Starting and Stopping InternalBooks
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To start and stop InternalBooks, you can use the provided `start.bat` and `stop.bat` scripts. These scripts manage the Docker containers that run InternalBooks.

Starting InternalBooks
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To start InternalBooks, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the directory where you have downloaded InternalBooks Installer.
2. Run the `start.bat` script by double-clicking it or executing it from a terminal or command prompt.
   - This will start the Docker container defined in the `docker-compose.yml` file.

Stopping InternalBooks
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To stop InternalBooks, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the directory where you have downloaded InternalBooks Installer.
2. Run the `stop.bat` script by double-clicking it or executing it from a terminal or command prompt.
   - This will stop the Docker container running InternalBooks.

.. note::
    Ensure that Docker is running before executing the `start.bat` or `stop.bat` scripts. If Docker is not running, the scripts will not work as expected.


For more advanced users, you can also use Docker commands directly:

- To start InternalBooks, you can use:

.. code-block:: bash

    docker-compose up -d


- To stop InternalBooks, you can use:

.. code-block:: bash

    docker-compose down


.. important::
    These commands are to be used while in the directory where the `docker-compose.yml` file is located. If you are in a different directory, you will need to specify the path to the `docker-compose.yml` file using the `-f` option, like so:

.. code-block:: bash

    docker-compose -f /path/to/your/docker-compose.yml up -d