diff --git a/.basic_services b/.basic_services
index c497972..201ea70 100644
--- a/.basic_services
+++ b/.basic_services
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Services start/stop order
 # Will start from top to bottom and stop in reverse
-basenet
-chain
-morph_chain
 nats
 ir
 storage
diff --git a/.essential_services b/.essential_services
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d2562c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.essential_services
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Services start/stop order
+# Will start from top to bottom and stop in reverse
+basenet
+chain
+morph_chain
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a98bfd..4d234f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ PULL_SVCS = $(shell find ./services -type f -name 'docker-compose.yml' | sort -u
 # List of services to run
 START_SVCS = $(shell cat .services | grep -v \\\#)
 START_BASIC = $(shell cat .basic_services | grep -v \\\#)
+START_ESSENTIAL = $(shell cat .essential_services | grep -v \\\#)
 STOP_SVCS = $(shell tac .services | grep -v \\\#)
 STOP_BASIC = $(shell tac .basic_services | grep -v \\\#)
+STOP_ESSENTIAL = $(shell tac .essential_services | grep -v \\\#)
 
 # List of hosts available in devenv
 HOSTS_LINES = $(shell grep -Rl IPV4_PREFIX ./services/* | grep .hosts)
@@ -60,12 +62,17 @@ up: up/basic
 
 # Build up NeoFS
 .PHONY: up/basic
-up/basic: get vendor/hosts
+up/basic: up/essential
 	@$(foreach SVC, $(START_BASIC), $(shell docker-compose -f services/$(SVC)/docker-compose.yml up -d))
 	@./bin/tick.sh
 	@./bin/config.sh string SystemDNS container
 	@echo "Basic NeoFS Developer Environment is ready"
 
+# Start essential services
+.PHONY: up/essential
+up/essential: get vendor/hosts
+	@$(foreach SVC, $(START_ESSENTIAL), $(shell docker-compose -f services/$(SVC)/docker-compose.yml up -d))
+
 # Build up certain service
 .PHONY: up/%
 up/%: get vendor/hosts
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ up/%: get vendor/hosts
 
 # Stop environment
 .PHONY: down
-down: down/add down/basic
+down: down/add down/basic down/essential
 	@echo "Full NeoFS Developer Environment is down"
 
 .PHONY: down/add
@@ -86,6 +93,11 @@ down/add:
 down/basic:
 	$(foreach SVC, $(STOP_BASIC), $(shell docker-compose -f services/$(SVC)/docker-compose.yml down))
 
+# Stop essential services
+.PHONY: down/essential
+down/essential:
+	$(foreach SVC, $(STOP_ESSENTIAL), $(shell docker-compose -f services/$(SVC)/docker-compose.yml down))
+
 # Stop certain service
 .PHONY: down/%
 down/%: