diff --git a/restapi/README.md b/restapi/README.md
index 1fb6639940..f6b1aa8b96 100644
--- a/restapi/README.md
+++ b/restapi/README.md
@@ -1,22 +1,48 @@
-# Rest API application
+# Rest API node
 
-The Rest API application provides access to Bisq network data as well as Bisq DAO data.
+Simple headless node with a Rest API to provide access to Bisq network data as well as Bisq DAO data.
 It is used for Bisq 2 to request data about the DAO state as well as account age and account witness data for reputation use cases.
 
 
-Program arguments to run 'RestApiMain' with Bitcoin Regtest and localhost mode:
-```
---baseCurrencyNetwork=BTC_REGTEST
---useDevPrivilegeKeys=true
---useLocalhostForP2P=true
---appName=[your app name]
---fullDaoNode=true
---rpcUser=[Bitcoin rpc username]
---rpcPassword=[Bitcoin rpc password]
---rpcPort=18443
---rpcBlockNotificationPort=[port used in blocknotify]
-```
-
 To run 'RestApiMain' you need to have Bitcoin node running and have 'blocknotify' in the `bitcoin.conf` set up.
 
 
+### Run Rest API node
+
+Run the Gradle task:
+
+```sh
+./gradlew restapi:run
+```
+
+Or create a run scrip by:
+
+```sh
+./gradlew restapi:startBisqApp
+```
+
+And then run:
+
+```sh
+./bisq-restapi
+```
+
+### Customize with program arguments
+
+Example program arguments for running at localhost with  Regtest:
+```sh
+./bisq-restapi \
+    --baseCurrencyNetwork=BTC_REGTEST \
+    --useDevPrivilegeKeys=true \
+    --useLocalhostForP2P=true \
+    --nodePort=3333 \
+    --appName=bisq-BTC_REGTEST_restapi \
+    --fullDaoNode=true \
+    --rpcUser=[RPC USER] \
+    --rpcPassword=[RPC PW] \
+    --rpcPort=18443 \
+    --rpcBlockNotificationPort=5123
+```
+
+
+
diff --git a/restapi/build.gradle b/restapi/build.gradle
index d6715c5e4b..042d22d251 100644
--- a/restapi/build.gradle
+++ b/restapi/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ plugins {
 
 mainClassName = 'bisq.restapi.RestApiMain'
 
+distTar.enabled = false
+
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':common')
     implementation project(':p2p')
diff --git a/restapi/src/main/java/bisq/restapi/RestApi.java b/restapi/src/main/java/bisq/restapi/RestApi.java
index 06038ada4f..55f76fa443 100644
--- a/restapi/src/main/java/bisq/restapi/RestApi.java
+++ b/restapi/src/main/java/bisq/restapi/RestApi.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class RestApi extends ExecutableForAppWithP2p {
     private SignVerifyService signVerifyService;
 
     public RestApi() {
-        super("Bisq Data Node", "bisq-data-node", "bisq_data_node", Version.VERSION);
+        super("Bisq Rest Api", "bisq_restapi", "bisq_restapi", Version.VERSION);
     }
 
     public Config getConfig() {