diff --git a/ops/update-deployments.md b/ops/update-deployments.md
index 3516a5a..7ffe6b2 100644
--- a/ops/update-deployments.md
+++ b/ops/update-deployments.md
@@ -264,17 +264,9 @@ Instructions to reset / update the deployments
 * If code has changed, fetch and build with updated source code:
 
   ```bash
-  cd ~/cerc/fixturenet-eth-stacks
-
-  # Pull latest changes, or checkout to the required branch
-  git pull
-
-  # Confirm the latest commit hash
-  git log
+  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/fixturenet-eth-stacks/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-eth setup-repositories --git-ssh --pull
 
   # Rebuild the containers
-  cd /srv/fixturenet-eth
-
   laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/fixturenet-eth-stacks/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-eth build-containers --force-rebuild
   ```
 
@@ -287,6 +279,8 @@ Instructions to reset / update the deployments
 * Restart the deployment:
 
   ```bash
+  cd /srv/fixturenet-eth
+
   laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment stop
 
   laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment start
@@ -324,12 +318,14 @@ Instructions to reset / update the deployments
 * If code has changed, fetch and build with updated source code:
 
   ```bash
-  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-shopify setup-repositories --pull --git-ssh --pull
+  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-shopify setup-repositories --git-ssh --pull
 
   # rebuild containers
   laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-shopify build-containers --force-rebuild
   ```
 
+* Update `laconic-shopify-deployment/config.env` if required
+
 * Restart the deployment
 
   ```bash
@@ -339,3 +335,34 @@ Instructions to reset / update the deployments
 
   laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-shopify-deployment start
   ```
+
+## Backend Deployment
+
+* Stack: <https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/snowballtools-base-api-stack>
+
+* Target dir: `/srv/deploy-backend/backend-deployment`
+
+* If code has changed, fetch and build with updated source code:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/snowballtools-base-api-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/snowballtools-base-backend setup-repositories --git-ssh --pull
+
+  # rebuild containers
+  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/snowballtools-base-api-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/snowballtools-base-backend build-containers --force-rebuild
+  ```
+
+* Update `backend-deployment/configmaps/config/prod.toml` if required
+
+* Restart the deployment
+
+  ```bash
+  cd /srv/deploy-backend/backend-deployment
+
+  laconic-so deployment --dir backend-deployment stop
+
+  laconic-so deployment --dir backend-deployment start
+  ```
+
+## Frontend Deployment
+
+Follow steps from [deployments-from-scratch.md](./deployments-from-scratch.md#deploy-frontend) to deploy the snowball frontend
diff --git a/testnet-nitro-node.md b/testnet-nitro-node.md
index 05af47d..4069bbe 100644
--- a/testnet-nitro-node.md
+++ b/testnet-nitro-node.md
@@ -728,6 +728,28 @@ Perform swaps using a swap channel created with another Nitro node over the mirr
   # ]
   ```
 
+## Update nitro nodes
+
+Run the following commands in the deployment machine
+
+* Rebuild containers
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/nitro-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/nitro-node build-containers --force-rebuild
+  ```
+
+* Restart the nodes
+
+  ```bash
+  cd <path-to-nitro-node-deployments>
+
+  laconic-so deployment --dir l1-nitro-deployment stop
+  laconic-so deployment --dir l1-nitro-deployment start
+
+  laconic-so deployment --dir l2-nitro-deployment stop
+  laconic-so deployment --dir l2-nitro-deployment start
+  ```
+
 ## Clean up
 
 * Switch to deployments dir: