diff --git a/build/docker/deb/build-deb.sh b/build/docker/deb/build-deb.sh
index aae54f31..cc9eda24 100755
--- a/build/docker/deb/build-deb.sh
+++ b/build/docker/deb/build-deb.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ shift 2
 
 mkdir -p build
 cp -r /src/build/templates build
+cp -r /src/build/scripts build
 cp -r /src/configs .
 mkdir -p /go/src/blockbook/build && cp -r /src/build/tools /go/src/blockbook/build/tools
 go run build/templates/generate.go $coin
diff --git a/build/scripts/rpcauth.py b/build/scripts/rpcauth.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..13bef3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/scripts/rpcauth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+import sys
+import os
+from random import SystemRandom
+import base64
+import hmac
+
+def generate_salt():
+    # This uses os.urandom() underneath
+    cryptogen = SystemRandom()
+
+    # Create 16 byte hex salt
+    salt_sequence = [cryptogen.randrange(256) for _ in range(16)]
+    return ''.join([format(r, 'x') for r in salt_sequence])
+
+def generate_password():
+    """Create 32 byte b64 password"""
+    return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(os.urandom(32)).decode('utf-8')
+
+def password_to_hmac(salt, password):
+    m = hmac.new(bytearray(salt, 'utf-8'), bytearray(password, 'utf-8'), 'SHA256')
+    return m.hexdigest()
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        sys.stderr.write('Please include username (and an optional password, will generate one if not provided) as an argument.\n')
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    username = sys.argv[1]
+
+    salt = generate_salt()
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        password = sys.argv[2]
+    else:
+        password = generate_password()
+    password_hmac = password_to_hmac(salt, password)
+
+    print('String to be appended to bitcoin.conf:')
+    print('rpcauth={0}:{1}${2}'.format(username, salt, password_hmac))
+    print('Your password:\n{0}'.format(password))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin.conf b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin.conf
index 640aec2f..b7251f75 100644
--- a/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin.conf
+++ b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin.conf
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ daemon=1
 server=1
 {{if .Backend.Mainnet}}mainnet=1{{else}}testnet=1{{end}}
 nolisten=1
-rpcuser={{.IPC.RPCUser}}
-rpcpassword={{.IPC.RPCPass}}
+{{generateRPCAuth .IPC.RPCUser .IPC.RPCPass -}}
 rpcport={{.Ports.BackendRPC}}
 txindex=1
 
diff --git a/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_client.conf b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_client.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35f5b992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_client.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{{define "main" -}}
+rpcuser={{.IPC.RPCUser}}
+rpcpassword={{.IPC.RPCPass}}
+rpcport={{.Ports.BackendRPC}}
+{{end}}
diff --git a/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_like.conf b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_like.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..640aec2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_like.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{{define "main" -}}
+daemon=1
+server=1
+{{if .Backend.Mainnet}}mainnet=1{{else}}testnet=1{{end}}
+nolisten=1
+rpcuser={{.IPC.RPCUser}}
+rpcpassword={{.IPC.RPCPass}}
+rpcport={{.Ports.BackendRPC}}
+txindex=1
+
+zmqpubhashtx={{template "IPC.MessageQueueBindingTemplate" .}}
+zmqpubhashblock={{template "IPC.MessageQueueBindingTemplate" .}}
+
+rpcworkqueue=1100
+maxmempool=2000
+dbcache=1000
+
+{{- if .Backend.AdditionalParams}}
+# generated from additional_params
+{{- range $name, $value := .Backend.AdditionalParams}}
+{{- if eq $name "addnode"}}
+{{- range $index, $node := $value}}
+addnode={{$node}}
+{{- end}}
+{{- else}}
+{{$name}}={{$value}}
+{{- end}}
+{{- end}}
+{{- end}}
+{{end}}
diff --git a/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_like_client.conf b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_like_client.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35f5b992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/templates/backend/config/bitcoin_like_client.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{{define "main" -}}
+rpcuser={{.IPC.RPCUser}}
+rpcpassword={{.IPC.RPCPass}}
+rpcport={{.Ports.BackendRPC}}
+{{end}}
diff --git a/build/templates/backend/debian/conffiles b/build/templates/backend/debian/conffiles
index d1d3266b..85e8ede6 100644
--- a/build/templates/backend/debian/conffiles
+++ b/build/templates/backend/debian/conffiles
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {{define "main" -}}
 {{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.conf
+{{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}_client.conf
 {{end}}
diff --git a/build/templates/backend/debian/install b/build/templates/backend/debian/install
index e163234c..27e68661 100755
--- a/build/templates/backend/debian/install
+++ b/build/templates/backend/debian/install
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {{define "main" -}}
 #!/usr/bin/dh-exec
 backend/* {{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}
-backend.conf => {{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.conf
+server.conf => {{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.conf
+client.conf => {{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}_client.conf
 {{end}}
diff --git a/build/tools/templates.go b/build/tools/templates.go
index c2e34157..ebd9d93a 100644
--- a/build/tools/templates.go
+++ b/build/tools/templates.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package build
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ type Config struct {
 		ServiceAdditionalParamsTemplate string      `json:"service_additional_params_template"`
 		ProtectMemory                   bool        `json:"protect_memory"`
 		Mainnet                         bool        `json:"mainnet"`
-		ConfigFile                      string      `json:"config_file"`
+		ServerConfigFile                string      `json:"server_config_file"`
+		ClientConfigFile                string      `json:"client_config_file"`
 		AdditionalParams                interface{} `json:"additional_params"`
 	} `json:"backend"`
 	Blockbook struct {
@@ -90,6 +93,17 @@ func jsonToString(msg json.RawMessage) (string, error) {
 	return string(d), nil
 }
 
+func generateRPCAuth(user, pass string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", "build/scripts/rpcauth.py \"$0\" \"$1\" | sed -n -e 2p", user, pass)
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return out.String(), nil
+}
+
 func (c *Config) ParseTemplate() *template.Template {
 	templates := map[string]string{
 		"IPC.RPCURLTemplate":                      c.IPC.RPCURLTemplate,
@@ -103,7 +117,8 @@ func (c *Config) ParseTemplate() *template.Template {
 	}
 
 	funcMap := template.FuncMap{
-		"jsonToString": jsonToString,
+		"jsonToString":    jsonToString,
+		"generateRPCAuth": generateRPCAuth,
 	}
 
 	t := template.New("").Funcs(funcMap)
@@ -230,7 +245,10 @@ func GeneratePackageDefinitions(config *Config, templateDir, outputDir string) e
 	}
 
 	if !isEmpty(config, "backend") {
-		err = writeBackendConfigFile(config, outputDir)
+		err = writeBackendServerConfigFile(config, outputDir)
+		if err == nil {
+			err = writeBackendClientConfigFile(config, outputDir)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -262,17 +280,42 @@ func writeTemplate(path string, info os.FileInfo, templ *template.Template, conf
 	return nil
 }
 
-func writeBackendConfigFile(config *Config, outputDir string) error {
-	out, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(outputDir, "backend/backend.conf"), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+func writeBackendServerConfigFile(config *Config, outputDir string) error {
+	out, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(outputDir, "backend/server.conf"), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer out.Close()
 
-	if config.Backend.ConfigFile == "" {
+	if config.Backend.ServerConfigFile == "" {
 		return nil
 	} else {
-		in, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(outputDir, "backend/config", config.Backend.ConfigFile))
+		in, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(outputDir, "backend/config", config.Backend.ServerConfigFile))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer in.Close()
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(out, in)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeBackendClientConfigFile(config *Config, outputDir string) error {
+	out, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(outputDir, "backend/client.conf"), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer out.Close()
+
+	if config.Backend.ClientConfigFile == "" {
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		in, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(outputDir, "backend/config", config.Backend.ClientConfigFile))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/configs/coins/bcash.json b/configs/coins/bcash.json
index c0beb4bd..f4609887 100644
--- a/configs/coins/bcash.json
+++ b/configs/coins/bcash.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf"
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf"
   },
   "blockbook": {
     "package_name": "blockbook-bcash",
diff --git a/configs/coins/bcash_testnet.json b/configs/coins/bcash_testnet.json
index 3d0e4892..302a4c01 100644
--- a/configs/coins/bcash_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/bcash_testnet.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf"
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf"
   },
   "blockbook": {
     "package_name": "blockbook-bcash-testnet",
diff --git a/configs/coins/bgold.json b/configs/coins/bgold.json
index cc14bdf2..01d225e4 100644
--- a/configs/coins/bgold.json
+++ b/configs/coins/bgold.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "mempoolexpiry": 72,
         "timeout": 768,
diff --git a/configs/coins/bitcoin.json b/configs/coins/bitcoin.json
index 97798bd8..07b7688e 100644
--- a/configs/coins/bitcoin.json
+++ b/configs/coins/bitcoin.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "deprecatedrpc": "estimatefee"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/bitcoin_testnet.json b/configs/coins/bitcoin_testnet.json
index 913e7e60..e7f05b82 100644
--- a/configs/coins/bitcoin_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/bitcoin_testnet.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "deprecatedrpc": "estimatefee"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/dash.json b/configs/coins/dash.json
index e9156efb..322f667c 100644
--- a/configs/coins/dash.json
+++ b/configs/coins/dash.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "mempoolexpiry": 72
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/dash_testnet.json b/configs/coins/dash_testnet.json
index e8ebaaa1..d98004e3 100644
--- a/configs/coins/dash_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/dash_testnet.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "mempoolexpiry": 72
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/dogecoin.json b/configs/coins/dogecoin.json
index cb9b7a68..f48eaa60 100644
--- a/configs/coins/dogecoin.json
+++ b/configs/coins/dogecoin.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": false,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1",
         "rpcthreads": 16,
diff --git a/configs/coins/ethereum-classic.json b/configs/coins/ethereum-classic.json
index f7e49b56..2b756540 100644
--- a/configs/coins/ethereum-classic.json
+++ b/configs/coins/ethereum-classic.json
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": ""
+    "server_config_file": "",
+    "client_config_file": ""
   },
   "blockbook": {
     "package_name": "blockbook-ethereum-classic",
diff --git a/configs/coins/ethereum.json b/configs/coins/ethereum.json
index 5423c5ed..00f82f8a 100644
--- a/configs/coins/ethereum.json
+++ b/configs/coins/ethereum.json
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": ""
+    "server_config_file": "",
+    "client_config_file": ""
   },
   "blockbook": {
     "package_name": "blockbook-ethereum",
diff --git a/configs/coins/ethereum_testnet_ropsten.json b/configs/coins/ethereum_testnet_ropsten.json
index 42fe3fd0..4644e181 100644
--- a/configs/coins/ethereum_testnet_ropsten.json
+++ b/configs/coins/ethereum_testnet_ropsten.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": ""
+    "server_config_file": "",
+    "client_config_file": ""
   },
   "blockbook": {
     "package_name": "blockbook-ethereum-testnet-ropsten",
diff --git a/configs/coins/litecoin.json b/configs/coins/litecoin.json
index 3f9747fd..7368dca1 100644
--- a/configs/coins/litecoin.json
+++ b/configs/coins/litecoin.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/litecoin_testnet.json b/configs/coins/litecoin_testnet.json
index 8eae9a61..767f0a62 100644
--- a/configs/coins/litecoin_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/litecoin_testnet.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/monacoin.json b/configs/coins/monacoin.json
index 95fb15af..d274e23f 100644
--- a/configs/coins/monacoin.json
+++ b/configs/coins/monacoin.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/monacoin_testnet.json b/configs/coins/monacoin_testnet.json
index 3972442c..f539f262 100644
--- a/configs/coins/monacoin_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/monacoin_testnet.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/myriad.json b/configs/coins/myriad.json
index fcc1f032..38a06406 100644
--- a/configs/coins/myriad.json
+++ b/configs/coins/myriad.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/namecoin.json b/configs/coins/namecoin.json
index 4cb9933f..9d3f30e5 100644
--- a/configs/coins/namecoin.json
+++ b/configs/coins/namecoin.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1",
         "upnp": 0,
diff --git a/configs/coins/vertcoin.json b/configs/coins/vertcoin.json
index fa14c06a..f9b4e742 100644
--- a/configs/coins/vertcoin.json
+++ b/configs/coins/vertcoin.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json b/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json
index 2f8dfaee..8af863f5 100644
--- a/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "",
     "protect_memory": true,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "whitelist": "127.0.0.1"
     }
diff --git a/configs/coins/zcash.json b/configs/coins/zcash.json
index d55165d8..70062a23 100644
--- a/configs/coins/zcash.json
+++ b/configs/coins/zcash.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "Environment=\"HOME={{.Env.BackendDataPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/backend\"",
     "protect_memory": false,
     "mainnet": true,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "addnode": [
             "mainnet.z.cash"
diff --git a/configs/coins/zcash_testnet.json b/configs/coins/zcash_testnet.json
index 5f6d2ca4..39f66c63 100644
--- a/configs/coins/zcash_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/zcash_testnet.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     "service_additional_params_template": "Environment=\"HOME={{.Env.BackendDataPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/backend\"",
     "protect_memory": false,
     "mainnet": false,
-    "config_file": "bitcoin.conf",
+    "server_config_file": "bitcoin_like.conf",
+    "client_config_file": "bitcoin_like_client.conf",
     "additional_params": {
         "addnode": [
             "testnet.z.cash"