diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-go-opera.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-go-opera.yml
index 4d798e7b..b9ee3cf9 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-go-opera.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-go-opera.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ services:
     entrypoint: ["sh", "/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/start-node.sh"]
     volumes:
       - ../config/mainnet-go-opera/start-node.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/start-node.sh
-    # network_mode: "host"
     # TODO: ports taken from dockerfile, determine which are needed
     ports:
       - "5050:5050" # p2p port, needed
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/README.md b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/README.md
index 5723043d..802a6ff3 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/README.md
+++ b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-go-opera/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Opera (Fantom)
 
-Deploy and Fantom API or validator node.
+Deploy and Fantom API.
 
 ## Clone required repositories
 
@@ -20,13 +20,64 @@ $ laconic-so --stack mainnet-go-opera build-containers
 $ laconic-so --stack mainnet-go-opera deploy up
 ```
 
-## Check status
+## Check logs
 
-TODO
+```
+$ laconic-so --stack mainnet-go-opera deploy logs
+```
 
-## Additional pieces
+You'll see something like:
 
-TODO 
+```
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | Connecting to download.fantom.network (65.108.45.88:443)
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | saving to 'mainnet-109331-no-history.g'
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | mainnet-109331-no-hi 100% |********************************| 16326  0:00:00 ETA
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | 'mainnet-109331-no-history.g' saved
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.034] Maximum peer count                       total=50
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.034] Smartcard socket not found, disabling    err="stat /run/pcscd/pcscd.comm: no such file or directory"
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.034] Genesis file is a known preset           name="Mainnet-109331 without history"
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.052] Applying genesis state 
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.052] - Reading epochs unit 0 
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.054] - Reading blocks unit 0 
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.530] Applied genesis state                    name=main                             id=250 genesis=0x4a53c5445584b3bfc20dbfb2ec18ae20037c716f3ba2d9e1da768a9deca17cb4
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.531] Regenerated local transaction journal    transactions=0 accounts=0
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.532] Starting peer-to-peer node               instance=go-opera/v1.1.2-rc.5-50cd051d-1677276206/linux-amd64/go1.19.10
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.536] New local node record                    seq=1 id=5e40f984908317cd ip=127.0.0.1 udp=5050 tcp=5050
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.537] Started P2P networking                   self=enode://3ffb15988ca5a79b63dbe48be89d9d8b48dc4845d318fe08231a0ab49d3b23476e2561044311dc257405f882f7c52ff7b128c8bd1b6d85cf7205a6fed6555443@127.0.0.1:5050
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.537] IPC endpoint opened                      url=/root/.opera/opera.ipc
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.538] HTTP server started                      endpoint=[::]:18545 prefix= cors=* vhosts=localhost
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.538] WebSocket enabled                        url=ws://[::]:18546
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.538] Rebuilding state snapshot 
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.538] EVM snapshot                             module=gossip-store at=000000..000000 generating=true
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.538] Resuming state snapshot generation       accounts=0 slots=0 storage=0.00B elapsed="189.74µs"
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:33.538] Generated state snapshot                 accounts=0 slots=0 storage=0.00B elapsed="265.061µs"
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:34.788] New LLR summary                          last_epoch=0 last_block=37676611 new_evs=0 new_ers=0 new_bvs=64 new_brs=0 age=none
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:35.040] New local node record                    seq=2 id=5e40f984908317cd ip=186.233.184.56 udp=5050 tcp=5050
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:42.788] New LLR summary                          last_epoch=114604 last_block=37753891 new_evs=24581 new_ers=5272 new_bvs=233257 new_brs=780 age=1y1mo5d
+laconic-f028f14527b95e2eb97f0c0229d00939-go-opera-1  | INFO [06-20|13:32:50.827] New LLR summary                          last_epoch=115574 last_block=38118749 new_evs=4907  new_ers=971  new_bvs=1098760 new_brs=3768 age=1y1mo2d
+```
+
+Consecutive lines of "New LLR summary" shows that your node is sync'ing.
+
+## Use the opera admin console
+
+```
+$ docker exec -it $(docker ps -q --filter "name=go-opera") /bin/sh
+```
+
+then:
+
+```
+$ ./opera attach
+```
+
+and check the node info:
+
+```
+> admin.nodeInfo
+```
+
+Run `exit` twice to return to your terminal.
 
 ## Clean up