diff --git a/nodebb b/nodebb
index 1b43292926..ded766b51e 100755
--- a/nodebb
+++ b/nodebb
@@ -1,6 +1,54 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-clear
-echo "Launching NodeBB in \"development\" mode."
-echo "To run the production build of NodeBB, please use \"forever\"."
-echo "More Information: https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB/wiki/How-to-run-NodeBB"
-NODE_ENV=development supervisor --extensions 'node|js|tpl' -- app $1
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# $0 script path
+# $1 action
+# $2 subaction
+
+case "$1" in
+	start)
+		node app
+		;;
+
+	dev)
+		echo "Launching NodeBB in \"development\" mode."
+		echo "To run the production build of NodeBB, please use \"forever\"."
+		echo "More Information: https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB/wiki/How-to-run-NodeBB"
+		NODE_ENV=development node app
+		;;
+
+	watch)
+		echo "Launching NodeBB in \"development\" mode."
+		echo "To run the production build of NodeBB, please use \"forever\"."
+		echo "More Information: https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB/wiki/How-to-run-NodeBB"
+		NODE_ENV=development supervisor --extensions 'node|js|tpl' -- app $1
+		;;
+
+	language)
+		case "$2" in
+			check)
+				node app --language="check"
+				;;
+
+			*)
+				echo "Language Settings"
+				echo $"Usage: $0 language {check}"
+				echo ''
+				column -s '	' -t <<< '
+				check	Compare language files against the /en directory
+				'
+				;;
+		esac
+		;;
+
+	*)
+		echo "Welcome to NodeBB"
+		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|dev|watch|language}"
+		echo ''
+		column -s '	' -t <<< '
+		start	Start NodeBB in production mode
+		dev	Start NodeBB in development mode
+		watch	Start NodeBB in development mode and watch for changes
+		language	Language settings
+		'
+		exit 1
+esac