diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4a0378..0c23164 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,3 +16,26 @@ After finish install the environment, please open a new terminal to continue. Th
 
 All done!
 All delphinus packages are in packages directory.
+
+
+## Deploying the Delphinus Substrate Node
+
+From the delphinus-lerna directory, execute the deploy script  
+`bash deploy.sh`  
+to start the process for deploying a substrate node.  
+
+For this script to run successfully, ensure that `Dockerfile` and `docker-compose.yaml` are in the `packages/substrate-node` directory.
+
+The script will first build the docker image which may take up to a few minutes to complete.  
+
+If you encounter any errors during the docker image build process, some things to check are:
+    - Ensure delphinus-lerna environment is setup properly as there are several common packages required.
+    - Check relative paths of the `Dockerfile` in relation to the `deploy.sh` script.
+
+Once the docker image successfully builds, the script will execute `docker-compose` on the `docker-compose.yaml` file to start the container.
+
+If successful, the node should be operational and you should be able to see the logs of blocks being submitted, block hashes etc.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 43562c0..a9a9a8c 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,149 @@
-DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . -t delphinus-node -f packages/substrate-node/Dockerfile
-docker-compose -f packages/substrate-node/docker-compose.yml up
+
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -ueo pipefail
+
+local_repo_path="$(cd "$(dirname "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)"
+machine=
+domain=
+repo="$local_repo_path"
+private_key_file=
+dry_run=
+verbose=
+logs_only=
+
+
+function usage() {
+  cat <<EOF
+deploy.sh deploy node to remote or local machine
+Options
+-m MACHINE             deploy to this machine, if not set, deploy locally
+-d DOMAIN              domain to use for rpc service, required for tls certificate
+-r REPO                repo path (default: grandparent directory of this script)
+-h                     show usage
+-l                     follow logs only
+-v                     increase verbosity
+-d                     dry run
+EOF
+}
+
+while getopts "m:d:r:hlvn-" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+  m)
+    machine="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+  d)
+    domain="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+  r)
+    repo="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+  h)
+    usage
+    exit
+    ;;
+  l)
+    logs_only=y
+    ;;
+  v)
+    verbose=
+    ;;
+  n)
+    dry_run=y
+    ;;
+  -)
+    break
+    ;;
+  \?)
+    echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+    usage
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+use_ssh="$machine"
+repo_name="$(basename "$repo")"
+repo_path="$local_repo_path"
+if [[ -n "$use_ssh" ]]; then
+  repo_path="$repo_name"
+fi
+
+dockerfile_path="${repo_path}/packages/substrate-node/"
+
+function quote_command() {
+  python3 -c 'import shlex; import sys; print(shlex.join(sys.argv[1:]))' "$@"
+}
+
+function run_command() {
+  command=("${@}")
+  if [[ -n "$dry_run" ]]; then
+    quote_command "${command[@]}"
+  else
+    if [[ -n "$verbose" ]]; then
+      quote_command "${command[@]}"
+    fi
+    "${command[@]}"
+  fi
+}
+
+function run_maybe_remote_command() {
+  command=("${@}")
+  if [[ -n "$use_ssh" ]]; then
+    # ssh requires a single argument
+    command=(ssh "$machine" "$(quote_command "$@")")
+  fi
+  run_command "${command[@]}"
+}
+
+function copy_repo() {
+  if [[ -z "$use_ssh" ]]; then
+    return
+  fi
+  run_command rsync -avz --progress --exclude target --cvs-exclude -h "$repo/" "$machine:$repo_name/"
+}
+
+function start_node() {
+
+  #Dockerfile required in substrate-node directory.
+  #docker-compose.yaml also required in susbtrate-node directory.
+
+  #build context is from outside the substrate-node as required delphinuspackages are outside of substrate-node.
+
+  
+  run_maybe_remote_command env DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . -t delphinus-node -f "${dockerfile_path}/Dockerfile"
+  env=()
+  if [[ -n "$domain" ]]; then
+    env+=(NODE_DOMAIN="$domain")
+  fi
+  run_maybe_remote_command env "${env[@]}" docker-compose -f "$dockerfile_path/docker-compose.yml" up -d
+}
+
+function follow_node_logs() {
+  run_maybe_remote_command docker-compose -f "$dockerfile_path/docker-compose.yml" logs -f
+}
+
+function sanity_check() {
+  local_tools=(rsync python3)
+  remote_tools=(docker docker-compose)
+  if ! command -v "${local_tools[@]}" >/dev/null; then
+    echo "You need ${local_tools[*]} installed in the local machine." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! run_maybe_remote_command command -v "${remote_tools[@]}" >/dev/null; then
+    echo "You need ${remote_tools[*]} installed in the remote machine." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  run_maybe_remote_command mkdir -p "$repo_name"
+  run_maybe_remote_command bash -c "docker network inspect caddy || docker network create caddy" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+function deploy() {
+  sanity_check
+  if [[ -z "$logs_only" ]]; then
+    copy_repo
+    start_node
+  fi
+  follow_node_logs
+}
+
+deploy