 
 // Connect initiates a connection to the JSON-RPC API Server
-func Connect() error {
-	cfg := config.ActiveConfig()
+func Connect(cfg *config.KasparovFlags) error {
 	var cert []byte
 	if !cfg.DisableTLS {
 		var err error
diff --git a/apiserver/jsonrpc/log.go b/kasparov/jsonrpc/log.go
similarity index 84%
rename from apiserver/jsonrpc/log.go
rename to kasparov/jsonrpc/log.go
index 3f4155726..e1a8271e4 100644
--- a/apiserver/jsonrpc/log.go
+++ b/kasparov/jsonrpc/log.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package jsonrpc
 
 import (
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
 )
diff --git a/apiserver/logger/logger.go b/kasparov/logger/logger.go
similarity index 98%
rename from apiserver/logger/logger.go
rename to kasparov/logger/logger.go
index 61f49fc0e..601547d22 100644
--- a/apiserver/logger/logger.go
+++ b/kasparov/logger/logger.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Logger(subsystemTag string) logs.Logger {
 	return logger
 }
 
-// SetLogLevels sets the logging level for all of the subsystems in the API server.
+// SetLogLevels sets the logging level for all of the subsystems in Kasparov.
 func SetLogLevels(level string) error {
 	lvl, ok := logs.LevelFromString(level)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/apiserver/apimodels/request_types.go b/kasparov/server/apimodels/request_types.go
similarity index 57%
rename from apiserver/apimodels/request_types.go
rename to kasparov/server/apimodels/request_types.go
index 6eeb1e66f..449cb89a8 100644
--- a/apiserver/apimodels/request_types.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/apimodels/request_types.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package apimodels
 
-// RawTransaction represents a raw transaction posted to the API server
+// RawTransaction is a json representation of a raw transaction
 type RawTransaction struct {
 	RawTransaction string `json:"rawTransaction"`
 }
diff --git a/apiserver/apimodels/response_types.go b/kasparov/server/apimodels/response_types.go
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/apimodels/response_types.go
rename to kasparov/server/apimodels/response_types.go
diff --git a/kasparov/server/config/config.go b/kasparov/server/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b902cd57b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kasparov/server/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/config"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util"
+	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
+)
+
+const (
+	logFilename    = "apiserver.log"
+	errLogFilename = "apiserver_err.log"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Default configuration options
+	defaultLogDir     = util.AppDataDir("apiserver", false)
+	defaultHTTPListen = "0.0.0.0:8080"
+	activeConfig      *Config
+)
+
+// ActiveConfig returns the active configuration struct
+func ActiveConfig() *Config {
+	return activeConfig
+}
+
+// Config defines the configuration options for the API server.
+type Config struct {
+	HTTPListen string `long:"listen" description:"HTTP address to listen on (default: 0.0.0.0:8080)"`
+	config.KasparovFlags
+}
+
+// Parse parses the CLI arguments and returns a config struct.
+func Parse() error {
+	activeConfig = &Config{
+		HTTPListen: defaultHTTPListen,
+	}
+	parser := flags.NewParser(activeConfig, flags.PrintErrors|flags.HelpFlag)
+	_, err := parser.Parse()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = activeConfig.ResolveKasparovFlags(parser, defaultLogDir, logFilename, errLogFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/apiserver/controllers/block.go b/kasparov/server/controllers/block.go
similarity index 95%
rename from apiserver/controllers/block.go
rename to kasparov/server/controllers/block.go
index 218b10ff2..49aaaf8eb 100644
--- a/apiserver/controllers/block.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/controllers/block.go
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/database"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/dbmodels"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/apimodels"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/apimodels"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/dbmodels"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/httpserverutils"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/database"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/daghash"
 )
 
diff --git a/apiserver/controllers/common.go b/kasparov/server/controllers/common.go
similarity index 96%
rename from apiserver/controllers/common.go
rename to kasparov/server/controllers/common.go
index 4b19f68de..f29bf0b3e 100644
--- a/apiserver/controllers/common.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/controllers/common.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/apimodels"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/dbmodels"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/btcjson"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/dbmodels"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/apimodels"
 )
 
 func convertTxDBModelToTxResponse(tx *dbmodels.Transaction) *apimodels.TransactionResponse {
diff --git a/apiserver/controllers/feeestimate.go b/kasparov/server/controllers/feeestimate.go
similarity index 85%
rename from apiserver/controllers/feeestimate.go
rename to kasparov/server/controllers/feeestimate.go
index b77062679..0d40d38c1 100644
--- a/apiserver/controllers/feeestimate.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/controllers/feeestimate.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package controllers
 
 import (
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/apimodels"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/apimodels"
 )
 
 // GetFeeEstimatesHandler returns the fee estimates for different priorities
diff --git a/apiserver/controllers/transaction.go b/kasparov/server/controllers/transaction.go
similarity index 97%
rename from apiserver/controllers/transaction.go
rename to kasparov/server/controllers/transaction.go
index 21b551214..993f85fb8 100644
--- a/apiserver/controllers/transaction.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/controllers/transaction.go
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/database"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/dbmodels"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/jsonrpc"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/apimodels"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/apimodels"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/config"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/dbmodels"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/blockdag"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/httpserverutils"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/config"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/subnetworkid"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/database"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/jsonrpc"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/btcjson"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/daghash"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/wire"
diff --git a/kasparov/server/docker/Dockerfile b/kasparov/server/docker/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e43a4f9ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kasparov/server/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -- multistage docker build: stage #1: build stage
+FROM golang:1.13-alpine AS build
+
+RUN mkdir -p /go/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd
+
+WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl git
+
+COPY go.mod .
+COPY go.sum .
+
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN cd kasparov/server && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o kasparov-server .
+
+# --- multistage docker build: stage #2: runtime image
+FROM alpine
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache tini
+
+COPY --from=build /go/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/ /app/
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/tini", "--"]
+CMD ["/app/kasparov-server"]
diff --git a/apiserver/log.go b/kasparov/server/log.go
similarity index 60%
rename from apiserver/log.go
rename to kasparov/server/log.go
index 92e365af3..564159129 100644
--- a/apiserver/log.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/log.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
 )
 
 var (
-	log   = logger.Logger("APIS")
+	log   = logger.Logger("KVSV")
 	spawn = panics.GoroutineWrapperFunc(log)
 )
diff --git a/kasparov/server/main.go b/kasparov/server/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..744f917a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kasparov/server/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/database"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/jsonrpc"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/config"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/server"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/signal"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
+	_ "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/database/mysql"
+	_ "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/source/file"
+	_ "github.com/jinzhu/gorm/dialects/mysql"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	defer panics.HandlePanic(log, nil, nil)
+
+	err := config.Parse()
+	if err != nil {
+		errString := fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing command-line arguments: %s", err)
+		_, fErr := fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, errString)
+		if fErr != nil {
+			panic(errString)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = database.Connect(&config.ActiveConfig().KasparovFlags)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(errors.Errorf("Error connecting to database: %s", err))
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := database.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(errors.Errorf("Error closing the database: %s", err))
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = jsonrpc.Connect(&config.ActiveConfig().KasparovFlags)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(errors.Errorf("Error connecting to servers: %s", err))
+	}
+	defer jsonrpc.Close()
+
+	shutdownServer := server.Start(config.ActiveConfig().HTTPListen)
+	defer shutdownServer()
+
+	interrupt := signal.InterruptListener()
+	<-interrupt
+}
diff --git a/apiserver/server/log.go b/kasparov/server/server/log.go
similarity index 74%
rename from apiserver/server/log.go
rename to kasparov/server/server/log.go
index 9609d76b0..7ca522b76 100644
--- a/apiserver/server/log.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/server/log.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package server
 
