diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7dbf4eb..ecfb85f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ node_modules
 .devspace/
 build
 
+.idea
 
 # Ignore mkchain generated files
 *_values.yaml
diff --git a/charts/tezos/scripts/evm-observer.sh b/charts/tezos/scripts/evm-observer.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad62bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/tezos/scripts/evm-observer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+set -ex
+
+TEZ_VAR=/var/tezos
+TEZ_BIN=/usr/local/bin
+ROLLUP_DATA_DIR="${TEZ_VAR}/rollup"
+EVM_DATA_DIR="${TEZ_VAR}/evm"
+EVM_CONFIG_FILE="${EVM_DATA_DIR}/config.json"
+
+EVM_CONFIGMAP_DIR="${TEZ_VAR}/evm-config"
+EVM_CONFIGMAP_CONFIG_FILE="${EVM_CONFIGMAP_DIR}/config.json"
+
+# Wait till rollup node to be fully synchronized to run init from rollup command
+WAIT_LIMIT=30
+COUNTER=1
+while [ "$(curl -s http://localhost:8932/local/synchronized | sed 's/^"//;s/"$//')" != "synchronized" ] && [ $COUNTER -lt $WAIT_LIMIT ]; do
+  COUNTER=$((COUNTER + 1))
+  echo "polling ${COUNTER}/${WAIT_LIMIT}: rollup node not synchronized yet"
+  sleep 60
+done
+
+if [ "$(curl -s http://localhost:8932/local/synchronized | sed 's/^"//;s/"$//')" != "synchronized" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: rollup node not synchronized within wait limit, exiting...."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e "${EVM_DATA_DIR}/store.sqlite" ]; then
+  $TEZ_BIN/octez-evm-node init from rollup node ${ROLLUP_DATA_DIR} --data-dir ${EVM_DATA_DIR}
+fi
+
+# Provide basic config if there is no config specified in values.yaml
+if [ ! -e "${EVM_CONFIGMAP_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
+  cat > "${EVM_CONFIG_FILE}" << EOF
+  { "rpc-addr": "0.0.0.0", "cors_origins": [ "*" ],
+    "cors_headers": [ "*" ],
+    "rollup_node_endpoint": "http://127.0.0.1:8932", "verbose": "notice",
+    "max_active_connections": 8000 }
+EOF
+else
+  cp -vf ${EVM_CONFIGMAP_CONFIG_FILE} ${EVM_CONFIG_FILE}
+fi
+
+CMD="$TEZ_BIN/octez-evm-node run observer \
+     --evm-node-endpoint ${EVM_NODE_ENDPOINT} \
+     --rollup-node-endpoint http://127.0.0.1:8932 \
+     --data-dir ${EVM_DATA_DIR} \
+     --preimages-endpoint ${ROLLUP_PREIMAGES_ENDPOINT} \
+     --rpc-addr 0.0.0.0 --rpc-port 8545"
+
+exec $CMD
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/tezos/scripts/evm-sequencer.sh b/charts/tezos/scripts/evm-sequencer.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9d86a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/tezos/scripts/evm-sequencer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+set -e
+
+TEZ_VAR=/var/tezos
+TEZ_BIN=/usr/local/bin
+ROLLUP_DATA_DIR="$TEZ_VAR/rollup"
+EVM_DATA_DIR="$TEZ_VAR/evm"
+
+set -x
+
+if [ ! -e "${EVM_DATA_DIR}/store/store.dict" ]; then
+  $TEZ_BIN/octez-evm-node init from rollup node ${ROLLUP_DATA_DIR} --data-dir ${EVM_DATA_DIR}
+fi
+
+
+CMD="$TEZ_BIN/octez-evm-node run sequencer \
+  with endpoint http://127.0.0.1:8932 \
+  signing with edsk3rw6fcwjPe5xkGWAbSquLDQALKP8XyMhy4c6PQGr7qQKTYa8rX \
+  --data-dir ${EVM_DATA_DIR} \
+  --time-between-blocks 6 \
+  --rpc-addr 0.0.0.0"
+
+exec $CMD
