diff --git a/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/cometbft.env b/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/cometbft.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2ba5b06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/cometbft.env
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export FM_NETWORK=mainnet
+export IPC_NETWORK=mainnet
+export NETWORK=mainnet
+export CMTHOME=/home/fridrik/.cometbft
+export PROXY_APP=kvstore
+export MONIKER=localnode
+export CHAIN_ID=314159
+export CMT_P2P_MAX_NUM_OUTBOUND_PEERS=0
+export CMT_P2P_PEX=true
+export CMT_PROXY_APP=tcp://127.0.0.1:26658
+export CMT_RPC_MAX_SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_CLIENT=1000
+export CMT_RPC_MAX_SUBSCRIPTION_CLIENTS=10
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diff --git a/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/fendermint.env b/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/fendermint.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..964a07161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/fendermint.env
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+export FM_NETWORK=mainnet
+export IPC_NETWORK=mainnet
+export NETWORK=mainnet
+export FM_HOME_DIR=/home/fridrik/.fendermint
+export FM_ABCI__LISTEN__HOST=0.0.0.0
+export FM_ETH__LISTEN__HOST=0.0.0.0
+export FM_METRICS__LISTEN__HOST=0.0.0.0
+
+export FM_ABCI__LISTEN__PORT=26658
+export FM_CHAIN_NAME=/r314159/f410f4oj5b6u2olifl6m37qzvoa6xsm6hn4kz5nan2gy
+export FM_DATA_DIR=/home/fridrik/.fendermint/data
+export FM_ETH__LISTEN__PORT=8445
+export FM_IPC__SUBNET_ID=/r314159/f410f4oj5b6u2olifl6m37qzvoa6xsm6hn4kz5nan2gy
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__CHAIN_HEAD_DELAY=20
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__EXPONENTIAL_BACK_OFF=5
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__EXPONENTIAL_RETRY_LIMIT=5
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__MAX_PROPOSAL_RANGE=100
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__PARENT_GATEWAY=0x6d25fbfac9e6215e03c687e54f7c74f489949eaf
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__PARENT_HTTP_ENDPOINT=https://filecoin-calibration.chainup.net/rpc/v1
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__PARENT_REGISTRY=0xc938b2b862d4ef9896e641b3f1269dabfb2d2103
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__POLLING_INTERVAL=10
+export FM_IPC__TOPDOWN__PROPOSAL_DELAY=2
+export FM_LOG_DIR=/home/fridrik/.fendermint/logs
+export FM_LOG_LEVEL=info,fendermint=debug
+export FM_METRICS__LISTEN__PORT=9184
+export FM_RESOLVER__CONNECTION__LISTEN_ADDR=/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/26655
+export FM_RESOLVER__NETWORK__LOCAL_KEY=/home/fridrik/.fendermint/keys/network_key.sk
+export FM_SNAPSHOTS_DIR=/home/fridrik/.fendermint/snapshots
+export FM_VALIDATOR_KEY__KIND=ethereum
+export FM_VALIDATOR_KEY__PATH=/home/fridrik/.fendermint/keys/validator_key.sk
+export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
diff --git a/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/standalone-export.sh b/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/standalone-export.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..85150599c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/standalone-export.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script exports the standalone testnet files setup by the materializer to the guest machine so we can run them locally
+
+set -e
+
+fendermint_cid=$(docker ps -aqf name=moso-fendermint)
+if [ -z "$fendermint_cid" ]; then
+    echo "Fendermint container does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "Fendermint container id: $fendermint_cid"
+
+ethapi_cid=$(docker ps -aqf name=moso-ethapi)
+if [ -z "$ethapi_cid" ]; then
+    echo "Ethapi container does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "Ethapi container id: $ethapi_cid"
+
+cometbft_cid=$(docker ps -aqf name=moso-cometbft)
+if [ -z "$cometbft_cid" ]; then
+    echo "Cometbft container does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "Cometbft container id: $cometbft_cid"
+
+# Create the out directory
+rm -rf out
+mkdir -p out/fendermint out/cometbft
+
+# Stop the containers
+echo docker stop $fendermint_cid $ethapi_cid $cometbft_cid
+docker stop $fendermint_cid $ethapi_cid $cometbft_cid
+
+# Copy the data from the containers
+docker cp $fendermint_cid:/fendermint out
+docker cp $cometbft_cid:/cometbft out
+
+rm -rf ~/.fendermint && cp -r out/fendermint ~/.fendermint
+rm -rf ~/.cometbft && cp -r out/cometbft ~/.cometbft
+
+echo "Data exported successfully"
+
+echo "start fendermint eth api"
+echo source ~/workspace/ipc/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/fendermint.env
+echo ~/workspace/ipc/target/release/fendermint eth run
+echo
+echo "start fendermint"
+echo source ~/workspace/ipc/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/fendermint.env
+echo ~/workspace/ipc/target/release/fendermint run
+echo
+echo "start cometbft"
+echo cd ~/.cometbft
+echo source ~/workspace/ipc/fendermint/testing/materializer/scripts/cometbft.env
+echo cometbft start
+
+
+# query cometbft
+# curl http://localhost:26657/status
+#
+# query fendermint eth api
+# curl -X POST  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":0,"method":"eth_chainId","params":[]}' http://localhost:8445
