diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index afcd723b..7bc218b6 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const (
 	datadirPrivateKey = "nodekey" // Path within the datadir to the node's private key
 	apiKeyFileName    = "api.key"
 	LowPowerProfile   = "lowpower"
+	SharedNodeProfile = "shared"
+	DefaultProfile    = "default"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -188,33 +190,27 @@ func MakeConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfgTransform func(cfg *Config)) (*Config, erro
 }
 
 func applyProfile(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *Config) {
-	if ctx.IsSet(ProfileFlag.Name) && ctx.String(ProfileFlag.Name) == LowPowerProfile {
-		cfg.P2P.MaxInboundPeers = LowPowerMaxInboundNotOwnShardPeers
-		cfg.P2P.MaxOutboundPeers = LowPowerMaxOutboundNotOwnShardPeers
-		cfg.P2P.MaxInboundOwnShardPeers = LowPowerMaxInboundOwnShardPeers
-		cfg.P2P.MaxOutboundOwnShardPeers = LowPowerMaxOutboundOwnShardPeers
-		cfg.IpfsConf.LowWater = 8
-		cfg.IpfsConf.HighWater = 10
-		cfg.IpfsConf.GracePeriod = "30s"
-		cfg.IpfsConf.ReproviderInterval = "0"
-		cfg.IpfsConf.Routing = "dhtclient"
-	} else {
-		if cfg.IpfsConf.LowWater == 0 {
-			cfg.IpfsConf.LowWater = 30
-		}
-		if cfg.IpfsConf.HighWater == 0 {
-			cfg.IpfsConf.HighWater = 50
-		}
-		if cfg.IpfsConf.GracePeriod == "" {
-			cfg.IpfsConf.GracePeriod = "40s"
-		}
-		if cfg.IpfsConf.ReproviderInterval == "" {
-			cfg.IpfsConf.ReproviderInterval = "12h"
-		}
-		if cfg.IpfsConf.Routing == "" {
-			cfg.IpfsConf.Routing = "dht"
+	if ctx.IsSet(ProfileFlag.Name) {
+		switch ctx.String(ProfileFlag.Name) {
+		case LowPowerProfile:
+			applyLowPowerProfile(cfg)
+		case SharedNodeProfile:
+			applySharedNodeProfile(cfg)
+		case DefaultProfile:
+			applyDefaultProfile(cfg)
+		default:
+			println("unknown node profile")
 		}
 	}
+	if cfg.IpfsConf.GracePeriod == "" {
+		cfg.IpfsConf.GracePeriod = "40s"
+	}
+	if cfg.IpfsConf.ReproviderInterval == "" {
+		cfg.IpfsConf.ReproviderInterval = "12h"
+	}
+	if cfg.IpfsConf.Routing == "" {
+		cfg.IpfsConf.Routing = "dht"
+	}
 }
 
 func MakeConfigFromFile(file string) (*Config, error) {
diff --git a/config/profiles.go b/config/profiles.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68eb33be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/profiles.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package config
+
+func applyLowPowerProfile(cfg *Config) {
+	cfg.P2P.MaxInboundPeers = LowPowerMaxInboundNotOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.P2P.MaxOutboundPeers = LowPowerMaxOutboundNotOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.P2P.MaxInboundOwnShardPeers = LowPowerMaxInboundOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.P2P.MaxOutboundOwnShardPeers = LowPowerMaxOutboundOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.IpfsConf.LowWater = 8
+	cfg.IpfsConf.HighWater = 10
+	cfg.IpfsConf.GracePeriod = "30s"
+	cfg.IpfsConf.ReproviderInterval = "0"
+	cfg.IpfsConf.Routing = "dhtclient"
+}
+
+func applySharedNodeProfile(cfg *Config) {
+	cfg.P2P.Multishard = true
+	cfg.Sync.LoadAllFlips = true
+	cfg.IpfsConf.LowWater = 50
+	cfg.IpfsConf.HighWater = 100
+}
+
+func applyDefaultProfile(cfg *Config) {
+	cfg.P2P.MaxInboundPeers = DefaultMaxInboundNotOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.P2P.MaxOutboundPeers = DefaultMaxOutboundNotOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.P2P.MaxInboundOwnShardPeers = DefaultMaxInboundOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.P2P.MaxOutboundOwnShardPeers = DefaultMaxOutboundOwnShardPeers
+	cfg.IpfsConf.LowWater = 30
+	cfg.IpfsConf.HighWater = 50
+	cfg.P2P.Multishard = false
+	cfg.Sync.LoadAllFlips = false
+}