diff --git a/compose/docker-compose-ipld-eth-server.yml b/compose/docker-compose-ipld-eth-server.yml
index 35f6685a..21dfd2b2 100644
--- a/compose/docker-compose-ipld-eth-server.yml
+++ b/compose/docker-compose-ipld-eth-server.yml
@@ -31,18 +31,3 @@ services:
       - "127.0.0.1:8081:8081"
       - "127.0.0.1:8082:8082"
 
-  graphql:
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    depends_on:
-      ipld-eth-db:
-        condition: service_healthy
-    image: vulcanize/postgraphile:v1.0.1
-    environment:
-      PG_HOST: ipld-eth-db
-      PG_PORT: 5432
-      PG_DATABASE: cerc_testing
-      PG_USER: vdbm
-      PG_PASSWORD: password
-      SCHEMA: public,eth
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:5000:5000"
diff --git a/compose/docker-compose-laconicd.yml b/compose/docker-compose-laconicd.yml
index d5c95d48..4d021ed6 100644
--- a/compose/docker-compose-laconicd.yml
+++ b/compose/docker-compose-laconicd.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,19 @@ services:
   laconicd:
     restart: unless-stopped
     image: cerc/laconicd:local
+    command: ["sh", "/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh"]
+    volumes:
+      # TODO: look at folding this script into the container
+      - ../config/laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh
+    # TODO: determine which of the ports below is really needed
+    ports:
+      - "6060"
+      - "26657"
+      - "26656"
+      - "9473"
+      - "8545"
+      - "8546"
+      - "9090"
+      - "9091"
+      - "1317"
 
diff --git a/config/laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh b/config/laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d5115be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Originally from: https://github.com/cerc-io/laconicd/blob/main/init.sh
+# TODO: fold this back into the laconicd repo
+
+
+KEY="mykey"
+CHAINID="laconic_9000-1"
+MONIKER="localtestnet"
+KEYRING="test"
+KEYALGO="eth_secp256k1"
+LOGLEVEL="info"
+# to trace evm
+TRACE="--trace"
+# TRACE=""
+
+# validate dependencies are installed
+command -v jq > /dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "jq not installed. More info: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/"; exit 1; }
+
+# remove existing daemon and client
+rm -rf ~/.laconic*
+
+make install
+
+laconicd config keyring-backend $KEYRING
+laconicd config chain-id $CHAINID
+
+# if $KEY exists it should be deleted
+laconicd keys add $KEY --keyring-backend $KEYRING --algo $KEYALGO
+
+# Set moniker and chain-id for laconic (Moniker can be anything, chain-id must be an integer)
+laconicd init $MONIKER --chain-id $CHAINID
+
+# Change parameter token denominations to aphoton
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["staking"]["params"]["bond_denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["crisis"]["constant_fee"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["gov"]["deposit_params"]["min_deposit"][0]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["mint"]["params"]["mint_denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+# Custom modules
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["record_rent"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_rent"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_auction_commit_fee"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_auction_reveal_fee"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_auction_minimum_bid"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+
+if [[ "$TEST_NAMESERVICE_EXPIRY" == "true" ]]; then
+  echo "Setting timers for expiry tests."
+
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["record_rent_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_grace_period"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_rent_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+fi
+
+if [[ "$TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED" == "true" ]]; then
+  echo "Enabling auction and setting timers."
+
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_auction_enabled"]=true' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_rent_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_grace_period"]="300s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_auction_commits_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["nameservice"]["params"]["authority_auction_reveals_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+fi
+
+# increase block time (?)
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.consensus_params["block"]["time_iota_ms"]="1000"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+
+# Set gas limit in genesis
+cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.consensus_params["block"]["max_gas"]="10000000"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+
+# disable produce empty block
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    sed -i '' 's/create_empty_blocks = true/create_empty_blocks = false/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+  else
+    sed -i 's/create_empty_blocks = true/create_empty_blocks = false/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+fi
+
+if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+      sed -i '' 's/create_empty_blocks_interval = "0s"/create_empty_blocks_interval = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_propose = "3s"/timeout_propose = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_propose_delta = "500ms"/timeout_propose_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_prevote = "1s"/timeout_prevote = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_prevote_delta = "500ms"/timeout_prevote_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_precommit = "1s"/timeout_precommit = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_precommit_delta = "500ms"/timeout_precommit_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_commit = "5s"/timeout_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i '' 's/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "10s"/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+  else
+      sed -i 's/create_empty_blocks_interval = "0s"/create_empty_blocks_interval = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_propose = "3s"/timeout_propose = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_propose_delta = "500ms"/timeout_propose_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_prevote = "1s"/timeout_prevote = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_prevote_delta = "500ms"/timeout_prevote_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_precommit = "1s"/timeout_precommit = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_precommit_delta = "500ms"/timeout_precommit_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_commit = "5s"/timeout_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+      sed -i 's/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "10s"/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Allocate genesis accounts (cosmos formatted addresses)
+laconicd add-genesis-account $KEY 100000000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend $KEYRING
+
+# Sign genesis transaction
+laconicd gentx $KEY 1000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend $KEYRING --chain-id $CHAINID
+
+# Collect genesis tx
+laconicd collect-gentxs
+
+# Run this to ensure everything worked and that the genesis file is setup correctly
+laconicd validate-genesis
+
+if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
+  echo "pending mode is on, please wait for the first block committed."
+fi
+
+# Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
+laconicd start --mode validator --pruning=nothing --evm.tracer=json $TRACE --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3,miner --api.enable --gql-server --gql-playground
diff --git a/container-build/cerc-laconic-client/build.sh b/container-build/cerc-laconic-client/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 97c646fc..00000000
--- a/container-build/cerc-laconic-client/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Build cerc/laconic-client
-
-# See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/246128/1701505
-SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
-
-# TODO: change the repo name to laconic-client, if it becomes re-named (laconic-client currently is just the TS protocol client library, not the CLI tool)
-docker build -t cerc/laconic-client:local -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/Dockerfile --build-arg NPM_AUTH_TOKEN=$(NPM_AUTH_TOKEN) ${CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR}/laconic-sdk
diff --git a/container-build/cerc-laconic-client/Dockerfile b/container-build/cerc-laconic-cns-cli/Dockerfile
similarity index 100%
rename from container-build/cerc-laconic-client/Dockerfile
rename to container-build/cerc-laconic-cns-cli/Dockerfile
diff --git a/container-build/cerc-laconic-cns-cli/build.sh b/container-build/cerc-laconic-cns-cli/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a4a8de41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container-build/cerc-laconic-cns-cli/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build cerc/laconic-cns-cli
+
+# See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/246128/1701505
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+docker build -t cerc/laconic-cns-cli:local -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/Dockerfile --build-arg NPM_AUTH_TOKEN=$(NPM_AUTH_TOKEN) ${CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR}/laconic-cns-cli
diff --git a/container-image-list.txt b/container-image-list.txt
index c2e6f6d8..fd2fe645 100644
--- a/container-image-list.txt
+++ b/container-image-list.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ cerc/ipld-eth-beacon-db
 cerc/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer
 cerc/ipld-eth-server
 cerc/laconicd
-cerc/laconic-client
+cerc/laconic-cns-cli
 cerc/fixturenet-eth-geth
-cerc/fixturenet-eth-lighthouse
+cerc/fixturenet-eth-lighthouse
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository-list.txt b/repository-list.txt
index a471b567..01e178ac 100644
--- a/repository-list.txt
+++ b/repository-list.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ vulcanize/ipld-eth-db-validator
 vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-indexer
 vulcanize/ipld-eth-beacon-db
 cerc-io/laconicd
-cerc-io/laconic-sdk
+cerc-io/laconic-cns-cli