diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+LOGDIR=log
+if [[ ! -d $LOGDIR ]]; then
+  mkdir $LOGDIR
+fi
+
+KUBECTL=`which kubectl`
+if [[ -z $KUBECTL ]] ; then
+  echo Cannot find kubectl
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Starting resourcifier..."
+RESOURCIFIER=bin/resourcifier
+if [[ -z $RESOURCIFIER ]] ; then
+	echo Cannot find resourcifier
+	exit 1
+fi
+pkill -f $RESOURCIFIER
+nohup $RESOURCIFIER > $LOGDIR/resourcifier.log 2>&1 --kubectl=$KUBECTL --port=8082 &
+echo
+
+echo "Starting expandybird..."
+EXPANDYBIRD=bin/expandybird
+if [[ -z $EXPANDYBIRD ]] ; then
+  echo Cannot find expandybird
+  exit 1
+fi
+pkill -f $EXPANDYBIRD
+nohup $EXPANDYBIRD > $LOGDIR/expandybird.log 2>&1 --port=8081 --expansion_binary=expansion/expansion.py &
+echo
+
+echo "Starting deployment manager..."
+MANAGER=bin/manager
+if [[ -z $MANAGER ]] ; then
+  echo Cannot find manager
+  exit 1
+fi
+pkill -f $MANAGER
+nohup $MANAGER > $LOGDIR/manager.log 2>&1 --port=8080  --kubectl=$KUBECTL --expanderURL=http://localhost:8081 --deployerURL=http://localhost:8082 &
+echo
+
+echo "Starting kubectl proxy..."
+pkill -f "$KUBECTL proxy"
+nohup $KUBECTL proxy --port=8001 &
+sleep 1s
+echo
+
+echo "Done."
diff --git a/stop.sh b/stop.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Stopping resourcifier..."
+RESOURCIFIER=`which resourcifier`
+if [[ ! -z $RESOURCIFIER ]] ; then
+	pkill -f $RESOURCIFIER
+fi
+echo
+
+echo "Stopping expandybird..."
+EXPANDYBIRD=`which expandybird`
+if [[ ! -z $EXPANDYBIRD ]] ; then
+	pkill -f $EXPANDYBIRD
+fi
+echo
+
+echo "Stopping deployment manager..."
+MANAGER=`which manager`
+if [[ ! -z $MANAGER ]] ; then
+	pkill -f $MANAGER
+fi
+echo
+
+echo "Done."