diff --git a/onionr.sh b/onionr.sh
index ef955eec..461da32a 100755
--- a/onionr.sh
+++ b/onionr.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 ORIG_ONIONR_RUN_DIR=`pwd`
+export ORIG_ONIONR_RUN_DIR
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 cd onionr
-./__init__.py "$@"
+./__init__.py "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/httpapi/onionrsitesapi/sitefiles.py b/onionr/httpapi/onionrsitesapi/sitefiles.py
index 764ccae0..7ce01964 100644
--- a/onionr/httpapi/onionrsitesapi/sitefiles.py
+++ b/onionr/httpapi/onionrsitesapi/sitefiles.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 from typing import Union
 import tarfile
 import io
+import os
 
 from coredb import blockmetadb
 from onionrblocks import onionrblockapi
+from onionrblocks import insert
+from onionrtypes import UserID, DeterministicKeyPassphrase # Import types. Just for type hiting
+from onionrcrypto import generate
 
 def find_site_gzip(user_id: str)->str:
     sites = blockmetadb.get_blocks_by_type('osite')
@@ -20,3 +24,18 @@ def get_file(user_id, file)->Union[bytes, None]:
         if file.name == file:
             return site.extractfile(file)
     return None
+
+def create_site(admin_pass: DeterministicKeyPassphrase, directory:str='.')->UserID:
+    public_key, private_key = generate.generate_deterministic(admin_pass)
+
+    raw_tar = io.BytesIO()
+
+    tar = tarfile.open(mode='x:gz', fileobj=raw_tar)
+    tar.add(directory)
+    tar.close()
+
+    raw_tar.seek(0)
+
+    insert.insert(raw_tar.read())
+
+    return public_key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py b/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py
index 4416291d..65b2befd 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py
@@ -12,15 +12,24 @@ import coredb
 import onionrproofs
 from onionrproofs import subprocesspow
 import logger
+from onionrtypes import UserIDSecretKey
 
 def insert_block(data: Union[str, bytes], header: str ='txt', 
                 sign: bool =False, encryptType:str ='', symKey:str ='',
                 asymPeer:str ='', meta:dict = {},
-                expire:Union[int, None] =None, disableForward:bool =False)->Union[str,bool]:
+                expire:Union[int, None] =None, disableForward:bool =False, 
+                signing_key:UserIDSecretKey ='')->Union[str,bool]:
     """
         Inserts a block into the network
         encryptType must be specified to encrypt a block
     """
+    our_private_key = crypto.priv_key
+    our_pub_key = crypto.pub_key
+
+    if signingKey != '':
+        our_private_key = signing_key
+        our_pub_key = crypto.cryptoutils.get_pub_key_from_priv(our_private_key)
+
     use_subprocess = powchoice.use_subprocess(config)
     storage_counter = storagecounter.StorageCounter()
     allocationReachedMessage = 'Cannot insert block, disk allocation reached.'
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ def insert_block(data: Union[str, bytes], header: str ='txt',
     signature = ''
     signer = ''
     metadata = {}
+
     # metadata is full block metadata, meta is internal, user specified metadata
 
     # only use header if not set in provided meta
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ def insert_block(data: Union[str, bytes], header: str ='txt',
 
     if encryptType == 'asym':
         meta['rply'] = createTime # Duplicate the time in encrypted messages to prevent replays
-        if not disableForward and sign and asymPeer != crypto.pub_key:
+        if not disableForward and sign and asymPeer != our_pub_key:
             try:
                 forwardEncrypted = onionrusers.OnionrUser(asymPeer).forwardEncrypt(data)
                 data = forwardEncrypted[0]
@@ -91,8 +101,8 @@ def insert_block(data: Union[str, bytes], header: str ='txt',
     jsonMeta = json.dumps(meta)
     plaintextMeta = jsonMeta
     if sign:
-        signature = crypto.signing.ed_sign(jsonMeta.encode() + data, key=crypto.priv_key, encodeResult=True)
-        signer = crypto.pub_key
+        signature = crypto.signing.ed_sign(jsonMeta.encode() + data, key=our_private_key, encodeResult=True)
+        signer = our_pub_key
 
     if len(jsonMeta) > 1000:
         raise onionrexceptions.InvalidMetadata('meta in json encoded form must not exceed 1000 bytes')
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/__init__.py b/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/__init__.py
index ead84558..69285b25 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 '''
 import sys
+import os
+
 from etc import onionrvalues
 import logger, onionrexceptions
 import onionrplugins
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ def register():
     if cmd.replace('--', '').lower() == 'help': is_help_cmd = True
 
