diff --git a/src/down.sh b/src/down.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# check that our enabled containers path is correct
+[ -e "${VDM_REPO_PATH}/${VDM_CONTAINER_TYPE}/enabled" ] || {
+  echo "[error] Enabled containers path ${VDM_REPO_PATH}/${VDM_CONTAINER_TYPE}/enabled does not exist. This means no container is enabled."
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# the main function
+main() {
+	# get all zip files
+	for yml in "${VDM_REPO_PATH}/${VDM_CONTAINER_TYPE}/enabled/"*/*.yml; do
+		docker-compose --file "${yml}" down
+	done
+}
+
+# run main
+main
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diff --git a/src/up.sh b/src/up.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# check that our repository path is correct
+[ -e "${VDM_REPO_PATH}/${VDM_CONTAINER_TYPE}/enabled" ] || {
+  echo "[error] Repository path (${VDM_REPO_PATH}/${VDM_CONTAINER_TYPE}/enabled) does not exist, first enable some containers."
+  exit 1
+}
+# check that our projects path is correct
+[ -e "${VDM_PROJECT_PATH}" ] || {
+  echo "[error] Projects path (${VDM_PROJECT_PATH}) does not exist."
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# the main function
+main() {
+  # get all zip files
+  for yml in "${VDM_REPO_PATH}/${VDM_CONTAINER_TYPE}/enabled/"*/*.yml; do
+    # get the vdm_container value
+    vdm_container="${yml%/docker-compose.yml}"
+    # check if image has its own env file also
+    [ -f "${vdm_container}/.env" ] && ENV_FILE="${vdm_container}/.env" || ENV_FILE="${VDM_REPO_PATH}/${VDM_CONTAINER_TYPE}/.env"
+    docker-compose --env-file "${ENV_FILE}" --file "${yml}" up -d
+  done
+}
+
+# run main
+main