diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 84acbee8b4..c99d372ebb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/golang:1.23-alpine3.20 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/golang:1.23-alpine3.20 AS builder
 
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 COPY . .
 
-RUN uname -a &&\
-    CGO_ENABLED=${CGO_ENABLED} GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} \
-    make build && make cel-key
+RUN uname -a && \
+    export CGO_ENABLED=${CGO_ENABLED} GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} && \
+    make build && \
+    make cel-key && \
+    make cel-shed
 
 FROM docker.io/alpine:3.20.2
 
@@ -34,8 +36,8 @@ ARG USER_NAME=celestia
 ENV CELESTIA_HOME=/home/${USER_NAME}
 
 # Default node type can be overwritten in deployment manifest
-ENV NODE_TYPE bridge
-ENV P2P_NETWORK mocha
+ENV NODE_TYPE=bridge
+ENV P2P_NETWORK=mocha
 
 # hadolint ignore=DL3018
 RUN uname -a &&\
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ RUN uname -a &&\
 # Copy in the binary
 COPY --from=builder /src/build/celestia /bin/celestia
 COPY --from=builder /src/./cel-key /bin/cel-key
+COPY --from=builder /src/./cel-shed /bin/cel-shed
 
 COPY --chown=${USER_NAME}:${USER_NAME} docker/entrypoint.sh /opt/entrypoint.sh
 
diff --git a/cmd/cel-shed/p2p.go b/cmd/cel-shed/p2p.go
index 957582c8bc..df213145db 100644
--- a/cmd/cel-shed/p2p.go
+++ b/cmd/cel-shed/p2p.go
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"go.uber.org/fx"
+
+	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/nodebuilder"
+	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/nodebuilder/fraud"
+	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/nodebuilder/node"
+	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/nodebuilder/p2p"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	p2pCmd.AddCommand(p2pNewKeyCmd, p2pPeerIDCmd)
+	p2pCmd.AddCommand(p2pNewKeyCmd, p2pPeerIDCmd, p2pConnectBootstrappersCmd)
 }
 
 var p2pCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -75,3 +86,119 @@ var p2pPeerIDCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 }
+
+var (
+	errorOnAnyFailure bool
+	errorOnAllFailure bool
+	connectionTimeout time.Duration
+)
+
+var p2pConnectBootstrappersCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "connect-bootstrappers [network]",
+	Short: "Connect to bootstrappers of a certain network",
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if errorOnAnyFailure && errorOnAllFailure {
+			return fmt.Errorf("only one of --err-any and --err-all can be specified")
+		}
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(cmd.Context(), connectionTimeout)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		network := p2p.GetNetwork(args[0])
+		bootstrappers, err := p2p.BootstrappersFor(network)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get bootstrappers: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		store := nodebuilder.NewMemStore()
+		cfg := p2p.DefaultConfig(node.Light)
+		modp2p := p2p.ConstructModule(node.Light, &cfg)
+
+		var mod p2p.Module
+		app := fx.New(
+			fx.NopLogger,
+			modp2p,
+			fx.Provide(fraud.Unmarshaler),
+			fx.Provide(cmd.Context),
+			fx.Provide(store.Keystore),
+			fx.Provide(store.Datastore),
+			fx.Supply(bootstrappers),
+			fx.Supply(network),
+			fx.Supply(node.Light),
+			fx.Invoke(func(modprov p2p.Module) {
+				mod = modprov
+			}),
+		)
+
+		if err := app.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start app: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			if err := app.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("failed to stop application: %v\n", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		p2pInfo, err := mod.Info(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get p2p info: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("PeerID: %s\n", p2pInfo.ID)
+		for _, addr := range p2pInfo.Addrs {
+			fmt.Printf("Listening on: %s\n", addr.String())
+		}
+		fmt.Println()
+
+		var successfulConnections atomic.Int32
+		var failedConnections atomic.Int32
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+		for _, bootstrapper := range bootstrappers {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(bootstrapper peer.AddrInfo) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				fmt.Printf("Attempting to connect to bootstrapper: %s\n", bootstrapper)
+				if err := mod.Connect(ctx, bootstrapper); err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("Error: Failed to connect to bootstrapper %s. Reason: %v\n", bootstrapper, err)
+					failedConnections.Add(1)
+					return
+				}
+				fmt.Printf("Success: Connected to bootstrapper: %s\n", bootstrapper)
+				successfulConnections.Add(1)
+			}(bootstrapper)
+		}
+
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		if failedConnections.Load() == int32(len(bootstrappers)) && errorOnAllFailure {
+			fmt.Println()
+			fmt.Println("failed to connect to all bootstrappers")
+			os.Exit(1)
+			return nil
+		} else if failedConnections.Load() > 0 && errorOnAnyFailure {
+			fmt.Println()
+			fmt.Println("failed to connect to some bootstrappers")
+			os.Exit(1)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+}
+
+func init() {
+	p2pConnectBootstrappersCmd.Flags().BoolVar(
+		&errorOnAnyFailure, "err-any", false,
+		"Return error if at least one bootstrapper is not reachable",
+	)
+	p2pConnectBootstrappersCmd.Flags().BoolVar(
+		&errorOnAllFailure, "err-all", false,
+		"Return error if no bootstrapper is reachable",
+	)
+	p2pConnectBootstrappersCmd.Flags().DurationVar(
+		&connectionTimeout, "timeout", 10*time.Second,
+		"Timeout duration for the entire bootstrapper connection process",
+	)
+}
diff --git a/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go b/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go
index 037abb2e51..14593f3fc8 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/nodebuilder/p2p"
 )
 
-func fraudUnmarshaler() fraud.ProofUnmarshaler[*header.ExtendedHeader] {
+func Unmarshaler() fraud.ProofUnmarshaler[*header.ExtendedHeader] {
 	return defaultProofUnmarshaler
 }
 
diff --git a/nodebuilder/fraud/module.go b/nodebuilder/fraud/module.go
index bf353f63c6..62903226ba 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/fraud/module.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/fraud/module.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var log = logging.Logger("module/fraud")
 
 func ConstructModule(tp node.Type) fx.Option {
 	baseComponent := fx.Options(
-		fx.Provide(fraudUnmarshaler),
+		fx.Provide(Unmarshaler),
 		fx.Provide(func(serv fraud.Service[*header.ExtendedHeader]) fraud.Getter[*header.ExtendedHeader] {
 			return serv
 		}),
diff --git a/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go b/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go
index 4f83eea213..09b9221bb6 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ var networkAliases = map[string]Network{
 	"private": Private,
 }
 
+// GetNetwork returns the Network for the given string representation.
+func GetNetwork(networkStr string) Network {
+	return networkAliases[networkStr]
+}
+
 // orderedNetworks is a list of all known networks in order of priority.
 var orderedNetworks = []Network{Mainnet, Mocha, Arabica, Private}