diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9917880..927a69c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ You can use the the user `ublue` and password `ublue` to login.
 > At the moment there's only a dummy project included. Tasks for real life usage
 > will be included soon.
 
-## Firing Up the Forge
+## Handling the forge
 
-To heat up the forge run `./setup.sh`.
+You can use the `forge.sh` to **setup**, **heat-up** and **cool-down** the forge.
+
+| Command                | Description                                  |
+| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
+| `./forge.sh setup`     | Setup the forge for the first time or update |
+| `./forge.sh heat-up`   | Start the forge                              |
+| `./forge.sh cool-down` | Stop the forge                               |
diff --git a/forge.sh b/forge.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..102b7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Functions
+function setup {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Heating up the forge for the first time..${ENDCOLOR}"
+    podman play kube forge-pod.yml --build --replace && podman logs --color -f ublue-os_forge-setup.ublue.local
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Done. Happy forging!${ENDCOLOR}"
+}
+
+function up {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Heating up the forge..${ENDCOLOR}"
+    podman pod start ublue-os_forge
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Done. Happy forging!${ENDCOLOR}"
+}
+
+function down {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Cooling down the forge..${ENDCOLOR}"
+    podman pod stop ublue-os_forge --ignore
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Done. Have a nice day${ENDCOLOR}"
+}
+
+# Bash colors
+RED="\e[31m"
+YELLOW="\e[33m"
+GREEN="\e[32m"
+ENDCOLOR="\e[0m"
+
+# Main
+case "$1" in
+    setup)
+        setup
+    ;;
+    heat-up)
+        up
+    ;;
+    cool-down)
+        down
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Invalid argument: please provide 'heat-up', 'cool-down', or 'setup'"
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1308f9b..0000000
--- a/setup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Setup Universal Blue Forge
-podman play kube forge-pod.yml --build --replace && podman logs --color -f ublue-os_forge-setup.ublue.local