     try:
+        try: 
+            if cmd != 'start': os.chdir(os.environ['ORIG_ONIONR_RUN_DIR'])
+        except KeyError: pass
         arguments.get_func(cmd)()
     except onionrexceptions.NotFound:
         if not register_plugin_commands(cmd) and not is_help_cmd:
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py b/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py
index 2011daa1..e9b0df49 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from .. import softreset # command to delete onionr blocks
 from .. import restartonionr # command to restart Onionr
 from .. import runtimetestcmd
 from .. import motdcreator
+from httpapi import onionrsitesapi
 
 import onionrexceptions
 from onionrutils import importnewblocks # func to import new blocks
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ def get_arguments()->dict:
         ('add-address', 'addaddress', 'addadder'): keyadders.add_address,
         ('openhome', 'gui', 'openweb', 'open-home', 'open-web'): openwebinterface.open_home,
         ('get-url', 'url', 'get-web'): openwebinterface.get_url,
-        ('add-site', 'addsite', 'addhtml', 'add-html'): filecommands.add_html,
+        ('addhtml', 'add-html'): filecommands.add_html,
+        ('addsite', 'add-site'): onionrsitesapi.sitefiles.create_site,
         ('addfile', 'add-file'): filecommands.add_file,
         ('get-file', 'getfile'): filecommands.get_file,
         ('export-block', 'exportblock'): exportblocks.export_block,
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto/cryptoutils/__init__.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto/cryptoutils/__init__.py
index 87bcd2d3..e90854b8 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcrypto/cryptoutils/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcrypto/cryptoutils/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from . import safecompare, replayvalidation, randomshuffle, verifypow
+from . import getpubfrompriv
 
 replay_validator = replayvalidation.replay_timestamp_validation
 random_shuffle = randomshuffle.random_shuffle
 safe_compare = safecompare.safe_compare
-verify_POW = verifypow.verify_POW
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+verify_POW = verifypow.verify_POW
+get_pub_key_from_priv = getpubfrompriv.get_pub_key_from_priv
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto/cryptoutils/getpubfrompriv.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto/cryptoutils/getpubfrompriv.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bb8d7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/onionrcrypto/cryptoutils/getpubfrompriv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from nacl import signing, encoding
+
+from onionrtypes import UserID, UserIDSecretKey
+
+def get_pub_key_from_priv(priv_key: UserIDSecretKey, raw_encoding:bool=False)->UserID:
+    return signing.SigningKey(priv_key, encoder=encoding.Base32Encoder).verify_key.encode(encoding.Base32Encoder)
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto/generate.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto/generate.py
index 4523aab6..7fab9c16 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcrypto/generate.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcrypto/generate.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ def generate_deterministic(passphrase, bypassCheck=False):
 
     key = kdf(32, passphrase, salt, opslimit=ops, memlimit=mem) # Generate seed for ed25519 key
     key = nacl.signing.SigningKey(key)
-    return (key.verify_key.encode(nacl.encoding.Base32Encoder).decode(), key.encode(nacl.encoding.Base32Encoder).decode())
\ No newline at end of file
+    return (key.verify_key.encode(nacl.encoding.Base32Encoder).decode(), key.encode(nacl.encoding.Base32Encoder).decode())
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto/signing.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto/signing.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto/signing/__init__.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto/signing/__init__.py
index 61a9616e..d7c9d748 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcrypto/signing/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcrypto/signing/__init__.py
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ def ed_verify(data, key, sig, encodedData=True):
         retData = key.verify(data, sig) # .encode() is not the same as nacl.encoding
     except nacl.exceptions.BadSignatureError:
         pass
-    return retData
\ No newline at end of file
+    return retData
diff --git a/onionr/onionrtypes/__init__.py b/onionr/onionrtypes/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1dbbf95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/onionrtypes/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from typing import NewType
+
+UserID = NewType('UserID', str)
+UserIDSecretKey = NewType('UserIDSecretKey', str)
+
+DeterministicKeyPassphrase = NewType('DeterministicKeyPassphrase', str)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_highlevelcrypto.py b/tests/test_highlevelcrypto.py
index 35f395ed..f13e7398 100755
--- a/tests/test_highlevelcrypto.py
+++ b/tests/test_highlevelcrypto.py
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ class OnionrCryptoTests(unittest.TestCase):
         # Try to encrypt arbitrary bytes
         crypto.encryption.pub_key_encrypt(os.urandom(32), keyPair2[0])
     
+    def test_pub_from_priv(self):
+        priv = nacl.signing.SigningKey.generate().encode(encoder=nacl.encoding.Base32Encoder)
+        pub = crypto.cryptoutils.getpubfrompriv.get_pub_key_from_priv(priv)
+        self.assertTrue(stringvalidators.validate_pub_key(pub))
+
     def test_deterministic(self):
         password = os.urandom(32)
         gen = crypto.generate_deterministic(password)