diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0d1b3ad..8feb2f4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 # Install dependencies
 RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y \
-        build-essential \
-        curl \
-        g++ \
-	git \
-        make \
-        python3-venv \
-        software-properties-common
+    build-essential \
+    curl \
+    g++ \
+    git \
+    make \
+    python3-venv \
+    software-properties-common
 
 # Add NodeSource PPA to get Node.js 18.x
 RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -
@@ -28,7 +28,5 @@ RUN npm install dalai@0.3.1
 
 RUN npx dalai alpaca setup
 
-
 # Run the dalai server
 CMD [ "npx", "dalai", "serve" ]
-
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 893bdfe..68c8435 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '3.7'
+version: '3.8'
 services:
   dalai:
     build: .
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index e236b5d..2fe0ac8 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -111,18 +111,34 @@ You do NOT have to install all models, you can install one by one. Let's take a
 
 # Quickstart
 
-## Docker compose
+## Docker Compose
+Requires that you have docker and docker compose installed and running. To verify this, simply run:
 
-Requires that you have docker installed and running.
-```
+- `docker version`
+- `docker-compose version`
+
+To run dalai and alpaca, simply run:
+- `./start_docker.sh` to start the container and 
+- Once the container is up and the model has been downloaded, access the site in the browser `http://127.0.0.1:3000/` or simply run in the terminal `open http://127.0.0.1:3000/`.
+- `./stop_docker.sh`to stop the container. 
+
+___Note 1: This will dave the models in the `./models` folder.___
+
+___Note 2: You can specify a different model by modifying `docker-compose.yml`___
+
+**Windows Users**
+
+Start Container:
+```cmd
 docker compose build
-docker compose run dalai npx dalai alpaca install 7B # or a different model
-docker compose up -d
+docker-compose run --rm dalai npx dalai alpaca install 7B # or a different model
+docker-compose -p dalai up -d
 ```
 
-This will dave the models in the `./models` folder
-
-View the site at http://127.0.0.1:3000/
+Stop Container
+```cmd
+docker-compose -p dalai down
+```
 
 ## Mac
 
diff --git a/start_docker.sh b/start_docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d5ecb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start_docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if Docker is running
+if ! docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "This script uses Docker and is currently not running, please start Docker and try again!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start dalai alpaca 7B model
+docker compose build
+docker-compose run --rm dalai npx dalai alpaca install 7B # or a different model
+docker-compose -p dalai up -d
diff --git a/stop_docker.sh b/stop_docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e24192f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stop_docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#Check if Docker is running
+if ! docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "This script uses Docker and is currently not running, please start Docker and try again!"
+    exit 1
+else
+    # Start dalai alpaca 7B model
+    if [ $( docker ps | grep dalai | wc -l ) -gt 0 ]; then
+        docker-compose -p dalai down
+    fi
+fi