philhawthorne · philhawthorne · Apr 11, 2018 · Jan 23, 2018 · Feb 19, 2018 · Apr 10, 2018
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
@@ -165,6 +165,58 @@ app.get('/container/:containerId/restart', function (req, res) {
     })
 });
 
+
+/**
+ * Start the container by the ID specified
+ */
+app.get('/container/:containerId/start', function (req, res) {
+    var containerId = req.params.containerId;
+    console.log("Start " + containerId);
+
+    getContainer(containerId, function (container) {
+        docker.getContainer(container.Id).start(function (err, data) {
+            if (err) {
+                res.status(500);
+                res.send(err);
+                return;
+            }
+            res.status(200); //We found the container! This reponse can be trusted
+            res.send(data);
+        });
+    }, function (status, message) {
+        res.status(status);
+        if (message) {
+            res.send(message);
+        }
+    })
+});
+
+
+/**
+ * Stop the container by the ID specified
+ */
+app.get('/container/:containerId/stop', function (req, res) {
+    var containerId = req.params.containerId;
+    console.log("Stop " + containerId);
+
+    getContainer(containerId, function (container) {
+        docker.getContainer(container.Id).stop(function (err, data) {
+            if (err) {
+                res.status(500);
+                res.send(err);
+                return;
+            }
+            res.status(200); //We found the container! This reponse can be trusted
+            res.send(data);
+        });
+    }, function (status, message) {
+        res.status(status);
+        if (message) {
+            res.send(message);
+        }
+    })
+});
+
 app.post('/container/:containerId/exec', function(req, res) {
     var containerId = req.params.containerId;
     console.log("Exec " + containerId);
@@ -178,7 +230,7 @@ app.post('/container/:containerId/exec', function(req, res) {
         res.status(400);
         return;
     }
-    
+
     getContainer(containerId, function (container) {
         if (config.get("debug"))
             console.log("Attempting to execute command in container " + container.Id);
@@ -283,14 +335,14 @@ function getContainer(name, cb, error)
         if (err) {
             if (typeof error == "function")
                 return error(500, err);
-            
+
             return;
         }
 
         if (containers.length < 1) {
             if (typeof error == "function")
                 return error(404, "container not found");
-            
+
             return;
         }
 

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -47,12 +47,26 @@ The easiest way to get started is to run this service inside its own Docker cont
 ```bash
 docker run -d \
 --name=ha-dockermon --restart=always \
--v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
--v /path/to/config:/config
--p 8126:8126
+-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+-v /path/to/config:/config \
+-p 8126:8126 \
 philhawthorne/ha-dockermon
 ```
 
+#### Docker Compose
+If you prefer to use Docker Compose, here is a sample entry you can add to your Docker compose file.
+```yaml
+  docker_mon:
+    image: philhawthorne/ha-dockermon
+    container_name: ha_dockermon
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - /path/to/config:/config
+    ports:
+      - 8126:8126
+```
+
 #### NodeJS
 You can run this service directly from a host that has NPM and NodeJS installed. Just checkout this repository and then run:
 
@@ -127,4 +141,4 @@ switch:
 ```
 
 # Further Reading
-For more in-depth Home Assistant examples and some ideas for use, please check out [this article on my blog](https://philhawthorne.com/ha-dockermon-use-home-assistant-to-monitor-start-or-stop-docker-containers).
+For more in-depth Home Assistant examples and some ideas for use, please check out [this article on my blog](https://philhawthorne.com/ha-dockermon-use-home-assistant-to-monitor-start-or-stop-docker-containers).