diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
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+++ b/scripts/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+BIN=bin/eosio-ship-trace-reader
+
+DIR=$(dirname $(realpath $0))
+cd "$DIR"
+
+date
+./stop.sh
+timestamp=`date +%s`
+$BIN -p ./eosio-ship-trace-reader.pid 2> logs/$timestamp.log &
+rm -f out.log
+ln -s logs/$timestamp.log out.log
diff --git a/scripts/stop.sh b/scripts/stop.sh
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+++ b/scripts/stop.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+PIDFILE="$(pwd)/eosio-ship-trace-reader.pid"
+
+if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ]; then
+    pid=$(cat "$PIDFILE")
+    echo $pid
+    kill $pid
+    rm -r "$PIDFILE"
+    echo -ne "Stopping process"
+    while true; do
+        [ ! -d "/proc/$pid/fd" ] && break
+        echo -ne "."
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    echo -ne "\rProcesss stopped. \n"
+fi