diff --git a/docs/process-management.md b/docs/process-management.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..619ec8f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/process-management.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Process/Container management
+
+Dokku supports rudimentary process (really container) management via the `ps` plugin.
+
+```
+ps <app>                                        List processes running in app container(s)
+ps:start <app>                                  Start app container(s)
+ps:stop <app>                                   Stop app container(s)
+ps:restart <app>                                Restart app container(s)
+ps:restartall                                   Restart all deployed app containers
+```
+
+*NOTE*: As of v0.3.14, `dokku deploy:all` in now deprecated by `ps:restartall` and will be removed in a future version.
diff --git a/docs/upgrading.md b/docs/upgrading.md
index bf7776c8c..1f49f6adc 100644
--- a/docs/upgrading.md
+++ b/docs/upgrading.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ There is an upgrade [script](https://gist.github.com/plietar/7201430), which is
 1. run the script as root
 2. `git pull` to get the latest version of dokku
 3. make install
-4. `dokku deploy:all`
+4. `dokku ps:restartall`
 
 TDB.
 
diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 117cecf16..a73c96296 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -160,12 +160,10 @@ case "$1" in
     pluginhook update
     ;;
 
-  # temporary hack for https://github.com/progrium/dokku/issues/82
+  # DEPRECATED as of v0.3.14
   deploy:all)
-    for app in $DOKKU_ROOT/*/CONTAINER; do
-      APP=$(basename "$(dirname $app)");
-      dokku deploy $APP
-    done
+      echo "*DEPRECATED* in v0.3.14: deploy:all will be removed in future versions"
+      dokku ps:restartall
     ;;
 
   help|'')
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
index 91e93d2d8..02d743a18 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ start on (started docker)
 
 script
   sleep 2 # give docker some time
-  sudo -i -u dokku /usr/local/bin/dokku deploy:all
+  sudo -i -u dokku /usr/local/bin/dokku ps:restartall
 end script
 EOF
     ;;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ After=docker.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 User=dokku
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/dokku deploy:all
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/dokku ps:restartall
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/plugins/config/commands b/plugins/config/commands
index bb46313e2..f6d73e017 100755
--- a/plugins/config/commands
+++ b/plugins/config/commands
@@ -35,26 +35,13 @@ config_styled_hash () {
   done <<< "$vars"
 }
 
-config_restart_app() {
-  APP="$1";
-
-  if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]]; then
-    echo "-----> Releasing $APP ..."
-    dokku release $APP
-    echo "-----> Release complete!"
-    echo "-----> Deploying $APP ..."
-    dokku deploy $APP
-    echo "-----> Deploy complete!"
-  fi
-}
-
 config_write() {
   ENV_TEMP="$1"
   echo -e "$ENV_TEMP" | sed '/^$/d' | sort > $ENV_FILE_TEMP
   if ! cmp -s $ENV_FILE $ENV_FILE_TEMP; then
     cp -f $ENV_FILE_TEMP $ENV_FILE
     chmod 600 $ENV_FILE
-    config_restart_app $APP
+    dokku ps:restart $APP
   fi
   rm -f $ENV_FILE_TEMP
 }
diff --git a/plugins/domains/commands b/plugins/domains/commands
index e3a9825f6..97f8569cb 100755
--- a/plugins/domains/commands
+++ b/plugins/domains/commands
@@ -16,19 +16,6 @@ RE_IPV6="${RE_IPV6}fe08:(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){2,2}%[0-9a-zA-Z]{1,}|"     # TEST: f
 RE_IPV6="${RE_IPV6}::(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}${RE_IPV4}|"            # TEST: ::255.255.255.255   ::ffff:255.255.255.255  ::ffff:0:255.255.255.255 (IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses and IPv4-translated addresses)
 RE_IPV6="${RE_IPV6}([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}:${RE_IPV4}"                # TEST: 2001:db8:3:4::192.0.2.33  64:ff9b::192.0.2.33
 
