diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHost.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHost.ts
index 9aae36bd..39275e42 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHost.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHost.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import { RequestHandler } from 'express';
 
-import { buildBranchRequestHandler } from '../buildBranchRequestHandler';
-import { configStriker } from './configStriker';
-
-export const createHost: RequestHandler = buildBranchRequestHandler({
-  striker: configStriker,
-});
+export const createHost: RequestHandler = (request, response) => {
+  return response.status(204).send();
+};
diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/index.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/index.ts
index df94e1bb..88c06c1c 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/index.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './configStriker';
 export * from './createHost';
 export * from './createHostConnection';
 export * from './deleteHostConnection';
diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/updateHost.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/updateHost.ts
index c17e4795..31948025 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/updateHost.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/updateHost.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { RequestHandler } from 'express';
 
 import { buildBranchRequestHandler } from '../buildBranchRequestHandler';
+import { configStriker } from './configStriker';
 import { setHostInstallTarget } from './setHostInstallTarget';
 
 export const updateHost: RequestHandler = buildBranchRequestHandler({
-  'install-target': setHostInstallTarget,
+  'install-target': setHostInstallTarget as RequestHandler,
+  striker: configStriker,
 });
diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/routes/index.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/routes/index.ts
index 1fb9f91c..ea99b35d 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import echoRouter from './echo';
 import fenceRouter from './fence';
 import fileRouter from './file';
 import hostRouter from './host';
+import initRouter from './init';
 import jobRouter from './job';
 import manifestRouter from './manifest';
 import networkInterfaceRouter from './network-interface';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const routes = {
   public: {
     auth: authRouter,
     echo: echoRouter,
+    init: initRouter,
   },
   static: staticRouter,
 };
diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/routes/init.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/routes/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58ba8578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/routes/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import express from 'express';
+
+import { getLocalHostUUID, query } from '../lib/accessModule';
+import { stderr, stdoutVar } from '../lib/shell';
+
+import { setMapNetwork } from '../lib/request_handlers/command';
+import { configStriker } from '../lib/request_handlers/host';
+import { getNetworkInterface } from '../lib/request_handlers/network-interface';
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+router.use(async (request, response, next) => {
+  const localHostUuid = getLocalHostUUID();
+
+  let rows: [[string]];
+
+  try {
+    rows = await query(
+      `SELECT variable_value
+        FROM variables
+        WHERE variable_name = 'system::configured'
+          AND variable_source_table = 'hosts'
+          AND variable_source_uuid = '${localHostUuid}'
+        LIMIT 1;`,
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    stderr(`Failed to get system configured flag; CAUSE: ${error}`);
+
+    return response.status(500).send();
+  }
+
+  stdoutVar(rows, `system::configured=`);
+
+  if (rows.length === 1 && rows[0][0] === '1') {
+    stderr(
+      `The init endpoints cannot be used after initializing the local striker`,
+    );
+
+    return response.status(401).send();
+  }
+
+  return next();
+});
+
+router
+  .get('/network-interface', getNetworkInterface)
+  .post('/', configStriker)
+  .put('/set-map-network', setMapNetwork);
+
+export default router;