diff --git a/start-servers.sh b/start-servers.sh
index e0595a3..b321d42 100755
--- a/start-servers.sh
+++ b/start-servers.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 echo "Starting CVE Dashboard servers..."
 
-# Start backend
-cd backend
-nohup node server.js > backend.log 2>&1 &
-BACKEND_PID=$!
-echo "Backend started (PID: $BACKEND_PID)"
+sudo systemctl start cve-backend
+echo "✓ Backend started"
 
-# Start frontend
-cd ../frontend
-nohup npm start > frontend.log 2>&1 &
-FRONTEND_PID=$!
-echo "Frontend started (PID: $FRONTEND_PID)"
+sudo systemctl start cve-frontend
+echo "✓ Frontend started"
 
-# Save PIDs
-echo $BACKEND_PID > ../backend.pid
-echo $FRONTEND_PID > ../frontend.pid
+sleep 1
 
-echo "✓ Both servers running in background"
-echo "  Backend:  http://localhost:3001"
-echo "  Frontend: http://localhost:3000"
+# Show status
+systemctl is-active --quiet cve-backend && echo "  Backend:  http://localhost:3001 (running)" || echo "  Backend:  FAILED"
+systemctl is-active --quiet cve-frontend && echo "  Frontend: http://localhost:3000 (running)" || echo "  Frontend: FAILED"
diff --git a/stop-servers.sh b/stop-servers.sh
index ea174ff..563e456 100755
--- a/stop-servers.sh
+++ b/stop-servers.sh
@@ -1,37 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 echo "Stopping CVE Dashboard servers..."
 
-# Kill by PID files if they exist
-if [ -f backend.pid ]; then
-    kill $(cat backend.pid) 2>/dev/null
-    rm backend.pid
-    echo "✓ Backend stopped (via pid)"
-fi
+sudo systemctl stop cve-backend
+echo "✓ Backend stopped"
 
-if [ -f frontend.pid ]; then
-    kill $(cat frontend.pid) 2>/dev/null
-    rm frontend.pid
-    echo "✓ Frontend stopped (via pid)"
-fi
-
-# Force kill all node processes related to this project
-pkill -9 -f "node.*server.js" 2>/dev/null
-pkill -9 -f "react-scripts" 2>/dev/null
-pkill -9 -f "webpack" 2>/dev/null
-
-# Wait a moment and verify
-sleep 1
-
-# Check if any are still running
-if pgrep -f "react-scripts" > /dev/null; then
-    echo "⚠ Some React processes still running, force killing..."
-    pkill -9 -f "react-scripts"
-    sleep 1
-fi
-
-if pgrep -f "node.*server.js" > /dev/null; then
-    echo "⚠ Backend still running, force killing..."
-    pkill -9 -f "node.*server.js"
-fi
-
-echo "✓ All servers stopped"
+sudo systemctl stop cve-frontend
+echo "✓ Frontend stopped"