diff --git a/bin/setup.sh b/bin/setup.sh
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+++ b/bin/setup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
+# todo - check for mvn being installed
+
+# todo - check for version of maven installed
+
+# todo - check for version of java installed
+
+mvn clean install "$@"
diff --git a/bin/start.sh b/bin/start.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/start.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
+# todo - check if maven clean install has been run prior
+
+cd ${DIR}/blueocean-plugin \
+&& mvn hpi:run