diff --git a/tools/config/src/config_cli.rs b/tools/config/src/config_cli.rs
index bb96f8328..0b3134397 100644
--- a/tools/config/src/config_cli.rs
+++ b/tools/config/src/config_cli.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
 use clap::Parser;
+use dialoguer::Select;
 use libra_types::{
     core_types::network_playlist::NetworkPlaylist,
     exports::{AccountAddress, AuthenticationKey, NamedChain},
@@ -211,8 +212,17 @@ impl ConfigCli {
             Some(ConfigSub::FullnodeInit { home_path }) => {
                 download_genesis(home_path.to_owned()).await?;
                 println!("downloaded genesis block");
+                let sync_options = vec!["Fast Sync (default)", "Archive (full history)"];
+                let selection = Select::new()
+                    .with_prompt("choose fullnode sync mode")
+                    .default(0)
+                    .items(&sync_options)
+                    .interact()?;
 
-                let p = init_fullnode_yaml(home_path.to_owned(), true).await?;
+                let archive_mode = selection != 0;
+
+                // You can now use `archive_mode` to configure the fullnode accordingly.
+                let p = init_fullnode_yaml(home_path.to_owned(), true, archive_mode).await?;
 
                 println!("config created at {}", p.display());
 
diff --git a/tools/config/src/make_yaml_public_fullnode.rs b/tools/config/src/make_yaml_public_fullnode.rs
index ae850ae87..f87215b4a 100644
--- a/tools/config/src/make_yaml_public_fullnode.rs
+++ b/tools/config/src/make_yaml_public_fullnode.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ struct GithubContent {
 pub async fn init_fullnode_yaml(
     home_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     overwrite_peers: bool,
+    archive_mode: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
     let waypoint = get_genesis_waypoint(home_dir.clone()).await?;
 
-    let yaml = make_fullnode_yaml(home_dir.clone(), waypoint)?;
+    let yaml = match archive_mode {
+        true => make_fullnode_archive_yaml(home_dir.clone(), waypoint)?,
+        false => make_fullnode_fast_sync_yaml(home_dir.clone(), waypoint)?,
+    };
 
     let home = home_dir.unwrap_or_else(global_config_dir);
     let p = home.join(FN_FILENAME);
@@ -85,8 +89,51 @@ pub async fn fetch_seed_addresses(
     Ok(seeds)
 }
 
+/// A fullnode config which does a fast sync to the chain
+/// as opposed to the default fullnode config for archive nodes.
+pub fn make_fullnode_fast_sync_yaml(
+    home_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    waypoint: Waypoint,
+) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    let home_dir = home_dir.unwrap_or_else(global_config_dir);
+    let path = home_dir.display().to_string();
+
+    // Create the YAML template with necessary configurations
+    let template = format!(
+        "
+base:
+  role: 'full_node'
+  data_dir: '{path}/data'
+  waypoint:
+    from_config: '{waypoint}'
+
+execution:
+  genesis_file_location: '{path}/genesis/genesis.blob'
+
+state_sync:
+     state_sync_driver:
+        bootstrapping_mode: DownloadLatestStates
+        continuous_syncing_mode: ApplyTransactionOutputs
+
+full_node_networks:
+- network_id: 'public'
+  listen_address: '/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/6182'
+  max_outbound_connections: 10
+
+
+api:
+  enabled: true
+  address: '0.0.0.0:8080'
+"
+    );
+    Ok(template)
+}
+
 /// Create a fullnode yaml to bootstrap node
-pub fn make_fullnode_yaml(home_dir: Option<PathBuf>, waypoint: Waypoint) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+pub fn make_fullnode_archive_yaml(
+    home_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    waypoint: Waypoint,
+) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
     let home_dir = home_dir.unwrap_or_else(global_config_dir);
     let path = home_dir.display().to_string();
 
@@ -106,10 +153,19 @@ state_sync:
      state_sync_driver:
         bootstrapping_mode: ExecuteOrApplyFromGenesis
         continuous_syncing_mode: ApplyTransactionOutputs
+storage:
+  storage_pruner_config:
+    ledger_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+    state_merkle_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+    epoch_snapshot_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
 
 full_node_networks:
 - network_id: 'public'
   listen_address: '/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/6182'
+  max_outbound_connections: 10
 
 api:
   enabled: true
@@ -146,9 +202,19 @@ state_sync:
         bootstrapping_mode: ApplyTransactionOutputsFromGenesis
         continuous_syncing_mode: ApplyTransactionOutputs
 
+storage:
+  storage_pruner_config:
+    ledger_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+    state_merkle_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+    epoch_snapshot_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+
 full_node_networks:
 - network_id: 'public'
   listen_address: '/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/6182'
+  max_outbound_connections: 10
   identity:
     type: 'from_file'
     path: {path}/validator-full-node-identity.yaml
@@ -180,13 +246,6 @@ mempool:
     Ok(template)
 }
 
-// #[tokio::test]
-// async fn get_peers() {
-//     let _seed = fetch_seed_addresses(None).await.unwrap();
-
-//     TODO: test
-// }
-
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn get_yaml() {
     use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -194,7 +253,7 @@ async fn get_yaml() {
 
     let seeds = fetch_seed_addresses(None).await.unwrap();
 
-    let y = make_fullnode_yaml(
+    let y = make_fullnode_archive_yaml(
         Some(p.clone()),
         Waypoint::from_str("0:95023f4d6a7e24cac3e52cad29697184db260214210b57aef3f1031ad4d8c02c")
             .unwrap(),
diff --git a/tools/config/src/make_yaml_validator.rs b/tools/config/src/make_yaml_validator.rs
index cb01eb7b4..38695ed2c 100644
--- a/tools/config/src/make_yaml_validator.rs
+++ b/tools/config/src/make_yaml_validator.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ validator_network:
     type: 'from_file'
     path: {path}/validator-identity.yaml
 
+state_sync:
+  state_sync_driver:
+    bootstrapping_mode: ExecuteOrApplyFromGenesis
+    continuous_syncing_mode: ApplyTransactionOutputs
+
+storage:
+  storage_pruner_config:
+    ledger_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+    state_merkle_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+    epoch_snapshot_pruner_config:
+      enable: false
+
 full_node_networks:
 - network_id:
     private: 'vfn'