diff --git a/roles/apps/tasks/main.yml b/roles/apps/tasks/main.yml
index 62e3f78..9f24c9a 100644
--- a/roles/apps/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/apps/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,10 @@
     app_name: "{{ item }}"
     app_vars: "{{ apps_vars[item] }}"
   loop: "{{ apps_include }}"
+
+- name: Copy deploy.sh
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: scripts/deploy.sh.j2
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/deploy.sh
+    owner: root
+    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
diff --git a/roles/apps/templates/scripts/deploy.sh.j2 b/roles/apps/templates/scripts/deploy.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abd6f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/apps/templates/scripts/deploy.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# code: language=bash
+
+ARG="$1"
+APPS_DIR="{{ apps_data_root }}"
+
+case $ARG in
+start)
+    for app in $APPS_DIR/*; do
+        docker compose -f $app/docker-compose.yml up --remove-orphans -d
+    done
+    ;;
+stop)
+    for app in $APPS_DIR/*; do
+        docker compose -f $app/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
+    done
+    ;;
+restart)
+    for app in $APPS_DIR/*; do
+        docker compose -f $app/docker-compose.yml restart
+    done
+    ;;
+*)
+    echo "Unrecognized argument"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac