diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e097a2e..a4fa160 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .vscode/
 00-backend/target/
 01-frontend/node_modules/
+*.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 038ea1c..6a3b1d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ Webshop-Projekt für htw saar Digitale Produktionssysteme
 
 ### 🥰 Unix Systems 
 
-- TODO: make script
 ```shell
-
+    sh start.sh
 ```
+
 ### 🤮 Windows 
 
 - TODO: make script
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..08615ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+
+# Function to clean up background processes on script exit
+cleanup() {
+  echo "[DPS] Cleaning up..."
+  pkill $backend_pid # pkill because subshells
+  pkill $frontend_pid
+  echo "[DPS] Cleaned up..."
+  exit
+}
+
+# Trap SIGINT (Ctrl+C)
+trap cleanup SIGINT
+echo "[DPS] trapped"
+
+cd ./00-backend
+( java -jar target/webshop-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar 2>&1 | tee ../backend_latest.log ) &
+backend_pid=$!
+echo "[DPS] Backend started with PID $backend_pid"
+
+cd ../01-frontend
+( npm start 2>&1 | tee ../frontend_latest.log ) &
+frontend_pid=$!
+echo "[DPS] Frontend started with PID $frontend_pid"
+
+echo "[DPS] Ctrl+C to stop"
+# Wait indefinitely; cleanup will handle interruption
+wait