diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ba26e6..d4c0eca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 bin/
-e2e/persist
\ No newline at end of file
+e2e/persist
+.env
+blobsfiles
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blobs_reflector/reflect.go b/blobs_reflector/reflect.go
index 744a901..49abcb0 100644
--- a/blobs_reflector/reflect.go
+++ b/blobs_reflector/reflect.go
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@ package blobs_reflector
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
+
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/errors"
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/cmd"
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/db"
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/reflector"
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/store"
+	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/util"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-ps"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"os/user"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -100,12 +102,7 @@ func cleanupLbrynet() error {
 	if running {
 		return errors.Prefix("cannot cleanup lbrynet as the daemon is running", err)
 	}
-	usr, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorln(err.Error())
-		return errors.Err(err)
-	}
-	lbrynetDir := usr.HomeDir + "/.lbrynet/"
+	lbrynetDir := util.GetLBRYNetDir()
 	files, err := filepath.Glob(lbrynetDir + "lbrynet.sqlite*")
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Err(err)
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ func cleanupLbrynet() error {
 			return errors.Err(err)
 		}
 	}
-	blobsDir := lbrynetDir + "/blobfiles/"
+	blobsDir := util.GetBlobsDir()
 	err = os.RemoveAll(blobsDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Err(err)
@@ -129,6 +126,14 @@ func cleanupLbrynet() error {
 }
 
