diff --git a/apps/chat2/chat2.nim b/apps/chat2/chat2.nim
index 1ca40ecee8..75ac5f9636 100644
--- a/apps/chat2/chat2.nim
+++ b/apps/chat2/chat2.nim
@@ -390,12 +390,17 @@ proc processInput(rfd: AsyncFD, rng: ref HmacDrbgContext) {.async.} =
     (extIp, extTcpPort, extUdpPort) = setupNat(conf.nat, clientId,
       Port(uint16(conf.tcpPort) + conf.portsShift),
       Port(uint16(conf.udpPort) + conf.portsShift))
-    node = WakuNode.new(nodekey, conf.listenAddress,
-      Port(uint16(conf.tcpPort) + conf.portsShift),
-      extIp, extTcpPort,
-      wsBindPort = Port(uint16(conf.websocketPort) + conf.portsShift),
-      wsEnabled = conf.websocketSupport,
-      wssEnabled = conf.websocketSecureSupport)
+
+  let node = block:
+      var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+      builder.withNodeKey(nodeKey)
+      builder.withNetworkConfigurationDetails(conf.listenAddress, Port(uint16(conf.tcpPort) + conf.portsShift),
+                                              extIp, extTcpPort,
+                                              wsBindPort = Port(uint16(conf.websocketPort) + conf.portsShift),
+                                              wsEnabled = conf.websocketSupport,
+                                              wssEnabled = conf.websocketSecureSupport).tryGet()
+      builder.build().tryGet()
+
   await node.start()
 
   if conf.rlnRelayEthAccountPrivateKey == "" and conf.rlnRelayCredPath == "":
diff --git a/apps/chat2bridge/chat2bridge.nim b/apps/chat2bridge/chat2bridge.nim
index e7c24e8763..ce1be3f287 100644
--- a/apps/chat2bridge/chat2bridge.nim
+++ b/apps/chat2bridge/chat2bridge.nim
@@ -163,10 +163,11 @@ proc new*(T: type Chat2MatterBridge,
     raise newException(ValueError, "Matterbridge client not reachable/healthy")
 
   # Setup Waku v2 node
-  let
-    nodev2 = WakuNode.new(nodev2Key,
-                           nodev2BindIp, nodev2BindPort,
-                           nodev2ExtIp, nodev2ExtPort)
+  let nodev2 = block:
+      var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+      builder.withNodeKey(nodev2Key)
+      builder.withNetworkConfigurationDetails(nodev2BindIp, nodev2BindPort, nodev2ExtIp, nodev2ExtPort).tryGet()
+      builder.build().tryGet()
 
   return Chat2MatterBridge(mbClient: mbClient,
                            nodev2: nodev2,
diff --git a/apps/wakubridge/wakubridge.nim b/apps/wakubridge/wakubridge.nim
index 61255fc4b6..f9736dd8a5 100644
--- a/apps/wakubridge/wakubridge.nim
+++ b/apps/wakubridge/wakubridge.nim
@@ -230,11 +230,12 @@ proc new*(T: type WakuBridge,
   nodev1.configureWaku(wakuConfig)
 
   # Setup Waku v2 node
-  let
-    nodev2 = WakuNode.new(nodev2Key,
-                          nodev2BindIp, nodev2BindPort,
-                          nodev2ExtIp, nodev2ExtPort,
-                          nameResolver = nameResolver)
+  let nodev2 = block:
+      var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+      builder.withNodeKey(nodev2Key)
+      builder.withNetworkConfigurationDetails(nodev2BindIp, nodev2BindPort, nodev2ExtIp, nodev2ExtPort).tryGet()
+      builder.withSwitchConfiguration(nameResolver=nameResolver)
+      builder.build().tryGet()
 
   return WakuBridge(nodev1: nodev1,
                     nodev2: nodev2,
diff --git a/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim b/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim
index 63860e837f..6a4917aa6b 100644
--- a/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim
+++ b/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim
@@ -334,21 +334,24 @@ proc initNode(conf: WakuNodeConf,
       ))
     except CatchableError:
       return err("failed to create waku discv5 instance: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
-  try:
-    node = WakuNode.new(nodekey = nodekey,
-                        netConfig = netConfig,
-                        peerStorage = pStorage,
-                        maxConnections = conf.maxConnections.int,
-                        secureKey = conf.websocketSecureKeyPath,
-                        secureCert = conf.websocketSecureCertPath,
-                        nameResolver = dnsResolver,
-                        sendSignedPeerRecord = conf.relayPeerExchange, # We send our own signed peer record when peer exchange enabled
-                        wakuDiscv5 = wakuDiscv5,
-                        agentString = some(conf.agentString),
-                        peerStoreCapacity = conf.peerStoreCapacity,
-                        rng = rng)
-  except CatchableError:
-    return err("failed to create waku node instance: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
+
+  # Build waku node instance
+  var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+  builder.withRng(rng)
+  builder.withNodeKey(nodekey)
+  builder.withNetworkConfiguration(netConfig)
+  builder.withPeerStorage(pStorage, capacity = conf.peerStoreCapacity)
+  builder.withSwitchConfiguration(
+      maxConnections = some(conf.maxConnections.int),
+      secureKey = some(conf.websocketSecureKeyPath),
+      secureCert = some(conf.websocketSecureCertPath),
+      nameResolver = dnsResolver,
+      sendSignedPeerRecord = conf.relayPeerExchange, # We send our own signed peer record when peer exchange enabled
+      agentString = some(conf.agentString)
+  )
+  builder.withWakuDiscv5(wakuDiscv5.get(nil))
+
+  node = ? builder.build().mapErr(proc (err: string): string = "failed to create waku node instance: " & err)
 
   ok(node)
 
diff --git a/examples/v2/publisher.nim b/examples/v2/publisher.nim
index cefde12081..e19b469651 100644
--- a/examples/v2/publisher.nim
+++ b/examples/v2/publisher.nim
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ proc setupAndPublish(rng: ref HmacDrbgContext) {.async.} =
     let
         nodeKey = crypto.PrivateKey.random(Secp256k1, rng[]).get()
         ip = ValidIpAddress.init("0.0.0.0")
-        node = WakuNode.new(nodeKey, ip, Port(wakuPort))
         flags = CapabilitiesBitfield.init(lightpush = false, filter = false, store = false, relay = true)
 
+    var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+    builder.withNodeKey(nodeKey)
+    builder.withNetworkConfigurationDetails(ip, Port(wakuPort)).tryGet()
+    let node = builder.build().tryGet()
+
     var bootstrapNodeEnr: enr.Record
     discard bootstrapNodeEnr.fromURI(bootstrapNode)
 
diff --git a/examples/v2/subscriber.nim b/examples/v2/subscriber.nim
index 21dbd12684..f9b135bdbd 100644
--- a/examples/v2/subscriber.nim
+++ b/examples/v2/subscriber.nim
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ proc setupAndSubscribe(rng: ref HmacDrbgContext) {.async.} =
     let
         nodeKey = crypto.PrivateKey.random(Secp256k1, rng[])[]
         ip = ValidIpAddress.init("0.0.0.0")
-        node = WakuNode.new(nodeKey, ip, Port(wakuPort))
         flags = CapabilitiesBitfield.init(lightpush = false, filter = false, store = false, relay = true)
 
+    var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+    builder.withNodeKey(nodeKey)
+    builder.withNetworkConfigurationDetails(ip, Port(wakuPort)).tryGet()
+    let node = builder.build().tryGet()
+
     var bootstrapNodeEnr: enr.Record
     discard bootstrapNodeEnr.fromURI(bootstrapNode)
 
diff --git a/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor.nim b/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor.nim
index 67f4804edc..a1cd3e4401 100644
--- a/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor.nim
+++ b/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor.nim
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@ proc initAndStartNode(conf: NetworkMonitorConf): Result[WakuNode, string] =
     let
       bindIp = ValidIpAddress.init("0.0.0.0")
       extIp = ValidIpAddress.init("127.0.0.1")
-      node = WakuNode.new(nodeKey, bindIp, nodeTcpPort)
+
+    var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+    builder.withNodeKey(nodeKey)
+    ? builder.withNetworkConfigurationDetails(bindIp, nodeTcpPort)
+    let node = ? builder.build()
 
