diff --git a/lib/kredits.js b/lib/kredits.js
index d477274..fdcb63b 100644
--- a/lib/kredits.js
+++ b/lib/kredits.js
@@ -66,6 +66,23 @@ class Kredits {
     return new Kredits(provider, signer, { ipfsConfig: ipfsConfig }).init();
   }
 
+  static for (connectionOptions, kreditsOptions) {
+    let { network, rpcUrl, wallet } = connectionOptions;
+    if (!rpcUrl && network === 'local') { rpcUrl = 'http://localhost:8545'; }
+    let ethProvider, signer;
+    if (rpcUrl) {
+      ethProvider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(rpcUrl);
+    } else {
+      ethProvider = new ethers.getDefaultProvider(network);
+    }
+    if (wallet) {
+      signer = wallet.connect(ethProvider);
+    } else if (ethProvider.getSigner) {
+      signer = ethProvider.getSigner();
+    }
+    return new Kredits(ethProvider, signer, kreditsOptions);
+  }
+
   get Kernel () {
     let k = this.contractFor('Kernel');
     // in case we want to use a special apm (e.g. development vs. production)