diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/Store_multinodes.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/Store_multinodes.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ce65c241..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/Store_multinodes.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-# Stress Store with multiple Store nodes while running phased LPT publishers/receivers.
-
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n,/ip4/10.2.0.102/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HA7abcDEF451tGkbzz4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpXYZ2,/ip4/10.2.0.103/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HA9LMNoPQ451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23Rbppppp"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-PHASE_SLEEP=300
-
-echo "Running test..."
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-docker compose up -d
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-  sleep 1
-done
-cd ..
-
-cd ./sonda
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-cat > ./perf-test.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=0.25
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-cd ..
-
-cd ./lpt
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
-
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=10
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=10
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=2048
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=32768
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=100
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 1: 10 pub / 10 recv (100ms, 2–32KB) $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=15
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=15
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=4096
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=80
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 2: 15 pub / 15 recv (80ms, 4–64KB) $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=20
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=10
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=2048
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=32768
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=80
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 3: 20 pub / 10 recv (80ms, 2–32KB) $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down receivernode
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 4: receivers down, publishers + sonda $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario 2 finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/nodes_15_service_1.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/nodes_15_service_1.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5d6ce322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/nodes_15_service_1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# - waku-simulator: 15-node network, 1 service, 1 edge
+# - Service node limited by env below (CPU cores 0-3; memory 512 MiB)
+# - Phases driven by LPT; Sonda runs throughout to exercise Store
+# - This variant stresses CPU more and uses 120s observe windows
+
+echo "[store_scenario1] Running test..."
+
+# -------------------- Bring up simulator (same exports) ------------------------
+cd ./waku-simulator
+
+export NWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/nwaku:latest
+export NUM_NWAKU_NODES=15
+export RLN_ENABLED=false
+
+export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES="0-3"
+export SERVICENODE_MEM_LIMIT=512m
+export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES="0-3"
+export POSTGRES_MEM_LIMIT=2g
+export POSTGRES_SHM=1g
+
+docker compose up -d
+
+# Wait until service node is running
+while true; do
+  sid="$(docker compose ps -q servicenode || true)"
+  if [[ -n "$sid" ]]; then
+    state="$(docker inspect --format '{{.State.Status}}' "$sid" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    [[ "$state" == "running" ]] && break
+  fi
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+cd ../lpt
+
+# -------------------- LPT common knobs (same exports) -------------------------
+export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
+export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
+export NUM_MESSAGES=0
+export MESSAGE_INTERVAL_MILLIS=100
+
+export MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE=120Kb
+export MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE=145Kb
+
+export LIGHTPUSH_SERVICE_PEER=/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n
+export FILTER_SERVICE_PEER=/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n
+
+export PUBSUB=/waku/2/rs/66/0
+export CONTENT_TOPIC=/tester/2/light-pubsub-test/wakusim
+export CLUSTER_ID=66
+
+# wait time  before starting traffic
+sleep 60
+
+# Start LPT for Phase 1 will happen after Sonda is up
+
+# -------------------- Sonda (Store monitor) -----------------------------------
+cd ../sonda
+
+docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
+
+# perf-test.env (same style as scenario_1.sh)
+cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
+RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
+STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
+QUERY_DELAY=0.5
+STORE_NODES=/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n
+CLUSTER_ID=66
+SHARD=0
+EOF
+
+sleep 5
+
+docker rm -f sonda >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
+
+cd ../lpt
+
+# -------------------- Phase 1: 6 pub / 6 recv --------------------------------
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=6
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=6
+docker compose down -v >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+docker compose up -d
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[store_scenario1] LPT is running with 6 publishers and 6 receivers + sonda from now: $current_time"
+
+sleep 120
+
+# -------------------- Phase 2: 3 pub / 12 recv -------------------------------
+docker compose down -v
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=3
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=12
+docker compose up -d
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[store_scenario1] LPT is running with 3 publishers and 12 receivers from now: $current_time"
+
+sleep 120
+
+# -------------------- Phase 3: 12 pub / 3 recv -------------------------------
+docker compose down -v
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=12
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=3
+docker compose up -d
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[store_scenario1] LPT is running with 12 publishers and 3 receivers from now: $current_time"
+
+sleep 120
+
+# -------------------- Phase 4: receivers down; keep publisher + sonda --------
+docker compose down -v
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=12
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=0
+docker compose up -d
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[store_scenario1] LPT receivers are down; sonda and lightpush publisher running from now: $current_time"
+
+sleep 120
+
+# -------------------- Phase 5: LPT down; only sonda --------------------------
+docker compose down -v
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[store_scenario1] LPT down; only sonda is working from now: $current_time"
+
+sleep 120
+
+cd ..
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[store_scenario1] Test finished at $current_time"
+
+# finish
+# exec ./stop_test.sh
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_scenario1.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_scenario1.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b3360cb8..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_scenario1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-# This implements a  waku-simulator with 15 nodes network, 1 service, 1 edge node added
-# service node is limited to 1 cpu core with only 512 MB
-# Runs different test phases with different load from sonda (STORE) side
-# 1. 2 sonda instances, query every 500ms
-# 2. 5 sonda instances, query every 200ms
-# 3. 10 sonda instances, query every 100ms
-
-echo "Running test..."
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-
-# simulator exports
-export NUM_NWAKU_NODES=15
-export TRAFFIC_DELAY_SECONDS=15
-export MSG_SIZE_KBYTES=10
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES="0-3"
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES="0-3"
-
-docker compose up -d
-cd ..
-
-echo "Waiting 30s for service node to be ready..."
-sleep 30
-
-cd ./sonda
-
-# build sonda image
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f Dockerfile.sonda .
-
-#  2 sondas 500ms
-
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.5
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase 1 running 300s..."
-sleep 300
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-#5 sondas 200ms
-
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.2
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase 2 running 300s..."
-sleep 300
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-#10 sondas 100ms 
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.1
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase 3 running 300s..."
-sleep 300
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-cd ..
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Test finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_scenario2.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_scenario2.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ae7a5989..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_scenario2.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-echo "Running test..."
-
-# This implements a short version of 1st store scenario.
-# waku-simulator with 15 nodes network, 1 service, 1 edge node added
-# service node is limited to 1 cpu core with only 512 MB
-# Runs 1 phase with sonda load:
-# 1. 10 sonda instances, each queries in every 100ms
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-
-export NUM_NWAKU_NODES=15
-export TRAFFIC_DELAY_SECONDS=10
-export MSG_SIZE_KBYTES=8
-
-docker compose up -d
-cd ..
-
-echo "Waiting 20s for service node..."
-sleep 20
-
-cd ./sonda
-
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f Dockerfile.sonda .
-
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.1
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase running 300s..."
-sleep 300
-
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-cd ..
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-docker compose down
-cd ..
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_stress_scenario.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_stress_scenario.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index f2a68521..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_15nodes_stress_scenario.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-
-# waku-simulator with 15 nodes network, 1 service, 1 edge node added
-# service node is limited to 1 cpu core with only 512 MB
-# This scenario intended to stress test service node STORE queries with high request frequency
-# Increasing number of sonda instances and decreasing query delay ms
-# 16 sondas 100ms
-# 16 sondas 50ms
-# 24 sondas 50ms
-# 24 sondas 20ms
-
-set -e
-
-echo "Running test..."
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-
-export NUM_NWAKU_NODES=15
-export TRAFFIC_DELAY_SECONDS=10
-export MSG_SIZE_KBYTES=12
-
-docker compose up -d
-cd ..
-
-echo "Waiting 30s for service node..."
-sleep 30
-
-cd ./sonda
-
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f Dockerfile.sonda .
-
-#16 sondas  100ms 
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.1
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase 1 300s..."
-sleep 300
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-# 16 sondas 50ms
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.05
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase 2 300s..."
-sleep 300
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-# 24 sondas 50ms
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.05
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase 3 300s..."
-sleep 300
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-#24 sondas 20ms
-cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
-QUERY_DELAY=0.02
-STORE_NODES=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/p2p/<SERVICE_PEER_ID>
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.95
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-# repeat 23 more times
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-echo "Phase 4 300s..."
-sleep 300
-docker kill $(docker ps -q -f "label=sonda") >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-cd ..
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-docker compose down
-cd ..
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_cpu_stress.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_cpu_stress.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..05536c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_cpu_stress.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# =========================
+# IDs (same style)
+# =========================
+export SCENARIO_ID="cpu_store_stress"
+export TEST_NAME="${SCENARIO_ID}_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] start"
+
+# =========================
+# Images (match your scripts)
+# =========================
+export LPT_IMAGE="harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest"
+
+# =========================
+# Compose-required vars
+# =========================
+export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER="admin"
+export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD="admin"
+export NODEKEY="${NODEKEY:-}"
+export STORAGE_SIZE="${STORAGE_SIZE:-}"
+
+# =========================
+# Resource knobs
+# =========================
+export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES="0-1"
+export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES="2-3"
+export SERVICE_MEM_LIMIT="2g"
+export POSTGRES_MEM_LIMIT="2g"
+export POSTGRES_SHM_SIZE="1g"
+
+# =========================
+# Topic / shard
+# =========================
+export CLUSTER_ID=66
+export SHARD=0
+export PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/rs/${CLUSTER_ID}/${SHARD}"
+export CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
+
+# =========================
+# REST endpoints
+# =========================
+export RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
+export STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
+
+# =========================
+# Phase 0 — bring up simulator
+# =========================
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] Phase 0: bring up simulator"
+cd ./waku-simulator
+docker compose up -d
+cd ..
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] wait 30s"
+sleep 30
+
+# =========================
+# Phase 1 — CPU-heavy writers (small msgs, high rate)
+# =========================
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=24
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=8
+export MESSAGE_INTERVAL_MILLIS=10
+export MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE=256
+export MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE=1024
+export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=10
+export NUM_MESSAGES=0
+
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] Phase 1: start writers"
+docker run -d --rm --name lpt_cpu \
+  -e PUB_NODES=${NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES} \
+  -e RCV_NODES=${NUM_RECEIVER_NODES} \
+  -e MSG_INTERVAL_MS=${MESSAGE_INTERVAL_MILLIS} \
+  -e MIN_MSG=${MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE} \
+  -e MAX_MSG=${MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE} \
+  -e PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC} \
+  --network host ${LPT_IMAGE}
+
+# =========================
+# Phase 2 — Sonda (exact style from your scripts)
+# build image + write env + run with --env-file
+# =========================
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] Phase 2: build and start Sonda"
+cd ../sonda
+docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
+
+cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
+RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
+STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
+QUERY_DELAY=0.5
+STORE_NODES=/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n
+CLUSTER_ID=66
+SHARD=0
+EOF
+
+docker run --env-file perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
+cd ../waku-lite/waku-protocol-perf-test
+
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] hold 12m"
+sleep 720
+
+# =========================
+# Phase 3 — recovery
+# =========================
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] Phase 3: stop writers; observe 120s"
+docker kill lpt_cpu || true
+sleep 120
+
+# =========================
+# Cleanup
+# =========================
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] cleanup"
+docker kill $(docker ps -q --filter "label=sonda") || true
+cd ./waku-simulator
+docker compose down -v
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_different_payloads.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_different_payloads.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b2e5985..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_different_payloads.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Scenario 6: Alternate tiny and huge payloads at fast rates to stress allocators and CPU.
-set -e
-
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-PHASE_SLEEP=240
-
-echo "Running test..."
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-docker compose up -d
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-  sleep 1
-done
-cd ..
-
-cd ./sonda
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-cat > ./perf-test.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=0.2
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-cd ..
-
-cd ./lpt
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=10
-
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=30
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=15
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=256
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=512
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=25
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 1: tiny payloads (256–512B, 25ms) 30 pub / 15 recv $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=20
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=10
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=32768
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=131072
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=30
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 2: huge payloads (32–128KB, 30ms) 20 pub / 10 recv $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=40
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=20
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=1024
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=20
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 3: mixed payloads (1–64KB, 20ms) 40 pub / 20 recv $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario 6 finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_multi-topic.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_multi-topic.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 693680b8..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_multi-topic.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Scenario 4: Run Sonda on two pubsub topics (and shards) in parallel while LPT publishes/receives in phases.
-set -e
-
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC_A="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC_B="/waku/2/extra-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-PHASE_SLEEP=300
-
-echo "Running test..."
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-docker compose up -d
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-  sleep 1
-done
-cd ..
-
-cd ./sonda
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-
-cat > ./perf-topic-a.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=0.25
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC_A}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-
-cat > ./perf-topic-b.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=0.25
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=1
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC_B}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-topic-a.env -l sonda-a -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-docker run --env-file ./perf-topic-b.env -l sonda-b -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-cd ..
-
-cd ./lpt
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
-
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=15
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=15
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=2048
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=32768
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=90
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 1: 15 pub / 15 recv (90ms, 2–32KB) $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=25
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=25
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=4096
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=80
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 2: 25 pub / 25 recv (80ms, 4–64KB) $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down receivernode
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 3: receivers down, publishers + sonda $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario 4 finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_scenario1.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_scenario1.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5d568c9d..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_scenario1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# This implements a simple Store scenario, matching scenario_1.sh style:
-# - Bring up waku-simulator
-# - Wait for servicenode to be running (tight while loop like scenario_1.sh)
-# - Start Sonda (publishes via relay & queries store) using perf-test.env
-# - Start LPT (publishers/receivers) in phases: 2x2 -> 1x5 -> 5x1 -> receivers down -> lpt down
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# >>> EDIT THESE IF YOUR SETUP DIFFERS <<<
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-# <<< EDIT ABOVE >>>
-
-echo "Running test..."
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-
-# same style: exports before compose
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0      # 1 core for service node
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3       # keep DB off core 0
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-export NWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/nwaku:latest
-export NUM_NWAKU_NODES=15
-export RLN_ENABLED=false
-
-docker compose up -d
-
-# Wait for servicenode to be running (scenario_1.sh style)
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-    sleep 1
-done
-
-cd ..
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Start Sonda (like scenario_1.sh: build & run with env-file, host network)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cd ./sonda
-
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-
-cat > ./perf-test.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=0.5
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-
-cd ..
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Start LPT publishers/receivers in phases (exact same flow pattern as scenario_1.sh)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cd ./lpt
-
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-
-## Define number of publisher and receiver nodes to run.
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=2
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=2
-
-## Can add some seconds delay before SENDER starts publishing
-## Useful to let RECEIVER nodes to setup and subscribe ahead of expected messages being sent.
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
-
-docker compose up -d
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- is running with 2 publisher and 2 receiver + sonda  from now: $current_time"
-
-sleep 300
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=1
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=5
-docker compose up -d
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- is running with 1 publisher and 5 receiver from now: $current_time"
-
-sleep 300
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=5
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=1
-docker compose up -d
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- is running with 5 publisher and 1 receiver from now: $current_time"
-
-sleep 300
-
-# switch off receiver (like scenario_1 “switch off filter” step)
-docker compose down receivernode
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- receiver nodes are down, sonda and lightpush publisher is working from now: $current_time"
-
-sleep 300
-
-# swtich off lightpush (leave only sonda)
-docker compose down
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT down, only sonda is working from now: $current_time"
-
-sleep 300
-
-cd ..
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Test finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_scenario6.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_scenario6.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c193fa20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_scenario6.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# ID
+export SCENARIO_ID="cpu_store_stress"
+export TEST_NAME="${SCENARIO_ID}_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] start"
+
+# Images (pin for comparability)
+export NWAKU_IMAGE="wakuorg/nwaku:stable"
+export LPT_IMAGE="wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest"
+export SONDA_IMAGE="wakuorg/sonda:latest"   # change if you host it elsewhere
+
+# Service/DB resources (CPU bottleneck on service)
+export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0         # single core to amplify CPU load
+export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
+export SERVICE_MEM_LIMIT="2g"
+export POSTGRES_MEM_LIMIT="2g"
+export POSTGRES_SHM_SIZE="1g"
+
+# Topic/shards
+export CLUSTER_ID=66
+export SHARD=0
+export PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/rs/${CLUSTER_ID}/${SHARD}"
+export CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
+
+# REST endpoints
+export RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
+export STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
+export STORE_NODES="/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/30303/p2p/SERVICE_PEER_ID"
+
+# Health
+export HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.85
+
+# ---------- Phase 0: up ----------
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] up simulator"
+cd ./waku-simulator
+docker compose up -d
+cd ..
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] wait 30s"
+sleep 30
+
+# ---------- Phase 1: CPU write hammer (small msgs, high rate) ----------
+# Small payloads + high publisher count => per-message CPU (encode/verify/route) dominates.
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=24
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=8           # keep some receivers to drive end-to-end
+export MESSAGE_INTERVAL_MILLIS=8      # ~125 msg/s per publisher (adjust if too hot)
+export MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE=256           # bytes
+export MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE=1024          # bytes
+export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=10
+export NUM_MESSAGES=0                 # unlimited
+
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] phase1 writers: ${NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES} pubs @ ${MESSAGE_INTERVAL_MILLIS}ms, 256-1024B"
+docker run -d --rm --name lpt_cpu \
+  -e PUB_NODES=${NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES} \
+  -e RCV_NODES=${NUM_RECEIVER_NODES} \
+  -e MSG_INTERVAL_MS=${MESSAGE_INTERVAL_MILLIS} \
+  -e MIN_MSG=${MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE} \
+  -e MAX_MSG=${MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE} \
+  -e PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC} \
+  --network host ${LPT_IMAGE}
+
+# ---------- Phase 2: Store read hammer (concurrent readers) ----------
+# Mix includeData true/false and page sizes to exercise CPU (serialization/JSON) & DB.
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] phase2 store readers"
+docker run -d --rm --name sonda_idx \
+  --network host ${SONDA_IMAGE} \
+  --relay-node-rest-address "${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --store-node-rest-address "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --pubsub-topic "${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
+  --store-nodes "${STORE_NODES}" \
+  --delay-seconds 0.07 --health-threshold ${HEALTH_THRESHOLD} \
+  --metrics-port 8004 --include-data=false --page-size 150
+
+docker run -d --rm --name sonda_smallpages \
+  --network host ${SONDA_IMAGE} \
+  --relay-node-rest-address "${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --store-node-rest-address "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --pubsub-topic "${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
+  --store-nodes "${STORE_NODES}" \
+  --delay-seconds 0.05 --health-threshold ${HEALTH_THRESHOLD} \
+  --metrics-port 8005 --include-data=true --page-size 5
+
+docker run -d --rm --name sonda_bigpages \
+  --network host ${SONDA_IMAGE} \
+  --relay-node-rest-address "${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --store-node-rest-address "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --pubsub-topic "${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
+  --store-nodes "${STORE_NODES}" \
+  --delay-seconds 0.05 --health-threshold ${HEALTH_THRESHOLD} \
+  --metrics-port 8006 --include-data=true --page-size 50
+
+# Extra readers to push CPU on the service process:
+docker run -d --rm --name sonda_mix1 \
+  --network host ${SONDA_IMAGE} \
+  --relay-node-rest-address "${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --store-node-rest-address "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --pubsub-topic "${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
+  --store-nodes "${STORE_NODES}" \
+  --delay-seconds 0.03 --health-threshold ${HEALTH_THRESHOLD} \
+  --metrics-port 8007 --include-data=true --page-size 25
+
+docker run -d --rm --name sonda_mix2 \
+  --network host ${SONDA_IMAGE} \
+  --relay-node-rest-address "${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --store-node-rest-address "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}" \
+  --pubsub-topic "${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
+  --store-nodes "${STORE_NODES}" \
+  --delay-seconds 0.03 --health-threshold ${HEALTH_THRESHOLD} \
+  --metrics-port 8008 --include-data=false --page-size 200
+
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] hold 12m"
+sleep 720
+
+# ---------- Phase 3: plateau & recovery ----------
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] phase3 stop writers; keep readers 2m (recovery CPU/GC)"
+docker kill lpt_cpu || true
+sleep 120
+
+# ---------- Cleanup ----------
+echo "[${TEST_NAME}] cleanup"
+docker kill sonda_idx sonda_smallpages sonda_bigpages sonda_mix1 sonda_mix2 || true
+cd ./waku-simulator
+docker compose down -v
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress1.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress1.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ddee3d1e..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n,/ip4/10.2.0.102/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HA7abcDEF451tGkbzz4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpXYZ2"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-PHASE_SLEEP=300
-
-echo "Running test..."
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-docker compose up -d
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-    sleep 1
-done
-cd ..
-
-cd ./sonda
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-cat > ./perf-test.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=0.25
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-cd ..
-
-cd ./lpt
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=2048
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=32768
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=10
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=10
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=100
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- Phase 1: 10 pub / 10 recv (100ms, 2–32KB). Start: $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=20
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=5
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=4096
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=80
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- Phase 2: 20 pub / 5 recv (80ms, 4–64KB). Start: $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=5
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=20
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=1024
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=16384
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=120
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- Phase 3: 5 pub / 20 recv (120ms, 1–16KB). Start: $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=25
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=25
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=2048
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=32768
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=90
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- Phase 4: 25 pub / 25 recv (90ms, 2–32KB). Start: $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down receivernode
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "LPT- Phase 5: receivers down, publishers + Sonda only. Start: $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress2.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress2.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index eaa63997..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress2.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n,/ip4/10.2.0.102/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HA7abcDEF451tGkbzz4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpXYZ2"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-PHASE_SLEEP=240
-
-echo "Running test..."
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-docker compose up -d
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-  sleep 1
-done
-cd ..
-
-cd ./sonda
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-cat > ./perf-test.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=0.15
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-cd ..
-
-cd ./lpt
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
-
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=15
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=15
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=2048
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=16384
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=50
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 1: 15 pub / 15 recv (50ms, 2–16KB)  $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=30
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=30
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=4096
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=32768
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=30
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 2: 30 pub / 30 recv (30ms, 4–32KB)  $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=50
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=25
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=8192
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=20
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 3: 50 pub / 25 recv (20ms, 8–64KB)  $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=25
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=50
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=8192
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=20
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 4: 25 pub / 50 recv (20ms, 8–64KB)  $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down receivernode
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Phase 5: receivers down, publishers + Sonda only  $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress3.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress3.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 79acccc5..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress3.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-PHASE_SLEEP=600
-
-echo "Running test..."
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-docker compose up -d
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-  sleep 1
-done
-cd ..
-
-cd ./sonda
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-cat > ./perf-test.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=5
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-cd ..
-
-cd ./lpt
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=20
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=5
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=4096
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=40
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario 1 started (20 pub / 5 recv, 40ms, 4–64KB). Time: $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario 1 finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress_publishing.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress_publishing.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index d170af8c..00000000
--- a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/store_stress_publishing.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Scenario 5  heavy publishing, then deep Store backfill queries with full JSON output.
-set -e
-
-STORE_NODES="/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n"
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8645"
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS="http://127.0.0.1:8644"
-PUBSUB_TOPIC="/waku/2/default-waku/proto"
-CONTENT_TOPIC="/sonda/2/polls/proto"
-PHASE_SLEEP=600
-
-echo "Running test..."
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Bringing up simulator at $current_time"
-
-cd ./waku-simulator
-export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES=0
-export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES=1-3
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=admin
-export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
-docker compose up -d
-while [ "$(docker inspect --format "{{.State.Status}}" $(docker compose ps -q servicenode))" != "running" ]; do
-  sleep 1
-done
-cd ..
-
-cd ./sonda
-docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
-cat > ./perf-test.env <<EOF
-RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}
-STORE_NODES=${STORE_NODES}
-QUERY_DELAY=3
-CLUSTER_ID=66
-SHARD=0
-HEALTH_THRESHOLD=0.9
-PUBSUB_TOPIC=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}
-CONTENT_TOPIC=${CONTENT_TOPIC}
-EOF
-docker run --env-file ./perf-test.env -l sonda -d --network host local-perf-sonda
-cd ..
-
-cd ./lpt
-export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
-export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
-export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=30
-export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=10
-export MESSAGE_MIN_BYTES=4096
-export MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=65536
-export LIGHTPUSH_INTERVAL_MS=40
-docker compose up -d
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Warm-up: 30 pub / 10 recv (40ms, 4–64KB) $current_time"
-sleep ${PHASE_SLEEP}
-docker compose down
-cd ..
-
-NOW_TS=$(date +%s)
-START_TS_2H=$(( NOW_TS - 7200 ))
-START_TS_1H=$(( NOW_TS - 3600 ))
-START_TS_30M=$(( NOW_TS - 1800 ))
-
-echo "Backfill 2h window"
-curl -G "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}/store/v3/messages" \
-  --data-urlencode "peerAddr=${STORE_NODES}" \
-  --data-urlencode "pubsubTopic=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
-  --data-urlencode "contentTopics=[\"${CONTENT_TOPIC}\"]" \
-  --data-urlencode "includeData=true" \
-  --data-urlencode "startTime=${START_TS_2H}"
-
-echo "Backfill 1h window"
-curl -G "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}/store/v3/messages" \
-  --data-urlencode "peerAddr=${STORE_NODES}" \
-  --data-urlencode "pubsubTopic=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
-  --data-urlencode "contentTopics=[\"${CONTENT_TOPIC}\"]" \
-  --data-urlencode "includeData=true" \
-  --data-urlencode "startTime=${START_TS_1H}"
-
-echo "Backfill 30m window"
-curl -G "${STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS}/store/v3/messages" \
-  --data-urlencode "peerAddr=${STORE_NODES}" \
-  --data-urlencode "pubsubTopic=${PUBSUB_TOPIC}" \
-  --data-urlencode "contentTopics=[\"${CONTENT_TOPIC}\"]" \
-  --data-urlencode "includeData=true" \
-  --data-urlencode "startTime=${START_TS_30M}"
-
-current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-echo "Scenario 5 finished at $current_time"
diff --git a/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/stress1_high_concurrency.sh b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/stress1_high_concurrency.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..45b33931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Lite_protocol_scripts/store/stress1_high_concurrency.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+#  Store stress via high Sonda concurrency & query rate,
+#   while stepping message sizes and LPT counts to fill history fast.
+
+cd ./waku-simulator
+
+export NWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/nwaku:latest
+export NUM_NWAKU_NODES=15
+export RLN_ENABLED=false
+
+# Service node config
+export SERVICENODE_CPU_CORES="0-3"
+export SERVICENODE_MEM_LIMIT=2g
+export POSTGRES_CPU_CORES="0-3"
+export POSTGRES_MEM_LIMIT=2g
+export POSTGRES_SHM=1g
+
+docker compose up -d
+
+# Wait until service node is running
+while true; do
+  sid="$(docker compose ps -q servicenode || true)"
+  if [[ -n "$sid" ]]; then
+    state="$(docker inspect --format '{{.State.Status}}' "$sid" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    [[ "$state" == "running" ]] && break
+  fi
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+cd ../lpt
+
+# -------------------- LPT config ---------------------------
+export LPT_IMAGE=harbor.status.im/wakuorg/liteprotocoltester:latest
+export START_PUBLISHING_AFTER=15
+export NUM_MESSAGES=0
+export MESSAGE_INTERVAL_MILLIS=100
+
+# Service peers 
+export LIGHTPUSH_SERVICE_PEER=/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n
+export FILTER_SERVICE_PEER=/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n
+
+# Topics
+export PUBSUB=/waku/2/rs/66/0
+export CONTENT_TOPIC=/tester/2/light-pubsub-test/wakusim
+export CLUSTER_ID=66
+
+# sleep before traffic
+sleep 60
+
+cd ../sonda
+docker build -t local-perf-sonda -f ./Dockerfile.sonda .
+
+cat <<EOF > perf-test.env
+RELAY_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8645
+STORE_NODE_REST_ADDRESS=http://127.0.0.1:8644
+QUERY_DELAY=0.5
+STORE_NODES=/ip4/10.2.0.101/tcp/60001/p2p/16Uiu2HAkyte8uj451tGkbww4Mjcg6DRnmAHxNeWyF4zp23RbpG3n
+CLUSTER_ID=66
+SHARD=0
+EOF
+
+sleep 5
+
+# Clean up
+docker rm -f sonda1 sonda2 sonda3 sonda4 sonda5 >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+# Start a baseline Sonda (0.5s)
+docker run -d --name sonda1 --network host -l sonda \
+  --env-file ./perf-test.env local-perf-sonda
+
+cd ../lpt
+
+# ============================================================================ #
+# PHASE 1: Moderate traffic 
+# LPT 6/6, 50–90 KB; Sonda x1  time 0.5s
+# ============================================================================ #
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=6
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=6
+export MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE=50Kb
+export MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE=90Kb
+
+docker compose down -v >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+docker compose up -d
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[scenario_6_store_stress] Phase 1: LPT 6/6, 50–90KB; Sonda x1 @0.5s — $current_time"
+sleep 120
+
+# ============================================================================ #
+# PHASE 2: Same traffic but triple query rate
+# Keep LPT, add Sonda x2 more time 0.1s 
+# ============================================================================ #
+docker run -d --name sonda2 --network host -l sonda \
+  --env-file ../sonda/perf-test.env -e QUERY_DELAY=0.1 local-perf-sonda
+docker run -d --name sonda3 --network host -l sonda \
+  --env-file ../sonda/perf-test.env -e QUERY_DELAY=0.1 local-perf-sonda
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[scenario_6_store_stress] Phase 2: add Sonda x2 @0.1s (total 3) — $current_time"
+sleep 120
+
+# ============================================================================ #
+# PHASE 3: Heavier traffic + peak query rate
+# LPT 10/10, 130–149 KB; add Sonda x2 more time 0.05s 
+# ============================================================================ #
+docker compose down -v
+export NUM_PUBLISHER_NODES=10
+export NUM_RECEIVER_NODES=10
+export MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE=130Kb
+export MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE=149Kb
+docker compose up -d
+
+docker run -d --name sonda4 --network host -l sonda \
+  --env-file ../sonda/perf-test.env -e QUERY_DELAY=0.05 local-perf-sonda
+docker run -d --name sonda5 --network host -l sonda \
+  --env-file ../sonda/perf-test.env -e QUERY_DELAY=0.05 local-perf-sonda
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[scenario_6_store_stress] Phase 3: LPT 10/10, 130–149KB; Sonda total x5 (0.5s + 0.1s + 0.05s) — $current_time"
+sleep 120
+
+# ============================================================================ #
+# PHASE 4: Store-only 
+# Stop LPT; keep all Sonda x5 times
+# ============================================================================ #
+docker compose down -v
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[scenario_6_store_stress] Phase 4: LPT down; Store-only flood via Sonda x5 — $current_time"
+sleep 120
+
+# -------------------- Cleanup -------------------------------------------------
+docker rm -f sonda1 sonda2 sonda3 sonda4 sonda5 >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+cd ..
+
+current_time=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+echo "[scenario_6_store_stress] Test finished at $current_time"
+
+# finish
+# exec ./stop_test.sh