diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
index 7b48f60d..556ccb21 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ services:
       # The cosmos-sdk node's database directory:
       - laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd
       # TODO: look at folding these scripts into the container
-      - ../config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh
-      - ../config/fixturenet-laconicd/export-mykey.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/export-mykey.sh
-      - ../config/fixturenet-laconicd/export-myaddress.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/export-myaddress.sh
+      - laconicd-scripts:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d:ro
     # TODO: determine which of the ports below is really needed
     ports:
       - "6060"
@@ -24,7 +22,9 @@ services:
   cli:
     image: cerc/laconic-registry-cli:local
     volumes:
-      - ../config/fixturenet-laconicd/registry-cli-config-template.yml:/registry-cli-config-template.yml
+      - cli-config:/registry-cli-config
 
 volumes:
   laconicd-data:
+  laconicd-scripts:
+  cli-config:
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
index ff2f3376..2d743dc9 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ services:
       - laconicd-config:/root/.laconicd/config
       - laconicd-keyring:/root/.laconicd/keyring-test
       # TODO: look at folding these scripts into the container
-      - ../config/mainnet-laconicd/scripts/run-laconicd.sh:/opt/run-laconicd.sh
-      - ../config/mainnet-laconicd/scripts/export-mykey.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/export-mykey.sh
-      - ../config/mainnet-laconicd/scripts/export-myaddress.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/export-myaddress.sh
+      - laconicd-scripts:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d:ro
     # TODO: determine which of the ports below is really needed
     ports:
       - "6060"
@@ -26,9 +24,11 @@ services:
   cli:
     image: cerc/laconic-registry-cli:local
     volumes:
-      - ../config/mainnet-laconicd/registry-cli-config-template.yml:/registry-cli-config-template.yml
+      - cli-config:/registry-cli-config
 
 volumes:
   laconicd-data:
   laconicd-config:
+  laconicd-scripts:
   laconicd-keyring:
+  cli-config:
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/create-fixturenet.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/create-fixturenet.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d444fcad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/create-fixturenet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# TODO: this file is now an unmodified copy of cerc-io/laconicd/init.sh
+# so we should have a mechanism to bundle it inside the container rather than link from here
+# at deploy time.
+
+KEY="mykey"
+CHAINID="laconic_9000-1"
+MONIKER="localtestnet"
+KEYRING="test"
+KEYALGO="eth_secp256k1"
+LOGLEVEL="info"
+# trace evm
+TRACE="--trace"
+# TRACE=""
+
+if [ "$1" == "clean" ] || [ ! -d "$HOME/.laconicd/data/blockstore.db" ]; then
+  # validate dependencies are installed
+  command -v jq > /dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "jq not installed. More info: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/"; exit 1; }
+
+  # remove existing daemon and client
+  rm -rf $HOME/.laconicd/*
+  rm -rf $HOME/.laconic/*
+
+  if [ -n "`which make`" ]; then
+    make install
+  fi
+
+  laconicd config keyring-backend $KEYRING
+  laconicd config chain-id $CHAINID
+
+  # if $KEY exists it should be deleted
+  laconicd keys add $KEY --keyring-backend $KEYRING --algo $KEYALGO
+
+  # Set moniker and chain-id for Ethermint (Moniker can be anything, chain-id must be an integer)
+  laconicd init $MONIKER --chain-id $CHAINID
+
+  # Change parameter token denominations to aphoton
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["staking"]["params"]["bond_denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["crisis"]["constant_fee"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["gov"]["deposit_params"]["min_deposit"][0]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["mint"]["params"]["mint_denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  # Custom modules
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["record_rent"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_rent"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_commit_fee"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_reveal_fee"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_minimum_bid"]["denom"]="aphoton"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+
+  if [[ "$TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Setting timers for expiry tests."
+
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["record_rent_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_grace_period"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_rent_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Enabling auction and setting timers."
+
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_enabled"]=true' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_rent_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_grace_period"]="300s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_commits_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+    cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_reveals_duration"]="60s"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  fi
+
+  # increase block time (?)
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.consensus_params["block"]["time_iota_ms"]="1000"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+
+  # Set gas limit in genesis
+  cat $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json | jq '.consensus_params["block"]["max_gas"]="10000000"' > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+
+  # disable produce empty block
+  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+      sed -i '' 's/create_empty_blocks = true/create_empty_blocks = false/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+    else
+      sed -i 's/create_empty_blocks = true/create_empty_blocks = false/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+  fi
+
+  if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+        sed -i '' 's/create_empty_blocks_interval = "0s"/create_empty_blocks_interval = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_propose = "3s"/timeout_propose = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_propose_delta = "500ms"/timeout_propose_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_prevote = "1s"/timeout_prevote = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_prevote_delta = "500ms"/timeout_prevote_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_precommit = "1s"/timeout_precommit = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_precommit_delta = "500ms"/timeout_precommit_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_commit = "5s"/timeout_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i '' 's/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "10s"/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+    else
+        sed -i 's/create_empty_blocks_interval = "0s"/create_empty_blocks_interval = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_propose = "3s"/timeout_propose = "30s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_propose_delta = "500ms"/timeout_propose_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_prevote = "1s"/timeout_prevote = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_prevote_delta = "500ms"/timeout_prevote_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_precommit = "1s"/timeout_precommit = "10s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_precommit_delta = "500ms"/timeout_precommit_delta = "5s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_commit = "5s"/timeout_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+        sed -i 's/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "10s"/timeout_broadcast_tx_commit = "150s"/g' $HOME/.laconicd/config/config.toml
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Allocate genesis accounts (cosmos formatted addresses)
+  laconicd add-genesis-account $KEY 100000000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend $KEYRING
+
+  # Sign genesis transaction
+  laconicd gentx $KEY 1000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend $KEYRING --chain-id $CHAINID
+
+  # Collect genesis tx
+  laconicd collect-gentxs
+
+  # Run this to ensure everything worked and that the genesis file is setup correctly
+  laconicd validate-genesis
+
+  if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
+    echo "pending mode is on, please wait for the first block committed."
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Using existing database at $HOME/.laconicd.  To replace, run '`basename $0` clean'"
+fi
+
+# Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
+laconicd start --pruning=nothing --evm.tracer=json $TRACE --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3,miner --api.enable --gql-server --gql-playground
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/export-myaddress.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/export-myaddress.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e454c0b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/export-myaddress.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+laconicd keys show mykey | grep address | cut -d ' ' -f 3
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/export-mykey.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/export-mykey.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a5be86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/export-mykey.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo y | laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/registry-cli-config-template.yml b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/registry-cli-config-template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d558956a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/config/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/registry-cli-config-template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+services:
+  cns:
+    restEndpoint: 'http://laconicd:1317'
+    gqlEndpoint: 'http://laconicd:9473/api'
+    userKey: REPLACE_WITH_MYKEY
+    bondId:
+    chainId: laconic_9000-1
+    gas: 350000
+    fees: 200000aphoton
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-laconic-registry-cli/import-key.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-laconic-registry-cli/import-key.sh
index 3bafec4b..7a662b99 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-laconic-registry-cli/import-key.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-laconic-registry-cli/import-key.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-sed 's/REPLACE_WITH_MYKEY/'${1}'/' registry-cli-config-template.yml > config.yml
+sed 's/REPLACE_WITH_MYKEY/'${1}'/' /registry-cli-config/template.yml > config.yml
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/deploy/commands.py b/stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/deploy/commands.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0859068e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/fixturenet-laconic-loaded/deploy/commands.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Copyright © 2022-2024 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from stack_orchestrator.util import get_yaml, get_config_file_dir
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
+from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import copy
+
+default_spec_file_content = ""
+
+
+def _stack_config_dir(context: DeploymentContext) -> Path:
+    return get_config_file_dir().joinpath(context.stack.name)
+
+def _deployment_volume_dir(context: DeploymentContext, volume_name: str) -> Path:
+    return context.deployment_dir.joinpath("data", volume_name)
+
+
+def _copy_laconicd_scripts(context: DeploymentContext):
+    scripts = [
+        "create-fixturenet.sh",
+        "export-mykey.sh",
+        "export-myaddress.sh"
+    ]
+    destination_dir = _deployment_volume_dir(context, "laconicd-scripts")
+    for script in scripts:
+        # ../config/fixturenet-laconicd/
+        source_file = _stack_config_dir(context).joinpath(script)
+        copy(source_file, destination_dir)
+
+
+def _copy_cli_template(context: DeploymentContext):
+    destination_dir = _deployment_volume_dir(context, "cli-config")
+    # ../config/fixturenet-laconicd/
+    source_file = _stack_config_dir(context).joinpath("registry-cli-config-template.yml")
+    copy(source_file, destination_dir)
+
+
+def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters, extra_args):
+    pass
+
+
+def init(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
+    yaml = get_yaml()
+    return yaml.load(default_spec_file_content)
+
+
+def create(context: DeploymentContext, extra_args):
+    _copy_laconicd_scripts(context)
+    _copy_cli_template(context)
+
+
+def get_state(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
+    pass
+
+
+def change_state(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
+    pass
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
index 62545dfd..cf034de0 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
@@ -153,11 +153,19 @@ def _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files, deployment_dir):
                 if "volumes" in service_obj:
                     volumes = service_obj["volumes"]
                     for mount_string in volumes:
-                        # Looks like: test-data:/data
-                        (volume_name, mount_path) = mount_string.split(":")
+                        # Looks like: test-data:/data or test-data:/data:ro or test-data:/data:rw
+                        if opts.o.debug:
+                            print(f"mount_string is: {mount_string}")
+                        mount_split = mount_string.split(":")
+                        volume_name = mount_split[0]
+                        mount_path = mount_split[1]
+                        if opts.o.debug:
+                            print(f"volumne_name: {volume_name}")
+                            print(f"map: {volume_host_path_map}")
+                            print(f"mount path: {mount_path}")
                         volume_definitions.append(
                             f"  - hostPath: {_make_absolute_host_path(volume_host_path_map[volume_name], deployment_dir)}\n"
-                            f"    containerPath: {get_node_pv_mount_path(volume_name)}"
+                            f"    containerPath: {get_node_pv_mount_path(volume_name)}\n"
                             )
     return (
         "" if len(volume_definitions) == 0 else (
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/util.py b/stack_orchestrator/util.py
index 0bd1a609..7aa5e15e 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/util.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/util.py
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ def get_compose_file_dir():
     return source_compose_dir
 
 
+def get_config_file_dir():
+    # TODO: refactor to use common code with deploy command
+    data_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.joinpath("data")
+    source_config_dir = data_dir.joinpath("config")
+    return source_config_dir
+
+
 def get_parsed_deployment_spec(spec_file):
     spec_file_path = Path(spec_file)
     try: