diff --git a/docker-compose/technical/docker-compose.technical.yml b/docker-compose/technical/docker-compose.technical.yml
index fb13455f..002d03e4 100644
--- a/docker-compose/technical/docker-compose.technical.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/technical/docker-compose.technical.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ services:
       - 5601:5601
     environment:
       - LOGSPOUT=ignore
+      - SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0
+      - SERVER_PORT=5601
     depends_on:
       - elasticsearch
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -138,5 +140,7 @@ services:
       - GF_AUTH_DISABLE_LOGIN_FORM=true
       - GF_ANALYTICS_REPORTING_ENABLED=false
       - GF_ANALYTICS_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES=false
+      - HTTP_PORT=3000
+      - HTTP_ADDR=0.0.0.0
     ports:
       - "7000:3000"
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94838f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to download a file if it does not exist
+download_file() {
+  local url=$1
+  local target_path=$2
+
+  # Check if the file already exists to avoid re-downloading
+  if [ ! -f "$target_path" ]; then
+    echo "Downloading $(basename "$target_path")..."
+    curl -s -L "$url" -o "$target_path" || { echo "Failed to download $(basename "$target_path"). Exiting."; exit 1; }
+  else
+    echo "$(basename "$target_path") already exists. Skipping download."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Set databases path
+GRIDSUITE_DATABASES=$(realpath "DATABASES")
+export GRIDSUITE_DATABASES
+
+# Create the subdirectories with the required file mode
+mkdir -p "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/cases" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/postgres" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/elasticsearch" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/init" || { echo "Failed to create directories. Exiting."; exit 1; }
+
+# Change the file mode to 777 for all subdirectories
+chmod 777 "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/cases" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/postgres" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/elasticsearch" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/init" || { echo "Failed to set permissions. Exiting."; exit 1; }
+
+echo "Folder structure created under $GRIDSUITE_DATABASES with required permissions."
+
+# Populate init folder
+download_file "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gridsuite/geo-data/main/src/test/resources/geo_data_substations.json" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/init/geo_data_substations.json"
+download_file "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gridsuite/geo-data/main/src/test/resources/geo_data_lines.json" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/init/geo_data_lines.json"
+download_file "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gridsuite/cgmes-boundary-server/main/src/test/resources/business_processes.json" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/init/business_processes.json"
+download_file "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gridsuite/cgmes-boundary-server/main/src/test/resources/tsos.json" "$GRIDSUITE_DATABASES/init/tsos.json"
+
+echo "Configuration files downloaded."
+
+# Update IP
+# Capture the first IP address into a variable
+target_ip=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
+
+# Use the variable as needed
+echo "The target IP address is: $target_ip"
+
+# Find all files in the directory and its subdirectories
+find "docker-compose" -type f | while read -r file; do
+  # Use sed to replace 'localhost' and '172.17.0.1' with 'target_ip' in-place
+  sed -i "s/localhost/$target_ip/g" "$file"
+  sed -i "s/172.17.0.1/$target_ip/g" "$file"
+done
+
+# Assuming the Docker Compose file is relative to the script's execution path
+cd docker-compose/explicit-profiles || { echo "Failed to change directory. Check if the path is correct. Exiting."; exit 1; }
+docker compose --profile suite up -d || { echo "Docker Compose failed to start. Check Docker setup. Exiting."; exit 1; }
diff --git a/stop.sh b/stop.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4543e3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set databases path
+GRIDSUITE_DATABASES=$(realpath "DATABASES")
+export GRIDSUITE_DATABASES
+
+# Assuming the Docker Compose file is relative to the script's execution path
+cd docker-compose/explicit-profiles || { echo "Failed to change directory. Check if the path is correct. Exiting."; exit 1; }
+docker compose --profile suite stop || { echo "Docker Compose failed to stop. Exiting."; exit 1; }
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