diff --git a/docker/up.sh b/docker/up.sh
index 4127545659..26973e9126 100755
--- a/docker/up.sh
+++ b/docker/up.sh
@@ -1,175 +1,103 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright 2018-2023 contributors to the Marquez project
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-# Usage: $ ./up.sh [FLAGS] [ARG...]
-
-set -e
-
-# Version of Marquez
-readonly VERSION=0.51.1
-# Build version of Marquez
-readonly BUILD_VERSION=0.51.1
-
-title() {
-  echo -e "\033[1m${1}\033[0m"
-}
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-usage() {
-  echo "usage: ./$(basename -- ${0}) [FLAGS] [ARG...]"
-  echo "A script used to run Marquez via Docker"
-  echo
-  title "EXAMPLES:"
-  echo "  # Build image from source"
-  echo "  $ ./up.sh --build"
-  echo
-  echo "  # Build image from source, then seed HTTP API server with metadata"
-  echo "  $ ./up.sh --build --seed"
-  echo
-  echo "  # Use tagged image"
-  echo "  ./up.sh --tag X.Y.X"
-  echo
-  echo "  # Use tagged image, then seed HTTP API server with metadata"
-  echo "  ./up.sh --tag X.Y.X --seed"
-  echo
-  echo "  # Set HTTP API server port"
-  echo "  ./up.sh --api-port 9000"
-  echo
-  echo "  # Set database port"
-  echo "  ./up.sh --db-port 2345"
-  echo
-  title "ARGUMENTS:"
-  echo "  -a, --api-port int          API port (default: 5000)"
-  echo "  -m, --api-admin-port int    API admin port (default: 5001)"
-  echo "  -w, --web-port int          web port (default: 3000)"
-  echo "  -p, --db-port int           database port (default: 5432)"
-  echo "  -e, --search-port int       search port (default: 9200)"
-  echo "  -t, --tag string            docker image tag (default: ${VERSION})"
-  echo "  --args string               docker arguments"
-  echo
-  title "FLAGS:"
-  echo "  -b, --build           build images from source"
-  echo "  -s, --seed            seed HTTP API server with metadata"
-  echo "  -d, --detach          run in the background"
-  echo "  --no-web              don't start the web UI"
-  echo "  --no-search           don't start search"
-  echo "  --no-volumes          don't create volumes"
-  echo "  -h, --help            show help for script"
-  echo
-}
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Launch Marquez locally using Docker Compose
+# Usage: ./up.sh [FLAGS]
 
-# Change working directory to project root
-project_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-cd "${project_root}/"
+set -euo pipefail
 
-# Base docker compose file
-compose_files="-f docker-compose.yml"
+# Default versions and ports
+VERSION="0.51.1"
+TAG="${VERSION}"
+BUILD="false"
+SEED="false"
+DETACH="false"
+NO_WEB="false"
+NO_SEARCH="false"
+NO_VOLUMES="false"
 
-# Default args
 API_PORT=5000
 API_ADMIN_PORT=5001
 WEB_PORT=3000
 DB_PORT=5432
 SEARCH_PORT=9200
-NO_WEB="false"
-NO_SEARCH="false"
-NO_VOLUMES="false"
-TAG="${VERSION}"
-BUILD="false"
-compose_args="-V --force-recreate --remove-orphans"
-# Parse args
-while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-  case $1 in
-    -a|'--api-port')
-       shift
-       API_PORT="${1}"
-       ;;
-    -m|'--api-admin-port')
-       shift
-       API_ADMIN_PORT="${1}"
-       ;;
-    -w|'--web-port')
-       shift
-       WEB_PORT="${1}"
-       ;;
-    -d|'--db-port')
-       shift
-       DB_PORT="${1}"
-       ;;
-    -e|'--search-port')
-        shift
-        SEARCH_PORT="${1}"
-        ;;
-    -t|'--tag')
-       shift
-       TAG="${1}"
-       ;;
-    --args)
-       shift
-       compose_args+=" ${1}"
-       ;;
-    -b|'--build')
-       BUILD='true'
-       TAG="${BUILD_VERSION}"
-       ;;
-    -s|'--seed')
-       SEED='true'
-       ;;
-    -d|'--detach') DETACH='true' ;;
-    --no-web) NO_WEB='true' ;;
-    --no-search) NO_SEARCH='true' ;;
-    --no-volumes) NO_VOLUMES='true' ;;
-    -h|'--help')
-       usage
-       exit 0
-       ;;
-    *) usage
-       exit 1
-       ;;
-  esac
-  shift
-done
 
-# Enable detach mode to run containers in background
-if [[ "${DETACH}" = "true" ]]; then
-  compose_args+=" --detach"
-fi
+COMPOSE_FILES="-f docker-compose.yml"
+COMPOSE_ARGS="--remove-orphans"
 
-# Enable starting HTTP API server with sample metadata
-if [[ "${SEED}" = "true" ]]; then
-  compose_files+=" -f docker-compose.seed.yml"
-fi
+show_usage() {
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: ./up.sh [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]
 
-# Enable building from source
-if [[ "${BUILD}" = "true" ]]; then
-  compose_files+=" -f docker-compose.dev.yml"
-  compose_args+=" --build"
-fi
+Flags:
+  -b, --build              Build Marquez from source
+  -s, --seed               Seed the API with sample metadata
+  -d, --detach             Run services in background
+      --no-web             Disable the web UI
+      --no-search          Disable the search container
+      --no-volumes         Don't create Docker volumes
+  -h, --help               Show this help message
 
-# Enable web UI
-if [[ "${NO_WEB}" = "false" ]]; then
-  compose_files+=" -f docker-compose.web.yml"
-  # Enable building web UI from source
-  [[ "${BUILD}" = "true" ]] && compose_files+=" -f docker-compose.web-dev.yml"
-fi
+Options:
+  -t, --tag <ver>          Use specific image tag (default: ${VERSION})
+  -a, --api-port <port>    API port (default: 5000)
+  -m, --admin-port <port>  API admin port (default: 5001)
+  -w, --web-port <port>    Web UI port (default: 3000)
+  -p, --db-port <port>     DB port (default: 5432)
+  -e, --search-port <port> Search port (default: 9200)
+EOF
+}
 
-# Enable search UI
-if [[ "${NO_SEARCH}" = "false" ]]; then
-  compose_files+=" -f docker-compose.search.yml"
-fi
+# