diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpc/config.go b/server/v2/api/grpc/config.go
index 86fb514e70d8..4e9cabc7a418 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpc/config.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpc/config.go
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@ import "math"
 
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Enable: true,
-		// DefaultGRPCAddress defines the default address to bind the gRPC server to.
-		Address: "localhost:9090",
-		// DefaultGRPCMaxRecvMsgSize defines the default gRPC max message size in
-		// bytes the server can receive.
+		Enable:         true,
+		Address:        "localhost:9090",
 		MaxRecvMsgSize: 1024 * 1024 * 10,
-		// DefaultGRPCMaxSendMsgSize defines the default gRPC max message size in
-		// bytes the server can send.
 		MaxSendMsgSize: math.MaxInt32,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go b/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
index 0003f2343222..170343fd512c 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (s *Server[T]) Config() any {
-	if s.config == nil || s.config == (&Config{}) {
+	if s.config == nil || s.config.Address == "" {
 		cfg := DefaultConfig()
 		// overwrite the default config with the provided options
 		for _, opt := range s.cfgOptions {
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Config() any {
 
 func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if !s.config.Enable {
+		s.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s server is disabled via config", s.Name()))
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -171,24 +172,12 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to listen on address %s: %w", s.config.Address, err)
 	}
 
-	errCh := make(chan error)
-
-	// Start the gRPC in an external goroutine as Serve is blocking and will return
-	// an error upon failure, which we'll send on the error channel that will be
-	// consumed by the for block below.
-	go func() {
-		s.logger.Info("starting gRPC server...", "address", s.config.Address)
-		errCh <- s.grpcSrv.Serve(listener)
-	}()
-
-	// Start a blocking select to wait for an indication to stop the server or that
-	// the server failed to start properly.
-	err = <-errCh
-	if err != nil {
-		s.logger.Error("failed to start gRPC server", "err", err)
+	s.logger.Info("starting gRPC server...", "address", s.config.Address)
+	if err := s.grpcSrv.Serve(listener); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start gRPC server: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return err
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *Server[T]) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -198,6 +187,10 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	s.logger.Info("stopping gRPC server...", "address", s.config.Address)
 	s.grpcSrv.GracefulStop()
-
 	return nil
 }
+
+// GetGRPCServer returns the underlying gRPC server.
+func (s *Server[T]) GetGRPCServer() *grpc.Server {
+	return s.grpcSrv
+}
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/config.go b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/config.go
index c5ccb3bfe2d1..773eeb4d58ad 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/config.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/config.go
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ package grpcgateway
 
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Enable: true,
+		Enable:  true,
+		Address: "localhost:1317",
 	}
 }
 
 type Config struct {
 	// Enable defines if the gRPC-gateway should be enabled.
 	Enable bool `mapstructure:"enable" toml:"enable" comment:"Enable defines if the gRPC-gateway should be enabled."`
+
+	// Address defines the address the gRPC-gateway server binds to.
+	Address string `mapstructure:"address" toml:"address" comment:"Address defines the address the gRPC-gateway server binds to."`
 }
 
 type CfgOption func(*Config)
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
index 05a6bf1aa829..412c4e4ad81d 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	gateway "github.com/cosmos/gogogateway"
 	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/jsonpb"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
@@ -17,26 +16,25 @@ import (
 	serverv2 "cosmossdk.io/server/v2"
 )
 
-var _ serverv2.ServerComponent[transaction.Tx] = (*GRPCGatewayServer[transaction.Tx])(nil)
-
-const (
-	ServerName = "grpc-gateway"
-
-	// GRPCBlockHeightHeader is the gRPC header for block height.
-	GRPCBlockHeightHeader = "x-cosmos-block-height"
+var (
+	_ serverv2.ServerComponent[transaction.Tx] = (*Server[transaction.Tx])(nil)
+	_ serverv2.HasConfig                       = (*Server[transaction.Tx])(nil)
 )
 
-type GRPCGatewayServer[T transaction.Tx] struct {
+const ServerName = "grpc-gateway"
+
+type Server[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 	logger     log.Logger
 	config     *Config
 	cfgOptions []CfgOption
 
-	GRPCSrv           *grpc.Server
-	GRPCGatewayRouter *runtime.ServeMux
+	server            *http.Server
+	gRPCSrv           *grpc.Server
+	gRPCGatewayRouter *runtime.ServeMux
 }
 
 // New creates a new gRPC-gateway server.
-func New[T transaction.Tx](grpcSrv *grpc.Server, ir jsonpb.AnyResolver, cfgOptions ...CfgOption) *GRPCGatewayServer[T] {
+func New[T transaction.Tx](grpcSrv *grpc.Server, ir jsonpb.AnyResolver, cfgOptions ...CfgOption) *Server[T] {
 	// The default JSON marshaller used by the gRPC-Gateway is unable to marshal non-nullable non-scalar fields.
 	// Using the gogo/gateway package with the gRPC-Gateway WithMarshaler option fixes the scalar field marshaling issue.
 	marshalerOption := &gateway.JSONPb{
@@ -46,9 +44,9 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](grpcSrv *grpc.Server, ir jsonpb.AnyResolver, cfgOptio
 		AnyResolver:  ir,
 	}
 
-	return &GRPCGatewayServer[T]{
-		GRPCSrv: grpcSrv,
-		GRPCGatewayRouter: runtime.NewServeMux(
+	return &Server[T]{
+		gRPCSrv: grpcSrv,
+		gRPCGatewayRouter: runtime.NewServeMux(
 			// Custom marshaler option is required for gogo proto
 			runtime.WithMarshalerOption(runtime.MIMEWildcard, marshalerOption),
 
@@ -64,12 +62,12 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](grpcSrv *grpc.Server, ir jsonpb.AnyResolver, cfgOptio
 	}
 }
 
-func (g *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Name() string {
+func (s *Server[T]) Name() string {
 	return ServerName
 }
 
-func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Config() any {
-	if s.config == nil || s.config == (&Config{}) {
+func (s *Server[T]) Config() any {
+	if s.config == nil || s.config.Address == "" {
 		cfg := DefaultConfig()
 		// overwrite the default config with the provided options
 		for _, opt := range s.cfgOptions {
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Config() any {
 	return s.config
 }
 
-func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[transaction.Tx], cfg map[string]any, logger log.Logger) error {
+func (s *Server[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[transaction.Tx], cfg map[string]any, logger log.Logger) error {
 	serverCfg := s.Config().(*Config)
 	if len(cfg) > 0 {
 		if err := serverv2.UnmarshalSubConfig(cfg, s.Name(), &serverCfg); err != nil {
@@ -90,42 +88,43 @@ func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[transaction.Tx], cfg map[
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Register the gRPC-Gateway server.
-	// appI.RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(s.GRPCGatewayRouter, s.GRPCSrv)
+	// TODO: register the gRPC-Gateway routes
 
-	s.logger = logger
+	s.logger = logger.With(log.ModuleKey, s.Name())
 	s.config = serverCfg
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if !s.config.Enable {
+		s.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s server is disabled via config", s.Name()))
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// TODO start a normal Go http server (and do not leverage comet's like https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/9df6019de6ee7999fe9864bac836deb2f36dd44a/server/api/server.go#L98)
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.Handle("/", s.gRPCGatewayRouter)
 
-	return nil
-}
+	s.server = &http.Server{
+		Addr:    s.config.Address,
+		Handler: mux,
+	}
 
-func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if !s.config.Enable {
-		return nil
+	s.logger.Info("starting gRPC-Gateway server...", "address", s.config.Address)
+	if err := s.server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start gRPC-Gateway server: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Register implements registers a grpc-gateway server
-func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Register(r mux.Router) error {
-	// configure grpc-gatway server
-	r.PathPrefix("/").Handler(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-		// Fall back to grpc gateway server.
-		s.GRPCGatewayRouter.ServeHTTP(w, req)
-	}))
+func (s *Server[T]) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if !s.config.Enable {
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	return nil
+	s.logger.Info("stopping gRPC-Gateway server...", "address", s.config.Address)
+	return s.server.Shutdown(ctx)
 }
 
 // CustomGRPCHeaderMatcher for mapping request headers to
@@ -134,6 +133,9 @@ func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Register(r mux.Router) error {
 // gRPC metadata after removing prefix 'Grpc-Metadata-'. We can use this
 // CustomGRPCHeaderMatcher if headers don't start with `Grpc-Metadata-`
 func CustomGRPCHeaderMatcher(key string) (string, bool) {
+	// GRPCBlockHeightHeader is the gRPC header for block height.
+	const GRPCBlockHeightHeader = "x-cosmos-block-height"
+
 	switch strings.ToLower(key) {
 	case GRPCBlockHeightHeader:
 		return GRPCBlockHeightHeader, true
diff --git a/server/v2/api/telemetry/config.go b/server/v2/api/telemetry/config.go
index 63a37ed1f39d..2619665d1844 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/telemetry/config.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/telemetry/config.go
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 package telemetry
 
-type Config struct {
-	// Prefixed with keys to separate services
-	ServiceName string `mapstructure:"service-name" toml:"service-name" comment:"Prefixed with keys to separate services."`
+func DefaultConfig() *Config {
+	return &Config{
+		Enable:                  true,
+		Address:                 "localhost:1318",
+		ServiceName:             "",
+		EnableHostname:          false,
+		EnableHostnameLabel:     false,
+		EnableServiceLabel:      false,
+		PrometheusRetentionTime: 0,
+		GlobalLabels:            nil,
+		MetricsSink:             "",
+		StatsdAddr:              "",
+		DatadogHostname:         "",
+	}
+}
 
-	// Enabled enables the application telemetry functionality. When enabled,
+type Config struct {
+	// Enable enables the application telemetry functionality. When enabled,
 	// an in-memory sink is also enabled by default. Operators may also enabled
 	// other sinks such as Prometheus.
-	Enabled bool `mapstructure:"enabled" toml:"enabled" comment:"Enabled enables the application telemetry functionality. When enabled, an in-memory sink is also enabled by default. Operators may also enabled other sinks such as Prometheus."`
+	Enable bool `mapstructure:"enable" toml:"enable" comment:"Enable enables the application telemetry functionality. When enabled, an in-memory sink is also enabled by default. Operators may also enabled other sinks such as Prometheus."`
+
+	// Address defines the API server to listen on
+	Address string `mapstructure:"address" toml:"address" comment:"Address defines the metrics server address to bind to."`
+
+	// Prefixed with keys to separate services
+	ServiceName string `mapstructure:"service-name" toml:"service-name" comment:"Prefixed with keys to separate services."`
 
 	// Enable prefixing gauge values with hostname
 	EnableHostname bool `mapstructure:"enable-hostname" toml:"enable-hostname" comment:"Enable prefixing gauge values with hostname."`
diff --git a/server/v2/api/telemetry/metrics.go b/server/v2/api/telemetry/metrics.go
index 75e857bb8ec4..86218630c880 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/telemetry/metrics.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/telemetry/metrics.go
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ type GatherResponse struct {
 }
 
 // New creates a new instance of Metrics
-func New(cfg Config) (_ *Metrics, rerr error) {
-	if !cfg.Enabled {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
+func NewMetrics(cfg *Config) (*Metrics, error) {
 	if numGlobalLabels := len(cfg.GlobalLabels); numGlobalLabels > 0 {
 		parsedGlobalLabels := make([]metrics.Label, numGlobalLabels)
 		for i, gl := range cfg.GlobalLabels {
@@ -89,12 +85,11 @@ func New(cfg Config) (_ *Metrics, rerr error) {
 		sink = memSink
 		inMemSig := metrics.DefaultInmemSignal(memSink)
 		defer func() {
-			if rerr != nil {
+			if err != nil {
 				inMemSig.Stop()
 			}
 		}()
 	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
index a944fc7f4f03..411b1bda797d 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
@@ -1,47 +1,126 @@
 package telemetry
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
+	serverv2 "cosmossdk.io/server/v2"
 )
 
-func RegisterMetrics(r mux.Router, cfg Config) (*Metrics, error) {
-	m, err := New(cfg)
+var (
+	_ serverv2.ServerComponent[transaction.Tx] = (*Server[transaction.Tx])(nil)
+	_ serverv2.HasConfig                       = (*Server[transaction.Tx])(nil)
+)
+
+const ServerName = "telemetry"
+
+type Server[T transaction.Tx] struct {
+	config  *Config
+	logger  log.Logger
+	server  *http.Server
+	metrics *Metrics
+}
+
+// New creates a new telemetry server.
+func New[T transaction.Tx]() *Server[T] {
+	return &Server[T]{}
+}
+
+// Name returns the server name.
+func (s *Server[T]) Name() string {
+	return ServerName
+}
+
+func (s *Server[T]) Config() any {
+	if s.config == nil || s.config.Address == "" {
+		return DefaultConfig()
+	}
+
+	return s.config
+}
+
+// Init implements serverv2.ServerComponent.
+func (s *Server[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[T], cfg map[string]any, logger log.Logger) error {
+	serverCfg := s.Config().(*Config)
+	if len(cfg) > 0 {
+		if err := serverv2.UnmarshalSubConfig(cfg, s.Name(), &serverCfg); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal config: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	s.config = serverCfg
+	s.logger = logger.With(log.ModuleKey, s.Name())
+
+	metrics, err := NewMetrics(s.config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize metrics: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.metrics = metrics
 
-	metricsHandler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		format := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("format"))
+	return nil
+}
 
-		gr, err := m.Gather(format)
-		if err != nil {
-			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-			bz, err := json.Marshal(errorResponse{Code: 400, Error: fmt.Sprintf("failed to gather metrics: %s", err)})
-			if err != nil {
-				return
-			}
-			_, _ = w.Write(bz)
+func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if !s.config.Enable {
+		s.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s server is disabled via config", s.Name()))
+		return nil
+	}
 
-			return
-		}
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/", s.metricsHandler)
+	// keeping /metrics for backwards compatibility
+	mux.HandleFunc("/metrics", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+	})
 
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", gr.ContentType)
-		_, _ = w.Write(gr.Metrics)
+	s.server = &http.Server{
+		Addr:    s.config.Address,
+		Handler: mux,
 	}
 
-	r.HandleFunc("/metrics", metricsHandler).Methods("GET")
+	s.logger.Info("starting telemetry server...", "address", s.config.Address)
+	if err := s.server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start telemetry server: %w", err)
+	}
 
-	return m, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
-// errorResponse defines the attributes of a JSON error response.
-type errorResponse struct {
-	Code  int    `json:"code,omitempty"`
-	Error string `json:"error"`
+func (s *Server[T]) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if !s.config.Enable || s.server == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s.logger.Info("stopping telemetry server...", "address", s.config.Address)
+	return s.server.Shutdown(ctx)
+}
+
+func (s *Server[T]) metricsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	format := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("format"))
+
+	// errorResponse defines the attributes of a JSON error response.
+	type errorResponse struct {
+		Code  int    `json:"code,omitempty"`
+		Error string `json:"error"`
+	}
+
+	gr, err := s.metrics.Gather(format)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		bz, err := json.Marshal(errorResponse{Code: 400, Error: fmt.Sprintf("failed to gather metrics: %s", err)})
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write(bz)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", gr.ContentType)
+	_, _ = w.Write(gr.Metrics)
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
index 2f402522c099..21b6d59ddc72 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) CLICommands() serverv2.CLIConfig {
 
 // Config returns the (app.toml) server configuration.
 func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) Config() any {
-	if s.config.AppTomlConfig == nil || s.config.AppTomlConfig == (&AppTomlConfig{}) {
+	if s.config.AppTomlConfig == nil || s.config.AppTomlConfig.Address == "" {
 		cfg := &Config{AppTomlConfig: DefaultAppTomlConfig()}
 		// overwrite the default config with the provided options
 		for _, opt := range s.cfgOptions {
diff --git a/server/v2/go.mod b/server/v2/go.mod
index 7ccfca6f628c..d996ab3d3681 100644
--- a/server/v2/go.mod
+++ b/server/v2/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/gogogateway v1.2.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.7.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
-	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.6.3
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics v0.5.3
diff --git a/server/v2/go.sum b/server/v2/go.sum
index 748913b517f3..1a64fd341f6c 100644
--- a/server/v2/go.sum
+++ b/server/v2/go.sum
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210407192527-94a9f03dee38/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 h1:TuBL49tXwgrFYWhqrNgrUNEY92u81SPhu7sTdzQEiWY=
-github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1/go.mod h1:AKf9I4AEqPTmMytcMc0KkNouC66V3BtZ4qD5fmWSiMQ=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0 h1:gmcG1KaJ57LophUzW0Hy8NmPhnMZb4M0+kPpLofRdBo=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0/go.mod h1:BDjrQk3hbvj6Nolgz8mAMFbcEtjT1g+wF4CSlocrBnw=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:JpRdi6/HCYpAwUzNwuwqhbovhLtngrth3wmdIIUrZ80=
diff --git a/server/v2/store/commands.go b/server/v2/store/commands.go
index 7c50995f923e..8b518724aae4 100644
--- a/server/v2/store/commands.go
+++ b/server/v2/store/commands.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // QueryBlockResultsCmd implements the default command for a BlockResults query.
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) PrunesCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (s *Server[T]) PrunesCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "prune [pruning-method]",
 		Short: "Prune app history states by keeping the recent heights and deleting old heights",
diff --git a/server/v2/store/server.go b/server/v2/store/server.go
index a5f464c964a5..93f9cf436648 100644
--- a/server/v2/store/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/store/server.go
@@ -12,49 +12,49 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	_ serverv2.ServerComponent[transaction.Tx] = (*StoreComponent[transaction.Tx])(nil)
-	_ serverv2.HasConfig                       = (*StoreComponent[transaction.Tx])(nil)
-	_ serverv2.HasCLICommands                  = (*StoreComponent[transaction.Tx])(nil)
+	_ serverv2.ServerComponent[transaction.Tx] = (*Server[transaction.Tx])(nil)
+	_ serverv2.HasConfig                       = (*Server[transaction.Tx])(nil)
+	_ serverv2.HasCLICommands                  = (*Server[transaction.Tx])(nil)
 )
 
 const ServerName = "store"
 
-// StoreComponent manages store config
-// and contains prune & snapshot commands
-type StoreComponent[T transaction.Tx] struct {
+// StoreComponent manages store config and contains prune & snapshot commands
+type Server[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 	config *Config
 	// saving appCreator for only RestoreSnapshotCmd
 	appCreator serverv2.AppCreator[T]
 }
 
-func New[T transaction.Tx](appCreator serverv2.AppCreator[T]) *StoreComponent[T] {
-	return &StoreComponent[T]{appCreator: appCreator}
+func New[T transaction.Tx](appCreator serverv2.AppCreator[T]) *Server[T] {
+	return &Server[T]{appCreator: appCreator}
 }
 
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[T], cfg map[string]any, logger log.Logger) error {
-	serverCfg := DefaultConfig()
+func (s *Server[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[T], cfg map[string]any, logger log.Logger) error {
+	serverCfg := s.Config().(*Config)
 	if len(cfg) > 0 {
 		if err := serverv2.UnmarshalSubConfig(cfg, s.Name(), &serverCfg); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal config: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+
 	s.config = serverCfg
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) Name() string {
+func (s *Server[T]) Name() string {
 	return ServerName
 }
 
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (s *Server[T]) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) CLICommands() serverv2.CLIConfig {
+func (s *Server[T]) CLICommands() serverv2.CLIConfig {
 	return serverv2.CLIConfig{
 		Commands: []*cobra.Command{
 			s.PrunesCmd(),
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ func (s *StoreComponent[T]) CLICommands() serverv2.CLIConfig {
 	}
 }
 
-func (g *StoreComponent[T]) Config() any {
-	if g.config == nil || g.config == (&Config{}) {
+func (s *Server[T]) Config() any {
+	if s.config == nil || s.config.AppDBBackend == "" {
 		return DefaultConfig()
 	}
 
-	return g.config
+	return s.config
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/store/snapshot.go b/server/v2/store/snapshot.go
index 2c106f85fe69..db0ed9ad93dd 100644
--- a/server/v2/store/snapshot.go
+++ b/server/v2/store/snapshot.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 const SnapshotFileName = "_snapshot"
 
 // QueryBlockResultsCmd implements the default command for a BlockResults query.
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) ExportSnapshotCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (s *Server[T]) ExportSnapshotCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "export",
 		Short: "Export app state to snapshot store",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (s *StoreComponent[T]) ExportSnapshotCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // RestoreSnapshotCmd returns a command to restore a snapshot
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) RestoreSnapshotCmd(newApp serverv2.AppCreator[T]) *cobra.Command {
+func (s *Server[T]) RestoreSnapshotCmd(newApp serverv2.AppCreator[T]) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "restore <height> <format>",
 		Short: "Restore app state from local snapshot",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *StoreComponent[T]) RestoreSnapshotCmd(newApp serverv2.AppCreator[T]) *c
 }
 
 // ListSnapshotsCmd returns the command to list local snapshots
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) ListSnapshotsCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (s *Server[T]) ListSnapshotsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "list",
 		Short: "List local snapshots",
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (s *StoreComponent[T]) ListSnapshotsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // DeleteSnapshotCmd returns the command to delete a local snapshot
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) DeleteSnapshotCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (s *Server[T]) DeleteSnapshotCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "delete <height> <format>",
 		Short: "Delete a local snapshot",
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (s *StoreComponent[T]) DeleteSnapshotCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // DumpArchiveCmd returns a command to dump the snapshot as portable archive format
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) DumpArchiveCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (s *Server[T]) DumpArchiveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "dump <height> <format>",
 		Short: "Dump the snapshot as portable archive format",
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (s *StoreComponent[T]) DumpArchiveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // LoadArchiveCmd load a portable archive format snapshot into snapshot store
-func (s *StoreComponent[T]) LoadArchiveCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (s *Server[T]) LoadArchiveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "load <archive-file>",
 		Short: "Load a snapshot archive file (.tar.gz) into snapshot store",
diff --git a/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go b/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
index 916f4b2be9da..addc7eeb768b 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
+++ b/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	runtimev2 "cosmossdk.io/runtime/v2"
 	serverv2 "cosmossdk.io/server/v2"
 	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/api/grpc"
+	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/api/telemetry"
 	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/cometbft"
 	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/store"
 	"cosmossdk.io/simapp/v2"
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ func initRootCmd[T transaction.Tx](
 		),
 		grpc.New[T](),
 		store.New[T](newApp),
+		telemetry.New[T](),
 	); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}