 func isLbrynetRunning() (bool, error) {
+	if util.IsUsingDocker() {
+		container, err := util.GetLBRYNetContainer(false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		return container != nil, nil
+	}
+
 	processes, err := ps.Processes()
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, errors.Err(err)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1263e35..21725a2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ module github.com/lbryio/ytsync
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.37.4 // indirect
 	github.com/ChannelMeter/iso8601duration v0.0.0-20150204201828-8da3af7a2a61
+	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.13 // indirect
 	github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.0.0-20190430140413-ec5e00d3c878 // indirect
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20180720115003-f9ffefc3facf
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.17.3
 	github.com/channelmeter/iso8601duration v0.0.0-20150204201828-8da3af7a2a61 // indirect
+	github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker v1.13.1
+	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ini/ini v1.42.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20190411002643-bd77b112433e // indirect
@@ -23,6 +28,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-ps v0.0.0-20170309133038-4fdf99ab2936
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0-rc1 // indirect
 	github.com/phayes/freeport v0.0.0-20180830031419-95f893ade6f2 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.3.0
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v0.0.0-20180709203117-cd690d0c9e24
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6e37f14..3342537 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03
 github.com/ChannelMeter/iso8601duration v0.0.0-20150204201828-8da3af7a2a61 h1:N5Vqww5QISEHsWHOWDEx4PzdIay3Cg0Jp7zItq2ZAro=
 github.com/ChannelMeter/iso8601duration v0.0.0-20150204201828-8da3af7a2a61/go.mod h1:GnKXcK+7DYNy/8w2Ex//Uql4IgfaU82Cd5rWKb7ah00=
 github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v2.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=
+github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.13 h1:Hmi80lzZuI/CaYmlJp/b+FjZdRZhKu9c2mDVqKlLWVs=
+github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.13/go.mod h1:qXqCSQ3Xa7+6tgxaGTIe4Kpcdsi+P8jBhyzoq1bpyYA=
 github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.19.0/go.mod h1:FVkBWblsNy7DGZRfXLU0O9RCGt5g3g3yEuWXgklEdEo=
 github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy v2.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:OXgGpZ6Cli1/URJOF1DMxUHB2q5Ap20/P/eIdh4G0pI=
 github.com/aead/siphash v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Nywa3cDsYNNK3gaciGTWPwHt0wlpNV15vwmswBAUSII=
@@ -56,6 +58,14 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v0.0.0-20171005155431-ecdeabc65495/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible h1:a5mlkVzth6W5A4fOsS3D2EO5BUmsJpcB+cRlLU7cSug=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
+github.com/docker/docker v1.13.1 h1:IkZjBSIc8hBjLpqeAbeE5mca5mNgeatLHBy3GO78BWo=
+github.com/docker/docker v1.13.1/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 h1:El9xVISelRB7BuFusrZozjnkIM5YnzCViNKohAFqRJQ=
+github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Gbd7IOopHjR8Iph03tsViu4nIes5XhDvyHbTtUxmeec=
+github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 h1:3uh0PgVws3nIA0Q+MwDC8yjEPf9zjRfZZWXZYDct3Tw=
+github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0/go.mod h1:fgPhTUdO+D/Jk86RDLlptpiXQzgHJF7gydDDbaIK4Dk=
 github.com/eapache/go-resiliency v1.1.0/go.mod h1:kFI+JgMyC7bLPUVY133qvEBtVayf5mFgVsvEsIPBvNs=
 github.com/eapache/go-xerial-snappy v0.0.0-20180814174437-776d5712da21/go.mod h1:+020luEh2TKB4/GOp8oxxtq0Daoen/Cii55CzbTV6DU=
 github.com/eapache/queue v1.1.0/go.mod h1:6eCeP0CKFpHLu8blIFXhExK/dRa7WDZfr6jVFPTqq+I=
@@ -73,6 +83,7 @@ github.com/go-ini/ini v1.42.0 h1:TWr1wGj35+UiWHlBA8er89seFXxzwFn11spilrrj+38=
 github.com/go-ini/ini v1.42.0/go.mod h1:ByCAeIL28uOIIG0E3PJtZPDL8WnHpFKFOtgjp+3Ies8=
 github.com/go-kit/kit v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xBxKIO96dXMWWy0MnWVtmwkA9/13aqxPnvrjFYMA2as=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Qt1PoO58o5twSAckw1HlFXLmHsOX5/0LbT9GBnD5lWE=
+github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation v3.5.0+incompatible h1:sUy/in/P6askYr16XJgTKq/0SZhiWsdg4WZGaLsGQkM=
 github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation v3.5.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:gsEKFIVnabGBt6mXmxK0MoFy+cZoTJY6mu5Ll3LVLBU=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v0.0.0-20180719071942-99ff426eb706/go.mod h1:zAC/RDZ24gD3HViQzih4MyKcchzm+sOG5ZlKdlhCg5w=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.4.1 h1:g24URVg0OFbNUTx9qqY1IRZ9D9z3iPyi5zKhQZpNwpA=
@@ -189,8 +200,6 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/lbryio/errors.go v0.0.0-20180223142025-ad03d3cc6a5c h1:BhdcWGsuKif/XoSZnqVGNqJ1iEmH0czWR5upj+AuR8M=
 github.com/lbryio/errors.go v0.0.0-20180223142025-ad03d3cc6a5c/go.mod h1:muH7wpUqE8hRA3OrYYosw9+Sl681BF9cwcjzE+OCNK8=
 github.com/lbryio/lbry.go v0.0.0-20190109223729-30c312501602/go.mod h1:YEuFJD/oHNra6BFy+NfuvS84Wg6RMWJFGtiCCCc6MmQ=
-github.com/lbryio/lbry.go v1.0.15 h1:g4g9cDDUsobmWgTA+1jEIb5k2fRCP0/NvPOMXduP8xY=
-github.com/lbryio/lbry.go v1.0.15/go.mod h1:JtyI30bU51rm0LZ/po3mQuzf++14OWb6kR/6mMRAmKU=
 github.com/lbryio/lbry.go v1.0.16-0.20190726033352-f69bba9977f8 h1:oNQh5rAVygkVLLRYxLd098/smLHcMoKrn7ozfwFhx2Y=
 github.com/lbryio/lbry.go v1.0.16-0.20190726033352-f69bba9977f8/go.mod h1:JtyI30bU51rm0LZ/po3mQuzf++14OWb6kR/6mMRAmKU=
 github.com/lbryio/lbryschema.go v0.0.0-20190428231007-c54836bca002 h1:urfYK5ElpUrAv90auPLldoVC60LwiGAcY0OE6HJB9KI=
@@ -239,6 +248,8 @@ github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.1/go.mod h1:C1qb7wdrVGGVU+Z6iS04AVkA3Q65CEZX59MT0QO5
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0 h1:izbySO9zDPmjJ8rDjLvkA2zJHIo+HkYXHnf7eN7SSyo=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
+github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0-rc1 h1:WzifXhOVOEOuFYOJAW6aQqW0TooG2iki3E3Ii+WN7gQ=
+github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0-rc1/go.mod h1:cMLVZDEM3+U2I4VmLI6N8jQYUd2OVphdqWwCJHrFt2s=
 github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go v0.1.6/go.mod h1:QgAqvLzwWbR/WpD4A3cGpPtJrZXNIiJc5AZX7/PBEpw=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.0.0-20180627143212-57f6aae5913c/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0 h1:cBOtyMzM9HTpWjXfbbunk26uA6nG3a8n06Wieeh0MwY=
@@ -364,6 +375,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181122145206-62eef0e2fa9b/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190109145017-48ac38b7c8cb/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190403152447-81d4e9dc473e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190507160741-ecd444e8653b/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190520201301-c432e742b0af h1:NXfmMfXz6JqGfG3ikSxcz2N93j6DgScr19Oo2uwFu88=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190520201301-c432e742b0af/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dfc5019..8f27f77 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/util"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/manager"
-	logUtils "github.com/lbryio/ytsync/util"
+	ytUtils "github.com/lbryio/ytsync/util"
 )
 
