diff --git a/nano/core_test/node.cpp b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
index b9c14f7a..0b7e049b 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/active_transactions.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/confirming_set.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/inactive_node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/local_vote_history.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/make_store.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/component.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/socket.cpp b/nano/core_test/socket.cpp
index 85d82117..2f734e4e 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/socket.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/socket.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/boost/asio/ip/address_v6.hpp>
 #include <nano/boost/asio/ip/network_v6.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/thread_runner.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/inactive_node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/socket.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp b/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp
index 283f776d..c692b177 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/wallets.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/blocks.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/active_transactions.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/inactive_node.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/versioning.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp b/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
index ff031e71..06fe4b9a 100644
--- a/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
+++ b/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/cli.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/confirming_set.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/daemonconfig.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/inactive_node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/ipc/ipc_server.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/json_handler.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
diff --git a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
index 77f60640..aa7b9a77 100644
--- a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ add_library(
   node_observers.cpp
   node_rpc_config.hpp
   node_rpc_config.cpp
+  node_wrapper.hpp
+  node_wrapper.cpp
+  inactive_node.hpp
+  inactive_node.cpp
   node.hpp
   node.cpp
   online_reps.hpp
diff --git a/nano/node/cli.cpp b/nano/node/cli.cpp
index 449bb755..df480e56 100644
--- a/nano/node/cli.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/cli.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/cli.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/daemonconfig.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/inactive_node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
diff --git a/nano/node/inactive_node.cpp b/nano/node/inactive_node.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ceb33ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/node/inactive_node.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <nano/node/active_transactions.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/inactive_node.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/node.hpp>
+
+nano::inactive_node::inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a) :
+	node_wrapper (path_a, config_path_a, node_flags_a),
+	node (node_wrapper.node)
+{
+	node_wrapper.node->active.stop ();
+}
+
+nano::inactive_node::inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a) :
+	inactive_node (path_a, path_a, node_flags_a)
+{
+}
+
+nano::node_flags const & nano::inactive_node_flag_defaults ()
+{
+	static nano::node_flags node_flags;
+	node_flags.inactive_node = true;
+	node_flags.read_only = true;
+	node_flags.generate_cache.reps = false;
+	node_flags.generate_cache.cemented_count = false;
+	node_flags.generate_cache.unchecked_count = false;
+	node_flags.generate_cache.account_count = false;
+	node_flags.disable_bootstrap_listener = true;
+	node_flags.disable_tcp_realtime = true;
+	return node_flags;
+}
diff --git a/nano/node/inactive_node.hpp b/nano/node/inactive_node.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50651d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/node/inactive_node.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nano/node/node_wrapper.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/program_options/variables_map.hpp>
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace nano
+{
+
+class node;
+class node_flags;
+
+class inactive_node final
+{
+public:
+	inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
+	inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
+
+	nano::node_wrapper node_wrapper;
+	std::shared_ptr<nano::node> node;
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<nano::inactive_node> default_inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const &, boost::program_options::variables_map const &);
+
+} // namespace nano
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diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index ad80e5e0..31eaf231 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -1376,76 +1376,4 @@ std::string nano::node::make_logger_identifier (const nano::keypair & node_id)
 {
 	// Node identifier consists of first 10 characters of node id
 	return node_id.pub.to_node_id ().substr (0, 10);
-}
-
-/*
- * node_wrapper
- */
-
-nano::node_wrapper::node_wrapper (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a) :
-	network_params{ nano::network_constants::active_network },
-	io_context (std::make_shared<boost::asio::io_context> ()),
-	work{ network_params.network, 1 }
-{
-	/*
-	 * @warning May throw a filesystem exception
-	 */
-	std::filesystem::create_directories (path_a);
-
-	boost::system::error_code error_chmod;
-	nano::set_secure_perm_directory (path_a, error_chmod);
-
-	nano::daemon_config daemon_config{ path_a, network_params };
-	auto error = nano::read_node_config_toml (config_path_a, daemon_config, node_flags_a.config_overrides);
-	if (error)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Error deserializing config file";
-		if (!node_flags_a.config_overrides.empty ())
-		{
-			std::cerr << " or --config option";
-		}
-		std::cerr << "\n"
-				  << error.get_message () << std::endl;
-		std::exit (1);
-	}
-
-	auto & node_config = daemon_config.node;
-	node_config.peering_port = 24000;
-
-	node = std::make_shared<nano::node> (io_context, path_a, node_config, work, node_flags_a);
-}
-
-nano::node_wrapper::~node_wrapper ()
-{
-	node->stop ();
-}
-
-/*
- * inactive_node
- */
-
-nano::inactive_node::inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a) :
-	node_wrapper (path_a, config_path_a, node_flags_a),
-	node (node_wrapper.node)
-{
-	node_wrapper.node->active.stop ();
-}
-
-nano::inactive_node::inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a) :
-	inactive_node (path_a, path_a, node_flags_a)
-{
-}
-
-nano::node_flags const & nano::inactive_node_flag_defaults ()
-{
-	static nano::node_flags node_flags;
-	node_flags.inactive_node = true;
-	node_flags.read_only = true;
-	node_flags.generate_cache.reps = false;
-	node_flags.generate_cache.cemented_count = false;
-	node_flags.generate_cache.unchecked_count = false;
-	node_flags.generate_cache.account_count = false;
-	node_flags.disable_bootstrap_listener = true;
-	node_flags.disable_tcp_realtime = true;
-	return node_flags;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/nano/node/node.hpp b/nano/node/node.hpp
index c5df2fea..3a4bfdcc 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.hpp
@@ -236,26 +236,4 @@ std::unique_ptr<container_info_component> collect_container_info (node & node, s
 
 nano::node_flags const & inactive_node_flag_defaults ();
 
-class node_wrapper final
-{
-public:
-	node_wrapper (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
-	~node_wrapper ();
-
-	nano::network_params network_params;
-	std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_context> io_context;
-	nano::work_pool work;
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::node> node;
-};
-
-class inactive_node final
-{
-public:
-	inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
-	inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
-
-	nano::node_wrapper node_wrapper;
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::node> node;
-};
-std::unique_ptr<nano::inactive_node> default_inactive_node (std::filesystem::path const &, boost::program_options::variables_map const &);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nano/node/node_wrapper.cpp b/nano/node/node_wrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f4f1a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/node/node_wrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <nano/node/daemonconfig.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/node.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/node_wrapper.hpp>
+
+nano::node_wrapper::node_wrapper (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a) :
+	network_params{ nano::network_constants::active_network },
+	io_context (std::make_shared<boost::asio::io_context> ()),
+	work{ network_params.network, 1 }
+{
+	/*
+	 * @warning May throw a filesystem exception
+	 */
+	std::filesystem::create_directories (path_a);
+
+	boost::system::error_code error_chmod;
+	nano::set_secure_perm_directory (path_a, error_chmod);
+
+	nano::daemon_config daemon_config{ path_a, network_params };
+	auto error = nano::read_node_config_toml (config_path_a, daemon_config, node_flags_a.config_overrides);
+	if (error)
+	{
+		std::cerr << "Error deserializing config file";
+		if (!node_flags_a.config_overrides.empty ())
+		{
+			std::cerr << " or --config option";
+		}
+		std::cerr << "\n"
+				  << error.get_message () << std::endl;
+		std::exit (1);
+	}
+
+	auto & node_config = daemon_config.node;
+	node_config.peering_port = 24000;
+
+	node = std::make_shared<nano::node> (io_context, path_a, node_config, work, node_flags_a);
+}
+
+nano::node_wrapper::~node_wrapper ()
+{
+	node->stop ();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nano/node/node_wrapper.hpp b/nano/node/node_wrapper.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..082c5a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/node/node_wrapper.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nano/lib/work.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/common.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace nano
+{
+
+class node;
+class node_flags;
+
+class node_wrapper final
+{
+public:
+	node_wrapper (std::filesystem::path const & path_a, std::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
+	~node_wrapper ();
+
+	nano::network_params network_params;
+	std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_context> io_context;
+	nano::work_pool work;
+	std::shared_ptr<nano::node> node;
+};
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file