diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml
index c47fe9a..8e0d331 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ services:
     restart: no
     image: cerc/laconic2d:local
     command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "/opt/run-laconicd.sh"]
+    environment:
+      CERC_MONIKER: ${CERC_MONIKER:-TestnetNode}
+      CERC_CHAIN_ID: ${CERC_CHAIN_ID:-laconic_9000-1}
+      CERC_GENESIS_FILE_URL: ${CERC_GENESIS_FILE_URL:-"file:///root/.laconicd/config/genesis.json"}
+      CERC_PEERS: ${CERC_PEERS}
+      CERC_LOGLEVEL: ${CERC_LOGLEVEL:-info}
     volumes:
       - laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd/data
       - laconicd-config:/root/.laconicd/config
@@ -17,8 +23,16 @@ services:
       - "26656"
       - "9473"
       - "9090"
-      - "9091"
       - "1317"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "nc", "-vz", "127.0.0.1:26657"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 10s
+    extra_hosts:
+    - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+
   cli:
     image: cerc/laconic-registry-cli:local
     volumes:
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh b/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh
index b3527ba..252e410 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh
@@ -1,47 +1,44 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
+
 if [[ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]]; then
-    set -x
+  set -x
 fi
 
-# TODO: Read from env
-MONIKER=MyNode
-CHAIN_ID=laconic_9000-1
-GENESIS_FILE_URL="/root/.laconicd/config/genesis.json"
-PEERS=""
-LOGLEVEL="info"
+set -e
 
-if [ -z "$PEERS" ]; then
+if [ -z "$CERC_PEERS" ]; then
   echo "Persistent peers not provided, exiting..."
   exit 1
 else
-  echo "Using persistent peers $PEERS"
+  echo "Using persistent peers $CERC_PEERS"
 fi
 
 echo "Env:"
-echo "Moniker: $MONIKER"
-echo "Chain Id: $CHAIN_ID"
-echo "Genesis file: $GENESIS_FILE_URL"
-echo "Persistent peers: $PEERS"
+echo "Moniker: $CERC_MONIKER"
+echo "Chain Id: $CERC_CHAIN_ID"
+echo "Genesis file: $CERC_GENESIS_FILE_URL"
+echo "Persistent peers: $CERC_PEERS"
+echo "Log level: $CERC_LOGLEVEL"
 
 NODE_HOME=/root/.laconicd
 
 # Set chain id in config
-laconicd config set client chain-id $CHAIN_ID --home $NODE_HOME
+laconicd config set client chain-id $CERC_CHAIN_ID --home $NODE_HOME
 
 # Check if node data dir already exists
 if [ -z "$(ls -A "$NODE_HOME/data")" ]; then
   # Init node
-  echo "Initializing a new laconicd node with moniker $MONIKER and chain id $CHAIN_ID"
-  laconicd init $MONIKER --chain-id=$CHAIN_ID --home $NODE_HOME
+  echo "Initializing a new laconicd node with moniker $CERC_MONIKER and chain id $CERC_CHAIN_ID"
+  laconicd init $CERC_MONIKER --chain-id=$CERC_CHAIN_ID --home $NODE_HOME
 
   # Fetch genesis config
-  echo "Fetching genesis file from $GENESIS_FILE_URL"
-  curl -o $NODE_HOME/config/genesis.json $GENESIS_FILE_URL
+  echo "Fetching genesis file from $CERC_GENESIS_FILE_URL"
+  curl -o $NODE_HOME/config/genesis.json $CERC_GENESIS_FILE_URL
 else
   echo "Node data dir $NODE_HOME/data already exists, skipping initialization..."
 fi
 
 # Update config with persistent peers
-sed -i "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/g" $NODE_HOME/config/config.toml
+sed -i "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$CERC_PEERS\"/g" $NODE_HOME/config/config.toml
 
-laconicd start --gql-playground --gql-server --log_level $LOGLEVEL --home $NODE_HOME
+laconicd start --gql-playground --gql-server --log_level $CERC_LOGLEVEL --home $NODE_HOME
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md
index 12027a8..54acada 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md
@@ -33,10 +33,57 @@ This should create several container images in the local image registry:
 * cerc/webapp-base
 * cerc/laconic-console-host
 
-## Deploy the stack
+## Create a spec file for the deployment
 
 ```bash
-laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy up
+laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy init --output laconic-full-node-spec.yml
+```
+
+## Ports
+
+Edit `network` in the spec file to map container ports to host ports as required:
+
+```bash
+...
+network:
+  # TODO: UPDATE
+  ports:
+    laconicd:
+     - '6060:6060'
+     - '26657:26657'
+     - '26656:26656'
+     - '9473:9473'
+     - '9090:9090'
+     - '1317:1317'
+```
+
+## Create a deployment from the spec file
+
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy create --spec-file  laconic-full-node-spec.yml --deployment-dir laconic-full-node-deployment
+```
+
+### Configuration
+
+Copy genesis file to the deployment data directory:
+
+```bash
+# Example
+cp genesis.json laconic-full-node-deployment/data/laconicd-config/
+```
+
+Inside deployment directory, open the `config.env` file and set following env variables:
+
+```bash
+# TODO: UPDATE
+# External Filecoin (ETH RPC) endpoint to point the watcher to
+CERC_PEERS=""
+```
+
+## Start the deployment
+
+```bash
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-full-node-deployment start
 ```
 
 ## Check status
@@ -54,7 +101,7 @@ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lacon
 Stop all services running in the background:
 
 ```bash
-laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy down
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-full-node-deployment stop
 ```
 
 Clear volumes created by this stack: