diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.cpp b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e551be15
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+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.cpp
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+#include "Tunnelbroker.h"
+#include "AmqpManager.h"
+#include "AwsTools.h"
+#include "ConfigManager.h"
+#include "DatabaseManager.h"
+#include "GlobalTools.h"
+#include "Tools.h"
+
+#include "rust/cxx.h"
+
+void initialize() {
+  comm::network::tools::InitLogging("tunnelbroker");
+  comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().load();
+  Aws::InitAPI({});
+  // List of AWS DynamoDB tables to check if they are created and can be
+  // accessed before any AWS API methods
+  const std::list<std::string> tablesList = {
+      comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
+          comm::network::config::ConfigManager::OPTION_DYNAMODB_SESSIONS_TABLE),
+      comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
+          comm::network::config::ConfigManager::
+              OPTION_DYNAMODB_SESSIONS_VERIFICATION_TABLE),
+      comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
+          comm::network::config::ConfigManager::
+              OPTION_DYNAMODB_SESSIONS_PUBLIC_KEY_TABLE),
+      comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
+          comm::network::config::ConfigManager::
+              OPTION_DYNAMODB_MESSAGES_TABLE)};
+  for (const std::string &table : tablesList) {
+    if (!comm::network::database::DatabaseManager::getInstance()
+             .isTableAvailable(table)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error(
+          "Error: AWS DynamoDB table '" + table + "' is not available");
+    }
+  };
+  comm::network::AmqpManager::getInstance().init();
+}
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18ea8f219
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+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "rust/cxx.h"
+
+void initialize();