diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 079917f1ff..7a804ad3d2 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -4,9 +4,55 @@ openapiDir := "./docs/03-endpoints/generated-openapi"
 default:
     @just --list
 
-# Update the OpenApi yml files by generating these from the tAPIr specs
 alias dog := docs-openapi-generate
+alias ssl := stack-start-latest
+alias stop := stack-stop
+
+# Generate the OpenApi in {{openapiDir}} yml from the tapir endpoints
 docs-openapi-generate:
-    mkdir -p {{openapiDir}}
-    rm {{openapiDir}}/*.yml >> /dev/null 2>&1 || true
-    sbt "webapi/runMain org.knora.webapi.slice.common.api.DocsGenerator {{openapiDir}}"
+    # The generated files are stored in the docs/03-endpoints/generated-openapi directory
+    # You can specify the directory where the files are stored by setting the openapiDir variable
+    # e.g. `just openapiDir=/tmp/openapi docs-openapi-generate`
+    mkdir -p {{ openapiDir }}
+    rm {{ openapiDir }}/*.yml >> /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    ./sbtx "webapi/runMain org.knora.webapi.slice.common.api.DocsGenerator {{ openapiDir }}"
+
+# Start stack
+stack-start:
+    @echo "Starting Stack"
+    docker compose up -d
+    ./webapi/scripts/wait-for-db.sh
+    @echo "Stack started"
+
+# Start stack and pull latest images before starting
+stack-start-latest: && stack-start
+    @echo "Pulling latest"
+    docker compose pull
+
+# Stop stack
+stack-stop:
+    @echo "Stopping Stack"
+    docker compose stop
+    @echo "Stack stopped"
+
+# Restart stack
+stack-restart: stack-stop && stack-start
+
+# Stops and removes all containers and stack related volumes and network
+[confirm]
+stack-destroy:
+    @echo "Destroying Stack"
+    @echo "\nStopping and removing containers"
+    docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
+    docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
+    @echo "\nPruning Network"
+    docker network rm knora-net
+    @echo "\nPruning Volumes"
+    docker volume rm dsp-api_db-home -f
+    docker volume rm dsp-api_db-import -f
+    @echo "Stack destroyed"
+
+# Initialize the db with a set of test data
+[confirm]
+stack-init-test: && stack-start
+    make init-db-test