     var discv5BootstrapEnrsRes = getBootstrapFromDiscDns(conf)
     if not discv5BootstrapEnrsRes.isOk():
diff --git a/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor_utils.nim b/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor_utils.nim
index 30e51ac096..27d9fbc21c 100644
--- a/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor_utils.nim
+++ b/tools/networkmonitor/networkmonitor_utils.nim
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ proc decodeBytes*(t: typedesc[NodeLocation], value: openArray[byte],
         long:    $jsonContent["lon"].getFloat(),
         isp:     jsonContent["isp"].getStr()
       ))
-    except CatchableError:
+    except Exception:
       return err("failed to get the location: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
 
 proc encodeString*(value: string): RestResult[string] =
diff --git a/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim b/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim
index 6a13666120..1d9608cb4a 100644
--- a/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim
+++ b/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim
@@ -111,11 +111,14 @@ proc main(rng: ref HmacDrbgContext): Future[int] {.async.} =
   let
     peer: RemotePeerInfo = parseRemotePeerInfo(conf.address)
     nodeKey = crypto.PrivateKey.random(Secp256k1, rng[])[]
-    node = WakuNode.new(
-      nodeKey,
-      ValidIpAddress.init("0.0.0.0"),
-      Port(conf.nodePort),
-      nameResolver = resolver)
+    bindIp = ValidIpAddress.init("0.0.0.0")
+    nodeTcpPort = Port(conf.nodePort)
+
+  var builder = WakuNodeBuilder.init()
+  builder.withNodeKey(nodeKey)
+  builder.withNetworkConfigurationDetails(bindIp, nodeTcpPort).tryGet()
+  builder.withSwitchConfiguration(nameResolver=resolver)
+  let node = builder.build().tryGet()
 
   await node.start()
 
