diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8fa94d0..faa6ee2 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Must be set to true for the first run, change it to "false" to avoid migrating the smart contracts on each run.
-DEPLOY_CONTRACTS=true
+KEEPER_DEPLOY_CONTRACTS=true
+
+# Specify which ethereum client to run or connect to: kovan, ganache, or ocean_poa_net_local
+KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME=development
+KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER=~/.ocean/keeper-contracts/artifacts
+
 # Ganache specific option, these two options have no effect when not running ganache-cli
 GANACHE_DATABASE_PATH=.
-REUSE_DATABASE=false
-# Specify which ethereum client to run or connect to: kovan, ganache, or ocean_poa_net_local
-KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME=ganache
-ARTIFACTS_FOLDER=~/.ocean/keeper-contracts/artifacts
+GANACHE_REUSE_DATABASE=false
+
 # Specify which ocean version use: stable, latests, ...
 OCEAN_VERSION=stable
-COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/brizo.env b/brizo.env
index 2f64e90..bb3d2f9 100755
--- a/brizo.env
+++ b/brizo.env
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 # Use this file to set the env vars required for Brizo.
 
-KEEPER_URL=http://parity-node:8545
-LOCAL_CONTRACTS=true
-KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME=ocean_poa_net_local
-
-SECRET_STORE_URL=http://secret-store:12001
-PARITY_URL=http://parity-node:8545
 # Set a valid parity address and password to have seamless interaction with the `keeper`
 PARITY_ADDRESS=0x00bd138abd70e2f00903268f3db08f2d25677c9e
 PARITY_PASSWORD=node0
 
 AQUARIUS_URL=http://aquarius:5000
-BRIZO_URL=http://brizo:8030
+SECRET_STORE_URL=http://secret-store:12001
+RPC_URL=http://keeper-node:8545
 
 AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME=
 AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY=
diff --git a/compose-files/aquarius.yml b/compose-files/aquarius.yml
index 6daeb4c..f0aab6f 100644
--- a/compose-files/aquarius.yml
+++ b/compose-files/aquarius.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ services:
     - mongodb
     environment:
       DB_HOSTNAME: mongodb
+
+  mongodb:
+    image: mongo:3.6
+    command: mongod
+    networks:
+      backend:
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.11
diff --git a/compose-files/brizo.yml b/compose-files/brizo.yml
index 0c2fa4f..06fa6a6 100644
--- a/compose-files/brizo.yml
+++ b/compose-files/brizo.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ services:
       backend:
         ipv4_address: 172.15.0.17
     depends_on:
-    - keeper-contracts
+    - keeper-node
     env_file:
     - ${BRIZO_ENV_FILE}
     environment:
-      KEEPER_URL: http://${RPC_URL}:8545
+      KEEPER_URL: ${KEEPER_RPC_URL}
     volumes:
-    - ${ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/usr/local/keeper-contracts/:ro
+    - ${KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/usr/local/keeper-contracts/:ro
diff --git a/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml b/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml
index 0c4dd5b..5462e5c 100644
--- a/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml
+++ b/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ version: '2.1'
 services:
   keeper-contracts:
     image: oceanprotocol/keeper-contracts:${OCEAN_VERSION:-stable}
-    ports:
-      - "${KEEPER_PORT}:8545"
     networks:
       backend:
         ipv4_address: 172.15.0.14
     environment:
-      LOCAL_CONTRACTS: "true"
-      DEPLOY_CONTRACTS: ${DEPLOY_CONTRACTS}
+      DEPLOY_CONTRACTS: ${KEEPER_DEPLOY_CONTRACTS}
+      REUSE_DATABASE: ${GANACHE_REUSE_DATABASE}
       DATABASE_PATH: "/ganache-db"
-      REUSE_DATABASE: ${REUSE_DATABASE}
       NETWORK_NAME: ${KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME}
-      POA_HOST: "parity-node"
+      KEEPER_RPC_HOST: ${KEEPER_RPC_HOST}
+      KEEPER_RPC_PORT: ${KEEPER_RPC_PORT}
+      KEEPER_RPC_URL: ${KEEPER_RPC_URL}
+    depends_on:
+      - keeper-node
     volumes:
-    - ${ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/keeper-contracts/artifacts/
-    - ${GANACHE_DATABASE_PATH}/ganache-db:/ganache-db
+    - ${KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/keeper-contracts/artifacts/
diff --git a/compose-files/mongo.yml b/compose-files/mongo.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a5751a..0000000
--- a/compose-files/mongo.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-version: '2.1'
-services:
-  mongodb:
-    image: mongo:3.6
-    command: mongod
-    networks:
-      backend:
-        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.11
diff --git a/compose-files/network_volumes.yml b/compose-files/network_volumes.yml
index c83814b..14bf031 100644
--- a/compose-files/network_volumes.yml
+++ b/compose-files/network_volumes.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ networks:
         gateway: 172.15.0.1
 
 volumes:
-  parity-node:
+  keeper-node:
   secret-store:
diff --git a/compose-files/nodes/ganache_node.yml b/compose-files/nodes/ganache_node.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23404be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose-files/nodes/ganache_node.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: '2.1'
+services:
+  keeper-node:
+    image: trufflesuite/ganache-cli:latest
+    ports:
+      - 8545:8545
+    networks:
+      backend:
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.12
diff --git a/compose-files/nodes/kovan_node.yml b/compose-files/nodes/kovan_node.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb4c8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose-files/nodes/kovan_node.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+version: '2.1'
+services:
+  keeper-node:
+    image: oceanprotocol/parity-ethereum:beta
+    entrypoint: /opt/parity/parity
+    command:
+      --chain kovan
+      --light
+      --ws-interface all
+      --jsonrpc-cors all
+      --jsonrpc-interface all
+      --jsonrpc-hosts all
+      --jsonrpc-apis all
+      --unsafe-expose
+    ports:
+      - 8545:8545
+    networks:
+      backend:
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.12
diff --git a/compose-files/parity_client.yml b/compose-files/nodes/pond_node.yml
similarity index 93%
rename from compose-files/parity_client.yml
rename to compose-files/nodes/pond_node.yml
index 1b8fe97..0d74921 100644
--- a/compose-files/parity_client.yml
+++ b/compose-files/nodes/pond_node.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: '2.1'
 services:
-  parity-node:
+  keeper-node:
     image: oceanprotocol/parity-ethereum:beta
     entrypoint: /opt/parity/parity
     command:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
       --unlock 0x00bd138abd70e2f00903268f3db08f2d25677c9e
     volumes:
       - ../parity/parity/config:/home/parity/parity/config
-      - parity-node:/home/parity/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/
+      - keeper-node:/home/parity/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/
       - ../parity/parity/authorities/validator0.json:/home/parity/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/ocean-network/validator.json
       - ../parity/parity/keys:/home/parity/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/ocean-network
       - ../parity/parity/authorities/validator0.pwd:/home/parity/parity/validator.pwd
diff --git a/compose-files/pleuston.yml b/compose-files/pleuston.yml
index 095062d..e56bb07 100644
--- a/compose-files/pleuston.yml
+++ b/compose-files/pleuston.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@ services:
     image: oceanprotocol/pleuston:${OCEAN_VERSION:-stable}
     networks:
       backend:
-        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.18
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.19
     ports:
     - 3000:3000
     depends_on:
+    - keeper-node
     - aquarius
     - brizo
     environment:
       # Need browser to connect to exposed ports
       KEEPER_HOST: localhost
       AQUARIUS_HOST: localhost
-      LOCAL_CONTRACTS: 'true'
+      LOCAL_CONTRACTS: ${KEEPER_DEPLOY_CONTRACTS}
     volumes:
-    - ${ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/pleuston/node_modules/@oceanprotocol/keeper-contracts/artifacts/:ro
+    - ${KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/pleuston/node_modules/@oceanprotocol/keeper-contracts/artifacts/:ro
diff --git a/compose-files/secret_store.yml b/compose-files/secret_store.yml
index 748d7db..68233fa 100644
--- a/compose-files/secret_store.yml
+++ b/compose-files/secret_store.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ services:
     command:
       --config /etc/parity/secretstore/config.toml --jsonrpc-cors all --jsonrpc-interface all --jsonrpc-hosts all --jsonrpc-apis all
     volumes:
-    - ../parity/secret_store/config/:/etc/parity/secretstore/
-    - secret-store:/parity_data/
-    - ../parity/secret_store/keys/:/parity_data/keys/ocean-network/
+      - ../parity/secret_store/config/:/etc/parity/secretstore/
+      - secret-store:/parity_data/
+      - ../parity/secret_store/keys/:/parity_data/keys/ocean-network/
     ports:
-    - 12000:12000
-    - 12001
+      - 12000:12000
+      - 12001
     networks:
       backend:
         ipv4_address: 172.15.0.13
@@ -29,3 +29,21 @@ services:
       backend:
         ipv4_address: 172.15.0.16
     command: nginx -g 'daemon off;'
+
+  secret-store-signing-node:
+    image: oceanprotocol/parity-ethereum:master
+    entrypoint: /opt/parity/parity
+    command:
+      --chain dev
+      --light
+      --jsonrpc-interface all
+      --jsonrpc-apis secretstore
+      --jsonrpc-cors all
+      --keys-path /home/parity/.local/keys
+    ports:
+      - 9545:8545
+    volumes:
+      - ../parity/parity/keys:/home/parity/.local/keys/DevelopmentChain:ro
+    networks:
+      backend:
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.18
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parity/docker-compose.yml b/parity/docker-compose.yml
index 1c658cc..9e6f2b8 100644
--- a/parity/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/parity/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./parity/config:/parity/config:ro
       - validator0:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/
-      - ./parity/authorities/validator0.json:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${NETWORK_NAME}/validator.json:ro
-      - ./parity/keys:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${NETWORK_NAME}
+      - ./parity/authorities/validator0.json:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME}/validator.json:ro
+      - ./parity/keys:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME}
       - ./parity/authorities/validator0.pwd:/parity/validator.pwd:ro
       - ./parity/node0.network.key:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/network/key:ro
     ports:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./parity/config:/parity/config:ro
       - validator1:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/
-      - ./parity/authorities/validator1.json:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${NETWORK_NAME}/validator.json:ro
+      - ./parity/authorities/validator1.json:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME}/validator.json:ro
       - ./parity/authorities/validator1.pwd:/parity/validator.pwd:ro
       - ./parity/node1.network.key:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/network/key:ro
     networks:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./parity/config:/parity/config:ro
       - validator2:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/
-      - ./parity/authorities/validator2.json:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${NETWORK_NAME}/validator.json:ro
+      - ./parity/authorities/validator2.json:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME}/validator.json:ro
       - ./parity/authorities/validator2.pwd:/parity/validator.pwd:ro
       - ./parity/node2.network.key:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/network/key:ro
     networks:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ services:
       --unsafe-expose
     volumes:
       - ./parity/config:/parity/config:ro
-      - ./parity/keys:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${NETWORK_NAME}
+      - ./parity/keys:/root/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/${KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME}
     ports:
       - 8180:8180
       - 8546:8546
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index 8220dfd..76af9a2 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -2,20 +2,25 @@
 
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"
 COMPOSE_DIR="${DIR}/compose-files"
-# Must be set to true for the first run, change it to "false" to avoid migrating the smart contracts on each run.
-export DEPLOY_CONTRACTS="true"
+
+export PROJECT_NAME="ocean"
+
+# keeper options
+export KEEPER_DEPLOY_CONTRACTS="true"
+export KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER=$HOME/.ocean/keeper-contracts/artifacts
+# Specify which ethereum client to run or connect to: development, kovan, or ocean_poa_net_local
+export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ocean_poa_net_local"
+
 # Ganache specific option, these two options have no effect when not running ganache-cli
 export GANACHE_DATABASE_PATH="${DIR}"
-export REUSE_DATABASE="false"
-# Specify which ethereum client to run or connect to: kovan, ganache, or ocean_poa_net_local
-export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ganache"
-export ARTIFACTS_FOLDER=$HOME/.ocean/keeper-contracts/artifacts
-export BRIZO_ENV_FILE=$DIR/brizo.env
-export PROJECT_NAME="ocean"
-# Specify the ethereum default RPC container provider
-export RPC_URL='keeper-contracts'
-export KEEPER_PORT='8545'
+export GANACHE_REUSE_DATABASE="false"
 
+export BRIZO_ENV_FILE=$DIR/brizo.env
+
+# Specify the ethereum default RPC container provider
+export KEEPER_RPC_HOST='keeper-node'
+export KEEPER_RPC_PORT='8545'
+export KEEPER_RPC_URL="http://"${KEEPER_RPC_HOST}:${KEEPER_RPC_PORT}
 
 # colors
 COLOR_R="\033[0;31m"    # red
@@ -38,47 +43,82 @@ show_banner
 
 # default to latest versions
 export OCEAN_VERSION=latest
+export NODE_FILE=${COMPOSE_DIR}/nodes/pond_node.yml
 
 COMPOSE_FILES=""
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/network_volumes.yml"
-COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/mongo.yml"
-COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/keeper_contracts.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/pleuston.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/aquarius.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/brizo.yml"
+COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/secret_store.yml"
 
 while :; do
     case $1 in
+        #################################################
+        # Version switches
+        #################################################
         --latest)
             export OCEAN_VERSION=latest
             printf $COLOR_Y'Switched to latest components...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
-        --reuse-database)
-            export REUSE_DATABASE="true"
-            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting and reusing the database ...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
-            ;;
+        #################################################
+        # Exclude switches
+        #################################################
         --no-pleuston)
             COMPOSE_FILES=${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/pleuston.yml/}
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Pleuston...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
-        --local-parity-node)
-            COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/parity_client.yml"
-            COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/secret_store.yml"
-            export RPC_URL='parity-node'
-            export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ocean_poa_net_local"
-            export KEEPER_PORT='8546'
-            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Parity node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+        #################################################
+        # Contract/Storage switches
+        #################################################
+        --reuse-ganache-database)
+            export GANACHE_REUSE_DATABASE="true"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting and reusing the database ...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
+        #################################################
+        # Node type switches
+        #################################################
+        # connects you to kovan
+        --local-kovan-node)
+            export NODE_FILE=${COMPOSE_DIR}/nodes/kovan_node.yml
+            export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="kovan"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Kovan node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            ;;
+        # spins up a new ganache blockchain
+        --local-ganache-node)
+            COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/keeper_contracts.yml"
+            export NODE_FILE=${COMPOSE_DIR}/nodes/ganache_node.yml
+            export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="development"
+            export KEEPER_DEPLOY_CONTRACTS="true"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Ganache node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            ;;
+        # connects you to ocean testnet
+        --local-lake-node)
+            export NODE_FILE=${COMPOSE_DIR}/nodes/lake_node.yml
+            export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ocean_poa_aws"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Lake node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            ;;
+        # spins up pond local testnet
+        --local-pond-node)
+            COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/keeper_contracts.yml"
+            export NODE_FILE=${COMPOSE_DIR}/nodes/pond_node.yml
+            export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ocean_poa_net_local"
+            export KEEPER_DEPLOY_CONTRACTS="true"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Pond node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            ;;
+        #################################################
+        # Cleaning switches
+        #################################################
         --purge)
-            docker network rm $PROJECT_NAME_backend || true
-            docker network rm $PROJECT_NAME_default || true
-            docker volume rm $PROJECT_NAME_parity-node || true
-            docker volume rm $PROJECT_NAME_secret-store || true
-            read -p "Are you sure you want to delete $ARTIFACTS_FOLDER? " -n 1 -r
+            docker network rm ${PROJECT_NAME}_backend || true
+            docker network rm ${PROJECT_NAME}_default || true
+            docker volume rm ${PROJECT_NAME}_keeper-node || true
+            docker volume rm ${PROJECT_NAME}_secret-store || true
+            read -p "Are you sure you want to delete $KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER? " -n 1 -r
             echo
             if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
             then
-                rm -rf $ARTIFACTS_FOLDER
+                rm -rf ${KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}
             fi
             ;;
         --) # End of all options.
@@ -91,7 +131,7 @@ while :; do
             ;;
         *)
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting Ocean...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
-            docker-compose --project-name=$PROJECT_NAME $COMPOSE_FILES up
+            docker-compose --project-name=$PROJECT_NAME $COMPOSE_FILES -f ${NODE_FILE} up
             break
     esac
     shift