diff --git a/scripts/ops/README.md b/scripts/ops/README.md
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+# Armadillo for OPS
+
+To monitor and control Armadillo and its DataShield docker containers we need to use the Armadillo API.
+
+## Armadillo Controller
+
+With `armadilloctl` you can control the DataShield docker containers.
+
+To make this possible Armadillo must have an admin user set.
+
+### env.dist
+
+The file [`env.dist`](./env.dist) lists the required environment variables.
+
+- Copy this over to a location of choice ie `/etc/armadillo/acc.env`
+
+### run
+
+Make sure to `source` the file in your current `bash` or through a new shell.
+
+```bash
+bash -c "source /etc/armadillo/acc.env ; ./armadilloctl.bash"
+```
+
+### examples
+
+- `./armadillo.bash statusAll`
+- `./armadillo.bash autoStart`
+- `./armadillo.bash stop default`
+- `./armadillo.bash startAll`
+
+### Test script (WIP)
+
+You can test `armadilloctl.bash` using `test_armadilloctl.bash`.
+
+We source the environment variables to not contaminate our current shell.
+
+```bash
+bash -c "source /etc/armadillo/acc.env ; ./test_armadilloctl.bash" || echo FAILED
+```
diff --git a/scripts/ops/armadilloctl.bash b/scripts/ops/armadilloctl.bash
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CURL_OPTS=--silent
+
+OK="\033[32m"
+WARN="\033[33m"
+ERR="\033[31m"
+B="\033[0m"
+
+success() {
+  echo -e "${OK}${1}${B}"
+}
+
+warning() {
+  echo -e "WARNING: ${WARN}${1}${B}"
+}
+
+error() {
+  echo -e "ERROR: ${ERR}${1}${B}"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+is_armadillo_running() {
+  cmd="${ARMADILLO_URL}"
+  curl $CURL_OPTS --request "GET" "${cmd}" > /dev/null || (error "Armadillo not running."; exit 1)
+}
+
+get_profiles() {
+  cmd="$ARMADILLO_URL/ds-profiles"
+  profile_names=$(curl $CURL_OPTS --user "${CREDENTIALS}" --request "GET" --header "accept: application/json" "${cmd}" | jq -r '.[] | "\(.name)"')
+}
+
+status() {
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        error "$0 needs profile name. Or try ${0}All"
+    fi
+    name=$1
+
+    cmd="${ARMADILLO_URL}/ds-profiles/{$name}"
+    stats=$(curl $CURL_OPTS --user "${CREDENTIALS}" --request "GET" --header "accept: application/json" "${cmd}" | jq -r '"\(.name) = \(.container.status)"')
+    success "$stats"
+}
+
+start() {
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        error "$0 needs profile name. Or try ${0}All"
+    fi
+
+    profile="$1"
+    cmd="$ARMADILLO_URL/ds-profiles/$profile/start"
+    echo "Starting '$profile' on $cmd"
+
+    curl $CURL_OPTS --user $CREDENTIALS --request "POST" "$cmd" --data ""
+}
+
+stop() {
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        error "$0 needs profile name. Or try ${0}All"
+    fi
+
+    profile="$1"
+    cmd="$ARMADILLO_URL/ds-profiles/$profile/stop"
+    echo "Stopping '$profile' on $cmd"
+
+    curl $CURL_OPTS --user $CREDENTIALS --request "POST" $cmd --data ""
+}
+
+restart() {
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        error "$0 needs profile name. Or try ${0}All"
+    fi
+
+    profile=$1
+    echo "Restarting $profile"
+    stop "$profile"
+    sleep 5
+    start "$profile"
+    sleep 5
+    status "$profile"
+
+}
+
+is_auto_start() {
+  if [[ $ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART =~ (^|[[:space:]])$1($|[[:space:]]) ]]
+  then
+    return 0
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+doAll() {
+  command=$1
+  get_profiles
+
+  echo "${profile_names}" | while read -r item; do
+    "$command" "${item}"
+  done
+}
+
+statusAll() {
+  doAll status
+}
+
+startAll() {
+    doAll start
+}
+
+stopAll() {
+    doAll stop
+}
+
+restartAll() {
+  doAll stop
+  sleep 5
+  doAll start
+}
+
+autoStart() {
+    get_profiles
+    echo "Auto starting ..."
+    echo "${profile_names}" | while read -r item
+    do
+      if is_auto_start "${item}"
+      then
+        start "${item}"
+      fi
+    done
+    statusAll
+}
+
+check_dependencies() {
+  if ! which jq > /dev/null ; then
+    echo "Please install jq for json parsing ... exiting"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+var_found() {
+  echo "Variable $1 found ..."
+}
+
+var_empty() {
+  warning "Variable $1 not set! ... exiting"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+all_set() {
+  [[ -n "$ARMADILLO_URL" ]] && var_found ARMADILLO_URL
+  [[ -z "$ARMADILLO_URL" ]] && var_empty ARMADILLO_URL
+
+  [[ -n "$ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER" ]] && var_found ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER
+  [[ -z "$ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER" ]] && var_empty ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER
+
+  [[ -n "$ARMADILLO_ADMIN_PASSWORD" ]] && var_found ARMADILLO_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+  [[ -z "$ARMADILLO_ADMIN_PASSWORD" ]] && var_empty ARMADILLO_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+
+  # Set to all if not set with value.
+  [[ -n "${ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART}" ]] && var_found ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART
+  [[ -z "${ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART}" ]] && ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART="__ALL__"
+
+  CREDENTIALS="${ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER}:${ARMADILLO_ADMIN_PASSWORD}"
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "Armadillo settings:"
+  echo "  ARMADILLO_URL                : ${ARMADILLO_URL}"
+  echo "  ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER         : ${ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER}"
+  echo "  ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART : ${ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART}"
+}
+
+check_dependencies || exit
+
+all_set || exit
+
+is_armadillo_running || exit
+
+get_profiles
+
+if [[ "$1" =~ ^(status|start|stop|restart|statusAll|startAll|stopAll|restartAll|autoStart)$ ]]; then
+    "$@"
+else
+  warning "Please provide one of the following arguments: status | start | stop | restart | statusAll | startAll | stopAll | restartAll | autoStart"
+  error "Got argument '$1'"
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/ops/env.dist b/scripts/ops/env.dist
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+# copy this file to ie "/etc/armadillo/acc.env"
+
+export ARMADILLO_URL=http://localhost:8080
+export ARMADILLO_ADMIN_USER=admin
+export ARMADILLO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin
+
+# Space separated values between double quotes. Leaving empty falls back to all profiles.
+export ARMADILLO_PROFILES_AUTOSTART="default rock"
diff --git a/scripts/ops/test_armadilloctl.bash b/scripts/ops/test_armadilloctl.bash
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+OUT=/dev/stdout
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then 
+    OUT="/dev/null"
+fi
+
+usage() {
+    echo 'bash -c "source dev.env ; ./test_armadilloctl.bash" || echo FAILED'
+}
+
+colors() {
+  for c in {0..255}; do
+    printf "\033[48;5;%sm%3d\033[0m " "$c" "$c"
+    if (( c == 15 )) || (( c > 15 )) && (( (c-15) % 6 == 0 )); then
+      printf "\n"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+OK="\033[32m"
+WARN="\033[33m"
+ERR="\033[31m"
+B="\033[0m"
+
+error() {
+  echo -e "TEST:: ERROR: ${ERR}${1}${B}"
+}
+
+warning() {
+  echo -e "TEST:: WARNING: ${WARN}${1}${B}"
+}
+
+success() {
+  echo -e "TEST:: SUCCES: ${OK}${1}${B}"
+}
+
+
+failed() {
+    warn $0
+}
+do_sleep() {
+    warning "Pausing for $1 seconds before '$2'."
+    sleep "$1"
+    echo "..."
+}
+
+error "NOTE: controller exit values are incomplete ... needs eyes"
+warning "Make sure Armadillo is running"
+
+./armadilloctl.bash > $OUT || success "Needs a command."
+
+./armadilloctl.bash status > $OUT || success "status needs profile name"
+./armadilloctl.bash statusAll > $OUT && success "statusAll needs running Armadillo"
+
+./armadilloctl.bash stopAll > $OUT && success "stopAll needs running Armadillo"
+
+do_sleep 5 "autoStart"
+./armadilloctl.bash autoStart > $OUT && success "autoStart needs running Armadillo"
+
+do_sleep 5 "startAll"
+./armadilloctl.bash startAll > $OUT && success "startAll needs running Armadillo"
+
+do_sleep 5 "restartAll"
+./armadilloctl.bash restartAll > $OUT && success "restartAll needs running Armadillo"
+
+# colors