diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0a42e22dc..e8678e11c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2471,9 +2471,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "cid",
+ "clap",
  "futures",
+ "home",
+ "lazy_static",
  "libipld-cbor",
  "libp2p",
+ "noosphere",
  "noosphere-core",
  "noosphere-storage",
  "rand 0.8.5",
diff --git a/rust/noosphere-ns/Cargo.toml b/rust/noosphere-ns/Cargo.toml
index 96ec420da..9a6e59100 100644
--- a/rust/noosphere-ns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/noosphere-ns/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
 anyhow = "^1"
 tracing = "0.1"
+lazy_static = "^1"
 cid = "~0.8"
 serde = "^1"
 serde_json = "^1"
@@ -37,9 +38,21 @@ tokio = { version = "1.15", features = ["io-util", "io-std", "sync", "macros", "
 libp2p = { version = "0.49.0", default-features = false, features = [ "identify", "dns", "tcp", "tokio", "noise", "mplex", "yamux", "kad" ] }
 noosphere-storage = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../noosphere-storage" }
 noosphere-core = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../noosphere-core" }
+noosphere = { version = "0.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../noosphere", optional = true }
+clap = { version = "^4", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+home = { version = "~0.5", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.8.5" }
 test-log = { version = "0.2.11", default-features = false, features = ["trace"] }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "~0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 libipld-cbor = "~0.14"
+
+[features]
+bootstrap = ["clap", "noosphere", "home"]
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "bootstrap"
+test = false
+bench = false
+required-features = ["bootstrap"]
diff --git a/rust/noosphere-ns/README.md b/rust/noosphere-ns/README.md
index 218af6555..9113db604 100644
--- a/rust/noosphere-ns/README.md
+++ b/rust/noosphere-ns/README.md
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@
 # noosphere-ns
 
 Noosphere's P2P name system.
+
+## Running a bootstrap node
+
+```
+cargo run --bin bootstrap --features="bootstrap"
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/noosphere-ns/src/bin/bootstrap/main.rs b/rust/noosphere-ns/src/bin/bootstrap/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cc0bd81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/noosphere-ns/src/bin/bootstrap/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#![cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use clap::Parser;
+use home;
+use noosphere::key::{InsecureKeyStorage, KeyStorage};
+use noosphere_ns::{
+    dht::{DHTConfig, DHTNode},
+    Multiaddr, Validator, BOOTSTRAP_PEERS,
+};
+use noosphere_storage::{db::SphereDb, memory::MemoryStorageProvider};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tokio::{self, signal};
+use ucan_key_support::ed25519::Ed25519KeyMaterial;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[clap(name = "bootstrap")]
+pub struct CLI {
+    /// The name of the Noosphere keypair to use stored in `~/.noosphere/keys/`.
+    #[clap(short, long)]
+    key: String,
+
+    /// The listening port of this DHT node.
+    #[clap(short, long)]
+    port: Option<u16>,
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let args = CLI::parse();
+    let key_storage = InsecureKeyStorage::new(&get_keys_dir()?)?;
+    let key_material: Ed25519KeyMaterial = {
+        if let Some(km) = key_storage.read_key(&args.key).await?.take() {
+            km
+        } else {
+            println!("Creating key \"{}\" in `~/.noosphere/keys/`.", &args.key);
+            key_storage.create_key(&args.key).await?
+        }
+    };
+    let listening_address: Option<Multiaddr> = args
+        .port
+        .or_else(|| Some(0))
+        .map(|port| {
+            format!("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{}", port)
+                .parse()
+                .expect("parseable")
+        })
+        .take();
+
+    run_bootstrap_node(&key_material, listening_address).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn get_keys_dir() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    Ok(home::home_dir()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not discover home directory."))?
+        .join(".noosphere"))
+}
+
+fn filter_bootstrap_peers(self_address: &Multiaddr, peers: &[Multiaddr]) -> Vec<Multiaddr> {
+    peers.iter().filter(|addr| *addr != self_address).collect()
+}
+
+async fn run_bootstrap_node(
+    key_material: &Ed25519KeyMaterial,
+    listening_address: Option<Multiaddr>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let store = SphereDb::new(&MemoryStorageProvider::default()).await?;
+    let config = DHTConfig {
+        listening_address,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    let mut node = DHTNode::new(key_material, None, Validator::new(&store), &config)?;
+    let listening_address = node.p2p_address().expect("has address").to_owned();
+    let bootstrap_peers = filter_bootstrap_peers(&listening_address, BOOTSTRAP_PEERS);
+
+    println!("Using bootstrap peers at {:#?}", &bootstrap_peers);
+    node.add_peers(&bootstrap_peers)?;
+    node.run()?;
+    println!("Listening on {}...", listening_address);
+
+    println!("Bootstrapping...");
+    node.bootstrap().await?;
+    println!("Bootstrapped.");
+
+    signal::ctrl_c().await?;
+    node.terminate()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/rust/noosphere-ns/src/lib.rs b/rust/noosphere-ns/src/lib.rs
index da3b06cf9..3d4add4ce 100644
--- a/rust/noosphere-ns/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/noosphere-ns/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate tracing;
 
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate lazy_static;
+
 mod builder;
 pub mod dht;
 mod name_system;
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@ pub mod utils;
 mod validator;
 
 pub use builder::NameSystemBuilder;
-pub use libp2p::multiaddr;
-pub use name_system::NameSystem;
+pub use libp2p::multiaddr::Multiaddr;
+pub use name_system::{NameSystem, BOOTSTRAP_PEERS};
 pub use records::NSRecord;
+pub use validator::Validator;
diff --git a/rust/noosphere-ns/src/name_system.rs b/rust/noosphere-ns/src/name_system.rs
index 74d2bb9a7..f5190ca6a 100644
--- a/rust/noosphere-ns/src/name_system.rs
+++ b/rust/noosphere-ns/src/name_system.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ use crate::NameSystemBuilder;
 #[cfg(doc)]
 use cid::Cid;
 
+pub static BOOTSTRAP_PEERS_ADDRESSES: [&str; 1] =
+    ["/ip4/134.122.20.28/tcp/6666/p2p/12D3KooWAKxaCWsSGauqhCZXyeYjDSQ6jna2SmVhLn4J7uQFdvot"];
+
+lazy_static! {
+    /// Noosphere Name System's maintained list of peers to
+    /// bootstrap nodes joining the network.
+    pub static ref BOOTSTRAP_PEERS: [Multiaddr; 1] = BOOTSTRAP_PEERS_ADDRESSES.map(|addr| addr.parse().expect("parseable"));
+}
+
 /// The [NameSystem] is responsible for both propagating and resolving Sphere DIDs
 /// into an authorized UCAN publish token, resolving into a [Cid] address for
 /// a sphere's content. These records are propagated and resolved via the
@@ -254,3 +263,15 @@ where
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bootstrap_peers_parseable() {
+        // Force getting the lazy static ensuring the addresses
+        // are valid Multiaddrs.
+        assert_eq!(BOOTSTRAP_PEERS.len(), 1);
+    }
+}