diff --git a/reth.Dockerfile b/reth.Dockerfile
index c57a0dfa..91f3d7f3 100644
--- a/reth.Dockerfile
+++ b/reth.Dockerfile
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ ARG PROFILE=maxperf
 ARG BUILD_OP_RETH=false
 ARG BUILD_BASE_RETH=false
 ARG BUILD_BSC_RETH=false
+ARG BUILD_ALETHIA_RETH=false
 
 # Set up cargo for maximum performance with aggressive optimizations
 RUN mkdir -p /root/.cargo && \
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
     echo "DEBUG: BUILD_OP_RETH=[$BUILD_OP_RETH]" && \
     echo "DEBUG: BUILD_BASE_RETH=[$BUILD_BASE_RETH]" && \
     echo "DEBUG: BUILD_BSC_RETH=[$BUILD_BSC_RETH]" && \
+    echo "DEBUG: BUILD_ALETHIA_RETH=[$BUILD_ALETHIA_RETH]" && \
     if [ "$BUILD_OP_RETH" = "true" ]; then \
         echo "DEBUG: Taking OP_RETH branch" && \
         echo "Building op-reth with optimism feature" && \
@@ -277,6 +279,11 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
         echo "Building reth-bsc" && \
         cargo build --profile $PROFILE --locked --bin reth-bsc --features jemalloc,asm-keccak && \
         cp target/$PROFILE/reth-bsc /usr/local/bin/reth; \
+    elif [ "$BUILD_ALETHIA_RETH" = "true" ]; then \
+        echo "DEBUG: Taking ALETHIA_RETH branch" && \
+        echo "Building alethia-reth (Taiko)" && \
+        cargo build --profile $PROFILE --locked --bin alethia-reth && \
+        cp target/$PROFILE/alethia-reth /usr/local/bin/reth; \
     else \
         echo "DEBUG: Taking DEFAULT branch" && \
         echo "Building standard reth" && \
diff --git a/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-archive-trace.yml b/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-archive-trace.yml
index 9ecaeff2..3949df47 100644
--- a/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-archive-trace.yml
+++ b/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-archive-trace.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
   options:
     max-size: "10m"
     max-file: "3"
+# This node is built from source with architecture-specific optimizations
+# Build command: docker compose build --build-arg ARCH_TARGET=${ARCH_TARGET:-native} taiko-alethia-reth
+#
+# IMPORTANT: Cache optimization considerations
+
+# If running multiple nodes on the same machine, be aware that:
+# - L3 cache is shared across all cores, causing cache contention
+# - Multiple nodes compete for cache space, reducing optimization effectiveness
+
+# - Consider CPU pinning to minimize cache conflicts:
+#   docker run --cpuset-cpus="0-7" taiko-alethia-reth  # Pin to specific cores
+# - For AMD X3D CPUs, CCD0 (cores 0-7) has the 3D V-Cache
+# - For multi-node setups, generic builds may perform better than cache-optimized ones
 
 # Usage:
 #
@@ -30,7 +43,17 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   taiko-alethia-reth:
-    image: ${TAIKO_RETH_IMAGE:-us-docker.pkg.dev/evmchain/images/taiko-reth}:${TAIKO_ALETHIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.1.0}
+    build:
+      context: ./
+      dockerfile: reth.Dockerfile
+      args:
+        LLVM_IMAGE: ${LLVM_IMAGE:-snowstep/llvm}
+        LLVM_VERSION: ${LLVM_VERSION:-20250912105042}
+        RETH_VERSION: ${TAIKO_ALETHIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.1.0}
+        RETH_REPO: ${TAIKO_ALETHIA_RETH_REPO:-https://github.com/taikoxyz/alethia-reth}
+        ARCH_TARGET: ${ARCH_TARGET:-native}
+        PROFILE: ${RETH_BUILD_PROFILE:-maxperf}
+        BUILD_ALETHIA_RETH: true
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle
diff --git a/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-pruned-trace.yml b/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-pruned-trace.yml
index ca69e655..2b47bffc 100644
--- a/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-pruned-trace.yml
+++ b/taiko/reth/taiko-alethia-reth-pruned-trace.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
   options:
     max-size: "10m"
     max-file: "3"
+# This node is built from source with architecture-specific optimizations
+# Build command: docker compose build --build-arg ARCH_TARGET=${ARCH_TARGET:-native} taiko-alethia-reth-pruned
+#
+# IMPORTANT: Cache optimization considerations
+
+# If running multiple nodes on the same machine, be aware that:
+# - L3 cache is shared across all cores, causing cache contention
+# - Multiple nodes compete for cache space, reducing optimization effectiveness
+
+# - Consider CPU pinning to minimize cache conflicts:
+#   docker run --cpuset-cpus="0-7" taiko-alethia-reth-pruned  # Pin to specific cores
+# - For AMD X3D CPUs, CCD0 (cores 0-7) has the 3D V-Cache
+# - For multi-node setups, generic builds may perform better than cache-optimized ones
 
 # Usage:
 #
@@ -30,7 +43,17 @@ x-logging-defaults: &logging-defaults
 
 services:
   taiko-alethia-reth-pruned:
-    image: ${TAIKO_RETH_IMAGE:-us-docker.pkg.dev/evmchain/images/taiko-reth}:${TAIKO_ALETHIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.1.0}
+    build:
+      context: ./
+      dockerfile: reth.Dockerfile
+      args:
+        LLVM_IMAGE: ${LLVM_IMAGE:-snowstep/llvm}
+        LLVM_VERSION: ${LLVM_VERSION:-20250912105042}
+        RETH_VERSION: ${TAIKO_ALETHIA_RETH_VERSION:-v1.1.0}
+        RETH_REPO: ${TAIKO_ALETHIA_RETH_REPO:-https://github.com/taikoxyz/alethia-reth}
+        ARCH_TARGET: ${ARCH_TARGET:-native}
+        PROFILE: ${RETH_BUILD_PROFILE:-maxperf}
+        BUILD_ALETHIA_RETH: true
     sysctls:
       # TCP Performance
       net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle: 0       # Disable slow start after idle