diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
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+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Initialize datastore(s) /iocage, /iocage/jails
+ * Put defaults.json,
+ * Update it with hostid, interfaces, and maybe other necessary fields
+ * Initialize bridge
+ *******************************************************************************/
+func InitGoCage(args []string) {
+	// Create datastores
+	for _, dstore := range viper.GetStringSlice("datastore") {
+		log.Debugf("Ranging over %v\n", dstore)
+		dset, err := zfsGetDatasetByMountpoint(dstore)
+		if err != nil && strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "No such file or directory\"") {
+			if len(gZPool) == 0 {
+				log.Errorf("Datastore mountpoint \"%s\" does not exist. Specify a pool if you want to create it.", dstore)
+				return
+			}
+			// Create dataset /iocage
+			rootDSName := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", gZPool, dstore)
+			log.Debugf("Creating dataset %s mounted on %s\n", rootDSName, dstore)
+			if err = zfsCreateDataset(rootDSName, dstore, ""); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error creating dataset %s: %v\n", rootDSName, err)
+				return
+			}
+			// Create /iocage/jail, releases, templates
+			for _, l := range []string{"jails","releases","templates"} {
+				cds := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", rootDSName, l)
+				cmp := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", dstore, l)
+				log.Debugf("Creating dataset %s mounted on %s\n", cds, cmp)
+				if err = zfsCreateDataset(cds, cmp, ""); err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("Error creating dataset %s: %v\n", cds, err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			
+			// Create /iocage/defaults.json
+			exists, err := doFileExist(fmt.Sprintf("%s/defaults.json", dstore))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error checking defaults.json: %v\n", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if !exists {
+				if err = createDefaultsJson(dstore, gBridge); err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("%v\n", err)
+				}
+			}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Error checking datastore existence: %v\n", err)
+			return
+		} else {
+			log.Debugf("Datastore dataset exist: %s\n", dset)
+		}
+	}
+	// Check and create bridge
+	// FIXME: What if bridge name is invalid, as we already wrote it in defaults.json in dstore loop?
+	if len(gBridge) > 0 && len(gInterface) > 0 {
+		if err := initBridge(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("%v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func createDefaultsJson(rootDirectory string, bridge string) error {
+	hostid, err := os.ReadFile("/etc/hostid")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Unable to read /etc/hostid: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	json := strings.Replace(gDefaultsJson, "TO-BE-REPLACED-WITH-HOSTID", strings.Trim(string(hostid), "\n"), 1)
+	json = strings.Replace(json, "TO-BE-REPLACED-WITH-BRIDGE", bridge, 1)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fmt.Sprintf("%s/defaults.json", rootDirectory), []byte(json), 0640); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	
+	return nil
+}
+
+func createInterface(iface string) error {
+	log.Debugf("creating interface \"%s\"\n", iface)
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("/sbin/ifconfig %s create", iface)
+	_, err := executeCommand(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func bringUpInterface(iface string) error {
+	log.Debugf("bringing up interface \"%s\"\n", iface)
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("/sbin/ifconfig %s up", iface)
+	_, err := executeCommand(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func addMemberToBridge(bridge string, iface string) error {
+	log.Debugf("adding member interface \"%s\" to bridge \"%s\"\n", iface, bridge)
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("/sbin/ifconfig %s addm %s", bridge, iface)
+	_, err := executeCommand(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func initBridge() error {
+	hostInt, err := gJailHost.GetInterfaces()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error listing interfaces: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	if !isStringInArray(hostInt, gInterface) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Interface not found: %s\n", gInterface)
+	}
+	if !isStringInArray(hostInt, gBridge) {
+		if err := createInterface(gBridge); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error creating bridge: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		if err := bringUpInterface(gBridge); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error bringing up bridge: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		log.Infof("bridge was created, but it won't persist reboot. Configure rc.conf to persist. See https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/#network-bridging\n")
+		log.Infof("It is strongly suggested you move interface %s IP to bridge %s\n", gInterface, gBridge)
+	}
+	// FIXME: Need to check if not already member
+	members, err := getBridgeMembers(gBridge)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error getting bridge members: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	
+	// Return if interface already member of the bridge
+	for _, m := range members {
+		log.Debugf("Bridge member: %s\n", m)
+		if strings.EqualFold(m, gInterface) {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	if err := addMemberToBridge(gBridge, gInterface); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error adding interface to bridge: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}