diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c95c1911..08643e59 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ members = [
     "nomos-services/mempool",
     "nomos-services/http",
     "nodes/nomos-node",
-    "nodes/mockpool-node",
     "simulations",
     "consensus-engine"
 ]
diff --git a/nodes/mockpool-node/Cargo.toml b/nodes/mockpool-node/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index a3ecfa0b..00000000
--- a/nodes/mockpool-node/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "mockpool-node"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
-[dependencies]
-blake2 = "0.10"
-bincode = "2.0.0-rc.2"
-bytes = "1.3"
-clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
-chrono = "0.4"
-futures = "0.3"
-http = "0.2.9"
-overwatch-rs = { git = "https://github.com/logos-co/Overwatch", branch = "main" }
-overwatch-derive = { git = "https://github.com/logos-co/Overwatch", branch = "main" }
-tracing = "0.1"
-multiaddr = "0.17"
-nomos-core = { path = "../../nomos-core" }
-nomos-network = { path = "../../nomos-services/network", features = ["waku"] }
-nomos-log = { path = "../../nomos-services/log" }
-nomos-mempool = { path = "../../nomos-services/mempool", features = ["waku", "mock"] }
-nomos-http = { path = "../../nomos-services/http", features = ["http"] }
-nomos-consensus = { path = "../../nomos-services/consensus", features = ["waku"] }
-tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
-consensus-engine = { path = "../../consensus-engine" }
-tokio = {version = "1.24", features = ["sync"] }
-serde_json = "1.0"
-serde_yaml = "0.9"
-color-eyre = "0.6.0"
-serde = "1"
-waku-bindings = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/nodes/mockpool-node/src/main.rs b/nodes/mockpool-node/src/main.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index bb9f960a..00000000
--- a/nodes/mockpool-node/src/main.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-mod bridges;
-mod tx;
-
-use clap::Parser;
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
-use consensus_engine::overlay::{FlatOverlay, RoundRobin};
-use nomos_consensus::{
-    network::adapters::waku::WakuAdapter as ConsensusWakuAdapter, CarnotConsensus,
-};
-use nomos_core::fountain::mock::MockFountain;
-use nomos_http::backends::axum::AxumBackend;
-use nomos_http::bridge::{HttpBridge, HttpBridgeService, HttpBridgeSettings};
-use nomos_http::http::HttpService;
-use nomos_log::Logger;
-use nomos_mempool::{
-    backend::mockpool::MockPool, network::adapters::waku::WakuAdapter as MempoolWakuAdapter,
-    MempoolService,
-};
-use nomos_network::{backends::waku::Waku, NetworkService};
-use overwatch_derive::*;
-use overwatch_rs::{
-    overwatch::*,
-    services::{handle::ServiceHandle, ServiceData},
-};
-use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use tx::Tx;
-
-/// Simple program to greet a person
-#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
-struct Args {
-    /// Path for a yaml-encoded network config file
-    config: std::path::PathBuf,
-}
-
-type Carnot = CarnotConsensus<
-    ConsensusWakuAdapter,
-    MockPool<Tx>,
-    MempoolWakuAdapter<Tx>,
-    MockFountain,
-    FlatOverlay<RoundRobin>,
->;
-
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-struct Config {
-    log: <Logger as ServiceData>::Settings,
-    network: <NetworkService<Waku> as ServiceData>::Settings,
-    http: <HttpService<AxumBackend> as ServiceData>::Settings,
-    consensus: <Carnot as ServiceData>::Settings,
-}
-
-#[derive(Services)]
-struct MockPoolNode {
-    logging: ServiceHandle<Logger>,
-    network: ServiceHandle<NetworkService<Waku>>,
-    mockpool: ServiceHandle<MempoolService<MempoolWakuAdapter<Tx>, MockPool<Tx>>>,
-    consensus: ServiceHandle<Carnot>,
-    http: ServiceHandle<HttpService<AxumBackend>>,
-    bridges: ServiceHandle<HttpBridgeService>,
-}
-/// Mockpool node
-/// Minimal configuration file:
-///
-/// ```yaml
-/// log:
-///   backend: "Stdout"
-///   format: "Json"
-///   level: "debug"
-/// network:
-///   backend:
-///     host: 0.0.0.0
-///     port: 3000
-///     log_level: "fatal"
-///     nodeKey: null
-///     discV5BootstrapNodes: []
-///     initial_peers: []
-/// http:
-///   backend:
-///     address: 0.0.0.0:8080
-///     cors_origins: []
-///
-/// ```
-fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    let Args { config } = Args::parse();
-    let config = serde_yaml::from_reader::<_, Config>(std::fs::File::open(config)?)?;
-    let bridges: Vec<HttpBridge> = vec![
-        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::carnot_info_bridge)),
-        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::mempool_add_tx_bridge)),
-        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::mempool_metrics_bridge)),
-        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::waku_add_conn_bridge)),
-        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::waku_info_bridge)),
-    ];
-    let app = OverwatchRunner::<MockPoolNode>::run(
-        MockPoolNodeServiceSettings {
-            network: config.network,
-            logging: config.log,
-            http: config.http,
-            mockpool: (),
-            consensus: config.consensus,
-            bridges: HttpBridgeSettings { bridges },
-        },
-        None,
-    )
-    .map_err(|e| eyre!("Error encountered: {}", e))?;
-    app.wait_finished();
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/nodes/nomos-node/.cargo/config.toml b/nodes/nomos-node/.cargo/config.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83eca5f7..00000000
--- a/nodes/nomos-node/.cargo/config.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")']
-# when using osx, we need to link against some golang libraries, it did just work with this missing flags
-# from: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/42459
-rustflags = ["-C", "link-args=-framework CoreFoundation -framework Security"]
diff --git a/nodes/nomos-node/Cargo.toml b/nodes/nomos-node/Cargo.toml
index 37a36264..dcd49ed2 100644
--- a/nodes/nomos-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nodes/nomos-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,14 +6,29 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+blake2 = "0.10"
+bincode = "2.0.0-rc.2"
+bytes = "1.3"
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
+chrono = "0.4"
+futures = "0.3"
+http = "0.2.9"
 overwatch-rs = { git = "https://github.com/logos-co/Overwatch", branch = "main" }
 overwatch-derive = { git = "https://github.com/logos-co/Overwatch", branch = "main" }
 tracing = "0.1"
+multiaddr = "0.17"
+nomos-core = { path = "../../nomos-core" }
 nomos-network = { path = "../../nomos-services/network", features = ["waku"] }
-metrics = { path = "../../nomos-services/metrics", optional = true }
 nomos-log = { path = "../../nomos-services/log" }
+nomos-mempool = { path = "../../nomos-services/mempool", features = ["waku", "mock"] }
+nomos-http = { path = "../../nomos-services/http", features = ["http"] }
+nomos-consensus = { path = "../../nomos-services/consensus", features = ["waku"] }
+metrics = { path = "../../nomos-services/metrics", optional = true }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
+consensus-engine = { path = "../../consensus-engine" }
+tokio = {version = "1.24", features = ["sync"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
 serde_yaml = "0.9"
 color-eyre = "0.6.0"
 serde = "1"
+waku-bindings = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/nodes/nomos-node/config.yaml b/nodes/nomos-node/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dea24206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/nomos-node/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+log:
+  backend: "Stdout"
+  format: "Json"
+  level: "debug"
+consensus:
+  private_key: [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
+  fountain_settings: null
+  overlay_settings:
+    nodes: [[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1]]
+    leader:
+      cur: 0
+network:
+  backend:
+    host: 0.0.0.0
+    port: 3000
+    log_level: "fatal"
+    nodeKey: null
+    discV5BootstrapNodes: []
+  initial_peers: []
+http:
+  backend:
+    address: 0.0.0.0:8080
+    cors_origins: []
diff --git a/nodes/mockpool-node/src/bridges.rs b/nodes/nomos-node/src/bridges.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from nodes/mockpool-node/src/bridges.rs
rename to nodes/nomos-node/src/bridges.rs
diff --git a/nodes/nomos-node/src/main.rs b/nodes/nomos-node/src/main.rs
index 24ab32dc..d258d942 100644
--- a/nodes/nomos-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/nodes/nomos-node/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
+mod bridges;
+mod tx;
+
 use clap::Parser;
 use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
+use consensus_engine::overlay::{FlatOverlay, RoundRobin};
+#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+use metrics::{backend::map::MapMetricsBackend, types::MetricsData, MetricsService};
+use nomos_consensus::{
+    network::adapters::waku::WakuAdapter as ConsensusWakuAdapter, CarnotConsensus,
+};
+use nomos_core::fountain::mock::MockFountain;
+use nomos_http::backends::axum::AxumBackend;
+use nomos_http::bridge::{HttpBridge, HttpBridgeService, HttpBridgeSettings};
+use nomos_http::http::HttpService;
 use nomos_log::Logger;
+use nomos_mempool::{
+    backend::mockpool::MockPool, network::adapters::waku::WakuAdapter as MempoolWakuAdapter,
+    MempoolService,
+};
 use nomos_network::{backends::waku::Waku, NetworkService};
 use overwatch_derive::*;
 use overwatch_rs::{
@@ -8,9 +25,8 @@ use overwatch_rs::{
     services::{handle::ServiceHandle, ServiceData},
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
-use metrics::{backend::map::MapMetricsBackend, types::MetricsData, MetricsService};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tx::Tx;
 
 /// Simple program to greet a person
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
@@ -20,10 +36,20 @@ struct Args {
     config: std::path::PathBuf,
 }
 
+type Carnot = CarnotConsensus<
+    ConsensusWakuAdapter,
+    MockPool<Tx>,
+    MempoolWakuAdapter<Tx>,
+    MockFountain,
+    FlatOverlay<RoundRobin>,
+>;
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct Config {
     log: <Logger as ServiceData>::Settings,
     network: <NetworkService<Waku> as ServiceData>::Settings,
+    http: <HttpService<AxumBackend> as ServiceData>::Settings,
+    consensus: <Carnot as ServiceData>::Settings,
     #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
     metrics: <MetricsService<MapMetricsBackend<MetricsData>> as ServiceData>::Settings,
 }
@@ -32,6 +58,10 @@ struct Config {
 struct Nomos {
     logging: ServiceHandle<Logger>,
     network: ServiceHandle<NetworkService<Waku>>,
+    mockpool: ServiceHandle<MempoolService<MempoolWakuAdapter<Tx>, MockPool<Tx>>>,
+    consensus: ServiceHandle<Carnot>,
+    http: ServiceHandle<HttpService<AxumBackend>>,
+    bridges: ServiceHandle<HttpBridgeService>,
     #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
     metrics: ServiceHandle<MetricsService<MapMetricsBackend<MetricsData>>>,
 }
@@ -39,10 +69,21 @@ struct Nomos {
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let Args { config } = Args::parse();
     let config = serde_yaml::from_reader::<_, Config>(std::fs::File::open(config)?)?;
+    let bridges: Vec<HttpBridge> = vec![
+        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::carnot_info_bridge)),
+        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::mempool_add_tx_bridge)),
+        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::mempool_metrics_bridge)),
+        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::waku_add_conn_bridge)),
+        Arc::new(Box::new(bridges::waku_info_bridge)),
+    ];
     let app = OverwatchRunner::<Nomos>::run(
         NomosServiceSettings {
             network: config.network,
             logging: config.log,
+            http: config.http,
+            mockpool: (),
+            consensus: config.consensus,
+            bridges: HttpBridgeSettings { bridges },
             #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
             metrics: config.metrics,
         },
diff --git a/nodes/mockpool-node/src/tx.rs b/nodes/nomos-node/src/tx.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from nodes/mockpool-node/src/tx.rs
rename to nodes/nomos-node/src/tx.rs