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title: Start/stop
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# Starting and stopping AliasVault
You can start and stop AliasVault easily by using the install script.

## Stop
To stop AliasVault, run the install script with the `stop` option. This will stop all running AliasVault containers.

```bash
./install.sh stop
```

## Start
To start AliasVault, run the install script with the `start` option. This will start all AliasVault containers.

```bash
./install.sh start
```

## Restart
To restart AliasVault, run the install script with the `restart` option. This will restart all AliasVault containers.

```bash
./install.sh restart
```