diff --git a/stop.sh b/stop.sh
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index 00000000..e952f093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stop.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+PIDFILE=kippo.pid
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+
+PID=$(cat $PIDFILE 2>/dev/null)
+
+if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
+  echo -e "[\e[01;32mi\e[00m] Stopping kippo...\n"
+  kill -TERM $PID
+fi
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