diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconic-console.yml b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconic-console.yml
index 1fe36f1..ec97b53 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconic-console.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconic-console.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 services:
   cli:
     image: cerc/laconic2-registry-cli:local
+    command: ["bash", "-c", "/app/create-config.sh && tail -f /dev/null"]
     environment:
-      CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG: ${CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG}
       CERC_LACONICD_RPC_ENDPOINT: ${CERC_LACONICD_RPC_ENDPOINT:-http://laconicd:26657}
       CERC_LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT: ${CERC_LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT:-http://laconicd:9473/api}
-      CERC_CHAIN_ID: ${CERC_CHAIN_ID:-laconic_9000-1}
-      CERC_LOGLEVEL: ${CERC_LOGLEVEL:-info}
+      CERC_LACONICD_CHAIN_ID: ${CERC_LACONICD_CHAIN_ID:-laconic_9000-1}
+      CERC_LACONICD_USER_KEY: ${CERC_LACONICD_USER_KEY}
+      CERC_LACONICD_BOND_ID: ${CERC_LACONICD_BOND_ID}
+      CERC_LACONICD_GAS: ${CERC_LACONICD_GAS:-200000}
+      CERC_LACONICD_FEES: ${CERC_LACONICD_FEES:-200000photon}
     volumes:
-      - ../config/laconic-console/create-config.sh:/app/create-config.sh
+      - ../config/laconic-console/cli/create-config.sh:/app/create-config.sh
       - laconic-registry-data:/laconic-registry-data
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
 
-  laconic-console:
+  console:
     restart: unless-stopped
     image: cerc/laconic2-console-host:local
     environment:
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/config/laconic-console/cli/create-config.sh b/stack-orchestrator/config/laconic-console/cli/create-config.sh
index c80be8a..a57ef0d 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/laconic-console/cli/create-config.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/laconic-console/cli/create-config.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ services:
   registry:
     rpcEndpoint: ${CERC_LACONICD_RPC_ENDPOINT}
     gqlEndpoint: ${CERC_LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT}
-    userKey: ${CERC_USER_KEY}
-    bondId: ${CERC_BOND_ID}
-    chainId: ${CERC_CHAIN_ID}
-    gas: 200000
-    fees: 200000photon
+    userKey: ${CERC_LACONICD_USER_KEY}
+    bondId: ${CERC_LACONICD_BOND_ID}
+    chainId: ${CERC_LACONICD_CHAIN_ID}
+    gas: ${CERC_LACONICD_GAS}
+    fees: ${CERC_LACONICD_FEES}
 EOF
+
+echo "Exported config to $config_file"
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2-registry-cli/Dockerfile b/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2-registry-cli/Dockerfile
index 2449066..e3ad75d 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2-registry-cli/Dockerfile
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2-registry-cli/Dockerfile
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ RUN echo "Installing dependencies and building laconic-registry-cli" && \
 RUN npm config set @cerc-io:registry https://git.vdb.to/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/
 RUN yarn global add file:$PWD
 
-CMD ["bash", "-c", "tail -f /dev/null"]
+# Default command sleeps forever so docker doesn't kill it
+CMD ["bash", "-c", "while :; do sleep 600; done"]
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-console/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-console/README.md
index 8219312..12db5ec 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-console/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-console/README.md
@@ -61,16 +61,79 @@ Instructions for running laconic registry CLI and console
   ```bash
   # All optional
 
-  CERC_LACONICD_RPC_ENDPOINT=
-  CERC_LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=
-  CERC_CHAIN_ID=
-  CERC_LOGLEVEL=
+  # CLI configuration
 
+  # laconicd RPC endpoint (default: http://laconicd:26657)
+  CERC_LACONICD_RPC_ENDPOINT=
+
+  # laconicd GQL endpoint (default: http://laconicd:9473/api)
+  CERC_LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=
+
+  # laconicd chain id (default: laconic_9000-1)
+  CERC_LACONICD_CHAIN_ID=
+
+  # laconicd user private key for txs
+  CERC_LACONICD_USER_KEY=
+
+  # laconicd bond id for txs
+  CERC_LACONICD_BOND_ID=
+
+  # Gas limit for txs (default: 200000)
+  CERC_LACONICD_GAS=
+
+  # Max fees for txs (default: 200000photon)
+  CERC_LACONICD_FEES=
+
+  # Console configuration
+
+  # Laconicd (hosted) GQL endpoint (default: http://localhost:9473)
   LACONIC_HOSTED_ENDPOINT=
   ```
 
-## Start the deployment
+## Run
 
-```bash
-laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-console-deployment start
-```
+* Start the deployment:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-console-deployment start
+  ```
+
+* View the laconic console at <http://localhost:8080>
+
+* Use the `cli` service for registry CLI operations:
+
+  ```bash
+  # Example
+  laconic-so --dir laconic-console-deployment deploy exec cli "laconic registry status"
+  ```
+
+## Check status
+
+* To list down and monitor the running containers:
+
+  ```bash
+  # With status
+  docker ps -a
+
+  # Follow logs for console container
+  laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-console-deployment logs console -f
+  ```
+
+## Clean up
+
+* Stop all services running in the background:
+
+  ```bash
+  # Stop the docker containers
+  laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-console-deployment stop
+  ```
+
+* To stop all services and also delete data:
+
+  ```bash
+  # Stop the docker containers
+  laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-console-deployment stop --delete-volumes
+
+  # Remove deployment directory (deployment will have to be recreated for a re-run)
+  rm -r laconic-console-deployment
+  ```