diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 94cfadf..0f611bd 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ class ConfigStateHolder:
         self._profile_cache = resolve_profile(name, self.file['profiles'], resolved=self._profile_cache)
         return self._profile_cache[name]
 
+    def dump(self) -> str:
+        dump_toml(self.file)
+
+    def write(self, path=None):
+        if path is None:
+            path = self.runtime['config_file']
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
+        dump_file(path, self.file)
+
 
 config = ConfigStateHolder(file_conf_base=CONFIG_DEFAULTS)
 
@@ -270,6 +279,19 @@ config_option = click.option(
     help='Override path to config file',
 )
 
+
+@click.group(name='config')
+def cmd_config():
+    pass
+
+
+@cmd_config.command(name='init')
+def cmd_init():
+    """Initialize the config file"""
+    # TODO
+    config.write()
+
+
 # temporary demo
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print('vanilla:')
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2e2dc3e..49a3f3e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from forwarding import cmd_forwarding
 from telnet import cmd_telnet
 from logger import logging, setup_logging, verbose_option
 import click
-from config import config, config_option
+from config import config, config_option, cmd_config
 from wrapper import enforce_wrap, nowrapper_option
 from traceback import format_exc as get_trace
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def main():
         logging.fatal(get_trace())
         exit(1)
 
-
+cli.add_command(cmd_config)
 cli.add_command(cmd_cache)
 cli.add_command(cmd_packages)
 cli.add_command(cmd_image)