diff --git a/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-observer.sh b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-observer.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf27ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-observer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+set -ex
+
+TEZ_VAR=/var/tezos
+TEZ_BIN=/usr/local/bin
+ROLLUP_DATA_DIR="${TEZ_VAR}/rollup"
+
+$TEZ_BIN/octez-smart-rollup-node init observer \
+  config for "${ROLLUP_ADDRESS}" \
+  with operators \
+  --history-mode archive \
+  --data-dir "${ROLLUP_DATA_DIR}" \
+  --rpc-addr 0.0.0.0 \
+  --pre-images-endpoint "${ROLLUP_PREIMAGES_ENDPOINT}" \
+  --force
+
+CMD="$TEZ_BIN/octez-smart-rollup-node \
+  --endpoint http://tezos-node-rpc:8732 \
+    run \
+    --data-dir ${ROLLUP_DATA_DIR} \
+    --acl-override allow-all \
+    --log-kernel-debug"
+
+exec $CMD
diff --git a/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-node.sh b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-operator.sh
similarity index 68%
rename from charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-node.sh
rename to charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-operator.sh
index d29e9d0..f9bb373 100644
--- a/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-node.sh
+++ b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-operator.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set -ex
+set -e
 
 TEZ_VAR=/var/tezos
 TEZ_BIN=/usr/local/bin
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ ROLLUP_DATA_DIR_PREIMAGES="$ROLLUP_DATA_DIR/wasm_2_0_0"
 xxd -p -c 0 /usr/local/share/tezos/evm_kernel/evm_installer.wasm | tr -d '\n' > /var/tezos/smart-rollup-boot-sector
 mkdir -p "$ROLLUP_DATA_DIR_PREIMAGES"
 cp /usr/local/share/tezos/evm_kernel/* "$ROLLUP_DATA_DIR_PREIMAGES"
-CMD="$TEZ_BIN/octez-smart-rollup-node \
+
+set -x
+$TEZ_BIN/octez-smart-rollup-node \
   --endpoint http://tezos-node-rpc:8732 \
   -d $CLIENT_DIR \
-  run operator for ${ROLLUP_ADDRESS} with operators ${OPERATORS_PARAMS} \
+  init operator config for ${ROLLUP_ADDRESS} with operators ${OPERATORS_PARAMS} \
   --data-dir ${ROLLUP_DATA_DIR} \
   --boot-sector-file /var/tezos/smart-rollup-boot-sector \
-  --rpc-addr 0.0.0.0"
+  --rpc-addr 0.0.0.0 \
+  --force
 
+CMD="$TEZ_BIN/octez-smart-rollup-node \
+  --endpoint http://tezos-node-rpc:8732 \
+  -d $CLIENT_DIR \
+  run \
+  --data-dir ${ROLLUP_DATA_DIR}"
 exec $CMD
diff --git a/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-downloader.sh b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-downloader.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ef99aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-downloader.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+data_dir="/var/tezos"
+rollup_data_dir="$data_dir/rollup"
+snapshot_file="$rollup_data_dir/rollup.snapshot"
+
+if [ ! -d "$data_dir" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: /var/tezos doesn't exist. There should be a volume mounted."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -e "$rollup_data_dir/storage/l2_blocks/data" ]; then
+  echo "Smart rollup snapshot has already been imported. Exiting."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# if [ -e "${snapshot_file}" ]; then
+#   echo "Temporary - snapshot file already dl'd, not doing it again"
+#   exit 0
+# fi
+
+echo "Did not find a pre-existing smart rollup snapshot."
