diff --git a/services/backup/blob_client/src/get_client.rs b/services/backup/blob_client/src/get_client.rs
index f4cf5f5a6..1c5befc28 100644
--- a/services/backup/blob_client/src/get_client.rs
+++ b/services/backup/blob_client/src/get_client.rs
@@ -1,73 +1,130 @@
 mod proto {
   tonic::include_proto!("blob");
 }
 
 use proto::blob_service_client::BlobServiceClient;
 use proto::GetRequest;
 
 use crate::constants::{BLOB_ADDRESS, MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use libc;
 use libc::c_char;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tracing::error;
 
 struct ReadClient {
   rx: mpsc::Receiver<Vec<u8>>,
   rx_handle: JoinHandle<()>,
 }
 
 lazy_static! {
   static ref CLIENT: Arc<Mutex<Option<ReadClient>>> =
     Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
   static ref RUNTIME: Runtime = Runtime::new().unwrap();
   static ref ERROR_MESSAGES: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>> =
     Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
 }
 
 fn is_initialized() -> bool {
   if let Ok(client) = CLIENT.lock() {
     if client.is_some() {
       return true;
     }
   } else {
     report_error("couldn't access client".to_string());
   }
   false
 }
 
 fn report_error(message: String) {
   println!("[RUST] [get] Error: {}", message);
   if let Ok(mut error_messages) = ERROR_MESSAGES.lock() {
     error_messages.push(message);
   }
   error!("could not access error messages");
 }
 
 fn check_error() -> Result<(), String> {
   if let Ok(errors) = ERROR_MESSAGES.lock() {
     return match errors.is_empty() {
       true => Ok(()),
       false => Err(errors.join("\n")),
     };
   }
   Err("could not access error messages".to_string())
 }
 
 pub fn get_client_initialize_cxx(
   holder_char: *const c_char,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-  unimplemented!();
+  if is_initialized() {
+    get_client_terminate_cxx()?;
+  }
+
+  assert!(!is_initialized(), "client cannot be initialized twice");
+
+  let holder_cstr: &CStr = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(holder_char) };
+  let holder: String = holder_cstr.to_str().unwrap().to_owned();
+
+  // grpc
+  if let Ok(mut grpc_client) =
+    RUNTIME.block_on(async { BlobServiceClient::connect(BLOB_ADDRESS).await })
+  {
+    // spawn receiver thread
+    let (response_thread_tx, response_thread_rx) =
+      mpsc::channel::<Vec<u8>>(MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY);
+    let rx_handle = RUNTIME.spawn(async move {
+      if let Ok(response) = grpc_client.get(GetRequest { holder }).await {
+        let mut inner_response = response.into_inner();
+        loop {
+          match inner_response.message().await {
+            Ok(maybe_data) => {
+              let mut result = false;
+              if let Some(data) = maybe_data {
+                let data: Vec<u8> = data.data_chunk;
+                result = match response_thread_tx.send(data).await {
+                  Ok(_) => true,
+                  Err(err) => {
+                    report_error(err.to_string());
+                    false
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+              if !result {
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+              report_error(err.to_string());
+              break;
+            }
+          };
+        }
+      } else {
+        report_error("couldn't perform grpc get operation".to_string());
+      }
+    });
+
+    if let Ok(mut client) = CLIENT.lock() {
+      *client = Some(ReadClient {
+        rx_handle,
+        rx: response_thread_rx,
+      });
+      return Ok(());
+    }
+    return Err("could not access client".to_string());
+  }
+  Err("could not successfully connect to the blob server".to_string())
 }
 
 pub fn get_client_blocking_read_cxx() -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
   unimplemented!();
 }
 
 pub fn get_client_terminate_cxx() -> Result<(), String> {
   unimplemented!();
 }