Path rootDir = Paths.get("path/to/synchronised/folder");
  ITreeStorageAdapter storageAdapter = new LocalStorageAdapter(rootDir);

  // initialise the synchronised folder:
  // - create folder for ObjectStore (usually .sync)
  // - create folders for shared files:
  //    - sharedWithOthers (read-write)
  //    - sharedWithOthers (read-only)
  Sync.init(storageAdapter);

  KeyPairGenerator keyGen = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("RSA");
  KeyPair keyPair = keyGen.genKeyPair();

  RSAPublicKey publicKey = (RSAPublicKey) keyPair.getPublic();
  RSAPrivateKey privateKey = (RSAPrivateKey) keyPair.getPrivate();


  ApplicationConfig appConfig = ApplicationConfigFactory.createBootstrapApplicationConfig(
    "Piff Jenkins",
    "ThisIsSafeUseIt",
    "SaltAndPepperMakesTheMealBetter",
    publicKey,
    privateKey,
    ApplicationConfigFactory.getDefaultIgnorePatterns()
  );

  // create a new Sync instance pointing to the root of the
  // specified storage adapter, i.e. path/to/synchronised/folder
  Sync sync = new Sync(storageAdapter);

  // start the node as bootstrap peer (depending on the specified configuration),
  // reconcile state of the synchronised folder with the ObjectStore,
  // reconcile local state with other connected clients of the same user
  NodeLocation nodeLocation = sync.connect(appConfig);