diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-go-nitro-auth.yml b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-go-nitro-auth.yml
index 1431a55d..7fa6a90f 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-go-nitro-auth.yml
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-go-nitro-auth.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ services:
       CERC_NA_ADDRESS: ${CERC_NA_ADDRESS}
       CERC_VPA_ADDRESS: ${CERC_VPA_ADDRESS}
       CERC_CA_ADDRESS: ${CERC_CA_ADDRESS}
+      CERC_NITRO_RELAY_ON: true
     env_file:
       - ../config/go-nitro-auth/bootnode.env
     entrypoint: [ "bash", "-c", "/app/run-nitro-node.sh" ]
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 100
       start_period: 100s
+    ports:
+      - "9090"
 
   nitro-caddy:
     image: caddy:2-alpine
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/config/go-nitro/run-nitro-node.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/go-nitro/run-nitro-node.sh
index d3ac4525..f0febfb4 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/config/go-nitro/run-nitro-node.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/go-nitro/run-nitro-node.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ if [[ "$CERC_NITRO_AUTH_ON" == "true" ]] && [[ -d "/app-node/packages/nitro-auth
   bash -c "sleep 6 && cd /app-node/packages/nitro-auth && yarn start" &
 fi
 
+if [[ "$CERC_NITRO_RELAY_ON" == "true" ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -f "/app/deployment/relay-node.json" ]]; then
+    node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/@cerc-io/peer/dist/cli/create-peer.js \
+       -f /app/deployment/relay-node.json
+  fi
+  DEBUG='laconic:*' node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/@cerc-io/peer/dist/cli/relay.js \
+    --host 0.0.0.0 \
+    -f /app/deployment/relay-node.json &
+fi
+
 if [[ -z "$CERC_CHAIN_START_BLOCK" ]]; then
   if [[ ! -f "/app/deployment/chainstartblock.json" ]]; then
     curl --location "$(echo $CERC_NITRO_CHAIN_URL | sed 's/^ws/http/' | sed 's#/ws/#/#')" \
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-go-nitro/Dockerfile b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-go-nitro/Dockerfile
index 9c89c383..9057d3b0 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-go-nitro/Dockerfile
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-go-nitro/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y ca-certificates jq netcat make curl wget
 RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 RUN npm install -g http-server
+RUN npm config set @cerc-io:registry https://git.vdb.to/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/
+RUN npm install -g @cerc-io/peer
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /app/nitro .
 COPY --from=builder-node /app /app-node
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