diff --git a/scripts/rest-api.sh b/scripts/rest-api.sh
index 78ff833..2aef6d4 100755
--- a/scripts/rest-api.sh
+++ b/scripts/rest-api.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 cd /srv/analysis/rest-api
-echo "Running $0 in `pwd`"
+echo "Running $0 in `pwd` with argument: $1"
 
-set -e
-set -x
+set -e  # Exit on error
+set -x  # Print commands for debugging
 
 # Start the MariaDB service
 service mariadb start
 service mariadb status &> /dev/null
 
-# Configure the MariaDB database using compatible commands
-# Update the root password and create the `analysis` database and tables
+# Configure the MariaDB database and create necessary tables
 mysql -u root << SQLCOMMANDS || true
 ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'toor';
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
@@ -45,15 +44,22 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS debug (
 );
 SQLCOMMANDS
 
-
-# Install dependencies for the REST API using npm
+# Install dependencies
 npm install
 
-# Start the REST API using Node.js directly instead of systemd
-# This step replaces `systemctl` usage since Docker containers typically don't use systemd
-node index.js debug
+# Use the first argument to determine which mode to start
+echo "DEBUG_MODE is set to: '$DEBUG_MODE'"
+
+if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "Starting API in debug mode..."
+  node index.js debug
+else
+  echo "Starting API in normal mode..."
+  node index.js
+fi
 
-set +x
+set +x  
 echo '--------------------------------------------------'
 echo "REST API started at http://localhost:8080/analysis"
 echo '--------------------------------------------------'
+
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 25b7bf2..0000000
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-trap popd EXIT
-pushd $PWD &> /dev/null
-cd $(dirname "$0")
-cd ..
-
-dockerfail() {
-	echo "Docker not found. Check that Docker is installed and running."
-	exit 1
-}
-docker ps &> /dev/null || dockerfail
-
-set -e
-set -x
-
-#clean logs
-rm -r ./logs || true
-mkdir -p ./logs
-
-docker stop crawl_test || true
-docker rm crawl_test || true
-docker build --tag=crawl_test .  &> build.log
-docker run -d --name crawl_test --privileged \
-	-v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro \
-	-v "$(pwd)":/srv/analysis \
-	-p 5901:5901 \
-	-p 6901:6901 \
-	-p 8080:8080 \
-	--user 0 \
-	crawl_test || true
diff --git a/scripts/webcrawler.sh b/scripts/webcrawler.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6036178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/webcrawler.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+trap popd EXIT
+pushd $PWD &> /dev/null
+cd $(dirname "$0")
+cd ..
+
+# Check if Docker is installed and running
+dockerfail() {
+  echo "Docker not found. Check that Docker is installed and running."
+  exit 1
+}
+docker ps &> /dev/null || dockerfail
+
+set -e  # Exit on errors
+set -x  # Print commands for debugging
+
+# Clean logs
+rm -r ./logs || true
+mkdir -p ./logs
+
+# Stop and remove the old container if it exists
+docker stop crawl_test || true
+docker rm crawl_test || true
+
+# Build the Docker image
+docker build --tag=crawl_test . &> build.log
+
+# Check if the user provided the 'debug' argument
+if [[ "$1" == "debug" ]]; then
+  DEBUG_MODE="true"
+  echo "Starting container with debugging enabled."
+else
+  DEBUG_MODE="false"
+  echo "Starting container without debugging."
+fi
+
+# Run the Docker container with the DEBUG_MODE environment variable
+docker run -d --name crawl_test --privileged \
+  -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro \
+  -v "$(pwd)":/srv/analysis \
+  -p 5901:5901 \
+  -p 6901:6901 \
+  -p 8080:8080 \
+  -e DEBUG_MODE=$DEBUG_MODE \
+  --user 0 \
+  crawl_test || true
diff --git a/supervisord.conf b/supervisord.conf
index 1d10680..bfceab8 100644
--- a/supervisord.conf
+++ b/supervisord.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 nodaemon=true
 
 [program:restapi]
-command=sh /srv/analysis/scripts/rest-api.sh 
+command=sh /srv/analysis/scripts/rest-api.sh ${DEBUG_MODE}
 stdout_logfile=/srv/analysis/logs/restapi.log
 stderr_logfile=/srv/analysis/logs/restapi.error.log
 autostart=true