diff --git a/DownloaderWebApp/start.sh b/DownloaderWebApp/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Navigate to the script's directory
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# Check for virtual environment and activate if found
+if [ -d "venv" ]; then
+    source venv/bin/activate
+elif [ -d ".venv" ]; then
+    source .venv/bin/activate
+fi
+
+echo "Starting DownloaderWebApp..."
+python3 main.py &
+PID=$!
+echo $PID > app.pid
+echo "Application started with PID: $PID"
diff --git a/DownloaderWebApp/stop.sh b/DownloaderWebApp/stop.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Navigate to the script's directory
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+if [ -f "app.pid" ]; then
+    PID=$(cat app.pid)
+    if ps -p $PID > /dev/null; then
+        echo "Stopping app (PID $PID)..."
+        kill $PID
+        rm app.pid
+        echo "Stopped."
+    else
+        echo "PID file found ($PID) but process is not running. Removing stale PID file."
+        rm app.pid
+    fi
+else
+    echo "No PID file found. Trying to find process by name..."
+    pkill -f "python3 main.py"
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Stopped via process name."
+    else
+        echo "No running process found."
+    fi
+fi