diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a971f2..c1d351e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 __pycache__
 *.pyc
 logs/*
-.env
-inference-data
-worker-data
-head-data
-offchain-node-data
 
-.env.*
-!.env.*.example
+.allorad
+.cache
+inference-data
+
+config.json
+env
diff --git a/.env.offchain-node.example b/config.example.json
similarity index 76%
rename from .env.offchain-node.example
rename to config.example.json
index 1f0a878..e22ab8b 100644
--- a/.env.offchain-node.example
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_NODE_CONFIG_JSON='{
+{
     "wallet": {
         "addressKeyName": "test",
         "addressRestoreMnemonic": "",
-        "addressAccountPassphrase": "",
         "alloraHomeDir": "",
         "gas": "1000000",
         "gasAdjustment": 1.0,
@@ -17,9 +16,9 @@ ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_NODE_CONFIG_JSON='{
             "inferenceEntrypointName": "api-worker-reputer",
             "loopSeconds": 5,
             "parameters": {
-                "InferenceEndpoint": "http://inference:8000/inference/{Token}",
+                "InferenceEndpoint": "http://source:8000/inference/{Token}",
                 "Token": "ETH"
             }
         }
     ]
-}'
\ No newline at end of file
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2e6f837..b85357a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile_inference
     command: python -u /app/app.py
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
+      - "8002:8000"
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/inference/ETH"]
       interval: 10s
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
 
   node:
-    container_name: offchain_node_test
+    container_name: offchain_node
     image: allora-offchain-node:latest
     volumes:
       - ./offchain-node-data:/data
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ services:
       inference:
         condition: service_healthy
     env_file:
-      - ./env.offchain-node
+      - ./offchain-node-data/env_file
   
 networks:
   eth-model-local:
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ networks:
 
 volumes:
   inference-data:
-  worker-data:
+  offchain-node-data:
diff --git a/init.offchain-node b/init.offchain-node
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..023c379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.offchain-node
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [ ! -f config.json ]; then
+    echo "Error: config.json file not found, please provide one"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+nodeName=$(jq -r '.wallet.addressKeyName' config.json)
+if [ -z "$nodeName" ]; then
+    echo "No name was provided for the node, please provide value for wallet.addressKeyName in the config.json"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f ./offchain-node-data/env_file ]; then
+    echo "ENV_LOADED=false" > ./offchain-node-data/env_file
+fi
+
+ENV_LOADED=$(grep '^ENV_LOADED=' ./offchain-node-data/env_file | cut -d '=' -f 2)
+if [ "$ENV_LOADED" = "false" ]; then
+    json_content=$(cat ./config.json)
+    stringified_json=$(echo "$json_content" | jq -c .)
+    
+    docker run -it --entrypoint=bash -v $(pwd)/offchain-node-data:/data -e NAME="${nodeName}" -e ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_NODE_CONFIG_JSON="${stringified_json}" alloranetwork/allora-chain:latest -c "bash /data/scripts/init.sh"
+    echo "config.json saved to ./offchain-node-data/env_file"
+else
+    echo "config.json is already loaded, skipping the operation. You can set ENV_LOADED variable to false in ./offchain-node-data/env_file to reload the config.json"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/offchain-node-data/env_file b/offchain-node-data/env_file
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5285859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/offchain-node-data/env_file
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_NODE_CONFIG_JSON='{"wallet":{"addressKeyName":"basic-coin-prediction-offchain-node","addressRestoreMnemonic":"rich note fetch lava bless snake delay theme era anger ritual sea pluck neck hazard dish talk ranch trophy clap fancy human divide gun","addressAccountPassphrase":"secret","alloraHomeDir":"","gas":"1000000","gasAdjustment":1,"nodeRpc":"https://allora-rpc.devnet.behindthecurtain.xyz","maxRetries":1,"minDelay":1,"maxDelay":2,"submitTx":false},"worker":[{"topicId":1,"inferenceEntrypointName":"api-worker-reputer","loopSeconds":5,"parameters":{"InferenceEndpoint":"http://inference:8000/inference/{Token}","Token":"ETH"}}]}'
+ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS=allo14wkkdeg93mdc0sd770z9p4mpjz7w9mysz328um
+NAME=basic-coin-prediction-offchain-node
+ENV_LOADED=true
diff --git a/offchain-node-data/scripts/init.sh b/offchain-node-data/scripts/init.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e6af84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/offchain-node-data/scripts/init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if allorad keys --home=/data/.allorad --keyring-backend test show $NAME > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    echo "allora account: $NAME already imported"
+else
+    echo "creating allora account: $NAME"
+    output=$(allorad keys add $NAME --home=/data/.allorad --keyring-backend test 2>&1)
+    address=$(echo "$output" | grep 'address:' | sed 's/.*address: //')
+    mnemonic=$(echo "$output" | tail -n 1)
+    
+    # Parse and update the JSON string
+    updated_json=$(echo "$ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_NODE_CONFIG_JSON" | jq --arg name "$NAME" --arg mnemonic "$mnemonic" '
+    .wallet.addressKeyName = $name |
+    .wallet.addressRestoreMnemonic = $mnemonic
+    ')
+    
+    stringified_json=$(echo "$updated_json" | jq -c .)
+    
+    echo "ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_NODE_CONFIG_JSON='$stringified_json'" > /data/env_file
+    echo ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS=$address >> /data/env_file
+    echo "NAME=$NAME" >> /data/env_file
+    
+    echo "Updated ALLORA_OFFCHAIN_NODE_CONFIG_JSON saved to /data/env_file"
+fi
+
+
+if grep -q "ENV_LOADED=false" /data/env_file; then
+    sed -i 's/ENV_LOADED=false/ENV_LOADED=true/' /data/env_file
+else
+    echo "ENV_LOADED=true" >> /data/env_file
+fi