diff --git a/recipes/stub/crud.sh b/recipes/stub/crud.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function _read() {
+    return 0
+}
+
+function _create() {
+    echo "creating Stub instance for <$shortname> ... "
+    echo "initialize Stub $shortname $longname ... OK"
+}
+
+function _update() {
+    echo "update"
+}
+
+function _delete() {
+    echo "delete"
+}
+
+function usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $COMMAND_NAME -c|r|u|d --port PORT --container CONTAINER --name NAME"
+    exit 2
+}
+
+### MAIN
+
+# init_strict
+
+COMMAND_NAME=$(basename "$0")
+
+# read the options
+
+TEMP=$(getopt -n "$COMMAND_NAME" -o crud --long port:,container:,name:,fqdn: -- "$@")
+# shellcheck disable=SC2181
+[[ "$?" -eq 0 ]] || usage
+eval set -- "$TEMP"
+
+action="unset"
+port="unset"
+container="unset"
+shortname="unset"
+longname="unset"
+fqdn="unset"
+
+# extract options and their arguments into variables.
+while true; do
+    case "$1" in
+    --port)
+        port=$2
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+    --fqdn)
+        fqdn=$2
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+    --container)
+        container=$2
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+    --name)
+        shortname=$2
+        longname="cagettepei-$shortname"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+    -c)
+        [[ "$action" == "unset" ]] || usage
+        action="_create"
+        shift 1
+        ;;
+    -r)
+        [[ "$action" == "unset" ]] || usage
+        action="_read"
+        shift 1
+        ;;
+    -u)
+        [[ "$action" == "unset" ]] || usage
+        action="_update"
+        shift 1
+        ;;
+    -d)
+        [[ "$action" == "unset" ]] || usage
+        action="_delete"
+        shift 1
+        ;;
+    --)
+        shift
+        break
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Internal error!"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+[[ 
+    "$action" != unset &&
+    "$port" != unset &&
+    "$container" != unset &&
+    "$fqdn" != unset &&
+    "$shortname" != unset ]] || usage
+
+. "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/lib/init.sh"
+
+$action
diff --git a/recipes/stub/install.sh b/recipes/stub/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+### CHECK
+
+function check() {
+    PREFIX="recipe:stub:check"
+    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
+}
+
+### INSTALL
+
+function install() {
+    PREFIX="recipe:stub:install"
+    : $PREFIX
+
+    launch_container "$CONTAINER"
+    echo "initializing Stub ... "
+    PREFIX="" echo "OK"
+}
+
+### MAIN
+
+. "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/lib/init.sh"
+
+arg1_required "$@"
+readonly CONTAINER="$1"
+
+check || (
+    install
+    check
+)