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diff --git a/fendermint/testing/materializer/src/docker/mod.rs b/fendermint/testing/materializer/src/docker/mod.rs
index f31cd0675..58ce24cbd 100644
--- a/fendermint/testing/materializer/src/docker/mod.rs
+++ b/fendermint/testing/materializer/src/docker/mod.rs
@@ -617,7 +617,8 @@ impl Materializer<DockerMaterials> for DockerMaterializer {
     where
         's: 'a,
     {
-        todo!("use curl or something to trigger the faucet")
+        //todo!("use curl or something to trigger the faucet")
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     async fn new_deployment<'s, 'a>(
diff --git a/fendermint/testing/materializer/tests/manifests/external.yaml b/fendermint/testing/materializer/tests/manifests/external.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dc14fc54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fendermint/testing/materializer/tests/manifests/external.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+accounts:
+  fridrik: {}
+
+rootnet:
+  type: External
+  chain_id: 314159
+  deployment:
+    type: Existing
+    gateway: 0x6d25fbFac9e6215E03C687E54F7c74f489949EaF
+    registry: 0xc938B2B862d4Ef9896E641b3f1269DabFB2D2103
+  urls:
+    - https://filecoin-calibration.chainup.net/rpc/v1
+
+subnets:
+  iceland:
+    creator: fridrik
+    validators:
+      fridrik: '1000000000'
+    balances:
+      fridrik: '20000000000000000000'
+    bottom_up_checkpoint:
+      period: 100
+    env:
+      FM_LOG_LEVEL: info,fendermint=debug
+    relayers:
+    nodes:
+      moso:
+        mode:
+          type: Validator
+          validator: fridrik
+        parent_node: "https://filecoin-calibration.chainup.net/rpc/v1"
+        seed_nodes: []
+        ethapi: true
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net/deploy_single_node.sh b/scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net/deploy_single_node.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3e6d4cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net/deploy_single_node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+
+
+export FM_NETWORK=test
+export GATEWAY=0x47C59245435cfDd7717E974d3A9F9FaE9D01730f
+export REGISTRY=0xfF05a6FE75402Fd0828244AfbD591b23e30487c6
+
+cd ipc
+rm -rf test-network && mkdir test-network
+rm -rf ~/.fendermint/
+rm -rf ~/.cometbft
+rm -rf .ipc/
+
+mkdir -p ~/.fendermint/data
+cp -r ./fendermint/app/config ~/.fendermint/config
+
+# setup wallet
+cd scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net
+./prepare_local.sh
+
+# Single Node
+./target/release/ipc-cli subnet create --parent /r314159 --min-validator-stake 0.01 --min-cross-msg-fee 0 --min-validators 0 --bottomup-check-period 50 --permission-mode collateral --supply-source-kind native
+
+export SUBNET=t410fp7ghvl5hczznloihmmxer3m27ap3iwcvrjj4uaa
+
+# open ~/.ipc/config.toml and change the subnet id to the one you just created and the gateway and registry to the GATEWAY and REGISTRY
+# open ~/.fendermint/config/config.toml and update the ipc and topdown section
+
+./target/release/ipc-cli subnet join --subnet /r314159/${SUBNET} --collateral 0.02
+
+# Fund an address
+./target/release/ipc-cli cross-msg fund --subnet /r314159/${SUBNET} 0.01
+
+# create genesis
+cargo run -p fendermint_app --release -- genesis --genesis-file test-network/genesis.json ipc from-parent -s /r314159/${SUBNET} --parent-endpoint "https://api.calibration.node.glif.io/rpc/v1" --parent-gateway ${GATEWAY} --parent-registry ${REGISTRY}
+
+# convert private key
+cargo run -p fendermint_app --release -- key eth-to-fendermint --secret-key <path to private key> --name alice --out-dir test-network/keys
+cargo run -p fendermint_app --release -- key eth-to-fendermint --secret-key /home/admin/secret_key  --name alice --out-dir test-network/keys
+
+# add account to genesis
+cargo run -p fendermint_app --release -- \
+        genesis --genesis-file test-network/genesis.json \
+        add-account --public-key test-network/keys/alice.pk --balance 10 --kind ethereum
+
+cat test-network/genesis.json
+
+cargo run -p fendermint_app --release -- \
+  genesis --genesis-file test-network/genesis.json \
+  into-tendermint --out ~/.cometbft/config/genesis.json
+
+cargo run -p fendermint_app --release -- \
+  key into-tendermint --secret-key test-network/keys/alice.sk --out ~/.cometbft/config/priv_validator_key.json
+
+
+cargo run -p fendermint_app --release -- run
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diff --git a/scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net/prepare_local.sh b/scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net/prepare_local.sh
index 9451ff04e..4a40dd88c 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net/prepare_local.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_subnet_under_calibration_net/prepare_local.sh
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ echo "- Wallet2: $wallet2"
 wallet3=$(cargo run -q -p ipc-cli --release -- wallet new --wallet-type evm | tr -d '"')
 echo "- Wallet3: $wallet3"
 
+cargo run -q -p ipc-cli --release -- wallet set-default --wallet-type evm --address $wallet1
+
 echo "--- GO TO Calibration faucet (https://faucet.calibnet.chainsafe-fil.io/) and get some tokens for the wallets ---"