diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml
index 46bb78a..c47fe9a 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-laconicd-full-node.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ services:
       - "26657"
       - "26656"
       - "9473"
-      - "8545"
-      - "8546"
       - "9090"
       - "9091"
       - "1317"
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh b/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh
index ad85474..b3527ba 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,45 @@ if [[ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]]; then
     set -x
 fi
 
-# TODO: pass from the caller
+# TODO: Read from env
+MONIKER=MyNode
+CHAIN_ID=laconic_9000-1
+GENESIS_FILE_URL="/root/.laconicd/config/genesis.json"
+PEERS=""
 LOGLEVEL="info"
 
-# TODO: Get genesis file using CURL
+if [ -z "$PEERS" ]; then
+  echo "Persistent peers not provided, exiting..."
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "Using persistent peers $PEERS"
+fi
 
-laconicd start --gql-playground --gql-server --log_level $LOGLEVEL
+echo "Env:"
+echo "Moniker: $MONIKER"
+echo "Chain Id: $CHAIN_ID"
+echo "Genesis file: $GENESIS_FILE_URL"
+echo "Persistent peers: $PEERS"
+
+NODE_HOME=/root/.laconicd
+
+# Set chain id in config
+laconicd config set client chain-id $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
+
+  # Fetch genesis config
+  echo "Fetching genesis file from $GENESIS_FILE_URL"
+  curl -o $NODE_HOME/config/genesis.json $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
+
+laconicd start --gql-playground --gql-server --log_level $LOGLEVEL --home $NODE_HOME
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2d/build.sh b/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2d/build.sh
index 0c3a938..1c4f7de 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2d/build.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/container-build/cerc-laconic2d/build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
 # Build cerc/laconicd
 source ${CERC_CONTAINER_BASE_DIR}/build-base.sh
 docker build -t cerc/laconic2d:local ${build_command_args} ${CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR}/laconic2d
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md
index d32c5c9..12027a8 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node/README.md
@@ -10,31 +10,33 @@ Minimum hardware requirements:
 
 ## Clone the stack repo
 
-```
-$ laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/testnet-laconicd-stack
+```bash
+laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/testnet-laconicd-stack
 ```
 
 ## Clone required repositories
 
-```
-$ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stacks/laconicd-full-node setup-repositories
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node setup-repositories
 ```
 
 ## Build the fixturenet-eth containers
 
-```
-$ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stacks/laconicd-full-node build-containers
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node build-containers
 ```
 
 This should create several container images in the local image registry:
 
-* cerc/laconicd
-* 
+* cerc/laconic2d
+* cerc/laconic-registry-cli
+* cerc/webapp-base
+* cerc/laconic-console-host
 
 ## Deploy the stack
 
-```
-$ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy up
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy up
 ```
 
 ## Check status
@@ -43,14 +45,16 @@ $ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stacks/laconicd-full-node dep
 
 ## Join as testnet validator
 
-<!-- TODO -->
+<!-- TODO import a funded account / create an account and get it funded -->
+
+<!-- TODO create a validator-->
 
 ## Clean up
 
 Stop all services running in the background:
 
 ```bash
-$ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy down
+laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconicd-full-node deploy down
 ```
 
 Clear volumes created by this stack: