diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 998676bc..fa87f6df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ For the full set of configuration options see [config.yaml](indexer-standalone/c
 
 ### Cloud Mode
 
-The Chain Indexer, Indexer API and Wallet Indexer can be run as separate executables, interacting with a PostgreSQL database and a NATS messaging system. Running PostgreSQL and NATS is out of scope of this document. The respective Docker images are:
+The Chain Indexer, Indexer API, Wallet Indexer and SPO Indexer can be run as separate executables, interacting with a PostgreSQL database and a NATS messaging system. Running PostgreSQL and NATS is out of scope of this document. The respective Docker images are:
 - [`chain-indexer`](https://hub.docker.com/r/midnightntwrk/chain-indexer)
 - [`indexer-api`](https://hub.docker.com/r/midnightntwrk/indexer-api)
 - [`wallet-indexer`](https://hub.docker.com/r/midnightntwrk/wallet-indexer)
+- [`spo-indexer`](https://hub.docker.com/r/midnightntwrk/spo-indexer)
 
 #### `chain-indexer` Configuration
 
@@ -148,6 +149,21 @@ For the full set of configuration options see [config.yaml](indexer-api/config.y
 
 For the full set of configuration options see [config.yaml](wallet-indexer/config.yaml).
 
+#### `spo-indexer` Configuration
+| Env Var | Meaning | Default |
+|---|---|---|
+| APP__APPLICATION__NETWORK_ID | Network ID | `undeployed` |
+| APP__INFRA__STORAGE__HOST | PostgreSQL host | `localhost` |
+| APP__INFRA__STORAGE__PORT | PostgreSQL port | `5432` |
+| APP__INFRA__STORAGE__DBNAME | PostgreSQL database name | `indexer` |
+| APP__INFRA__STORAGE__USER | PostgreSQL database user | `indexer` |
+| APP__INFRA__NODE__URL | WebSocket Endpoint of Midnight Node | `ws://localhost:9944` |
+| APP__INFRA__NODE__BLOCKFROST_ID | Blockfrost API key for Cardano stake queries | - |
+
+The Blockfrost API key is required for stake distribution queries against Cardano. Without it, spo-indexer will still index committee membership, epoch data, and D-parameter changes, but stake-related data (pool metadata, stake distribution) will not be available.
+
+For the full set of configuration options see [config.yaml](spo-indexer/config.yaml).
+
 ### Running Locally
 
 For development, you can use Docker Compose or run components manually:
@@ -188,6 +204,7 @@ export APP__INFRA__STORAGE__PASSWORD=postgres
 export APP__INFRA__PUB_SUB__PASSWORD=nats
 export APP__INFRA__LEDGER_STATE_STORAGE__PASSWORD=nats
 export APP__INFRA__SECRET=303132333435363738393031323334353637383930313233343536373839303132
+# export APP__INFRA__NODE__BLOCKFROST_ID=<your-blockfrost-api-key>  # only required for spo-indexer
 ```
 
 ### Required Configuration for private Repositories
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index b94e0f89..78897c1d 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -109,12 +109,11 @@ run-indexer-api network_id="undeployed":
         cargo run -p indexer-api --bin indexer-api --features {{feature}}
 
 run-spo-indexer node="ws://localhost:9944" network_id="undeployed":
-    docker compose up -d --wait postgres nats
+    docker compose up -d --wait postgres
     RUST_LOG=spo_indexer=debug,indexer_common=debug,fastrace_opentelemetry=off,info \
         CONFIG_FILE=spo-indexer/config.yaml \
         APP__APPLICATION__NETWORK_ID={{network_id}} \
         APP__INFRA__NODE__URL={{node}} \
-        APP__INFRA__PUB_SUB__URL=localhost:4222 \
         cargo run -p spo-indexer --features {{feature}}
 
 run-indexer-standalone node="ws://localhost:9944" network_id="undeployed":
diff --git a/spo-indexer/config.yaml b/spo-indexer/config.yaml
index 3daf328d..9c88c477 100644
--- a/spo-indexer/config.yaml
+++ b/spo-indexer/config.yaml
@@ -23,20 +23,11 @@ infra:
     idle_timeout: "1m"
     max_lifetime: "5m"
 
-  pub_sub:
-    url: "nats:4222"
-    username: "indexer"
-
-  ledger_state_storage:
-    url: "nats:4222"
-    username: "indexer"
-
   node:
     url: "wss://rpc.preview.midnight.network"
     genesis_protocol_version: 16000
     reconnect_max_delay: "10s" # 10ms, 100ms, 1s, 10s
     reconnect_max_attempts: 30 # Roughly 5m
-    blockfrost_id: "${BLOCKFROST_PROJECT_ID}"
 
 telemetry:
   tracing: