diff --git a/chronik/CMakeLists.txt b/chronik/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/chronik/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/chronik/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,3 +73,17 @@
 add_crate_test_targets(abc-rust)
 add_crate_test_targets(bitcoinsuite)
 add_crate_test_targets(chronik)
+
+# Chronik library
+add_library(chronik
+    chronik-cpp/chronik.cpp
+)
+target_include_directories(chronik PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+target_link_libraries(chronik
+    util
+)
+
+# Add chronik to server
+target_link_libraries(server
+    chronik
+)
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik.h b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_CHRONIK_CPP_CHRONIK_H
+#define BITCOIN_CHRONIK_CPP_CHRONIK_H
+
+class Config;
+struct NodeContext;
+
+namespace chronik {
+
+// Registers Chronik indexer as ValidationInterface, listens to HTTP queries
+void Start(const Config &config, const NodeContext &node);
+
+// Unregisters Chronik indexer as ValidationInterface, stops the HTTP server
+void Stop();
+
+} // namespace chronik
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_CHRONIK_CPP_CHRONIK_H
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik.cpp b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <logging.h>
+#include <node/context.h>
+
+#include <chronik-cpp/chronik.h>
+
+namespace chronik {
+
+void Start([[maybe_unused]] const Config &config,
+           [[maybe_unused]] const NodeContext &node) {
+  LogPrintf("Starting Chronik...\n");
+}
+
+void Stop() { LogPrintf("Stopping Chronik...\n"); }
+
+} // namespace chronik
diff --git a/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.yml b/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.yml
--- a/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.yml
+++ b/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@
       - '-DBUILD_BITCOIN_CHRONIK=ON'
     targets:
       - - check-crates
+      - - all
+        - install
+      - - check
+        - check-functional
 
   build-clang:
     Werror: true
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
 
+#if ENABLE_CHRONIK
+#include <chronik-cpp/chronik.h>
+#endif
+
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
 #include <zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.h>
 #include <zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.h>
@@ -227,6 +231,10 @@
         node.connman->Stop();
     }
 
+#if ENABLE_CHRONIK
+    chronik::Stop();
+#endif
+
     StopTorControl();
 
     // After everything has been shut down, but before things get flushed, stop
@@ -2910,6 +2918,11 @@
             /* cache size */ 0, false, fReindex);
         g_coin_stats_index->Start(chainman.ActiveChainstate());
     }
+
+#if ENABLE_CHRONIK
+    chronik::Start(config, node);
+#endif
+
     // Step 9: load wallet
     for (const auto &client : node.chain_clients) {
         if (!client->load()) {