diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4a4526..e272ace 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,14 +21,33 @@ Open:
 http://localhost:5173
 ```
 
+## Click To Run
+
+If you want a one-click launcher on macOS/Linux:
+
+```bash
+./start.sh
+```
+
+Stop the background server with:
+
+```bash
+./stop.sh
+```
+
+If you run the server in the foreground, stop it with `Ctrl+C`.
+
 ## Notes
 
 - Login calls the upstream API from `project-specs/API_ENDPOINTS.md`.
 - If the upstream login rejects the credentials or is unavailable, demo mode creates a local session so the UI can still be exercised.
 - Order search, order detail helpers, FPP loading, password change, and special message save are wired through the API adapter with mock fallback for local preview.
+- `start.sh` writes a pid file named `.doclink-web.pid` and a log file named `doclink-web.log`.
 
 ## Main Files
 
 - `server.js`
 - `styles.css`
 - `package.json`
+- `start.sh`
+- `stop.sh`
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bff14ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PID_FILE="$ROOT_DIR/.doclink-web.pid"
+LOG_FILE="$ROOT_DIR/doclink-web.log"
+PORT="${PORT:-5198}"
+
+if [[ -f "$PID_FILE" ]]; then
+  OLD_PID="$(cat "$PID_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [[ -n "${OLD_PID:-}" ]] && kill -0 "$OLD_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "DocLink Web is already running on pid $OLD_PID"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  rm -f "$PID_FILE"
+fi
+
+nohup env PORT="$PORT" node "$ROOT_DIR/server.js" >"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
+echo $! > "$PID_FILE"
+echo "DocLink Web started on http://localhost:$PORT"
+echo "PID: $(cat "$PID_FILE")"
diff --git a/stop.sh b/stop.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..25d7404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PID_FILE="$ROOT_DIR/.doclink-web.pid"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$PID_FILE" ]]; then
+  echo "No pid file found. If the server is running in another terminal, stop it with Ctrl+C."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+PID="$(cat "$PID_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [[ -z "${PID:-}" ]]; then
+  rm -f "$PID_FILE"
+  echo "Pid file was empty. Removed it."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if kill -0 "$PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+  kill "$PID"
+  echo "Stopped DocLink Web process $PID"
+else
+  echo "Process $PID is not running anymore."
+fi
+
+rm -f "$PID_FILE"