diff --git a/lbry/cli.py b/lbry/cli.py
index 8067d908e..a0f45de69 100644
--- a/lbry/cli.py
+++ b/lbry/cli.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import os
 import sys
-import shutil
 import pathlib
 import argparse
 
-
 from lbry.conf import Config, CLIConfig
-from lbry.service import API
+from lbry.service import API, Daemon
 from lbry.service.metadata import interface
 from lbry.service.full_node import FullNode
 from lbry.blockchain.ledger import Ledger
+from lbry.console import Advanced as AdvancedConsole, Basic as BasicConsole
 
 # TODO: switch to pre-generated metadata interface
 from lbry.service.parser import get_api_definitions
@@ -181,8 +180,12 @@ def main(argv=None):
         if args.help:
             args.start_parser.print_help()
         elif args.full_node:
-            node = FullNode(Ledger(conf), conf.db_url_or_default)
-            node.run()
+            service = FullNode(Ledger(conf), conf.db_url_or_default)
+            if conf.console == "advanced":
+                console = AdvancedConsole(service)
+            else:
+                console = BasicConsole(service)
+            return Daemon(service, console).run()
         else:
             print('Only `start --full-node` is currently supported.')
     elif args.command is not None:
diff --git a/lbry/console.py b/lbry/console.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0e71788e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lbry/console.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import os
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+import tqdm
+
+from lbry import __version__
+from lbry.service.base import Service
+from lbry.service.full_node import FullNode
+from lbry.service.light_client import LightClient
+
+
+class Console:  # silent
+
+    def __init__(self, service: Service):
+        self.service = service
+
+    def starting(self):
+        pass
+
+    def stopping(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class Basic(Console):
+
+    def __init__(self, service: Service):
+        super().__init__(service)
+        self.service.sync.on_progress.listen(self.on_sync_progress)
+
+    def starting(self):
+        conf = self.service.conf
+        s = [f'LBRY v{__version__}']
+        if isinstance(self.service, FullNode):
+            s.append('Full Node')
+        elif isinstance(self.service, LightClient):
+            s.append('Light Client')
+        if conf.processes == -1:
+            s.append(f'Single Process')
+        else:
+            s.append(f'{conf.processes} Processes')
+        s.append(f'({os.cpu_count()} CPU(s) available)')
+        print(' '.join(s))
+
+    def stopping(self):
+        print('bye.')
+
+    def on_sync_progress(self, event):
+        print(event)
+
+
+class Advanced(Basic):
+
+    FORMAT = '{l_bar}{bar}| {n_fmt:>7}/{total_fmt:>8} [{elapsed}<{remaining:>5}, {rate_fmt:>15}]'
+
+    def __init__(self, service: Service):
+        super().__init__(service)
+        self.bars: Dict[Any, tqdm.tqdm] = {}
+
+    def get_or_create_bar(self, name, desc, unit, total):
+        bar = self.bars.get(name)
+        if bar is None:
+            bar = self.bars[name] = tqdm.tqdm(
+                desc=desc, unit=unit, total=total, bar_format=self.FORMAT, leave=False
+            )
+        return bar
+
+    def parsing_bar(self, d):
+        return self.get_or_create_bar(
+            f"parsing-{d['block_file']}",
+            f"├─ blk{d['block_file']:05}.dat parsing", 'blocks', d['total']
+        )
+
+    def saving_bar(self, d):
+        return self.get_or_create_bar(
+            f"saving-{d['block_file']}",
+            f"├─ blk{d['block_file']:05}.dat  saving", "txs", d['total']
+        )
+
+    def initialize_sync_bars(self, d):
+        self.bars.clear()
+        self.get_or_create_bar("parsing", "total parsing", "blocks", d['blocks'])
+        self.get_or_create_bar("saving", "total  saving", "txs", d['txs'])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def update_sync_bars(main, bar, d):
+        diff = d['step']-bar.last_print_n
+        main.update(diff)
+        bar.update(diff)
+        if d['step'] == d['total']:
+            bar.close()
+
+    def on_sync_progress(self, event):
+        e, d = event['event'], event.get('data', {})
+        if e.endswith("start"):
+            self.initialize_sync_bars(d)
+        elif e.endswith('parsing'):
+            self.update_sync_bars(self.bars['parsing'], self.parsing_bar(d), d)
+        elif e.endswith('saving'):
+            self.update_sync_bars(self.bars['saving'], self.saving_bar(d), d)
+        return
+        bars: Dict[int, tqdm.tqdm] = {}
+        while True:
+            msg = self.queue.get()
+            if msg == self.STOP:
+                return
+            file_num, msg_type, done = msg
+            bar, state = bars.get(file_num, None), self.state[file_num]
+            if msg_type == 1:
+                if bar is None:
+                    bar = bars[file_num] = tqdm.tqdm(
+                        desc=f'├─ blk{file_num:05}.dat parsing', total=state['total_blocks'],
+                        unit='blocks', bar_format=self.FORMAT
+                    )
+                change = done - state['done_blocks']
+                state['done_blocks'] = done
+                bar.update(change)
+                block_bar.update(change)
+                if state['total_blocks'] == done:
+                    bar.set_description('✔  '+bar.desc[3:])
+                    bar.close()
+                    bars.pop(file_num)
+            elif msg_type == 2:
+                if bar is None:
+                    bar = bars[file_num] = tqdm.tqdm(
+                        desc=f'├─ blk{file_num:05}.dat loading', total=state['total_txs'],
+                        unit='txs', bar_format=self.FORMAT
+                    )
+                change = done - state['done_txs']
+                state['done_txs'] = done
+                bar.update(change)
+                tx_bar.update(change)
+                if state['total_txs'] == done:
+                    bar.set_description('✔  '+bar.desc[3:])
+                    bar.close()
+                    bars.pop(file_num)