Create default directory if it doesn't exist

anchor/client/src/lib.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use signature_collector::SignatureCollectorManager;
 use slashing_protection::SlashingDatabase;
 use slot_clock::{SlotClock, SystemTimeSlotClock};
 use ssv_types::OperatorId;
+use std::fs;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{ErrorKind, Read};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ impl Client {
             }
         };
 
+        // Try and create the data directory if it doesn't exist.
+        fs::create_dir_all(&config.data_dir)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create data directory: {e}"))?;
+
         info!(
             beacon_nodes = format!("{:?}", &config.beacon_nodes),
             execution_nodes = format!("{:?}", &config.execution_nodes),
@@ -759,8 +764,13 @@ fn read_or_generate_private_key(path: &Path) -> Result<Rsa<Private>, String> {
 
             info!(path = %path.as_os_str().to_string_lossy(), "Creating private key");
 
+            // Keygen requires a directory and not the file, so we send the parent path here.
+            let Some(parent_dir) = path.parent() else {
+                return Err(format!("Invalid RSA key path: {path:?}"));
+            };
+
             let key = run_keygen(Keygen {
-                output_path: Some(path.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+                output_path: Some(parent_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
                 force: false,
             })
             .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to write private key: {e:?}"))?;

anchor/src/main.rs

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ fn start_anchor(anchor_config: Node, mut environment: Environment) {
             return;
         }
     };
+
     config.network.domain_type = config.ssv_network.ssv_domain_type.clone();
 
     // Build the core task executor