+
+echo "Downloading ${SNAPSHOT_URL}"
+mkdir -p "$rollup_data_dir"
+curl -LfsS ${SNAPSHOT_URL} | tee >(sha256sum > ${snapshot_file}.sha256sum) > "$snapshot_file"
+
+chown -R 1000:1000 "$data_dir"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-importer.sh b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-importer.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb6c07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/tezos/scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-importer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+set -ex
+
+bin_dir="/usr/local/bin"
+data_dir="/var/tezos"
+rollup_data_dir="$data_dir/rollup"
+smart_rollup_node="$bin_dir/octez-smart-rollup-node"
+snapshot_file=${rollup_data_dir}/rollup.snapshot
+
+if [ ! -f ${snapshot_file} ]; then
+    echo "No snapshot to import."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ -e "$rollup_data_dir/storage/l2_blocks/data" ]; then
+  echo "Smart rollup snapshot has already been imported. Exiting."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+${smart_rollup_node} --endpoint ${NODE_RPC_URL} snapshot import ${snapshot_file} --data-dir ${rollup_data_dir} --no-check
+find ${node_dir}
+
+rm -rvf ${snapshot_file}
diff --git a/charts/tezos/templates/octez-rollup-node.yaml b/charts/tezos/templates/octez-rollup-node.yaml
index b6c6a95..e806948 100644
--- a/charts/tezos/templates/octez-rollup-node.yaml
+++ b/charts/tezos/templates/octez-rollup-node.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {{- range $k, $v := .Values.smartRollupNodes }}
 
-{{- if $v.evm_proxy | default false }}
+{{- if $v.evm }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
+  name: evm-{{ $v.evm.mode }}-{{ $k }}
   namespace: {{ $.Release.Namespace }}
 spec:
   type: NodePort
@@ -12,89 +12,17 @@ spec:
     - port: 8545
       name: evm-proxy
   selector:
-    app: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
+    app: rollup-{{ $k }}
+{{- if $v.evm.config }}
 ---
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
+  name: evm-{{ $v.evm.mode }}-{{ $k }}-configmap
   namespace: {{ $.Release.Namespace }}
-{{- if $v.evm_proxy.annotations | default false }}
-{{- with $v.evm_proxy.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-spec:
-  podManagementPolicy: Parallel
-  replicas: 1
-  serviceName: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: octez-evm-proxy
-        image: "{{ $.Values.images.octez }}"
-        imagePullPolicy: {{ $.Values.images_pull_policy }}
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 8545
-          name: evm-proxy
-        command:
-          - /bin/sh
-        args:
-          - "-c"
-          - |
-{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/evm-proxy.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
-        env:
-          - name: MY_POD_NAME
-            value: {{ $k }}
-      securityContext:
-        fsGroup: 1000
----
-{{- if $v.evm_proxy.ingress | default false }}
-{{- if $v.evm_proxy.ingress.enabled | default false }}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
-  namespace: {{ $.Release.Namespace }}
-{{- with $v.evm_proxy.ingress.labels }}
-  labels:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- with $v.evm_proxy.ingress.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-{{- end }}
-spec:
-  ingressClassName: {{ $v.evm_proxy.ingress.className }}
-  {{- if $v.evm_proxy.ingress.tls }}
-  tls:
-    {{- range $v.evm_proxy.ingress.tls }}
-    - hosts:
-        {{- range .hosts }}
-        - {{ . | quote }}
-        {{- end }}
-      secretName: {{ .secretName }}
-    {{- end }}
-  {{- end }}
-  rules:
-    - host: {{ $v.evm_proxy.ingress.host }}
-      http:
-        paths:
-          - pathType: Prefix
-            path: /
-            backend:
-              service:
-                name: evm-proxy-{{ $k }}
-                port:
-                  name: evm-proxy
-{{- end }}
+data:
+  config.json: |
+    {{ $v.evm.config | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 ---
@@ -116,7 +44,7 @@ kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: rollup-{{ $k }}
   namespace: {{ $.Release.Namespace }}
-{{- if $v.annotations | default false }}
+{{- if $v.annotations }}
 {{- with $v.annotations }}
   annotations:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
@@ -149,17 +77,108 @@ spec:
         args:
           - "-c"
           - |
-{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/smart-rollup-node.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
+{{- if eq $v.mode "observer" }}
+{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/smart-rollup-observer.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
+{{- else if eq $v.mode "operator" }}
+{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/smart-rollup-operator.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
+{{- end }}
         env:
           - name: ROLLUP_ADDRESS
             value: {{ $v.rollup_address }}
+          - name: ROLLUP_PREIMAGES_ENDPOINT
+            value: {{ $v.preimages_endpoint }}
           - name: OPERATORS_PARAMS
             value: >
               {{- range $key, $value := $v.operators }}
               {{- $cleanKey := regexReplaceAll "[0-9]+$" $key "" }}
               {{ $cleanKey }}:{{ $value }}
               {{- end }}
+{{- if $v.resources }}
+{{- with $v.resources }}
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if $v.evm }}
+      - name: octez-evm-{{ $v.evm.mode }}
+        image: "{{ $v.evm.image.name | default $.Values.images.octez }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ $v.evm.image.pullPolicy | default $.Values.images_pull_policy }}
+        ports:
+          - containerPort: 8545
+            name: evm
+        command:
+          - /bin/sh
+        args:
+          - "-c"
+          - |
+{{- if eq $v.evm.mode "observer" }}
+{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/evm-observer.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
+{{- else if eq $v.evm.mode "sequencer" }}
+{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/evm-sequencer.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
+{{- end }}
+        volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: /var/tezos
+            name: var-volume
+{{- if $v.evm.config }}
+          - mountPath: /var/tezos/evm-config
+            name: evm-config-volume
+            subpathsubPath: config.json
+{{- end }}
+        env:
+          - name: MY_POD_NAME
+            value: {{ $k }}
+          - name: ROLLUP_PREIMAGES_ENDPOINT
+            value: {{ $v.preimages_endpoint }}
+          {{- if eq $v.evm.mode "observer" }}
+          - name: EVM_NODE_ENDPOINT
+            value: {{ $v.evm.evm_endpoint }}
+          {{- end }}
+{{- if $v.evm.resources }}
+{{- with $v.evm.resources }}
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+      - name: sidecar
+        image: "{{ $.Values.tezos_k8s_images.utils }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ $.Values.tezos_k8s_images_pull_policy }}
+        args:
+          - sidecar-evm
+        env:
+          - name: MY_POD_NAME
+            value: {{ $k }}
+{{- end }}
       initContainers:
+      - name: snapshot-downloader
+        image: "{{ $.Values.tezos_k8s_images.utils }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ $.Values.tezos_k8s_images_pull_policy }}
+        command:
+          - /bin/sh
+        volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: /var/tezos
+            name: var-volume
+        args:
+          - "-c"
+          - |
+{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-downloader.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
+        env:
+          - name: SNAPSHOT_URL
+            value: {{ $v.snapshot_url }}
+      - name: snapshot-importer
+        image: "{{ $.Values.images.octez }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ $.Values.tezos_k8s_images_pull_policy }}
+        command:
+          - /bin/sh
+        volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: /var/tezos
+            name: var-volume
+        args:
+          - "-c"
+          - |
+{{ tpl ($.Files.Get "scripts/smart-rollup-snapshot-importer.sh") $ | indent 12 }}
+        env:
+          - name: NODE_RPC_URL
+            value: {{ $v.node_rpc_url }}
       - image: {{ $.Values.tezos_k8s_images.utils }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ $.Values.tezos_k8s_images_pull_policy }}
         name: config-generator
@@ -180,12 +199,19 @@ spec:
             name: tezos-accounts
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: 1000
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml $v.nodeSelector | nindent 8 }}
       volumes:
         - volume: var-volume
           name: var-volume
         - name: tezos-accounts
           secret:
             secretName: tezos-secret
+{{- if $v.evm.config }}
+        - name: evm-config-volume
+          configMap:
+            name: evm-{{ $v.evm.mode }}-{{ $k }}-configmap
+{{- end }}
   volumeClaimTemplates:
     - metadata:
         name: var-volume
@@ -194,7 +220,10 @@ spec:
           - ReadWriteOnce
         resources:
           requests:
-            storage: "15Gi"
+            storage: "400Gi"
+      {{- if $v.storageClassName }}
+        storageClassName: {{ $v.storageClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
 ---
 {{- if $v.ingress | default false }}
 {{- if $v.ingress.enabled | default false }}
@@ -236,4 +265,4 @@ spec:
                   name: rollup
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/tezos/values.yaml b/charts/tezos/values.yaml
index f756a4a..d3bb0ae 100644
--- a/charts/tezos/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tezos/values.yaml
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ smartRollupNodes: {}
 # ```
 # smartRollupNodes:
 #   rollup-node-0:
+#     mode: operator
 #     operators:
 #       operating: archive-baking-node-0
 #       cementing: archive-baking-node-0
@@ -402,6 +403,9 @@ smartRollupNodes: {}
 #       batching3: batcher3-account
 #       batching4: batcher4-account
 #     rollup_address: sr1RYurGZtN8KNSpkMcCt9CgWeUaNkzsAfXf
+#     snapshot_url: https://snapshots.us.tzinit.org/etherlink-ghostnet/eth-ghostnet.snapshot
+#     node_rpc_url: http://rolling-node-0.rolling-node:8732
+#     preimages_endpoint: https://snapshots.eu.tzinit.org/etherlink-mainnet/wasm_2_0_0
 #     annotations: {}
 #     ingress:
 #       enabled: false
@@ -411,7 +415,45 @@ smartRollupNodes: {}
 #       labels: {}
 #       pathType: Prefix
 #       tls: []
-#     evm_proxy:
+#     evm:
+#       mode: observer
+#       image:
+#         name: tezos/tezos:master
+#         pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+#       annotations: {}
+#       ingress:
+#         enabled: false
+#         host: ""
+#         annotations: {}
+#         className: ""
+#         labels: {}
+#         pathType: Prefix
+#         tls: []
+#   rollup-node-1:
+#     mode: observer
+#     rollup_address: sr1RYurGZtN8KNSpkMcCt9CgWeUaNkzsAfXf
+#     preimages_endpoint: https://snapshots.eu.tzinit.org/etherlink-mainnet/wasm_2_0_0
+#     config: |
+#      { "smart-rollup-address": "sr1RYurGZtN8KNSpkMcCt9CgWeUaNkzsAfXf",
+#        "smart-rollup-node-operator": {}, "rpc-addr": "0.0.0.0",
+#        "fee-parameters": {}, "mode": "observer",
+#        "pre-images-endpoint":
+#        "https://snapshots.eu.tzinit.org/etherlink-ghostnet/wasm_2_0_0",
+#        "history-mode": "archive" }
+#     annotations: {}
+#     ingress:
+#       enabled: false
+#       host: ""
+#       annotations: {}
+#       className: ""
+#       labels: {}
+#       pathType: Prefix
+#       tls: []
+#     evm:
+#       mode: observer
+#       image:
+#         name: tezos/tezos:master
+#         pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 #       annotations: {}
 #       ingress:
 #         enabled: false
diff --git a/utils/Dockerfile b/utils/Dockerfile
index 082a297..d493743 100644
--- a/utils/Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/Dockerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ COPY config-generator.sh /
 COPY entrypoint.sh /
 COPY logger.sh /
 COPY sidecar.py /
+COPY sidecar-evm.py /
 COPY snapshot-downloader.sh /
 COPY wait-for-dns.sh /
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/utils/entrypoint.sh b/utils/entrypoint.sh
index 2b13396..aef525c 100755
--- a/utils/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/utils/entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ case "$CMD" in
 	config-generator)	exec /config-generator.sh	"$@"	;;
 	logger)			exec /logger.sh			"$@"	;;
 	sidecar)		exec /sidecar.py		"$@"	;;
+	sidecar-evm)		exec /sidecar-evm.py		"$@"	;;
 	snapshot-downloader)	exec /snapshot-downloader.sh	"$@"	;;
 	wait-for-dns)		exec /wait-for-dns.sh		"$@"	;;
 esac
diff --git a/utils/sidecar-evm.py b/utils/sidecar-evm.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fd6eb44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/sidecar-evm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+from flask import Flask
+import requests
+import time
+import logging
+
+log = logging.getLogger("werkzeug")
+log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+
+application = Flask(__name__)
+
+AGE_LIMIT_IN_SECS = 600
+# https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/
+# Default readiness probe timeoutSeconds is 1s, timeout sync request before that and return a
+# connect timeout error if necessary
+NODE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 0.9
+
+@application.route("/health")
+def health():
+    try:
+        payload = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
+            "params": ["latest", False],
+            "id": 1
+        }
+        resp = requests.post("http://127.0.0.1:8545", json=payload, timeout=NODE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+        resp = resp.json()
+    except ConnectTimeout as e:
+        err = "Timeout connect to node, %s" % repr(e), 500
+        application.logger.error(err)
+        return err
+    except ReadTimeout as e:
+        err = "Timeout read from node, %s" % repr(e), 500
+        application.logger.error(err)
+        return err
+    except RequestException as e:
+        err = "Could not connect to node, %s" % repr(e), 500
+        application.logger.error(err)
+        return err
+
+    latest_block = resp['timestamp']
+    current_timestamp = int(time.time())
+    time_diff = current_timestamp - latest_block_timestamp
+    if time_diff > AGE_LIMIT_IN_SECS:
+        err = (
+            "Error: Chain head is %s secs old, older than %s"
+            % (time_diff, AGE_LIMIT_IN_SECS),
+            500,
+        )
+        application.logger.error(err)
+        return err
+    return "evm rpc is healthy"
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    application.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=32767, debug=False)
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