diff --git a/scripts/destroy-demo.sh b/scripts/destroy-demo.sh
index ebd0615..7675796 100755
--- a/scripts/destroy-demo.sh
+++ b/scripts/destroy-demo.sh
@@ -11,15 +11,20 @@ setupDirs
 # Export more environment variables
 exportPaths
 
+# Read PROJECT_NAME from the temporary file
+PROJECT_NAME=$(cat /tmp/project_name.txt)
+
+echo "$INFO Destroying $PROJECT_NAME project..."
+
 INSTALLED_DOCKER_VERSION=$(docker version -f "{{.Server.Version}}")
 MINIMUM_REQUIRED_DOCKER_VERSION_REGEX="^((([2-9][1-9]|[3-9][0]|[0-9]{3,}).*)|(20\.([0-9]{3,}|[1-9][1-9]|[2-9][0]).*)|(20\.10\.([0-9]{3,}|[2-9][0-9]|[1][3-9])))"
 if [[ $INSTALLED_DOCKER_VERSION =~ $MINIMUM_REQUIRED_DOCKER_VERSION_REGEX ]]; then
     echo "$INFO Destroying demo service..."
-    docker compose -p ozone $dockerComposeDemoCLIOptions down -v
+    docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME $dockerComposeDemoCLIOptions down -v
     echo "$INFO Destroying proxy service..."
-    docker compose -p ozone $dockerComposeProxyCLIOptions down -v
+    docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME $dockerComposeProxyCLIOptions down -v
     echo "$INFO Destroying Ozone services..."
-    docker compose -p ozone $dockerComposeOzoneCLIOptions down -v  --remove-orphans
+    docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME $dockerComposeOzoneCLIOptions down -v  --remove-orphans
 else
     echo "$ERROR Docker versions < 20.10.13 are not supported"
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index 84609f2..6e15743 100755
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,29 @@ if [ "$DEMO" == "true" ]; then
     echo "→ NUMBER_OF_DEMO_PATIENTS=$NUMBER_OF_DEMO_PATIENTS"
 fi
 
+# Check if ozone-info.json exists and read project name from it
+ozoneInfo="../$DISTRO_PATH/ozone-info.json"
+if [ -f "$ozoneInfo" ]; then
+    export PROJECT_NAME=$(grep -o '"name":\s*"[^\"]*"' "$ozoneInfo" | cut -d'"' -f4)
+else
+    export PROJECT_NAME="ozone"
+fi
+echo "$PROJECT_NAME" > /tmp/project_name.txt
+
+if ! isOzoneRunning "$PROJECT_NAME"; then
+    echo "$INFO Starting Ozone project with name: $PROJECT_NAME"
+fi
+
+# Check if an instance of Ozone is already running
+suffix=0
+while isOzoneRunning "$PROJECT_NAME"; do
+    echo "$WARN An instance of Ozone is already running with the name: $PROJECT_NAME"
+    suffix=$((suffix + 1))
+    export PROJECT_NAME="$PROJECT_NAME-$suffix"
+    echo "$INFO Starting a new instance of Ozone with name: $PROJECT_NAME"
+    echo "$PROJECT_NAME" > /tmp/project_name.txt
+done
+
 INSTALLED_DOCKER_VERSION=$(docker version -f "{{.Server.Version}}")
 MINIMUM_REQUIRED_DOCKER_VERSION_REGEX="^((([2-9][1-9]|[3-9][0]|[0-9]{3,}).*)|(20\.([0-9]{3,}|[1-9][1-9]|[2-9][0]).*)|(20\.10\.([0-9]{3,}|[2-9][0-9]|[1][3-9])))"
 if [[ $INSTALLED_DOCKER_VERSION =~ $MINIMUM_REQUIRED_DOCKER_VERSION_REGEX ]]; then
@@ -40,10 +63,10 @@ if [[ $INSTALLED_DOCKER_VERSION =~ $MINIMUM_REQUIRED_DOCKER_VERSION_REGEX ]]; th
 
     # Pull Ozone Docker images
     echo "$INFO Pulling ${OZONE_LABEL:-Ozone FOSS} images..."
-    docker compose -p ozone $dockerComposeOzoneCLIOptions pull
+    docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME $dockerComposeOzoneCLIOptions pull
     
     # Set the Docker Compose command for Ozone
-    dockerComposeOzoneCommand="docker compose -p ozone $dockerComposeOzoneCLIOptions up -d --build"
+    dockerComposeOzoneCommand="docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME $dockerComposeOzoneCLIOptions up -d --build"
     echo "$INFO Running ${OZONE_LABEL:-Ozone FOSS}..."
     echo ""
     echo "$dockerComposeOzoneCommand"
@@ -57,7 +80,7 @@ if [[ $INSTALLED_DOCKER_VERSION =~ $MINIMUM_REQUIRED_DOCKER_VERSION_REGEX ]]; th
 
     # Run the Nginx Proxy service, if $TRAEFIK!=true
     if [ "$TRAEFIK" != "true" ]; then
-        dockerComposeProxyCommand="docker compose -p ozone $dockerComposeProxyCLIOptions up -d --build"
+        dockerComposeProxyCommand="docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME $dockerComposeProxyCLIOptions up -d --build"
         echo "$INFO Running Nginx proxy service (\$TRAEFIK!=true)..."
         echo ""
         echo "$dockerComposeProxyCommand"
@@ -69,7 +92,7 @@ if [[ $INSTALLED_DOCKER_VERSION =~ $MINIMUM_REQUIRED_DOCKER_VERSION_REGEX ]]; th
 
     # Run the Demo service
     if [ "$DEMO" == "true" ]; then
-        dockerComposeDemoCommand="docker compose -p ozone $dockerComposeDemoCLIOptions up -d"
+        dockerComposeDemoCommand="docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME $dockerComposeDemoCLIOptions up -d"
         echo "$INFO Running demo service..."
         echo ""
         echo "$dockerComposeDemoCommand"
diff --git a/scripts/utils.sh b/scripts/utils.sh
index fd97c20..664435b 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 export TEXT_BLUE=`tput setaf 4`
 export TEXT_RED=`tput setaf 1`
+export TEXT_YELLOW=`tput setaf 3`
 export BOLD=`tput bold`
 export RESET_FORMATTING=`tput sgr0`
 INFO="$TEXT_BLUE$BOLD[INFO]$RESET_FORMATTING"
 ERROR="$TEXT_RED$BOLD[ERROR]$RESET_FORMATTING"
+WARN="$TEXT_YELLOW$BOLD[WARN]$RESET_FORMATTING"
 
 function setupDirs () {
     # Create the Ozone directory
@@ -127,6 +129,16 @@ function setNginxHostnames {
 
 }
 
+function isOzoneRunning {
+    local projectName=$1
+    runningContainers=$(docker ps --filter "name=${projectName}" --format "{{.Names}}")
+    if [ -n "$runningContainers" ]; then
+        return 0  # true
+    else
+        return 1  # false
+    fi
+}
+
 function displayAccessURLsWithCredentials {
     services=()
     is_defined=()