diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+install:
+	@docker-compose up -d
+
+remove:
+	@chmod +x confirm_remove.sh
+	@./confirm_remove.sh
+
+
+start:
+	@docker-compose start
+
+stop:
+	@docker-compose stop
+
+update:
+	# Calls the LLM update script
+	chmod +x update_ollama_models.sh
+	@./update_ollama_models.sh
+	@git pull
+	@docker-compose down
+	# Make sure the ollama-webui container is stopped before rebuilding
+	@docker stop open-webui || true
+	@docker-compose up --build -d
+	@docker-compose start
+
diff --git a/confirm_remove.sh b/confirm_remove.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Warning: This will remove all containers and volumes, including persistent data. Do you want to continue? [Y/N]"
+read ans
+if [ "$ans" == "Y" ] || [ "$ans" == "y" ]; then
+  docker-compose down -v
+else
+  echo "Operation cancelled."
+fi
diff --git a/update_ollama_models.sh b/update_ollama_models.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# update_llm.sh
+
+# Retrieves the list of LLMs installed in the Docker container
+llm_list=$(docker exec ollama ollama list | tail -n +2 | awk '{print $1}')
+
+# Loop over each LLM to update it
+for llm in $llm_list; do
+  docker exec ollama ollama pull $llm
+done