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OJS does not define its own lifecycle commands. Like every application plugin, an OJS stack is built, started, stopped, inspected, and rolled out with the core sitectl commands, which operate on whichever context is active: 
sitectl create ojs            # scaffold the stack and its context
sitectl compose build         # build images
sitectl compose up -d         # start the stack
sitectl compose ps            # service status
sitectl compose logs -f       # follow logs
sitectl compose down          # stop the stack
sitectl deploy                # pull updates and restart (rollout)
sitectl ojs ... is reserved for OJS-specific operations — the PHP tools, PKP tools, and related helpers. General lifecycle stays in the core CLI so the same operational contract applies to every stack. See sitectl create, sitectl compose, and sitectl deploy for the full lifecycle reference.