diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 55d8b18f..1e0726d5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -541,6 +541,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "daemonize"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab8bfdaacb3c887a54d41bdf48d3af8873b3f5566469f8ba21b92057509f116e"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_more"
 version = "0.99.17"
@@ -691,7 +700,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rustreexo",
- "secp256k1 0.27.0",
+ "secp256k1 0.28.2",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2",
@@ -811,6 +820,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "ctrlc",
+ "daemonize",
  "dirs",
  "fern",
  "floresta-chain",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb7691c2..88318fa3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ After building, florestad and floresta-cli will be available in the target direc
 florestad
 ```
 
+You may run it as a background process with the `--daemon` flag.
+
+```bash
+florestad --daemon
+```
+
 This will start the full node, and you can connect to it with an Electrum wallet or with the `floresta-cli` tool.
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/florestad/Cargo.toml b/florestad/Cargo.toml
index 6fe67e1c..ab4c7f93 100644
--- a/florestad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/florestad/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jsonrpc-core-client = { version = "18.0.0", features = [
 zmq = { version = "0.10.0", optional = true }
 latest = "0.1.1"
 
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
+daemonize = { version = "0.5.0" }
+
 [lib]
 name = "florestad"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
diff --git a/florestad/src/cli.rs b/florestad/src/cli.rs
index 8526edc4..e8b1526f 100644
--- a/florestad/src/cli.rs
+++ b/florestad/src/cli.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
     /// Option for saving log into data_Dir
     ///
     /// if set, log will be saved into $DATA_DIR/output.log.
-    pub log_file: bool,
+    pub log_to_file: bool,
 
     #[arg(long, value_name = "PATH")]
     /// Where should we store data. This is the directory where we'll store the chainstate,
@@ -161,4 +161,18 @@ pub struct Cli {
     /// trust in the developer that the utreexo state is correct. Everything after the assumed
     /// height will be fully validated.
     pub assume_utreexo: bool,
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "false")]
+    /// Whether we should run as a daemon
+    pub daemon: bool,
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "FILE", requires = "daemon")]
+    /// A file to write the process id to
+    ///
+    /// In case you're using the daemon option, and you want to know the process id, you can
+    /// write it to a file. This option should be an absolute path to a file. Usually, you'd
+    /// write it to $DATA_DIR/florestad.pid
+    pub pid_file: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/florestad/src/florestad.rs b/florestad/src/florestad.rs
index 0625140b..6cbe708c 100644
--- a/florestad/src/florestad.rs
+++ b/florestad/src/florestad.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ impl Florestad {
                 })
             })
             .unwrap_or("floresta".into());
-
         let data_dir = match self.config.network {
             crate::Network::Bitcoin => data_dir,
             crate::Network::Signet => data_dir + "/signet/",
diff --git a/florestad/src/main.rs b/florestad/src/main.rs
index 90826074..86e933db 100644
--- a/florestad/src/main.rs
+++ b/florestad/src/main.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use clap::Parser;
 use cli::Cli;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use daemonize::Daemonize;
 use florestad::Config;
 use florestad::Florestad;
 use futures::executor::block_on;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ fn main() {
     let config = Config {
         network: params.network.into(),
         debug: params.debug,
-        data_dir: params.data_dir,
+        data_dir: params.data_dir.clone(),
         cfilters: params.cfilters,
         proxy: params.proxy,
         rescan: params.rescan,
@@ -43,7 +45,10 @@ fn main() {
         connect: params.connect,
         wallet_xpub: params.wallet_xpub,
         config_file: params.config_file,
-        log_to_file: params.log_file,
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        log_to_file: params.log_to_file || params.daemon,
+        #[cfg(not(unix))]
+        log_to_file: params.log_to_file,
         assume_valid: params.assume_valid,
         log_to_stdout: true,
         json_rpc_address: params.rpc_address,
@@ -53,6 +58,16 @@ fn main() {
         user_agent: format!("/Floresta:{}/", env!("GIT_DESCRIBE")),
         assumeutreexo_value: None,
     };
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    if params.daemon {
+        let mut daemon = Daemonize::new();
+        if let Some(pid_file) = params.pid_file {
+            daemon = daemon.pid_file(pid_file);
+        }
+        daemon.start().expect("Failed to daemonize");
+    }
+
     let _rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
         .enable_all()
         .worker_threads(4)