 var Version string
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ func ytSync(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	apiURL := os.Getenv("LBRY_WEB_API")
 	apiToken := os.Getenv("LBRY_API_TOKEN")
 	youtubeAPIKey := os.Getenv("YOUTUBE_API_KEY")
-	blobsDir := os.Getenv("BLOBS_DIRECTORY")
 	lbrycrdString := os.Getenv("LBRYCRD_STRING")
 	awsS3ID := os.Getenv("AWS_S3_ID")
 	awsS3Secret := os.Getenv("AWS_S3_SECRET")
@@ -150,14 +148,8 @@ func ytSync(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if lbrycrdString == "" {
 		log.Infoln("Using default (local) lbrycrd instance. Set LBRYCRD_STRING if you want to use something else")
 	}
-	if blobsDir == "" {
-		usr, err := user.Current()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorln(err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-		blobsDir = usr.HomeDir + "/.lbrynet/blobfiles/"
-	}
+
+	blobsDir := ytUtils.GetBlobsDir()
 
 	syncProperties := &sdk.SyncProperties{
 		SyncFrom:         syncFrom,
@@ -198,7 +190,7 @@ func ytSync(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	)
 	err := sm.Start()
 	if err != nil {
-		logUtils.SendErrorToSlack(err.Error())
+		ytUtils.SendErrorToSlack(err.Error())
 	}
-	logUtils.SendInfoToSlack("Syncing process terminated!")
+	ytUtils.SendInfoToSlack("Syncing process terminated!")
 }
diff --git a/manager/ytsync.go b/manager/ytsync.go
index e7c46df..2391eb0 100644
--- a/manager/ytsync.go
+++ b/manager/ytsync.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package manager
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3/s3manager"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-ps"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi/transport"
@@ -116,17 +119,9 @@ func (s *Sync) IsInterrupted() bool {
 }
 
 func (s *Sync) downloadWallet() error {
-	defaultWalletDir := os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum/wallets/default_wallet"
-	defaultTempWalletDir := os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum/wallets/tmp_wallet"
-	key := aws.String("/wallets/" + s.YoutubeChannelID)
-	if os.Getenv("REGTEST") == "true" {
-		defaultWalletDir = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum_regtest/wallets/default_wallet"
-		defaultTempWalletDir = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum_regtest/wallets/tmp_wallet"
-		key = aws.String("/regtest/" + s.YoutubeChannelID)
-	}
-
-	if _, err := os.Stat(defaultWalletDir); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return errors.Err("default_wallet already exists")
+	defaultWalletDir, defaultTempWalletDir, key, err := s.getWalletPaths()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Err(err)
 	}
 
 	creds := credentials.NewStaticCredentials(s.AwsS3ID, s.AwsS3Secret, "")
@@ -168,6 +163,29 @@ func (s *Sync) downloadWallet() error {
 	return os.Rename(defaultTempWalletDir, defaultWalletDir)
 }
 
+func (s *Sync) getWalletPaths() (defaultWallet, tempWallet string, key *string, err error) {
+
+	defaultWallet = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum/wallets/default_wallet"
+	tempWallet = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum/wallets/tmp_wallet"
+	key = aws.String("/wallets/" + s.YoutubeChannelID)
+	if os.Getenv("REGTEST") == "true" {
+		defaultWallet = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum_regtest/wallets/default_wallet"
+		tempWallet = os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum_regtest/wallets/tmp_wallet"
+		key = aws.String("/regtest/" + s.YoutubeChannelID)
+	}
+
+	walletPath := os.Getenv("LBRYNET_WALLETS_DIR")
+	if walletPath != "" {
+		defaultWallet = walletPath + "/wallets/default_wallet"
+		tempWallet = walletPath + "/wallets/tmp_wallet"
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(defaultWallet); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return "", "", nil, errors.Err("default_wallet already exists")
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func (s *Sync) uploadWallet() error {
 	defaultWalletDir := os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.lbryum/wallets/default_wallet"
 	key := aws.String("/wallets/" + s.YoutubeChannelID)
@@ -272,13 +290,13 @@ func (s *Sync) FullCycle() (e error) {
 
 	defer deleteSyncFolder(s.videoDirectory)
 	log.Printf("Starting daemon")
-	err = startDaemonViaSystemd()
+	err = startDaemon()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	log.Infoln("Waiting for daemon to finish starting...")
-	s.daemon = jsonrpc.NewClient("")
+	s.daemon = jsonrpc.NewClient(os.Getenv("LBRYNET_ADDRESS"))
 	s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(40 * time.Minute)
 
