diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1715d73..0762a21 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,49 @@
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := start
 
+# Check if the 's' flag (silent/quiet mode) is present in MAKEFLAGS
+ifeq ($(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),s)
+	QUIET_MODE := true
+	DOCKER_COMPOSE := docker compose --progress=quiet
+else
+	QUIET_MODE := false
+	DOCKER_COMPOSE := docker compose
+endif
+
+# targets
 generate_env:
+ifeq ($(QUIET_MODE),true)
+	docker buildx build --quiet --load --tag generateconfig-env --file Dockerfile-generateconfig-env . >/dev/null
+else
 	docker buildx build --load --tag generateconfig-env --file Dockerfile-generateconfig-env .
+endif
 	docker run --rm \
 		--volume ${CURDIR}/:/code/ \
 		generateconfig-env
 
 start: generate_env
-	docker compose up --detach --remove-orphans
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) up --detach --remove-orphans --quiet-pull
+ifeq ($(QUIET_MODE),false)
 	@echo "Done! Upload your self-hosted network configuration file ${CURDIR}/etc/client.yml into the client app"
 	@echo "See: https://doc.anytype.io/anytype-docs/data-and-security/self-hosting#switching-between-networks"
+endif
 
 stop:
-	docker compose stop
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) stop
 
 clean:
 	docker system prune --all --volumes
 
 pull:
-	docker compose pull
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) pull
 
 down:
-	docker compose down --remove-orphans
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) down --remove-orphans
 logs:
-	docker compose logs --follow
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) logs --follow
 
 # build with "plain" log for debug
 build:
-	docker compose build --no-cache --progress plain
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) build --no-cache --progress plain
 
 restart: down start
 update: pull down start