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+# Quorum Network Startup Status
+
+## ✅ Completed Steps
+
+1. **DNS Configuration Fixed**
+   - ✅ WSL2 DNS updated with reliable servers (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4, 1.1.1.1)
+   - ✅ DNS configuration added to all Docker Compose services
+   - ✅ Docker can now pull images successfully
+
+2. **Docker Compose Configuration**
+   - ✅ Removed obsolete `version` attribute
+   - ✅ Added DNS servers to all 13 services
+   - ✅ Configuration validated
+
+3. **Image Pulling**
+   - ✅ Images are being pulled successfully
+   - ✅ 8+ required images available locally
+
+## 🚀 Starting the Network
+
+The network startup process has been initiated. To check status:
+
+```bash
+# Check container status
+docker compose ps
+
+# View logs
+docker compose logs
+
+# List endpoints
+./list.sh
+```
+
+## 📋 Services in the Network
+
+- **Validators**: validator1, validator2, validator3, validator4
+- **RPC Node**: rpcnode  
+- **EthSigner Proxy**: ethsignerProxy
+- **Explorer**: Quorum Explorer
+- **Blockscout**: Block explorer with PostgreSQL
+- **Monitoring**: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Promtail
+
+## 🌐 Expected Endpoints
+
+Once all containers are running:
+- JSON-RPC HTTP: http://localhost:8545
+- JSON-RPC WebSocket: ws://localhost:8546
+- Web Block Explorer: http://localhost:25000/explorer/nodes
+- Grafana: http://localhost:3000
+- Prometheus: http://localhost:9090
+
+## ⚠️ Important Notes
+
+1. **DNS Configuration**: All services now have explicit DNS servers configured in docker-compose.yml
+2. **Docker Desktop**: If you're using Docker Desktop, you may still want to configure DNS in Docker Desktop settings for better performance (see `URGENT_DOCKER_DNS_FIX.md`)
+3. **Startup Time**: The network may take 1-2 minutes to fully start all services
+
+## 🔧 Troubleshooting
+
+If containers don't start:
+```bash
+# Check logs
+docker compose logs [service-name]
+
+# Restart services
+docker compose restart
+
+# Remove and recreate
+docker compose down
+docker compose up --detach
+```
+