diff --git a/z1/prepare-app.sh b/z1/prepare-app.sh
index 8d52be0..8208a17 100755
--- a/z1/prepare-app.sh
+++ b/z1/prepare-app.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-docker network create app-network 2>/dev/null
-docker volume create mongo-data
-docker volume create uploads
+
+echo "Preparing application..."
+
+docker network create z1_default 2>/dev/null || echo "Network already exists."
+
+docker volume create z1_mongo-data 2>/dev/null || echo "Volume already exists."
+
 docker-compose build
+
+echo "Preparation completed."
diff --git a/z1/remove-app.sh b/z1/remove-app.sh
index 1261387..025f659 100755
--- a/z1/remove-app.sh
+++ b/z1/remove-app.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-docker-compose down -v
-docker system prune -f
 
+echo "Removing application..."
+
+docker-compose down -v >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+docker system prune -f >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+echo "Application completely removed."
diff --git a/z1/start-app.sh b/z1/start-app.sh
index ae3c3c6..20b0b9e 100755
--- a/z1/start-app.sh
+++ b/z1/start-app.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-docker-compose up -d
 
-echo "App running at: http://147.232.204.210:8080"
-echo "Mongo Express: http://147.232.204.210:8081"
+echo "Starting application..."
+
+docker-compose up -d --build
+
+echo "Application is running."
+echo "Open in browser:"
+echo "http://147.232.204.210:8080"
+echo "Mongo Express:"
+echo "http://147.232.204.210:8081"
diff --git a/z1/stop-app.sh b/z1/stop-app.sh
index 489373b..2be5e5e 100755
--- a/z1/stop-app.sh
+++ b/z1/stop-app.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-docker-compose down
+
+echo "Stopping application..."
+
+if [ "$(docker ps -q -f name=z1_)" ]; then
+    docker-compose down >/dev/null 2>&1
+    echo "Application stopped successfully."
+else
+    echo "No running containers found. Nothing to stop."
+fi