-domains_restart_app() {
-  APP="$1";
-
-  if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]]; then
-    echo "-----> Releasing $APP ..."
-    dokku release $APP
-    echo "-----> Release complete!"
-    echo "-----> Deploying $APP ..."
-    dokku deploy $APP
-    echo "-----> Deploy complete!"
-  fi
-}
-
 case "$1" in
   domains)
     [[ -z $2 ]] && echo "Please specify an app to run the command on" && exit 1
@@ -92,7 +79,7 @@ case "$1" in
     dokku domains:setup $APP
     echo "$3" >> "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/VHOST"
     # we need to restart the app to make sure we're binding to the appropriate network interface
-    domains_restart_app $APP
+    dokku ps:restart $APP
     pluginhook post-domains-update $APP
     echo "-----> Added $3 to $APP"
 
diff --git a/plugins/ps/commands b/plugins/ps/commands
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d0ae01076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ps/commands
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+release_and_deploy() {
+  local APP="$1";
+
+  if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]]; then
+    echo "-----> Releasing $APP ..."
+    dokku release $APP
+    echo "-----> Release complete!"
+    echo "-----> Deploying $APP ..."
+    dokku deploy $APP
+    echo "=====> Application deployed:"
+         dokku urls $APP | sed "s/^/       /"
+    echo
+  fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  ps)
+    [[ -z $2 ]] && echo "Please specify an app to run the command on" && exit 1
+    [[ ! -d "$DOKKU_ROOT/$2" ]] && echo "App $2 does not exist" && exit 1
+
+    APP="$2"; [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]] && CONTAINER_ID=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER")
+    [[ -z "$CONTAINER_ID" ]] && echo "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
+
+    docker exec -ti "$CONTAINER_ID" /bin/bash -c "ps auxwww"
+  ;;
+
+  ps:start)
+    [[ -z $2 ]] && echo "Please specify an app to run the command on" && exit 1
+    [[ ! -d "$DOKKU_ROOT/$2" ]] && echo "App $2 does not exist" && exit 1
+
+    APP="$2"; [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]] && CONTAINER_ID=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER")
+    [[ -z "$CONTAINER_ID" ]] && echo "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
+
+    if [[ "$(docker ps -q --no-trunc| grep -q $CONTAINER_ID; echo $?)" != "0" ]]; then
+      release_and_deploy $APP
+    else
+      echo "App $APP already running"
+    fi
+  ;;
+
+  ps:stop)
+    [[ -z $2 ]] && echo "Please specify an app to run the command on" && exit 1
+    [[ ! -d "$DOKKU_ROOT/$2" ]] && echo "App $2 does not exist" && exit 1
+
+    APP="$2"; [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]] && CONTAINER_ID=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER")
+    [[ -z "$CONTAINER_ID" ]] && echo "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
+
+    if [[ "$(docker ps -q --no-trunc| grep -q $CONTAINER_ID; echo $?)" = "0" ]]; then
+      echo "Stopping $APP ..."
+      docker stop $CONTAINER_ID > /dev/null
+    else
+      echo "App $APP already stopped"
+    fi
+  ;;
+
+  ps:restart)
+    [[ -z $2 ]] && echo "Please specify an app to run the command on" && exit 1
+    [[ ! -d "$DOKKU_ROOT/$2" ]] && echo "App $2 does not exist" && exit 1
+
+    APP="$2"; [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]] && CONTAINER_ID=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER")
+    [[ -z "$CONTAINER_ID" ]] && echo "App $APP has not been deployed" && exit 0
+
+    release_and_deploy $APP
+  ;;
+
+  ps:restartall)
+    for app in $DOKKU_ROOT/*/CONTAINER; do
+      APP=$(basename "$(dirname $app)");
+      dokku ps:restart $APP
+    done
+  ;;
+
+  help | ps:help)
+    cat && cat<<EOF
+    ps <app>                                        List processes running in app container(s)
+    ps:start <app>                                  Start app container(s)
+    ps:stop <app>                                   Stop app container(s)
+    ps:restart <app>                                Restart app container(s)
+    ps:restartall                                   Restart all deployed app containers
+EOF
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    exit $DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT
+    ;;
+
+esac
diff --git a/tests/unit/ps.bats b/tests/unit/ps.bats
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53efb0b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/ps.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load test_helper
+
+setup() {
+  deploy_app
+}
+
+teardown() {
+  destroy_app
+}
+
+@test "ps" {
+  # CI support: 'Ah. I just spoke with our Docker expert --
+  # looks like docker exec is built to work with docker-under-libcontainer,
+  # but we're using docker-under-lxc. I don't have an estimated time for the fix, sorry
+  skip "circleci does not support docker exec at the moment."
+  run bash -c "dokku ps $TEST_APP | grep -q \"node web.js\""
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+}
+
+@test "ps:start" {
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:stop $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:start $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  run bash -c "docker ps -q --no-trunc | grep -q $(< $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER)"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+}
+
+@test "ps:stop" {
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:stop $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  run bash -c "docker ps -q --no-trunc | grep -q $(< $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER)"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_failure
+}
+
+@test "ps:restart" {
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:restart $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  run bash -c "docker ps -q --no-trunc | grep -q $(< $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER)"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+}