diff --git a/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/README.md b/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/README.md
index efc401b4..3fe66bba 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/README.md
+++ b/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # fixturenet-payments
 
-Instructions to setup and deploy an end-to-end fixturenet-payments stack
+Instructions to setup and deploy an end-to-end fixturenet-payments stack, on a local machine. Some tips are included for running on a remote cloud machine.
 
 ## Setup
 
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ Deploy the stack:
 
 ```bash
 laconic-so --stack fixturenet-payments deploy --cluster payments up
+```
 
+```bash
 # Exposed on host ports:
 # 32***: geth in statediffing mode and ipld-eth-server(s)
 # 4005: in-process go-nitro node's RPC endpoint
@@ -36,11 +38,29 @@ laconic-so --stack fixturenet-payments deploy --cluster payments up
 # 9090: MobyMask v3 watcher relay node endpoint
 # 8080: MobyMask snap
 # 3004: MobyMask v3 app
+# 32***: geth with statediffing
 ```
 
+If running in the cloud, ensure all the of the above ports are open. The geth port can be retrieved with:
+
+```bash
+docker port payments-fixturenet-eth-geth-1-1 8545
+```
+
+Then for every port above, run each line in a new terminal window (or use `screen`):
+
+```bash
+ssh -L 4005:localhost:4005 user@<your-ip>
+ssh -L 5005:localhost:5005 user@<your-ip>
+ssh -L 8081:localhost:8081 user@<your-ip>
+# ... and so on for every port
+```
+
+This will allow you to access the entirety of the app as if it were running locally.
+
 ## Demo
 
-Follow the [demo](./demo.md) to try out end-to-end payments
+Follow the [demo](./demo.md) to try out end-to-end payments.
 
 ## Clean up
 
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/stack.yml b/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/stack.yml
index 7421851a..27d73b30 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/stack.yml
+++ b/app/data/stacks/fixturenet-payments/stack.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ repos:
   - github.com/cerc-io/go-nitro@ts-interop # TODO: Use release
   # mobymask watcher repos
   - github.com/cerc-io/watcher-ts@v0.2.66
+    # this is mobymask-v3
   - github.com/cerc-io/mobymask-v2-watcher-ts@v0.2.4
   - github.com/cerc-io/MobyMask@v0.1.3
   # mobymask app repos