diff --git a/create_topic.sh b/create_topic.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79bc1de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create_topic.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#/bin/bash
+
+/opt/bitnami/kafka/bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic mempool-tx-topic --bootstrap-server kafka:9092
+/opt/bitnami/kafka/bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic ledger-tx-topic --bootstrap-server kafka:9092
+/opt/bitnami/kafka/bin/kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:9092 --list
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4ab1fa1f..8f8dd42e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ services:
     image: bitnami/kafka:3.4.0
     container_name: kafka
     restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "9092:9092"
     environment:
       KAFKA_ENABLE_KRAFT: "yes"
       KAFKA_CFG_PROCESS_ROLES: "broker,controller"
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_CFG_CONTROLLER_QUORUM_VOTERS: "1@kafka:9093"
       KAFKA_CFG_NODE_ID: "1"
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:9092 --topic hc --create --if-not-exists && kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:9092 --topic hc --describe"]
+      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:9092 --topic hc --create --if-not-exists && kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:9092 --topic hc --describe" ]
       timeout: 10s
       interval: 15s
       retries: 5
@@ -23,6 +25,18 @@ services:
       - "kafka-data:/bitnami/kafka"
     networks:
       - spectrum-network
+  init-kafka:
+    image: bitnami/kafka:3.4.0
+    container_name: init-kafka
+    working_dir: /opt/bitnami/kafka/bin
+    command: [ "/bin/bash", "/etc/create_topic.sh" ]
+    depends_on:
+      kafka:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    volumes:
+      - "./create_topic.sh:/etc/create_topic.sh:rw"
+    networks:
+      - spectrum-network
   redis:
     image: redis:7.0-alpine
     container_name: redis
@@ -33,6 +47,7 @@ services:
       - spectrum-network
   utxo-tracker:
     image: spectrumlabs/ergo-utxo-tracker:latest
+    container_name: ergo-utxo-tracker
     volumes:
       - "log-data:/var/log/dex-backend"
     env_file: config.env
@@ -43,6 +58,7 @@ services:
       - spectrum-network
   amm-executor:
     image: spectrumlabs/ergo-amm-executor:latest
+    container_name: ergo-amm-executor
     restart: always
     volumes:
       - "log-data:/var/log/dex-backend"
@@ -65,6 +81,7 @@ services:
       - spectrum-network
   events-tracker:
     image: spectrumlabs/ergo-bots-tracker:latest
+    container_name: ergo-events-tracker
     volumes:
       - "log-data:/usr/src/events-streaming/log"
       - "${PWD}/rocks/tracker:/tmp/chain"
@@ -75,6 +92,8 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
       utxo-tracker:
         condition: service_started
+      init-kafka:
+        condition: service_started
     networks:
       - spectrum-network