diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ddd1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nitro-nodes-setup/out/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bcd5fb0..3e13766 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 - Add location of the directory containing the ansible binary to your `PATH`
 
-- Optional: Set Locale Encoding to `UTF-8`
+- Set Locale Encoding to `UTF-8`
 
   Ansible requires the locale encoding to be `UTF-8`. You can either use the `LANG` prefix when running Ansible commands or set the system-wide locale.
 
diff --git a/nitro-nodes-setup/README.md b/nitro-nodes-setup/README.md
index bcc0f97..d1094f5 100644
--- a/nitro-nodes-setup/README.md
+++ b/nitro-nodes-setup/README.md
@@ -50,18 +50,34 @@ The following commands have to be executed in [`nitro-nodes-setup`](./) director
   nitro_node_multiaddr: ""
   ```
 
-- To run a nitro node, execute the `run-nitro-node.yml` Ansible playbook by running the following command.
+- To run a nitro node, execute the `run-nitro-nodes.yml` Ansible playbook by running the following command.
 
   NOTE: By default, deployments are created in the `nitro-nodes-setup/out` directory. To change this location, update the `nitro_directory` variable in the [setup-vars.yml](./setup-vars.yml) file.
 
   ```bash
-  LANG=en_US.utf8 ansible-playbook -i localhost, --connection=local run-nitro-node.yml --extra-vars='{ "target_host": "localhost"}' --user $USER
+  LANG=en_US.utf8 ansible-playbook -i localhost, --connection=local run-nitro-nodes.yml --extra-vars='{ "target_host": "localhost"}' --user $USER
   ```
 
   - For skipping container build, run with `"skip_container_build" : true` in the `--extra-vars` parameter:
 
     ```bash
-    LANG=en_US.utf8 ansible-playbook -i localhost, --connection=local run-nitro-node.yml --extra-vars='{ "target_host": "localhost", "skip_container_build": true }' --user $USER
+    LANG=en_US.utf8 ansible-playbook -i localhost, --connection=local run-nitro-nodes.yml --extra-vars='{ "target_host": "localhost", "skip_container_build": true }' --user $USER
     ```
 
-- Follow steps from [Demo](https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/nitro-stack/src/branch/main/nitro-bridge-demo.md#demo) to create mirror channels on L2, create virtual channel and make payments
+## Check Deployment Status
+
+  - Run the following command in the directory where the deployments are created
+
+    - Check L1 nitro node logs:
+
+      ```bash
+      laconic-so deployment --dir l1-nitro-deployment logs nitro-node -f
+      ```
+
+    - Check L2 nitro node logs:
+
+      ```bash
+      laconic-so deployment --dir l2-nitro-deployment logs nitro-node -f
+      ```
+
+Follow steps from [Demo](https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/nitro-stack/src/branch/main/nitro-bridge-demo.md#demo) to create mirror channels on L2, create virtual channel and make payments
diff --git a/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-node.yml b/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-nodes.yml
similarity index 99%
rename from nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-node.yml
rename to nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-nodes.yml
index bfaaa83..77245d3 100644
--- a/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-node.yml
+++ b/nitro-nodes-setup/run-nitro-nodes.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- name: Setup and run a nitro node
+- name: Setup and run nitro nodes
   hosts: "{{ target_host }}"
 
   vars_files: