diff --git a/start-containers.sh b/start-containers.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <folder1> <folder2> ..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+for folder in "$@"; do
+  echo "Processing folder: $folder"
+
+  # Check for folder existance.
+  if [ ! -d "$folder" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Folder '$folder' does not exist. Skipping..."
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  # Navigate to the folder.
+  cd "$folder" || { echo "Failed to enter folder '$folder'. Skipping..."; continue; }
+
+  # Take actions based on existance of Dockerfile/docker-compose.yml.
+  if [ -f "Dockerfile" ]; then
+    echo "Dockerfile found in '$folder'. Running 'docker compose build'..."
+    docker compose build
+  elif [ -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
+    echo "Dockerfile not found but docker-compose.yml exists in '$folder'. Running 'docker compose up -d'..."
+    docker compose up -d
+  else
+    echo "Neither Dockerfile nor docker-compose.yml found in '$folder'. Skipping..."
+  fi
+
+  # Return to the original directory.
+  cd - >/dev/null || exit
+
+done
+
+echo "Done starting containers."
diff --git a/stop-containers.sh b/stop-containers.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <folder1> <folder2> ..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+for folder in "$@"; do
+  echo "Processing folder: $folder"
+
+  # Check for folder existence.
+  if [ ! -d "$folder" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Folder '$folder' does not exist. Skipping..."
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  # Navigate to the folder.
+  cd "$folder" || { echo "Failed to enter folder '$folder'. Skipping..."; continue; }
+
+  # Check if docker-compose.yml exists.
+  if [ -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
+    echo "docker-compose.yml found in '$folder'. Running 'docker compose down && docker system prune -af'..."
+    docker compose down
+    docker system prune -af
+  else
+    echo "docker-compose.yml not found in '$folder'. Skipping..."
+  fi
+
+  # Return to the original directory.
+  cd - >/dev/null || exit
+
+done
+
+echo "Done cleaning up containers."
+