diff --git a/consensus/src/dag/anchor_election.rs b/consensus/src/dag/anchor_election.rs
index c04bbf6998048..ff7c45dc5a72b 100644
--- a/consensus/src/dag/anchor_election.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/dag/anchor_election.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use aptos_consensus_types::common::{Author, Round};
 
-pub trait AnchorElection {
+pub trait AnchorElection: Send {
     fn get_anchor(&self, round: Round) -> Author;
 
     fn commit(&mut self, round: Round);
diff --git a/consensus/src/dag/bootstrap.rs b/consensus/src/dag/bootstrap.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..20d63e708a84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consensus/src/dag/bootstrap.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// Copyright © Aptos Foundation
+
+use super::{
+    anchor_election::RoundRobinAnchorElection,
+    dag_driver::DagDriver,
+    dag_fetcher::{DagFetcher, FetchRequestHandler},
+    dag_handler::NetworkHandler,
+    dag_network::DAGNetworkSender,
+    dag_store::Dag,
+    order_rule::OrderRule,
+    rb_handler::NodeBroadcastHandler,
+    storage::DAGStorage,
+    types::DAGMessage,
+    CertifiedNode,
+};
+use crate::{
+    network::IncomingDAGRequest, state_replication::PayloadClient, util::time_service::TimeService,
+};
+use aptos_channels::{aptos_channel, message_queues::QueueStyle};
+use aptos_consensus_types::common::Author;
+use aptos_infallible::RwLock;
+use aptos_reliable_broadcast::{RBNetworkSender, ReliableBroadcast};
+use aptos_types::{
+    epoch_state::EpochState, ledger_info::LedgerInfo, validator_signer::ValidatorSigner,
+};
+use futures::stream::{AbortHandle, Abortable};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio_retry::strategy::ExponentialBackoff;
+
+pub fn bootstrap_dag(
+    self_peer: Author,
+    signer: ValidatorSigner,
+    epoch_state: Arc<EpochState>,
+    latest_ledger_info: LedgerInfo,
+    storage: Arc<dyn DAGStorage>,
+    rb_network_sender: Arc<dyn RBNetworkSender<DAGMessage>>,
+    dag_network_sender: Arc<dyn DAGNetworkSender>,
+    time_service: Arc<dyn TimeService>,
+    aptos_time_service: aptos_time_service::TimeService,
+    payload_client: Arc<dyn PayloadClient>,
+) -> (
+    AbortHandle,
+    AbortHandle,
+    aptos_channel::Sender<Author, IncomingDAGRequest>,
+    futures_channel::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Vec<Arc<CertifiedNode>>>,
+) {
+    let validators = epoch_state.verifier.get_ordered_account_addresses();
+    let current_round = latest_ledger_info.round();
+
+    let (ordered_nodes_tx, ordered_nodes_rx) = futures_channel::mpsc::unbounded();
+    let (dag_rpc_tx, dag_rpc_rx) = aptos_channel::new(QueueStyle::FIFO, 64, None);
+
+    // A backoff policy that starts at 100ms and doubles each iteration.
+    let rb_backoff_policy = ExponentialBackoff::from_millis(2).factor(50);
+    let rb = Arc::new(ReliableBroadcast::new(
+        validators.clone(),
+        rb_network_sender,
+        rb_backoff_policy,
+        aptos_time_service.clone(),
+    ));
+
+    let dag = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Dag::new(epoch_state.clone(), storage.clone())));
+
+    let anchor_election = Box::new(RoundRobinAnchorElection::new(validators));
+    let order_rule = OrderRule::new(
+        epoch_state.clone(),
+        latest_ledger_info,
+        dag.clone(),
+        anchor_election,
+        ordered_nodes_tx,
+    );
+
+    let (dag_fetcher, fetch_requester) = DagFetcher::new(
+        epoch_state.clone(),
+        dag_network_sender,
+        dag.clone(),
+        aptos_time_service,
+    );
+    let fetch_requester = Arc::new(fetch_requester);
+
+    let dag_driver = DagDriver::new(
+        self_peer,
+        epoch_state.clone(),
+        dag.clone(),
+        payload_client,
+        rb,
+        current_round,
+        time_service,
+        storage.clone(),
+        order_rule,
+        fetch_requester,
+    );
+    let rb_handler =
+        NodeBroadcastHandler::new(dag.clone(), signer, epoch_state.clone(), storage.clone());
+    let fetch_handler = FetchRequestHandler::new(dag, epoch_state.clone());
+
+    let dag_handler = NetworkHandler::new(
+        epoch_state,
+        dag_rpc_rx,
+        rb_handler,
+        dag_driver,
+        fetch_handler,
+    );
+
+    let (nh_abort_handle, nh_abort_registration) = AbortHandle::new_pair();
+    let (df_abort_handle, df_abort_registration) = AbortHandle::new_pair();
+
+    tokio::spawn(Abortable::new(dag_handler.start(), nh_abort_registration));
+    tokio::spawn(Abortable::new(dag_fetcher.start(), df_abort_registration));
+
+    (
+        nh_abort_handle,
+        df_abort_handle,
+        dag_rpc_tx,
+        ordered_nodes_rx,
+    )
+}
diff --git a/consensus/src/dag/dag_fetcher.rs b/consensus/src/dag/dag_fetcher.rs
index db3da1f9630cf..9c0d31f2eb61a 100644
--- a/consensus/src/dag/dag_fetcher.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/dag/dag_fetcher.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ use aptos_logger::error;
 use aptos_time_service::TimeService;
 use aptos_types::epoch_state::EpochState;
 use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
-use tokio::sync::{oneshot, mpsc::{Sender, Receiver}};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
+use tokio::sync::{
+    mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    oneshot,
+};
 
 pub struct FetchRequester {
     request_tx: Sender<LocalFetchRequest>,
diff --git a/consensus/src/dag/dag_handler.rs b/consensus/src/dag/dag_handler.rs
index af65806e00b1b..6c831b995dcb7 100644
--- a/consensus/src/dag/dag_handler.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/dag/dag_handler.rs
@@ -1,95 +1,46 @@
 // Copyright © Aptos Foundation
 
-use super::{
-    dag_driver::DagDriver,
-    dag_fetcher::{DagFetcher, FetchRequestHandler},
-    dag_network::DAGNetworkSender,
-    order_rule::OrderRule,
-    storage::DAGStorage,
-    types::TDAGMessage,
-};
+use super::{dag_driver::DagDriver, dag_fetcher::FetchRequestHandler, types::TDAGMessage};
 use crate::{
-    dag::{
-        dag_network::RpcHandler, dag_store::Dag, rb_handler::NodeBroadcastHandler,
-        types::DAGMessage,
-    },
+    dag::{dag_network::RpcHandler, rb_handler::NodeBroadcastHandler, types::DAGMessage},
     network::{IncomingDAGRequest, TConsensusMsg},
-    state_replication::PayloadClient,
-    util::time_service::TimeService,
 };
 use anyhow::bail;
 use aptos_channels::aptos_channel;
 use aptos_consensus_types::common::Author;
-use aptos_infallible::RwLock;
 use aptos_logger::{error, warn};
 use aptos_network::protocols::network::RpcError;
-use aptos_reliable_broadcast::{RBNetworkSender, ReliableBroadcast};
-use aptos_types::{epoch_state::EpochState, validator_signer::ValidatorSigner};
+use aptos_types::epoch_state::EpochState;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tokio_retry::strategy::ExponentialBackoff;
 
-struct NetworkHandler {
+pub(crate) struct NetworkHandler {
+    epoch_state: Arc<EpochState>,
     dag_rpc_rx: aptos_channel::Receiver<Author, IncomingDAGRequest>,
     node_receiver: NodeBroadcastHandler,
     dag_driver: DagDriver,
     fetch_receiver: FetchRequestHandler,
-    epoch_state: Arc<EpochState>,
 }
 
 impl NetworkHandler {
-    fn new(
-        dag: Arc<RwLock<Dag>>,
-        dag_rpc_rx: aptos_channel::Receiver<Author, IncomingDAGRequest>,
-        signer: ValidatorSigner,
+    pub fn new(
         epoch_state: Arc<EpochState>,
-        storage: Arc<dyn DAGStorage>,
-        payload_client: Arc<dyn PayloadClient>,
-        dag_network_sender: Arc<dyn DAGNetworkSender>,
-        rb_network_sender: Arc<dyn RBNetworkSender<DAGMessage>>,
-        time_service: Arc<dyn TimeService>,
-        aptos_time_service: aptos_time_service::TimeService,
-        order_rule: OrderRule,
+        dag_rpc_rx: aptos_channel::Receiver<Author, IncomingDAGRequest>,
+        node_receiver: NodeBroadcastHandler,
+        dag_driver: DagDriver,
+        fetch_receiver: FetchRequestHandler,
     ) -> Self {
-        let rb = Arc::new(ReliableBroadcast::new(
-            epoch_state.verifier.get_ordered_account_addresses().clone(),
-            rb_network_sender,
-            ExponentialBackoff::from_millis(10),
-            aptos_time_service.clone(),
-        ));
-        let (dag_fetcher, fetch_requester) = DagFetcher::new(
-            epoch_state.clone(),
-            dag_network_sender,
-            dag.clone(),
-            aptos_time_service,
-        );
         Self {
+            epoch_state,
             dag_rpc_rx,
-            node_receiver: NodeBroadcastHandler::new(
-                dag.clone(),
-                signer.clone(),
-                epoch_state.clone(),
-                storage.clone(),
-            ),
-            dag_driver: DagDriver::new(
-                signer.author(),
-                epoch_state.clone(),
-                dag.clone(),
-                payload_client,
-                rb,
-                1,
-                time_service,
-                storage,
-                order_rule,
-                Arc::new(fetch_requester),
-            ),
-            epoch_state: epoch_state.clone(),
-            fetch_receiver: FetchRequestHandler::new(dag, epoch_state),
+            node_receiver,
+            dag_driver,
+            fetch_receiver,
         }
     }
 