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/builder.nim b/waku/v2/node/builder.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c7308cc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/v2/node/builder.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+when (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 4):
+  {.push raises: [Defect].}
+else:
+  {.push raises: [].}
+
+import
+  std/options,
+  stew/results,
+  stew/shims/net,
+  chronicles,
+  libp2p/crypto/crypto,
+  libp2p/builders,
+  libp2p/nameresolving/nameresolver
+import
+  ../protocol/waku_enr,
+  ../protocol/waku_discv5,
+  ./config,
+  ./peer_manager,
+  ./waku_node
+
+
+type
+  WakuNodeBuilder* = object
+    # General
+    nodeRng: Option[ref crypto.HmacDrbgContext]
+    nodeKey: Option[crypto.PrivateKey]
+    netConfig: Option[NetConfig]
+
+    # Peer storage and peer manager
+    peerStorage: Option[PeerStorage]
+    peerStorageCapacity: Option[int]
+    peerManager: Option[PeerManager]
+
+    # Libp2p switch
+    switchMaxConnections: Option[int]
+    switchNameResolver: Option[NameResolver]
+    switchAgentString: Option[string]
+    switchSslSecureKey: Option[string]
+    switchSslSecureCert: Option[string]
+    switchSendSignedPeerRecord: Option[bool]
+
+    # Waku discv5
+    wakuDiscv5: Option[WakuDiscoveryV5]
+
+  WakuNodeBuilderResult* = Result[void, string]
+
+
+## Init
+
+proc init*(T: type WakuNodeBuilder): WakuNodeBuilder =
+  WakuNodeBuilder()
+
+
+## General
+
+proc withRng*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder, rng: ref crypto.HmacDrbgContext) =
+  builder.nodeRng = some(rng)
+
+proc withNodeKey*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder, nodeKey: crypto.PrivateKey) =
+  builder.nodeKey = some(nodeKey)
+
+proc withNetworkConfiguration*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder, config: NetConfig) =
+  builder.netConfig = some(config)
+
+proc withNetworkConfigurationDetails*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder,
+          bindIp: ValidIpAddress,
+          bindPort: Port,
+          extIp = none(ValidIpAddress),
+          extPort = none(Port),
+          extMultiAddrs = newSeq[MultiAddress](),
+          wsBindPort: Port = Port(8000),
+          wsEnabled: bool = false,
+          wssEnabled: bool = false,
+          wakuFlags = none(CapabilitiesBitfield),
+          dns4DomainName = none(string),
+          discv5UdpPort = none(Port)): WakuNodeBuilderResult {.
+  deprecated: "use 'builder.withNetworkConfiguration()' instead".} =
+  let netConfig = ? NetConfig.init(
+    bindIp = bindIp,
+    bindPort = bindPort,
+    extIp = extIp,
+    extPort = extPort,
+    extMultiAddrs = extMultiAddrs,
+    wsBindPort = wsBindPort,
+    wsEnabled = wsEnabled,
+    wssEnabled = wssEnabled,
+    wakuFlags = wakuFlags,
+    dns4DomainName = dns4DomainName,
+    discv5UdpPort = discv5UdpPort,
+  )
+  builder.withNetworkConfiguration(netConfig)
+  ok()
+
+
+## Peer storage and peer manager
+
+proc withPeerStorage*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder, peerStorage: PeerStorage, capacity = none(int)) =
+  if not peerStorage.isNil():
+    builder.peerStorage = some(peerStorage)
+
+  builder.peerStorageCapacity = capacity
+
+proc withPeerManager*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder, peerManager: PeerManager) =
+  builder.peerManager = some(peerManager)
+
+
+## Waku switch
+
+proc withSwitchConfiguration*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder,
+                              maxConnections = none(int),
+                              nameResolver: NameResolver = nil,
+                              sendSignedPeerRecord = false,
+                              secureKey = none(string),
+                              secureCert = none(string),
+                              agentString = none(string)) =
+  builder.switchMaxConnections = maxConnections
+  builder.switchSendSignedPeerRecord = some(sendSignedPeerRecord)
+  builder.switchSslSecureKey = secureKey
+  builder.switchSslSecureCert = secureCert
+  builder.switchAgentString = agentString
+
+  if not nameResolver.isNil():
+    builder.switchNameResolver = some(nameResolver)
+
+
+## Waku discv5
+
+proc withWakuDiscv5*(builder: var WakuNodeBuilder, instance: WakuDiscoveryV5) =
+  if not instance.isNil():
+    builder.wakuDiscv5 = some(instance)
+
+
+## Build
+
+proc build*(builder: WakuNodeBuilder): Result[WakuNode, string] =
+  var rng: ref crypto.HmacDrbgContext
+  if builder.nodeRng.isNone():
+    rng = crypto.newRng()
+  else:
+    rng = builder.nodeRng.get()
+
+  if builder.nodeKey.isNone():
+    return err("node key is required")
+
+  if builder.netConfig.isNone():
+    return err("network configuration is required")
+
+  var node: WakuNode
+  try:
+    node = WakuNode.new(
+      rng = rng,
+      nodeKey = builder.nodeKey.get(),
+      netConfig = builder.netConfig.get(),
+      peerStorage = builder.peerStorage.get(nil),
+      peerStoreCapacity = builder.peerStorageCapacity,
+      maxConnections = builder.switchMaxConnections.get(builders.MaxConnections),
+      nameResolver = builder.switchNameResolver.get(nil),
+      agentString = builder.switchAgentString,
+      secureKey = builder.switchSslSecureKey.get(""),
+      secureCert = builder.switchSslSecureCert.get(""),
+      sendSignedPeerRecord = builder.switchSendSignedPeerRecord.get(false),
+      wakuDiscv5 = builder.wakuDiscv5,
+    )
+  except Exception:
+    return err("failed to build WakuNode instance: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
+
+  ok(node)
diff --git a/waku/v2/utils/peers.nim b/waku/v2/utils/peers.nim
index ac4ab52593..a009a000f2 100644
--- a/waku/v2/utils/peers.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/utils/peers.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ else:
 
 # Collection of utilities related to Waku peers
 import
-  std/[options, sequtils, strutils, times],
+  std/[options, sequtils, strutils],
   chronos,
   stew/results,
   stew/shims/net,
diff --git a/waku/v2/waku_node.nim b/waku/v2/waku_node.nim
index 66cff4521a..32dbfb1746 100644
--- a/waku/v2/waku_node.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/waku_node.nim
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import
   ./node/config,
+  ./node/builder,
   ./node/waku_switch as switch,
   ./node/waku_node as node
 
 export
   config,
+  builder,
   switch,
   node