diff --git a/epivar-prod/docker-compose.yml b/epivar-prod/docker-compose.yml
index 6756599c..7188a209 100644
--- a/epivar-prod/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/epivar-prod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - epivar-portal
       - epivar-node-1-server
-      - epivar-node-2-server
+#      - epivar-node-2-server
     networks:
       - epivar-portal-net
       - epivar-node-1-server-net
-      - epivar-node-2-server-net
+#      - epivar-node-2-server-net
 
   epivar-portal:
     user: $USER:$USER
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ services:
       # genotypes: VCF + index file
       - /flu-infection-data/node1/allSamples.hc.vqsr.mil.snpId.snpeff.dbnsfp.vcf.gz:/app/data/genotypes.vcf.gz:ro
       - /flu-infection-data/node1/allSamples.hc.vqsr.mil.snpId.snpeff.dbnsfp.vcf.gz.tbi:/app/data/genotypes.vcf.gz.tbi:ro
+      # peaks files
+      - /flu-infection-data/node1/matrices:/app/input-files/matrices:ro
+      - /flu-infection-data/node1/qtls:/app/input-files/qtls:ro
       # tracks:
       #  - metadata JSON file,
       - node1/metadata.json:/app/data/metadata.json:ro
@@ -76,51 +79,59 @@ services:
 
   # Node 2: hg38 data (lifted over) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  epivar-node-2-server:
-    user: $USER:$USER
-    image: ghcr.io/c3g/epivar-server:latest
-    networks:
-      - epivar-node-2-server-net
-      - epivar-node-2-redis-net
-      - epivar-node-2-db-net
-    depends_on:
-      - epivar-node-2-redis
-      - epivar-node-2-db
-    env_file:
-      - node2/secrets.env
-    environment:
-      - NODE_ENV=production
-      - EPIVAR_REDIS_CONNECTION=redis://epivar-node-2-redis:6379
-      - EPIVAR_IMPORT_MAX_P_VAL=0.05
-      - EPIVAR_LOW_COUNT_THRESHOLD=5
-    volumes:
-      # dataset configuration: about Markdown file, EpiVar config.js, tracks metadata.json
-      - node2/about.md:/app/data/about.md
-      - node2/config.js:/app/config.js:ro
-      # genotypes: VCF + index file
-      - /flu-infection-data/node2/allSamples.hc.vqsr.mil.snpId.snpeff.dbnsfp.vcf.gz:/app/data/genotypes.vcf.gz:ro
-      - /flu-infection-data/node2/allSamples.hc.vqsr.mil.snpId.snpeff.dbnsfp.vcf.gz.tbi:/app/data/genotypes.vcf.gz.tbi:ro
-      # tracks: metadata JSON file, sample bigWigs and writeable volume for on-the-fly merged tracks
-      - node2/metadata.json:/app/data/metadata.json:ro
-      - /flu-infection-data/node2/tracks:/tracks:ro
-      - /flu-infection-data/node2/mergedTracks:/mergedTracks
-
-  epivar-node-2-redis:
-    image: redis:7.2
-    networks:
-      - epivar-node-2-redis-net
-    volumes:
-      - /opt/epivar/node2/redis:/data
-
-  epivar-node-2-db:
-    image: postgres:15
-    networks:
-      - epivar-node-2-db-net
-    env_file:
-      - node2/secrets.env
-    volumes:
-      - node2/postgresql.conf:/etc/postgresql/postgresql.conf:ro
-      - /opt/epivar/node2/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+  # epivar-node-2-server:
+  #   user: $USER:$USER
+  #   image: ghcr.io/c3g/epivar-server:latest
+  #   networks:
+  #     - epivar-node-2-server-net
+  #     - epivar-node-2-redis-net
+  #     - epivar-node-2-db-net
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - epivar-node-2-redis
+  #     - epivar-node-2-db
+  #   env_file:
+  #     - node2/secrets.env
+  #   environment:
+  #     - NODE_ENV=production
+  #     - EPIVAR_REDIS_CONNECTION=redis://epivar-node-2-redis:6379
+  #     - EPIVAR_IMPORT_MAX_P_VAL=0.05
+  #     - EPIVAR_LOW_COUNT_THRESHOLD=5
+  #   volumes:
+  #     # dataset configuration: about Markdown file, EpiVar config.js, tracks metadata.json
+  #     - node2/about.md:/app/data/about.md
+  #     - node2/config.js:/app/config.js:ro
+  #     # genotypes: VCF + index file
+  #     - /flu-infection-data/node2/allSamples.hc.vqsr.mil.snpId.snpeff.dbnsfp.GRCh38.vcf.gz:/app/data/genotypes.vcf.gz:ro
+  #     - /flu-infection-data/node2/allSamples.hc.vqsr.mil.snpId.snpeff.dbnsfp.GRCh38.vcf.gz.tbi:/app/data/genotypes.vcf.gz.tbi:ro
+  #     # peaks files
+  #     - /flu-infection-data/node2/matrices:/app/input-files/matrices:ro
+  #     - /flu-infection-data/node2/qtls:/app/input-files/qtls:ro
+  #     # tracks:
+  #     #  - metadata JSON file,
+  #     - node1/metadata.json:/app/data/metadata.json:ro
+  #     #  - sample bigWigs,
+  #     - /flu-infection-data/node1/tracks:/tracks:ro
+  #     #  - writeable volume for on-the-fly merged tracks,
+  #     - /flu-infection-data/node1/mergedTracks:/mergedTracks
+  #     #  - other static tracks for showing in the UCSC browser.
+  #     #    *** NONE FOR NODE 2 ***
+  #
+  # epivar-node-2-redis:
+  #   image: redis:7.2
+  #   networks:
+  #     - epivar-node-2-redis-net
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - /opt/epivar/node2/redis:/data
+  #
+  # epivar-node-2-db:
+  #   image: postgres:15
+  #   networks:
+  #     - epivar-node-2-db-net
+  #   env_file:
+  #     - node2/secrets.env
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - node2/postgresql.conf:/etc/postgresql/postgresql.conf:ro
+  #     - /opt/epivar/node2/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -139,12 +150,12 @@ networks:
     driver: bridge
     internal: true
 
-  epivar-node-2-server-net:
-    driver: bridge
-    internal: true
-  epivar-node-2-redis-net:
-    driver: bridge
-    internal: true
-  epivar-node-2-db-net:
-    driver: bridge
-    internal: true
+#  epivar-node-2-server-net:
+#    driver: bridge
+#    internal: true
+#  epivar-node-2-redis-net:
+#    driver: bridge
+#    internal: true
+#  epivar-node-2-db-net:
+#    driver: bridge
+#    internal: true
diff --git a/epivar-prod/nginx.conf b/epivar-prod/nginx.conf
index b2ff5ebe..605f22c8 100644
--- a/epivar-prod/nginx.conf
+++ b/epivar-prod/nginx.conf
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ server {
         proxy_pass http://epivar-node-1-server:3002;
 	}
 
-	location /aracena-hg38/api/ {
-        proxy_set_header    X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;  # Legacy, replaced by Forwarded
-        proxy_set_header    X-Real-IP       $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header    Host            $http_host;
-        proxy_set_header    Forwarded       "$proxy_add_forwarded;proto=$scheme";
-
-        proxy_pass http://epivar-node-2-server:3002;
-    }
+# 	location /aracena-hg38/api/ {
+#         proxy_set_header    X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;  # Legacy, replaced by Forwarded
+#         proxy_set_header    X-Real-IP       $remote_addr;
+#         proxy_set_header    Host            $http_host;
+#         proxy_set_header    Forwarded       "$proxy_add_forwarded;proto=$scheme";
+#
+#         proxy_pass http://epivar-node-2-server:3002;
+#     }
 }
diff --git a/epivar-prod/portal.env b/epivar-prod/portal.env
index fd6ed980..164b4a0f 100644
--- a/epivar-prod/portal.env
+++ b/epivar-prod/portal.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-EPIVAR_NODES='https://flu-infection.vhost38.genap.ca/aracena-hg19;https://flu-infection.vhost38.genap.ca/aracena-hg38'
+EPIVAR_NODES=https://flu-infection.vhost38.genap.ca/aracena-hg19