 import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
-import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
+import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 
 var (
 	log   = logger.Logger("REST")
diff --git a/apiserver/server/routes.go b/kasparov/server/server/routes.go
similarity index 98%
rename from apiserver/server/routes.go
rename to kasparov/server/server/routes.go
index 8d0f79fba..f6bbe5ca2 100644
--- a/apiserver/server/routes.go
+++ b/kasparov/server/server/routes.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/controllers"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/controllers"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func mainHandler(_ *httpserverutils.ServerContext, _ *http.Request, _ map[string
 	return struct {
 		Message string `json:"message"`
 	}{
-		Message: "API server is running",
+		Message: "Kasparov server is running",
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/apiserver/server/server.go b/kasparov/server/server/server.go
similarity index 100%
rename from apiserver/server/server.go
rename to kasparov/server/server/server.go
diff --git a/kasparov/syncd/config/config.go b/kasparov/syncd/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7704922f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/config"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util"
+	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+const (
+	logFilename    = "syncd.log"
+	errLogFilename = "syncd_err.log"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Default configuration options
+	defaultLogDir = util.AppDataDir("syncd", false)
+	activeConfig  *Config
+)
+
+// ActiveConfig returns the active configuration struct
+func ActiveConfig() *Config {
+	return activeConfig
+}
+
+// Config defines the configuration options for the sync daemon.
+type Config struct {
+	Migrate           bool   `long:"migrate" description:"Migrate the database to the latest version. The daemon will not start when using this flag."`
+	MQTTBrokerAddress string `long:"mqttaddress" description:"MQTT broker address" required:"false"`
+	MQTTUser          string `long:"mqttuser" description:"MQTT server user" required:"false"`
+	MQTTPassword      string `long:"mqttpass" description:"MQTT server password" required:"false"`
+	config.KasparovFlags
+}
+
+// Parse parses the CLI arguments and returns a config struct.
+func Parse() error {
+	activeConfig = &Config{}
+	parser := flags.NewParser(activeConfig, flags.PrintErrors|flags.HelpFlag)
+	_, err := parser.Parse()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = activeConfig.ResolveKasparovFlags(parser, defaultLogDir, logFilename, errLogFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if (activeConfig.MQTTBrokerAddress != "" || activeConfig.MQTTUser != "" || activeConfig.MQTTPassword != "") &&
+		(activeConfig.MQTTBrokerAddress == "" || activeConfig.MQTTUser == "" || activeConfig.MQTTPassword == "") {
+		return errors.New("--mqttaddress, --mqttuser, and --mqttpass must be passed all together")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/apiserver/docker/Dockerfile b/kasparov/syncd/docker/Dockerfile
similarity index 67%
rename from apiserver/docker/Dockerfile
rename to kasparov/syncd/docker/Dockerfile
index 571da3f5e..87302cf7d 100644
--- a/apiserver/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
 
-RUN cd apiserver && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o apiserver .
+RUN cd kasparov/syncd && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o kasparov-syncd .
 
 # --- multistage docker build: stage #2: runtime image
 FROM alpine
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache tini
 
-COPY --from=build /go/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/ /app/
+COPY --from=build /go/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/syncd/ /app/
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/tini", "--"]
-CMD ["/app/apiserver"]
+CMD ["/app/kasparov-syncd"]
diff --git a/kasparov/syncd/log.go b/kasparov/syncd/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0ccec423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
+)
+
+var (
+	log   = logger.Logger("KVSD")
+	spawn = panics.GoroutineWrapperFunc(log)
+)
diff --git a/apiserver/main.go b/kasparov/syncd/main.go
similarity index 77%
rename from apiserver/main.go
rename to kasparov/syncd/main.go
index cbae1d7be..f9b68e3f4 100644
--- a/apiserver/main.go
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/main.go
@@ -2,19 +2,17 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/mqtt"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/config"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/database"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/jsonrpc"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/server"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/database"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/jsonrpc"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/syncd/config"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/syncd/mqtt"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/signal"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
 	_ "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/database/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/source/file"
 	_ "github.com/jinzhu/gorm/dialects/mysql"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"os"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -31,14 +29,14 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if config.ActiveConfig().Migrate {
-		err := database.Migrate()
+		err := database.Migrate(&config.ActiveConfig().KasparovFlags)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(errors.Errorf("Error migrating database: %s", err))
 		}
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = database.Connect()
+	err = database.Connect(&config.ActiveConfig().KasparovFlags)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(errors.Errorf("Error connecting to database: %s", err))
 	}
@@ -55,15 +53,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer mqtt.Close()
 
