diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.env
+.services
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 # scripts
 
+_Quick and dirty utilities to build, start and stop services._
+
+## Usage
+
+Ensure that `go-task` is installed and `task -l`!
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
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+version: '3'
+
+output: prefixed
+
+vars:
+  SERVICES_ROOT: "{{ .ROOT_DIR }}/.services"
+  CONFIG_ROOT: "/etc/opt/spadinastan"
+
+tasks:
+  build:
+    desc: Builds a service by name.
+    prefix: "build image: {{ .CLI_ARGS }}"
+    interactive: true
+    cmds:
+      - rm -rf {{.SERVICES_ROOT}}/{{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - git clone "git@forge-ssh.karnov.club:spadinastan/{{.CLI_ARGS}}.git" "{{.SERVICES_ROOT}}/{{.CLI_ARGS}}"
+      - cd {{ .SERVICES_ROOT }}/{{ .CLI_ARGS }} && . ./build.sh
+    env:
+      IMAGE_VERSION: "{{.IMAGE_VERSION}}"
+
+  start:
+    desc: Starts a service by name.
+    prefix: "start: {{ .CLI_ARGS }}"
+    cmds:
+      - rm -rf {{.SERVICES_ROOT}}/{{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - git clone "git@forge-ssh.karnov.club:spadinastan/{{.CLI_ARGS}}.git" "{{.SERVICES_ROOT}}/{{.CLI_ARGS}}"
+      - cd {{ .SERVICES_ROOT }}/{{ .CLI_ARGS }} && . ./start.sh
+    dotenv: ['common.env']
+    env:
+      IMAGE_VERSION: "{{.IMAGE_VERSION}}"
+      ENV_FILE_DIR: "{{.CONFIG_ROOT}}"
+
+  stop:
+    desc: Stops a service by name.
+    prefix: "stop: {{ .CLI_ARGS }}"
+    cmds:
+      - rm -rf {{.SERVICES_ROOT}}/{{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - git clone "git@forge-ssh.karnov.club:spadinastan/{{.CLI_ARGS}}.git" "{{.SERVICES_ROOT}}/{{.CLI_ARGS}}"
+      - cd {{ .SERVICES_ROOT }}/{{ .CLI_ARGS }} && . ./stop.sh
+    dotenv: ['common.env']