diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d6437ac0cb1..733af5c20ad 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 default-members = ["node/cli"]
 
-exclude = ["ethexe/contracts", "ethexe/docker"]
+exclude = ["ethexe/contracts", "ethexe/docker", "ethexe/scripts"]
 
 members = [
     "common",
diff --git a/ethexe/contracts/.gitignore b/ethexe/contracts/.gitignore
index 48000cdedca..49cd09ddf75 100644
--- a/ethexe/contracts/.gitignore
+++ b/ethexe/contracts/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ docs/
 
 # Remappings
 remappings.txt
+
+# npm
+package-lock.json
+package.json
diff --git a/ethexe/scripts/local-ethereum-node.sh b/ethexe/scripts/local-ethereum-node.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..974ab798d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethexe/scripts/local-ethereum-node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#
+# This file is part of Gear.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Gear Technologies Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU 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 General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+set -eu
+
+# never used
+export ETHERSCAN_API_KEY=""
+# anvil account (0) with balance
+export PRIVATE_KEY="0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80"
+# not yet used
+export ROUTER_VALIDATORS_LIST=""
+
+ANVIL_LOG_FILE="/tmp/ethexe-anvil.log"
+nohup anvil --block-time 2 > $ANVIL_LOG_FILE 2>&1 &
+ANVIL_PID=$!
+
+(cd ethexe/contracts && forge clean && forge script script/Router.s.sol:RouterScript --rpc-url "ws://localhost:8545" --broadcast)
+
+BROADCAST_PATH="ethexe/contracts/broadcast/Router.s.sol/31337/run-latest.json"
+ROUTER_ADDRESS=`cat $BROADCAST_PATH | jq '.transactions[] | select(.contractName == "Router") | .contractAddress' | tr -d '"'`
+PROXY_ADDRESS=`cat $BROADCAST_PATH | 
+  jq ".transactions[] | \
+  select(.contractName == \"TransparentUpgradeableProxy\") | \
+  select(.transactionType == \"CREATE\") | \
+  select(.arguments[] | ascii_downcase | contains(\"${ROUTER_ADDRESS}\")) | \
+  .contractAddress" | 
+  tr -d '"'`
+
+if [[ -e .ethexe.toml ]]; then
+  SED_FROM="ethereum_router_address = \"[a-zA-Z0-9]*\""
+  SED_TO="ethereum_router_address = \"${PROXY_ADDRESS}\""
+  sed -i.bak "s/$SED_FROM/$SED_TO/g" .ethexe.toml
+  rm .ethexe.toml.bak
+  
+  echo "Router address has been updated in .ethexe.toml"
+fi
+
+echo "Router address: ${ROUTER_ADDRESS}"
+echo "Proxy address: ${PROXY_ADDRESS}"
+echo
+echo "Anvil is running via nohup. PID: ${ANVIL_PID}. Logs at $ANVIL_LOG_FILE"
+echo
+read -p "Press enter to see node logs in real time"
+
+tail -f $ANVIL_LOG_FILE