# enid init

#### `enid init`

```ansi
Initialize the configuration files for the validator and node.

Usage:
  enid init [moniker] [flags]

Flags:
      --chain-id string   Chain ID for the genesis file; if left empty, will use 'eni'
  -h, --help              Help information for init
      --home string       Home directory of the node (default "~/.eni")
  -o, --overwrite         Overwrite the genesis.json file
      --recover           Provide a seed phrase to recover existing keys instead of creating new ones

Global Flags:
      --log_format string   Log format (json|plain)
      --log_level string    Log level (trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|panic)
      --trace               Print the full stack trace on error
```


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