 	err = s.waitForDaemonStart()
@@ -345,7 +363,7 @@ func (s *Sync) waitForDaemonStart() error {
 
 func (s *Sync) stopAndUploadWallet(e *error) {
 	log.Printf("Stopping daemon")
-	shutdownErr := stopDaemonViaSystemd()
+	shutdownErr := stopDaemon()
 	if shutdownErr != nil {
 		logShutdownError(shutdownErr)
 	} else {
@@ -553,6 +571,7 @@ func (s *Sync) doSync() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Prefix("error getting channel cert", err)
 		}
+		println("lbryChannelID:", s.lbryChannelID)
 		err = s.APIConfig.SetChannelCert(string(*cert), s.lbryChannelID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Prefix("error setting channel cert", err)
@@ -927,6 +946,58 @@ func (s *Sync) processVideo(v video) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func startDaemon() error {
+	if logUtils.IsUsingDocker() {
+		return startDaemonViaDocker()
+	}
+	return startDaemonViaSystemd()
+}
+
+func stopDaemon() error {
+	if logUtils.IsUsingDocker() {
+		return stopDaemonViaDocker()
+	}
+	return stopDaemonViaSystemd()
+}
+
+func startDaemonViaDocker() error {
+	container, err := logUtils.GetLBRYNetContainer(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cli, err := client.NewEnvClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	err = cli.ContainerStart(context.Background(), container.ID, types.ContainerStartOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Err(err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func stopDaemonViaDocker() error {
+	container, err := logUtils.GetLBRYNetContainer(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cli, err := client.NewEnvClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	err = cli.ContainerStop(context.Background(), container.ID, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Err(err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func startDaemonViaSystemd() error {
 	err := exec.Command("/usr/bin/sudo", "/bin/systemctl", "start", "lbrynet.service").Run()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/sdk/api.go b/sdk/api.go
index 6f3de9b..9fbdd3d 100644
--- a/sdk/api.go
+++ b/sdk/api.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/api"
-
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/errors"
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/null"
 
@@ -103,24 +101,30 @@ func sanitizeFailureReason(s *string) {
 
 func (a *APIConfig) SetChannelCert(certHex string, channelID string) error {
 
+	type apiSetChannelCertResponse struct {
+		Success bool        `json:"success"`
+		Error   null.String `json:"error"`
+		Data    string      `json:"data"`
+	}
+
 	endpoint := a.ApiURL + "/yt/channel_cert"
 
 	res, _ := http.PostForm(endpoint, url.Values{
-		"channel_id":   {channelID},
-		"channel_cert": {certHex},
-		"auth_token":   {a.ApiToken},
+		"channel_claim_id": {channelID},
+		"channel_cert":     {certHex},
+		"auth_token":       {a.ApiToken},
 	})
 
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 
 	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
-	var response api.Response
+	var response apiSetChannelCertResponse
 	err := json.Unmarshal(body, &response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Err(err)
 	}
-	if response.Error != nil {
-		return errors.Err(response.Error)
+	if !response.Error.IsNull() {
+		return errors.Err(response.Error.String)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5f164d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/errors"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/common/log"
+)
+
+func GetBlobsDir() string {
+	blobsDir := os.Getenv("BLOBS_DIRECTORY")
+	if blobsDir == "" {
+		usr, err := user.Current()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err.Error())
+			return ""
+		}
+		blobsDir = usr.HomeDir + "/.lbrynet/blobfiles/"
+	}
+
+	return blobsDir
+}
+
+func GetLBRYNetDir() string {
+	lbrynetDir := os.Getenv("LBRYNET_DIR")
+	if lbrynetDir == "" {
+		usr, err := user.Current()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err.Error())
+			return ""
+		}
+		return usr.HomeDir + "/.lbrynet/"
+	}
+	return lbrynetDir
+}
+
+func GetLBRYNetContainer(all bool) (*types.Container, error) {
+	cli, err := client.NewEnvClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	filters := filters.NewArgs()
+	filters.Add("name", "lbrynet")
+	containers, err := cli.ContainerList(context.Background(), types.ContainerListOptions{All: all, Filters: filters})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	for _, container := range containers {
+		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", container.ID[:10], container.Image)
+	}
+	if len(containers) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if len(containers) > 1 {
+		return nil, errors.Err("more than one lbrynet container found")
+	}
+
+	return &containers[0], nil
+}
+
+func IsUsingDocker() bool {
+	return os.Getenv("LBRYNET_USE_DOCKER") == "true"
+}