-    async fn start(mut self) {
+    pub async fn start(mut self) {
         self.dag_driver.try_enter_new_round();
 
         // TODO(ibalajiarun): clean up Reliable Broadcast storage periodically.
diff --git a/consensus/src/dag/mod.rs b/consensus/src/dag/mod.rs
index b05f59d86d778..7b96f4384e315 100644
--- a/consensus/src/dag/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/dag/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 mod anchor_election;
+mod bootstrap;
 mod dag_driver;
 mod dag_fetcher;
 mod dag_handler;
diff --git a/consensus/src/dag/rb_handler.rs b/consensus/src/dag/rb_handler.rs
index 363218978777b..09bddf19623be 100644
--- a/consensus/src/dag/rb_handler.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/dag/rb_handler.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub enum NodeBroadcastHandleError {
     NotEnoughParents,
 }
 
-pub struct NodeBroadcastHandler {
+pub(crate) struct NodeBroadcastHandler {
     dag: Arc<RwLock<Dag>>,
     votes_by_round_peer: BTreeMap<Round, BTreeMap<Author, Vote>>,
     signer: ValidatorSigner,
diff --git a/consensus/src/dag/tests/dag_driver_tests.rs b/consensus/src/dag/tests/dag_driver_tests.rs
index df37ae10d9705..641e27ecf5287 100644
--- a/consensus/src/dag/tests/dag_driver_tests.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/dag/tests/dag_driver_tests.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 use crate::{
     dag::{
+        anchor_election::RoundRobinAnchorElection,
         dag_driver::{DagDriver, DagDriverError},
+        dag_fetcher::FetchRequester,
         dag_network::{DAGNetworkSender, RpcWithFallback},
         dag_store::Dag,
+        order_rule::OrderRule,
         tests::{dag_test::MockStorage, helpers::new_certified_node},
         types::{CertifiedAck, DAGMessage},
-        RpcHandler, order_rule::OrderRule, 
-        anchor_election::RoundRobinAnchorElection, dag_fetcher::FetchRequester,
+        RpcHandler,
     },
     test_utils::MockPayloadManager,
     util::mock_time_service::SimulatedTimeService,
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ use crate::{
 use aptos_consensus_types::common::Author;
 use aptos_infallible::RwLock;
 use aptos_reliable_broadcast::{RBNetworkSender, ReliableBroadcast};
-use aptos_types::{epoch_state::EpochState, validator_verifier::random_validator_verifier, ledger_info::LedgerInfo};
+use aptos_types::{
+    epoch_state::EpochState, ledger_info::LedgerInfo, validator_verifier::random_validator_verifier,
+};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use claims::{assert_ok, assert_ok_eq};
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
@@ -81,7 +85,13 @@ fn test_certified_node_handler() {
     let time_service = Arc::new(SimulatedTimeService::new());
     let (ordered_nodes_sender, _) = futures_channel::mpsc::unbounded();
     let validators = signers.iter().map(|vs| vs.author()).collect();
-    let order_rule = OrderRule::new(epoch_state.clone(), LedgerInfo::mock_genesis(None), dag.clone(), Box::new(RoundRobinAnchorElection::new(validators)), ordered_nodes_sender);
+    let order_rule = OrderRule::new(
+        epoch_state.clone(),
+        LedgerInfo::mock_genesis(None),
+        dag.clone(),
+        Box::new(RoundRobinAnchorElection::new(validators)),
+        ordered_nodes_sender,
+    );
 
     let (request_tx, _) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(10);
     let fetch_requester = Arc::new(FetchRequester::new(request_tx));