-	err = jsonrpc.Connect()
+	err = jsonrpc.Connect(&config.ActiveConfig().KasparovFlags)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(errors.Errorf("Error connecting to servers: %s", err))
 	}
 	defer jsonrpc.Close()
 
-	shutdownServer := server.Start(config.ActiveConfig().HTTPListen)
-	defer shutdownServer()
-
 	doneChan := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	spawn(func() {
 		err := startSync(doneChan)
diff --git a/apiserver/mqtt/log.go b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/log.go
similarity index 73%
rename from apiserver/mqtt/log.go
rename to kasparov/syncd/mqtt/log.go
index ee4e2210b..520d903ad 100644
--- a/apiserver/mqtt/log.go
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/log.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package mqtt
 
 import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/panics"
-import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/logger"
+import "github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/logger"
 
 var (
 	log   = logger.Logger("MQTT")
diff --git a/apiserver/mqtt/mqtt.go b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/mqtt.go
similarity index 97%
rename from apiserver/mqtt/mqtt.go
rename to kasparov/syncd/mqtt/mqtt.go
index d69e43f64..43026c6eb 100644
--- a/apiserver/mqtt/mqtt.go
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/mqtt.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package mqtt
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/config"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/syncd/config"
 	mqtt "github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
diff --git a/apiserver/mqtt/selected_tip.go b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/selected_tip.go
similarity index 87%
rename from apiserver/mqtt/selected_tip.go
rename to kasparov/syncd/mqtt/selected_tip.go
index 9b7c8a24e..1e58442eb 100644
--- a/apiserver/mqtt/selected_tip.go
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/selected_tip.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package mqtt
 
 import (
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/controllers"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/controllers"
 )
 
 const selectedTipTopic = "dag/selected-tip"
diff --git a/apiserver/mqtt/transactions.go b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/transactions.go
similarity index 96%
rename from apiserver/mqtt/transactions.go
rename to kasparov/syncd/mqtt/transactions.go
index 0fdc4ab26..0aaad5e5c 100644
--- a/apiserver/mqtt/transactions.go
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/mqtt/transactions.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package mqtt
 
 import (
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/apimodels"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/controllers"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/btcjson"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/apimodels"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/server/controllers"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/daghash"
 	"path"
diff --git a/apiserver/sync.go b/kasparov/syncd/sync.go
similarity index 98%
rename from apiserver/sync.go
rename to kasparov/syncd/sync.go
index 23faea559..2d468f97e 100644
--- a/apiserver/sync.go
+++ b/kasparov/syncd/sync.go
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/mqtt"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/database"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/dbmodels"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/jsonrpc"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/syncd/config"
+	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/kasparov/syncd/mqtt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/config"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/database"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/dbmodels"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/apiserver/jsonrpc"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/blockdag"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/btcjson"
 	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/httpserverutils"
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 // pendingChainChangedMsgs holds chainChangedMsgs in order of arrival
 var pendingChainChangedMsgs []*jsonrpc.ChainChangedMsg
 
-// startSync keeps the node and the API server in sync. On start, it downloads
-// all data that's missing from the API server, and once it's done it keeps
+// startSync keeps the node and the database in sync. On start, it downloads
+// all data that's missing from the dabase, and once it's done it keeps
 // sync with the node via notifications.
 func startSync(doneChan chan struct{}) error {
 	client, err := jsonrpc.GetClient()
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func startSync(doneChan chan struct{}) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Keep the node and the API server in sync
+	// Keep the node and the database in sync
 	return sync(client, doneChan)
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func fetchInitialData(client *jsonrpc.Client) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// sync keeps the API server in sync with the node via notifications
+// sync keeps the database in sync with the node via notifications
 func sync(client *jsonrpc.Client, doneChan chan struct{}) error {
 	// Handle client notifications until we're told to stop
 	for {
@@ -1068,6 +1068,7 @@ func handleChainChangedMsg(chainChanged *jsonrpc.ChainChangedMsg) error {
 	}
 	log.Infof("Chain changed: removed %d blocks and added %d block",
 		len(removedHashes), len(addedBlocks))
+
 	err = mqtt.PublishAcceptedTransactionsNotifications(chainChanged.AddedChainBlocks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error while publishing accepted transactions notifications")