diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b1a44194..807faf08c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,28 @@ docker compose logs -f
 
 This allows you to monitor logs coming from e.g. the `hardhat` nodes
 
+#### Exposing test networks on `localhost`
+
+It is possible to expose the test networks defined in `docker-compose.yaml` on your host machine. To do this, you can run:
+
+```bash
+yarn start
+```
+
+You will need to use the `MNEMONIC` defined in `docker-compose.templates.yaml` if you require funded accounts:
+
+```bash
+export MNEMONIC='test test test test test test test test test test test junk'
+```
+
+To stop the network containers, just run:
+
+```bash
+yarn stop
+```
+
+**Don't forget that the state of the local networks disappears after they are stopped and any deployment files created in one session will be invalid in the next one.**
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 #### Problems with committing
diff --git a/docker-compose.local.yaml b/docker-compose.local.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fb0455a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.local.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-
+#  / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \
+# `-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'
+#
+#            Docker compose for exposed test networks
+#
+#   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-
+#  / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \
+# `-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  # ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
+  #
+  #                Expose nodes on host ports
+  #
+  # .oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.
+  network-vengaboys:
+    ports:
+      - "10001:8545"
+
+  network-britney:
+    ports:
+      - "10002:8545"
diff --git a/docker-compose.templates.yaml b/docker-compose.templates.yaml
index e7d528fc9..a8fc3d4e9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.templates.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.templates.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     # We'll provide a single testing MNEMONIC for the project so that the test EVM nodes
     # account are in sync with the hardhat accounts
     environment:
-      - MNEMONIC='test test test test test test test test test test test test'
+      - MNEMONIC=test test test test test test test test test test test junk
     logging:
       driver: local
       options:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 17f414e8a..71d121997 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     logging:
       driver: none
+    # The default containerized setup will specify the network URLs
+    # for the internal networks
+    #
+    # This works in conjunction with hardhat configs in the test projects.
+    #
+    # If these environment variables are not specified, the exposed networks are used
+    # that need to be started using docker compose up:
+    #
+    # docker compose -f docker-compose.yaml -f docker-compose.local.yaml up network-britney network-vengaboys
+    environment:
+      - NETWORK_URL_BRITNEY=http://network-britney:8545
+      - NETWORK_URL_VENGABOYS=http://network-vengaboys:8545
     volumes:
       - ./node_modules/.cache/turbo:/app/node_modules/.cache/turbo
       - ./packages:/app/packages
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21053d8e5..f64072edd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     "dev": "npx turbo run dev",
     "lint": "npx turbo run lint",
     "prepare": "husky install",
+    "start": "docker compose -f docker-compose.yaml -f docker-compose.local.yaml up network-britney network-vengaboys",
+    "stop": "docker compose down",
     "test": "docker compose run --rm $DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN_TESTS_ARGS tests"
   },
   "lint-staged": {
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/hardhat.config.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/hardhat.config.ts
index c234fe239..689ef45ce 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import assert from 'assert'
 import { EndpointId } from '@layerzerolabs/lz-definitions'
 import type { HardhatUserConfig } from 'hardhat/types'
 
+// These tasks are only for when you want to play with this setup
+// using your own keyboard (using exposed networks)
+import './tasks'
+
 const MNEMONIC = process.env.MNEMONIC
 assert(MNEMONIC, `Missing MNEMONIC environment variable`)
 
@@ -18,14 +22,26 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
     networks: {
         vengaboys: {
             eid: EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET,
-            url: 'http://network-vengaboys:8545',
+            // Containerized setup defines these environment variables
+            // to point the networks to the internal ones
+            //
+            // If these are not specified, exposed networks are used
+            //
+            // See root README.md for usage with exposed network
+            url: process.env.NETWORK_URL_VENGABOYS ?? 'http://localhost:10001',
             accounts: {
                 mnemonic: MNEMONIC,
             },
         },
         britney: {
             eid: EndpointId.AVALANCHE_MAINNET,
-            url: 'http://network-britney:8545',
+            // Containerized setup defines these environment variables
+            // to point the networks to the internal ones
+            //
+            // If these are not specified, exposed networks are used
+            //
+            // See root README.md for usage with exposed network
+            url: process.env.NETWORK_URL_BRITNEY ?? 'http://localhost:10002',
             accounts: {
                 mnemonic: MNEMONIC,
             },
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/tasks/index.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/tasks/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..221fd0fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/tasks/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { task } from 'hardhat/config'
+import { setupDefaultEndpoint } from '../test/__utils__/endpoint'
+import { deployOApp } from '../test/__utils__/oapp'
+
+/**
+ * Task that will:
+ *
+ * - Deploy EndpointV2-related infrastructure
+ * - Wire the EndpointV2-related infrastructure with default configuration
+ * - Deploy the DefaultOApp
+ *
+ * If you want to expose the networks locally
+ * and deploy your own endpoints, this task is tjust for you!
+ *
+ * See the root README.md section for info about how to expose networks locally
+ */
+task('lz:test:oapp:deploy', 'Deploy the test OApp on a default EndpointV2 infrastructure', async () => {
+    // Deploy the DefaultOApp along with the EndpointV2
+    //
+    // This will wipe the existing deployments so watch out
+    await deployOApp()
+
+    // This will wire up the endpoints
+    await setupDefaultEndpoint()
+})
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/endpoint.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/endpoint.ts
index 901b53420..3c04bb377 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/endpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/endpoint.ts
@@ -59,29 +59,43 @@ export const getDefaultUlnConfig = (dvnAddress: string): Uln302UlnConfig => {
 }
 
 /**
- * Helper function that deploys a fresh endpoint infrastructure:
- *
- * - EndpointV2
- * - ReceiveUln302
- * - SendUln302
+ * Deploys an enpoint fixture. Useful for tests
+ */
+export const deployEndpointFixture = async () => {
+    const environmentFactory = createNetworkEnvironmentFactory()
+    const eth = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET)
+    const avax = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.AVALANCHE_MAINNET)
+
+    await Promise.all([eth.deployments.fixture('EndpointV2'), avax.deployments.fixture('EndpointV2')])
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deploys an enpoint fixture. Useful for when deployment files need to be persisted
+ */
+export const deployEndpoint = async () => {
+    const environmentFactory = createNetworkEnvironmentFactory()
+    const eth = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET)
+    const avax = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.AVALANCHE_MAINNET)
+
+    await Promise.all([
+        eth.deployments.run('EndpointV2', { writeDeploymentsToFiles: true }),
+        avax.deployments.run('EndpointV2', { writeDeploymentsToFiles: true }),
+    ])
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function that wires the endpoint infrastructure.
  *
- * After deploying, it will wire up the elements with minimal configuration
+ * The contracts still need to be deployed (use deployEndpoint or deployEndpointFixture)
  */
 export const setupDefaultEndpoint = async (): Promise<void> => {
     // This is the tooling we are going to need
     const logger = createLogger()
-    const environmentFactory = createNetworkEnvironmentFactory()
     const contractFactory = createConnectedContractFactory()
     const signerFactory = createSignerFactory()
     const ulnSdkFactory = createUln302Factory(contractFactory)
     const endpointSdkFactory = createEndpointFactory(contractFactory, ulnSdkFactory)
 
-    // First we deploy the endpoint
-    const eth = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET)
-    const avax = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.AVALANCHE_MAINNET)
-
-    await Promise.all([eth.deployments.fixture('EndpointV2'), avax.deployments.fixture('EndpointV2')])
-
     // For the graphs, we'll also need the pointers to the contracts
     const ethSendUlnPoint = omniContractToPoint(await contractFactory(ethSendUln))
     const avaxSendUlnPoint = omniContractToPoint(await contractFactory(avaxSendUln))
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/oapp.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/oapp.ts
index 07eb1842b..e2bc1714f 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/oapp.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/__utils__/oapp.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,16 @@ export const deployOApp = async () => {
     const eth = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET)
     const avax = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.AVALANCHE_MAINNET)
 
+    await Promise.all([
+        eth.deployments.run('OApp', { writeDeploymentsToFiles: true }),
+        avax.deployments.run('OApp', { writeDeploymentsToFiles: true }),
+    ])
+}
+
+export const deployOAppFixture = async () => {
+    const environmentFactory = createNetworkEnvironmentFactory()
+    const eth = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET)
+    const avax = await environmentFactory(EndpointId.AVALANCHE_MAINNET)
+
     await Promise.all([eth.deployments.fixture('OApp'), avax.deployments.fixture('OApp')])
 }
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/endpoint/config.test.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/endpoint/config.test.ts
index 517fc2c12..af654e98b 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/endpoint/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/endpoint/config.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'hardhat'
 import { createConnectedContractFactory } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm-hardhat'
 import { omniContractToPoint } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm'
 import { EndpointId } from '@layerzerolabs/lz-definitions'
-import { getDefaultUlnConfig, setupDefaultEndpoint } from '../__utils__/endpoint'
+import { deployEndpointFixture, getDefaultUlnConfig, setupDefaultEndpoint } from '../__utils__/endpoint'
 import { createEndpointFactory, createUln302Factory } from '@layerzerolabs/protocol-utils-evm'
 
 describe('endpoint/config', () => {
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe('endpoint/config', () => {
     const avaxDvn = { eid: EndpointId.AVALANCHE_MAINNET, contractName: 'DVN' }
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
+        await deployEndpointFixture()
         await setupDefaultEndpoint()
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/oapp/config.test.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/oapp/config.test.ts
index 4a0a42624..1d195c4b1 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/oapp/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/oapp/config.test.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import {
 import type { OmniGraphHardhat } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm-hardhat'
 import { omniContractToPoint } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm'
 import { EndpointId } from '@layerzerolabs/lz-definitions'
-import { setupDefaultEndpoint } from '../__utils__/endpoint'
-import { deployOApp } from '../__utils__/oapp'
+import { deployEndpointFixture, setupDefaultEndpoint } from '../__utils__/endpoint'
+import { deployOAppFixture } from '../__utils__/oapp'
 
 describe('oapp/config', () => {
     const ethContract = { eid: EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET, contractName: 'DefaultOApp' }
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ describe('oapp/config', () => {
     }
 
     beforeAll(async () => {
+        await deployEndpointFixture()
         await setupDefaultEndpoint()
     })
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
-        await deployOApp()
+        await deployOAppFixture()
     })
 
     it('should return all setPeer transactions', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getDefaultConfig.test.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getDefaultConfig.test.ts
index 1e7083f6d..8ec5c52d9 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getDefaultConfig.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getDefaultConfig.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { getDefaultExecutorConfig, getDefaultUlnConfig, setupDefaultEndpoint } from '../__utils__/endpoint'
+import {
+    deployEndpointFixture,
+    getDefaultExecutorConfig,
+    getDefaultUlnConfig,
+    setupDefaultEndpoint,
+} from '../__utils__/endpoint'
 import { createContractFactory, getEidForNetworkName } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm-hardhat'
 import hre from 'hardhat'
 import { TASK_LZ_GET_DEFAULT_CONFIG } from '@layerzerolabs/ua-utils-evm-hardhat'
@@ -6,6 +11,7 @@ import { omniContractToPoint } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm'
 
 describe('task: getDefaultConfig', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
+        await deployEndpointFixture()
         await setupDefaultEndpoint()
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getOAppConfig.test.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getOAppConfig.test.ts
index 780dbc8bc..32e773e70 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getOAppConfig.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/getOAppConfig.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { getDefaultExecutorConfig, getDefaultUlnConfig, setupDefaultEndpoint } from '../__utils__/endpoint'
+import {
+    deployEndpointFixture,
+    getDefaultExecutorConfig,
+    getDefaultUlnConfig,
+    setupDefaultEndpoint,
+} from '../__utils__/endpoint'
 import { createContractFactory, getEidForNetworkName } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm-hardhat'
 import hre from 'hardhat'
 import { AddressZero } from '@ethersproject/constants'
@@ -7,6 +12,7 @@ import { omniContractToPoint } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm'
 
 describe('task: getOAppConfig', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
+        await deployEndpointFixture()
         await setupDefaultEndpoint()
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts
index d039f7fb9..35f981471 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import hre from 'hardhat'
 import { isFile, promptToContinue } from '@layerzerolabs/io-utils'
-import { resolve } from 'path'
+import { relative, resolve } from 'path'
 import { TASK_LZ_WIRE_OAPP } from '@layerzerolabs/ua-utils-evm-hardhat'
-import { deployOApp } from '../../__utils__/oapp'
+import { deployOAppFixture } from '../../__utils__/oapp'
+import { cwd } from 'process'
 
 jest.mock('@layerzerolabs/io-utils', () => {
     const original = jest.requireActual('@layerzerolabs/io-utils')
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ describe('task/oapp/wire', () => {
 
     describe('with invalid configs', () => {
         beforeAll(async () => {
-            await deployOApp()
+            await deployOAppFixture()
         })
 
         it('should fail if the config file does not exist', async () => {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ describe('task/oapp/wire', () => {
 
     describe('with valid configs', () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
-            await deployOApp()
+            await deployOAppFixture()
         })
 
         it('should exit if there is nothing to wire', async () => {
@@ -88,6 +89,15 @@ describe('task/oapp/wire', () => {
             expect(promptToContinueMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
         })
 
+        it('should work with relative paths', async () => {
+            const oappConfigAbsolute = configPathFixture('valid.config.empty.js')
+            const oappConfig = relative(cwd(), oappConfigAbsolute)
+
+            await hre.run(TASK_LZ_WIRE_OAPP, { oappConfig })
+
+            expect(promptToContinueMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        })
+
         it('should have debug output if requested (so called eye test, check the test output)', async () => {
             const oappConfig = configPathFixture('valid.config.connected.js')
 
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getDefaultConfig.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getDefaultConfig.ts
index e9c798ac3..04c3e2c68 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getDefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getDefaultConfig.ts
@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ export const getDefaultConfig: ActionType<TaskArgs> = async (taskArgs) => {
                 receiveUlnConfig,
             }
 
-            printRecord({
-                localNetworkName,
-                remoteNetworkName,
-                sendLibrary,
-                receiveLibrary,
-                sendUlnConfig,
-                sendExecutorConfig,
-                receiveUlnConfig,
-            })
+            console.log(
+                printRecord({
+                    localNetworkName,
+                    remoteNetworkName,
+                    sendLibrary,
+                    receiveLibrary,
+                    sendUlnConfig,
+                    sendExecutorConfig,
+                    receiveUlnConfig,
+                })
+            )
         }
     }
     return configs
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getOAppConfig.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getOAppConfig.ts
index 1e3a9b441..9405b4ccc 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getOAppConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/getOAppConfig.ts
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@ export const getOAppConfig: ActionType<TaskArgs> = async (taskArgs) => {
                 receiveUlnConfig,
             }
 
-            printRecord({
-                localNetworkName,
-                remoteNetworkName,
-                sendLibrary,
-                receiveLibrary,
-                sendUlnConfig,
-                sendExecutorConfig,
-                receiveUlnConfig,
-            })
+            console.log(
+                printRecord({
+                    localNetworkName,
+                    remoteNetworkName,
+                    sendLibrary,
+                    receiveLibrary,
+                    sendUlnConfig,
+                    sendExecutorConfig,
+                    receiveUlnConfig,
+                })
+            )
         }
     }
     return configs
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts
index bae7b6ab8..5b6dfc38a 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { createOAppFactory } from '@layerzerolabs/ua-utils-evm'
 import { OmniGraphBuilderHardhat, createConnectedContractFactory } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm-hardhat'
 import { OmniTransaction } from '@layerzerolabs/utils'
 import { printTransactions } from '@layerzerolabs/utils'
+import { resolve } from 'path'
 
 interface TaskArgs {
     oappConfig: string
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ const action: ActionType<TaskArgs> = async ({ oappConfig: oappConfigPath, logLev
     try {
         logger.verbose(`Loading config file '${oappConfigPath}'`)
 
-        rawConfig = require(oappConfigPath)
+        rawConfig = require(resolve(oappConfigPath))
     } catch (error) {
         throw new Error(`Unable to read config file '${oappConfigPath}': ${error}`)
     }