diff --git a/indexer/Dockerfile b/indexer/Dockerfile
index eb198d2860154..5760217a42b24 100644
--- a/indexer/Dockerfile
+++ b/indexer/Dockerfile
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ FROM alpine:3.15
 
 COPY --from=builder /go/indexer/indexer /usr/local/bin
 
+RUN mkdir /configs
+
 CMD ["indexer"]
diff --git a/indexer/Dockerfile.refresh b/indexer/Dockerfile.refresh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b8c9c2ddebfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indexer/Dockerfile.refresh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM golang:1.18.0-alpine3.15 as builder
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev linux-headers git jq bash
+
+COPY ./indexer /go/indexer
+COPY ./.git /go/.git
+COPY ./indexer/go.mod /go/indexer/go.mod
+COPY ./indexer/go.sum /go/indexer/go.sum
+
+
+WORKDIR /go/indexer
+RUN make indexer-refresh
+
+FROM alpine:3.15
+
+COPY --from=builder /go/indexer/indexer-refresh /usr/local/bin
+
+CMD ["indexer-refresh"]
+
diff --git a/indexer/docker-compose.yml b/indexer/docker-compose.yml
index 639168d8e0f87..494f80599e343 100644
--- a/indexer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/indexer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,33 +16,24 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/data/postgres
 
-  indexer:
+  api:
     build:
       context: ..
-      dockerfile: indexer/Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: indexer/Dockerfile.refresh
+    command: ["indexer-refresh", "api"]
     healthcheck:
       test: wget localhost:8080/healthz -q -O - > /dev/null 2>&1
-    environment:
-      # Note that you must index goerli with INDEXER_BEDROCK=false first, then
-      # reindex with INDEXER_BEDROCK=true or seed the database
-      - INDEXER_BEDROCK=${INDEXER_BEDROCK_GOERLI:-true}
-      - INDEXER_BUILD_ENV=${INDEXER_BUILD_ENV:-development}
-      - INDEXER_DB_PORT=${INDEXER_DB_PORT:-5432}
-      - INDEXER_DB_USER=${INDEXER_DB_USER:-db_username}
-      - INDEXER_DB_PASSWORD=${INDEXER_DB_PASSWORD:-db_password}
-      - INDEXER_DB_NAME=${INDEXER_DB_NAME:-db_name}
-      - INDEXER_DB_HOST=${INDEXER_DB_HOST:-postgres}
-      - INDEXER_CHAIN_ID=${INDEXER_CHAIN_ID:-5}
-      - INDEXER_L1_ETH_RPC=$INDEXER_L1_ETH_RPC
-      - INDEXER_L2_ETH_RPC=$INDEXER_L2_ETH_RPC
-      - INDEXER_REST_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
-      - INDEXER_REST_PORT=8080
-      - INDEXER_BEDROCK_L1_STANDARD_BRIDGE=0
-      - INDEXER_BEDROCK_L1_STANDARD_BRIDGE=${INDEXER_BEDROCK_L1_STANDARD_BRIDGE:-0x636Af16bf2f682dD3109e60102b8E1A089FedAa8}
-      - INDEXER_BEDROCK_OPTIMISM_PORTAL=${INDEXER_BEDROCK_OPTIMISM_PORTAL:-0xB7040fd32359688346A3D1395a42114cf8E3b9b2}
-      - INDEXER_L1_ADDRESS_MANAGER_ADDRESS=${INDEXER_L1_ADDRESS_MANAGER_ADDRESS:-0xdE1FCfB0851916CA5101820A69b13a4E276bd81F}
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
+    environment:
+      - INDEXER_DB_PORT=5432
+      - INDEXER_DB_USER=db_username
+      - INDEXER_DB_PASSWORD=db_password
+      - INDEXER_DB_NAME=db_name
+      - INDEXER_DB_HOST=postgres
+      - INDEXER_CONFIG=/configs/indexer.toml
+    volumes:
+      - ./indexer.toml:/configs/indexer.toml
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -55,25 +46,27 @@ services:
       - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL:-postgresql://db_username:db_password@postgres:5432/db_name}
     ports:
       - 5555:5555
+    
     healthcheck:
       test: wget localhost:5555 -q -O - > /dev/null 2>&1
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
 
-  prisma-check: 
-    restart: "no"
-    build:
-      context: ..
-      dockerfile: indexer/ui/Dockerfile
-    command: ./prisma.sh --check
-    environment:
-      - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL:-postgresql://db_username:db_password@postgres:5432/db_name}
-    depends_on:
-      indexer:
-        condition: service_healthy
-      postgres:
-        condition: service_healthy
+# add back once indexer is added
+  #   prisma-check: 
+    #     restart: "no"
+    #     build:
+      #       context: ..
+      #       dockerfile: indexer/ui/Dockerfile
+    #     command: ./prisma.sh --check
+    #     environment:
+#       - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL:-postgresql://db_username:db_password@postgres:5432/db_name}
+    #     depends_on:
+      #       indexer:
+        #         condition: service_healthy
+      #       postgres:
+        #         condition: service_healthy
 
 volumes:
   postgres_data: