diff --git a/scripts/portainer/client/client.go b/scripts/portainer/client/client.go
index cdf6d25..e50228b 100644
--- a/scripts/portainer/client/client.go
+++ b/scripts/portainer/client/client.go
@@ -12,29 +12,96 @@ const (
 	applicationJson = "application/json"
 )
 
+// api docs
+// https://app.swaggerhub.com/apis/portainer/portainer-ce/2.9.3
+
 type PortainerClient struct {
 	authToken string
 	baseUrl   string
 }
 
-func NewPortainerClient(baseUrl string) *PortainerClient {
-	return &PortainerClient{
-		baseUrl: baseUrl,
+type Credentials struct {
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Password string `json:"password"`
+	BaseUrl  string `json:"baseUrl"`
+}
+
+func NewPortainerClient(creds Credentials) (*PortainerClient, error) {
+	c := &PortainerClient{
+		baseUrl: creds.BaseUrl,
 	}
+	return c, c.Login(creds.Username, creds.Password)
 }
 
 func (c *PortainerClient) IsLoggedIn() bool {
 	return c.authToken != ""
 }
 
+func (c *PortainerClient) Login(username, password string) error {
+	payload := map[string]string{"Username": username, "Password": password}
+	body, err := c.post("api/auth", payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	type JwtToken struct {
+		Token string `json:"jwt"`
+	}
+	token := JwtToken{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &token); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.authToken = token.Token
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *PortainerClient) GetAllStacks() ([]Stack, error) {
+	b, err := c.get("stacks")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var stacks []Stack
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &stacks); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return stacks, nil
+}
+
+func (c *PortainerClient) GetStackByName(name string) (*Stack, error) {
+	stacks, err := c.GetAllStacks()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, s := range stacks {
+		if s.Name == name {
+			return &s, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (c *PortainerClient) StartStack(stackId int) error {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("api/stacks/%d/start", stackId)
+	b, err := c.post(url, nil)
+	fmt.Println(string(b))
+	return err
+}
 func (c *PortainerClient) post(path string, payload interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.baseUrl, path)
-	resp, err := http.Post(url, applicationJson, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBytes))
+	// Create a Bearer string by appending string access token
+	var bearer = "Bearer " + c.authToken
+	// Create a new request using http
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBytes))
+
+	// add authorization header to the req
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", bearer)
+
+	// Send req using http Client
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -46,19 +113,28 @@ func (c *PortainerClient) post(path string, payload interface{}) ([]byte, error)
 	return body, nil
 }
 
-func (c *PortainerClient) Login(username, password string) error {
-	payload := map[string]string{"Username": username, "Password": password}
-	body, err := c.post("api/auth", payload)
+func (c *PortainerClient) get(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/%s", c.baseUrl, path)
+
+	// Create a Bearer string by appending string access token
+	var bearer = "Bearer " + c.authToken
+	// Create a new request using http
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+
+	// add authorization header to the req
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", bearer)
+
+	// Send req using http Client
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	type JwtToken struct {
-		Token string `json:"jwt"`
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	token := JwtToken{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &token); err != nil {
-		return err
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	c.authToken = token.Token
-	return nil
+	return body, nil
 }
diff --git a/scripts/portainer/client/types.go b/scripts/portainer/client/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3848c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/portainer/client/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package client
+
+type Stack struct {
+	ID              int           `json:"Id"`
+	Name            string        `json:"Name"`
+	Type            int           `json:"Type"`
+	EndpointID      int           `json:"EndpointId"`
+	SwarmID         string        `json:"SwarmId"`
+	EntryPoint      string        `json:"EntryPoint"`
+	Env             []interface{} `json:"Env"`
+	ResourceControl struct {
+		ID                 int           `json:"Id"`
+		ResourceID         string        `json:"ResourceId"`
+		SubResourceIds     []interface{} `json:"SubResourceIds"`
+		Type               int           `json:"Type"`
+		UserAccesses       []interface{} `json:"UserAccesses"`
+		TeamAccesses       []interface{} `json:"TeamAccesses"`
+		Public             bool          `json:"Public"`
+		AdministratorsOnly bool          `json:"AdministratorsOnly"`
+		System             bool          `json:"System"`
+	} `json:"ResourceControl"`
+	Status          int         `json:"Status"`
+	ProjectPath     string      `json:"ProjectPath"`
+	CreationDate    int         `json:"CreationDate"`
+	CreatedBy       string      `json:"CreatedBy"`
+	UpdateDate      int         `json:"UpdateDate"`
+	UpdatedBy       string      `json:"UpdatedBy"`
+	AdditionalFiles interface{} `json:"AdditionalFiles"`
+	AutoUpdate      interface{} `json:"AutoUpdate"`
+	GitConfig       interface{} `json:"GitConfig"`
+	FromAppTemplate bool        `json:"FromAppTemplate"`
+	Namespace       string      `json:"Namespace"`
+	IsComposeFormat bool        `json:"IsComposeFormat"`
+}
diff --git a/scripts/portainer/main.go b/scripts/portainer/main.go
index 60e2f02..5df689b 100644
--- a/scripts/portainer/main.go
+++ b/scripts/portainer/main.go
@@ -7,21 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/chatton/portainer/client"
 )
 
-const (
-	applicationJson = "application/json"
-	baseUrl         = "http://qnap:9000"
-)
-
-type PortainerCredentials struct {
-	Username string `json:"username"`
-	Password string `json:"password"`
-}
-
-func loadCreds() PortainerCredentials {
+func loadCreds() client.Credentials {
 	usr, _ := user.Current()
 	credPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/.homelab/portainer-creds.json", usr.HomeDir)
 
@@ -34,7 +25,7 @@ func loadCreds() PortainerCredentials {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	creds := PortainerCredentials{}
+	creds := client.Credentials{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(fileBytes, &creds); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -42,10 +33,25 @@ func loadCreds() PortainerCredentials {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	c := client.NewPortainerClient(baseUrl)
+	args := os.Args
+	if len(args) != 2 {
+		fmt.Println("must specify name of stack to start!")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	stackName := args[1]
 	creds := loadCreds()
-	err := c.Login(creds.Username, creds.Password)
+	c, err := client.NewPortainerClient(creds)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln(err)
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	s, err := c.GetStackByName(stackName)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = c.StartStack(s.ID)
+	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is already running") {
+		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }