diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
index ec1d3561b..61ebcf02a 100644
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module.exports = {
   USE_INFURA: process.env.USE_INFURA === 'true',
   ETH_PRIVATE_KEY: process.env.ETH_PRIVATE_KEY, // owner's/deployer's private key
   ETH_ADDRESS: process.env.ETH_ADDRESS,
+  USE_HOSTED_GETH: process.env.USE_HOSTED_GETH === 'true',
   OPTIMIST_HOST: process.env.OPTIMIST_HOST || 'optimist',
   OPTIMIST_PORT: process.env.OPTIMIST_PORT || 80,
   clientBaseUrl: `http://${process.env.CLIENT_HOST}:${process.env.CLIENT_PORT}`,
diff --git a/docker-compose.hosted.geth.yml b/docker-compose.hosted.geth.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..196fe8904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.hosted.geth.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+version: '3.5'
+# Use this script for running up nightfall_3 in 'ropsten' mode with local
+# Use it as an override file for docker-compose.yml
+# See the readme for more information.
+services:
+  client1:
+    environment:
+      BLOCKCHAIN_URL: 'wss://ropsten1-ws.testnet.nightfall3.com'
+      USE_HOSTED_GETH: 'true'
+      AUTOSTART_RETRIES: 600
+
+  client2:
+    environment:
+      BLOCKCHAIN_URL: 'wss://ropsten1-ws.testnet.nightfall3.com'
+      USE_HOSTED_GETH: 'true'
+      AUTOSTART_RETRIES: 600
+
+  deployer:
+    environment:
+      # ETH_NETWORK sets the network selected by Truffle from truffle-config.js
+      # startup routines will wait for a blockchain client to be reachable on this network
+      ETH_NETWORK: ropsten
+      BLOCKCHAIN_URL: 'wss://ropsten1-ws.testnet.nightfall3.com'
+      USE_HOSTED_GETH: 'true'
+      FROM_ADDRESS: '0x29100E7E3dA6654BF63d9E7804ADe518aCc5AaA5'
+      ETH_PRIVATE_KEY: $ETH_PRIVATE_KEY
+
+  optimist1:
+    environment:
+      BLOCKCHAIN_URL: 'wss://ropsten1-ws.testnet.nightfall3.com'
+      USE_HOSTED_GETH: 'true'
+      AUTOSTART_RETRIES: 600
+
+  optimist2:
+    environment:
+      BLOCKCHAIN_URL: 'wss://ropsten1-ws.testnet.nightfall3.com'
+      USE_HOSTED_GETH: 'true'
+      AUTOSTART_RETRIES: 600
diff --git a/nightfall-deployer/entrypoint.sh b/nightfall-deployer/entrypoint.sh
index 5eeb45dee..bbd6b6738 100755
--- a/nightfall-deployer/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/nightfall-deployer/entrypoint.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 
-if [ -z "${USE_INFURA}" ] && [ -z "${ETH_PRIVATE_KEY}" ]; then
+if [ -z "${USE_INFURA}" ] && [ -z "${ETH_PRIVATE_KEY}" ] && [ -z "${USE_HOSTED_GETH}" ]; then
   # wait until there's a blockchain client up
   while ! nc -z ${BLOCKCHAIN_WS_HOST} ${BLOCKCHAIN_PORT}; do sleep 3; done
 fi
diff --git a/nightfall-deployer/migrations/4_test_tokens_migration.js b/nightfall-deployer/migrations/4_test_tokens_migration.js
index 1bd13237b..1b608a67d 100644
--- a/nightfall-deployer/migrations/4_test_tokens_migration.js
+++ b/nightfall-deployer/migrations/4_test_tokens_migration.js
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ module.exports = function (deployer, _, accounts) {
       }
     }
   });
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nightfall-deployer/src/circuit-setup.mjs b/nightfall-deployer/src/circuit-setup.mjs
index 8662ba5af..30f8f423f 100644
--- a/nightfall-deployer/src/circuit-setup.mjs
+++ b/nightfall-deployer/src/circuit-setup.mjs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ async function setupCircuits() {
 
       // when deploying on infura - do serial tx execution to avoid nonce issue
       // when using a private key, we shouldn't assume an unlocked account and we sign the transaction directly
-      if (config.USE_INFURA || config.ETH_PRIVATE_KEY) {
+      if (config.USE_INFURA || config.ETH_PRIVATE_KEY || config.USE_HOSTED_GETH) {
         await Web3.submitRawTransaction(await tx.encodeABI(), keyRegistryAddress);
       } else await tx.send();
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/nightfall-deployer/src/contract-setup.mjs b/nightfall-deployer/src/contract-setup.mjs
index 1a10bf5f0..20c8c67c5 100644
--- a/nightfall-deployer/src/contract-setup.mjs
+++ b/nightfall-deployer/src/contract-setup.mjs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ async function setupCircuits() {
   // when deploying on infura
   // do serial registration to predict nonce
   // or, if we have the owner's private key, sign with that, rather than use an unlocked account
-  if (config.USE_INFURA || config.ETH_PRIVATE_KEY) {
+  if (config.USE_INFURA || config.ETH_PRIVATE_KEY || config.USE_HOSTED_GETH) {
     await Web3.submitRawTransaction(
       (await waitForContract('Proposers')).methods
         .setStateContract(stateInstance.options.address)