diff --git a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml
index 310abb22370..09e3dce2d5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ env:
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
   API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVNET_API_KEY }}
+  PUBLIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVNET_API_KEY }}
   FORK_MNEMONIC: ${{ secrets.FORK_MNEMONIC }}
   CONTRACT_PUBLISHER_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CONTRACT_PUBLISHER_PRIVATE_KEY }}
   CONTRACT_S3_BUCKET: s3://static.aztec.network
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ env:
   # Anvil
   TF_VAR_FORK_MNEMONIC: ${{ secrets.FORK_MNEMONIC }}
   TF_VAR_INFURA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.INFURA_API_KEY }}
+  TF_VAR_PUBLIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVNET_API_KEY }}
 
   # Faucet
   TF_VAR_FAUCET_ACCOUNT_INDEX: 9
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       deploy_tag: ${{ steps.set_network_vars.outputs.deploy_tag }}
       branch_name: ${{ steps.set_network_vars.outputs.branch_name }}
       network_api_key: ${{ steps.set_network_vars.outputs.network_api_key }}
+      network_public_api_key: ${{ steps.set_network_vars.outputs.network_public_api_key }}
       agents_per_prover: ${{ steps.set_network_vars.outputs.agents_per_prover }}
       bot_interval: ${{ steps.set_network_vars.outputs.bot_interval }}
       node_tcp_range_start: ${{ steps.set_network_vars.outputs.node_tcp_range_start }}
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
               echo "deploy_tag=devnet" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "branch_name=devnet" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "network_api_key=DEVNET_API_KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "network_public_api_key=DEVNET_API_KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "agents_per_prover=4" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "bot_interval=180" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "node_tcp_range_start=40100" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ jobs:
               echo "deploy_tag=provernet" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "branch_name=provernet" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "network_api_key=PROVERNET_API_KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "network_public_api_key=PROVERNET_PUBLIC_API_KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "agents_per_prover=4" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "bot_interval=300" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "node_tcp_range_start=40200" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -171,6 +176,7 @@ jobs:
               echo "deploy_tag=alphanet" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "branch_name=alphanet" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "network_api_key=ALPHANET_API_KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "network_public_api_key=ALPHANET_API_KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "agents_per_prover=1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "bot_interval=30" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               echo "node_tcp_range_start=40000" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -200,6 +206,8 @@ jobs:
       TF_VAR_DEPLOY_TAG: ${{ needs.set-network.outputs.deploy_tag }}
       API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_api_key] }}
       TF_VAR_API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_api_key] }}
+      PUBLIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_public_api_key] }}
+      TF_VAR_PUBLIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_public_api_key] }}
       API_KEY_NAME: ${{ needs.set-network.outputs.network_api_key }}
     runs-on: ${{ github.actor }}-x86
     steps:
@@ -443,6 +451,8 @@ jobs:
       TF_VAR_DEPLOY_TAG: ${{ needs.set-network.outputs.deploy_tag }}
       API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_api_key] }}
       TF_VAR_API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_api_key] }}
+      PUBLIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_public_api_key] }}
+      TF_VAR_PUBLIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets[needs.set-network.outputs.network_public_api_key] }}
       TF_VAR_AGENTS_PER_PROVER: ${{ needs.set-network.outputs.agents_per_prover }}
       TF_VAR_BOT_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS: ${{ needs.set-network.outputs.bot_interval }}
       TF_VAR_NODE_LB_RULE_PRIORITY: ${{ needs.set-network.outputs.node_lb_priority_range_start }}
diff --git a/build-system/scripts/deploy_terraform b/build-system/scripts/deploy_terraform
index aa11408fb67..d938e594340 100755
--- a/build-system/scripts/deploy_terraform
+++ b/build-system/scripts/deploy_terraform
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export TF_VAR_DOCKERHUB_ACCOUNT=$DOCKERHUB_ACCOUNT
 export TF_VAR_FORK_MNEMONIC=$FORK_MNEMONIC
 export TF_VAR_INFURA_API_KEY=$INFURA_API_KEY
 export TF_VAR_API_KEY=$FORK_API_KEY
+export TF_VAR_PUBLIC_API_KEY=${PUBLIC_FORK_API_KEY:-$FORK_API_KEY}
 export TF_VAR_L1_CHAIN_ID=$CHAIN_ID
 
 # If given a repository name, use it to construct and set/override the backend key.
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/Earthfile b/iac/mainnet-fork/Earthfile
index 67c0ad257d1..c0028dcae5d 100644
--- a/iac/mainnet-fork/Earthfile
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/Earthfile
@@ -4,24 +4,30 @@ build:
     FROM ubuntu:focal
 
     # Install nginx
-    RUN echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-selections
-    RUN apt-get update && apt install -y git curl nginx
-
-    # Copy nginx config
-    COPY . .
-    COPY nginx/gateway.conf /etc/nginx/gateway.conf
-    COPY nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+    COPY ./scripts/install_nginx.sh ./scripts/install_nginx.sh
+    RUN ./scripts/install_nginx.sh
 
     # Install foundry
+    COPY ./scripts/install_foundry.sh ./scripts/install_foundry.sh
     RUN ./scripts/install_foundry.sh
     ENV PATH="./foundry/bin:${PATH}"
 
+    # Copy nginx config
+    COPY ./scripts ./scripts
+    COPY ./redeploy ./redeploy
+    COPY ./nginx/ /etc/nginx/
+    COPY --chmod 640 ./etc/anvil.logrotate.conf /etc/logrotate.d/anvil
+
     # Expose port 80
     EXPOSE 80
 
     # Set entrypoint.
     ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "-c", "./scripts/run_nginx_anvil.sh"]
 
+export-local:
+    FROM +build
+    SAVE IMAGE aztecprotocol/mainnet-fork
+
 export-mainnet-fork:
     FROM +build
     ARG DIST_TAG="devnet"
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/etc/anvil.logrotate.conf b/iac/mainnet-fork/etc/anvil.logrotate.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ee786d3d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/etc/anvil.logrotate.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/var/log/anvil/*.log {
+  daily
+  missingok
+  rotate 14
+  size 50M
+  compress
+  notifempty
+  copytruncate
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/gateway.conf b/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/gateway.conf
index 74f889b9eff..aa10d0e7d34 100644
--- a/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/gateway.conf
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/gateway.conf
@@ -2,13 +2,29 @@ server {
     listen 80 default_server;
     listen 8545;
 
-    location = /{{API_KEY}} {
+    location /{{ADMIN_API_KEY}} {
         proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:8544;
-        rewrite ^/{{API_KEY}}(.*) /$1 break;
+        rewrite ^/{{ADMIN_API_KEY}}(.*) /$1 break;
+    }
+
+    location /public-{{PUBLIC_API_KEY}} {
+        client_body_buffer_size 20M;
+        client_body_in_single_buffer on;
+        js_import main from njs/anvil_validation.js;
+        js_content main.authorize;
+    }
+
+    location @anvil {
+        proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:8544;
+        rewrite ^/({{ADMIN_API_KEY}}|public-{{PUBLIC_API_KEY}})(.*) /$2 break;
     }
 
     # Error responses
-    error_page 404 = @400;         # Treat invalid paths as bad requests
+    error_page 404 = @404;
+    location @404 {
+        return 404 '{"error":"Resource not found"}';
+    }
+
     proxy_intercept_errors on;     # Do not send backend errors to client
     default_type application/json; # If no content-type, assume JSON
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/nginx.conf b/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/nginx.conf
index 5e078c52cc8..5896990ebf3 100644
--- a/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load_module modules/ngx_http_js_module.so;
 
 events {
         worker_connections 768;
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/njs/anvil_validation.js b/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/njs/anvil_validation.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6aca30daf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/nginx/njs/anvil_validation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Authorizes a request based on the method of the JSON-RPC request body, blocking all cheat codes.
+// See https://github.com/nginx/njs-examples?tab=readme-ov-file#authorizing-requests-based-on-request-body-content-http-authorization-request-body
+function authorize(r) {
+  try {
+    if (r.requestText) {
+      const body = JSON.parse(r.requestText);
+      if (body && body.method) {
+        const method = body.method.replace(/\s+/g).toLowerCase();
+        if (
+          method.startsWith("evm_") ||
+          method.startsWith("hardhat_") ||
+          method.startsWith("anvil_")
+        ) {
+          const error = "Restricted method " + method;
+          r.error(error);
+          r.return(401, JSON.stringify({ error }));
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    r.internalRedirect("@anvil");
+  } catch (e) {
+    r.error("JSON.parse exception: " + e);
+    r.return(400, JSON.stringify({ error: "Error parsing request" }));
+  }
+}
+
+export default { authorize };
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/redeploy b/iac/mainnet-fork/redeploy
index 00750edc07d..b8626c4cff2 100644
--- a/iac/mainnet-fork/redeploy
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/redeploy
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3
+4
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/scripts/install_nginx.sh b/iac/mainnet-fork/scripts/install_nginx.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..b2a877f8711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/scripts/install_nginx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+# See https://nginx.org/en/linux_packages.html#Ubuntu
+echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-selections
+
+apt-get update && apt install -y curl gnupg2 ca-certificates lsb-release ubuntu-keyring
+
+curl -sS https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key | gpg --dearmor \
+    | tee /usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
+
+echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg] \
+    http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu `lsb_release -cs` nginx" \
+    | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx.list
+
+echo "Package: *\nPin: origin nginx.org\nPin: release o=nginx\nPin-Priority: 900\n" \
+    | tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/99nginx
+
+apt-get update && apt install -y git curl nginx nginx-module-njs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/scripts/run_nginx_anvil.sh b/iac/mainnet-fork/scripts/run_nginx_anvil.sh
index a6d39a6e996..8c433f199ae 100755
--- a/iac/mainnet-fork/scripts/run_nginx_anvil.sh
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/scripts/run_nginx_anvil.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 set -eum pipefail
 
-# Replace API_KEY in nginx config
-echo "Replacing api key with $API_KEY in nginx config..."
-sed -i 's/{{API_KEY}}/'$API_KEY'/' /etc/nginx/gateway.conf
+# Replace API_KEYs in nginx config
+echo "Replacing api keys in nginx config..."
+sed -i 's/{{PUBLIC_API_KEY}}/'$PUBLIC_API_KEY'/g' /etc/nginx/gateway.conf
+sed -i 's/{{ADMIN_API_KEY}}/'$API_KEY'/g' /etc/nginx/gateway.conf
 
 # Run nginx and anvil alongside each other
 trap 'kill $(jobs -p)' SIGTERM
@@ -21,8 +22,11 @@ echo "result: ${MNEMONIC_STRIPPED:0:10}..."
 # Data directory for anvil state
 mkdir -p /data
 
-# Run anvil silently
-.foundry/bin/anvil --silent --block-time 12 --host $HOST -p $PORT -m "$MNEMONIC_STRIPPED" -f=https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/$INFURA_API_KEY --chain-id=$L1_CHAIN_ID --fork-block-number=15918000 --block-base-fee-per-gas=10 -s=$SNAPSHOT_FREQUENCY --state=./data/state --balance=1000000000000000000 >/dev/null &
+# Log directory for anvil
+mkdir -p /var/log/anvil/
+
+# Run anvil logging to /var/log/anvil
+.foundry/bin/anvil --block-time 12 --host $HOST -p $PORT -m "$MNEMONIC_STRIPPED" -f=https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/$INFURA_API_KEY --chain-id=$L1_CHAIN_ID --fork-block-number=15918000 --block-base-fee-per-gas=10 -s=$SNAPSHOT_FREQUENCY --state=./data/state --balance=1000000000000000000 >>/var/log/anvil/anvil.log &
 
 echo "Waiting for ethereum host at $ETHEREUM_HOST..."
 while ! curl -s $ETHEREUM_HOST >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/main.tf b/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/main.tf
index daee91393ae..1303bc62723 100644
--- a/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/main.tf
@@ -119,26 +119,12 @@ resource "aws_ecs_task_definition" "aztec_mainnet_fork" {
       image     = "${var.DOCKERHUB_ACCOUNT}/mainnet-fork:${var.DEPLOY_TAG}"
       essential = true
       environment = [
-        {
-          name  = "API_KEY"
-          value = "${var.API_KEY}"
-        },
-        {
-          name  = "MNEMONIC"
-          value = "${var.FORK_MNEMONIC}"
-        },
-        {
-          name  = "INFURA_API_KEY"
-          value = "${var.INFURA_API_KEY}"
-        },
-        {
-          name  = "L1_CHAIN_ID"
-          value = "${var.L1_CHAIN_ID}"
-        },
-        {
-          name  = "SNAPSHOT_FREQUENCY"
-          value = "15"
-        }
+        { name = "API_KEY", value = "${var.API_KEY}" },
+        { name = "PUBLIC_API_KEY", value = "${var.PUBLIC_API_KEY}" },
+        { name = "MNEMONIC", value = "${var.FORK_MNEMONIC}" },
+        { name = "INFURA_API_KEY", value = "${var.INFURA_API_KEY}" },
+        { name = "L1_CHAIN_ID", value = "${var.L1_CHAIN_ID}" },
+        { name = "SNAPSHOT_FREQUENCY", value = "15" }
       ]
       mountPoints = [
         {
diff --git a/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/variables.tf b/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/variables.tf
index 7e52e53eb5c..5b95c958dbe 100644
--- a/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/iac/mainnet-fork/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ variable "API_KEY" {
   type = string
 }
 
+variable "PUBLIC_API_KEY" {
+  type = string
+}
+
 variable "DOCKERHUB_ACCOUNT" {
   type = string
 }