diff --git a/laradock.sh b/laradock.sh
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--- a/laradock.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
+    echo "Missing arguments. Please specify 'up' or 'down'.";
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $1 -eq "up" ]] ; then
+    echo "Initializing Docker Sync";
+    docker-sync start;
+    echo "Initializing Docker Compose";
+    docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.sync.yml -d nginx mysql;
+else
+    echo "Stopping Docker Compose";
+    docker-compose down;
+    echo "Stopping Docker Sync";
+    docker-sync start;
+fi