diff --git a/start_everything.sh b/start_everything.sh
index dbed567..935eca2 100644
--- a/start_everything.sh
+++ b/start_everything.sh
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 #start proxy
-docker compose -f ~/reverse_proxy/compose.yaml up -d
+docker compose -f ~/reverse_proxy/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/reverse_proxy up -d
 
 #start kuma
-cd ~/uptime-kuma
-docker compose -f ~/uptime-kuma/compose.yaml up -d
+docker compose -f ~/uptime-kuma/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/uptime-kuma/ up -d
 
 #create palworl server, don't start it
-docker compose -f ~/palworld/compose.yaml up --no-start -d
+docker compose -f ~/palworld/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/palworld up --no-start
 
 #create matrix server and database
-docker compose ~/docker/synapse/compose.yaml up -d
+#todo: split synapse and postgre at some point
+docker compose  -f~/docker/synapse/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/docker/synapse up -d
 
 #start jellyfin
 if [[ ! -d ~/jellyfin/jellyfin-media-remote/foxgirls-jelly ]] ; then
     printf "Warning: Jellyfin B2 bucket not mounted\n"
 fi
-docker compose -f ~/jellyfin/compose.yaml up -d
+docker compose -f ~/jellyfin/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/jellyfin/ up -d
 
 #start home page
-docker compose -f ~/homepage/compose.yaml up -d
+docker compose -f ~/homepage/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/homepage up -d
 
 #start gitea
 #todo?: make sure database exists
-docker compose -f ~/gitea/compose.yaml up -d
+docker compose -f ~/gitea/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/gitea up -d
 
 #start nextcloud
 #todo?: make sure database exists
-docker compose -f ~/nextcloud/compose.yaml up -d
+docker compose -f ~/nextcloud/compose.yaml --project-directory ~/nextcloud up -d
+
+printf "Service creation complete\n"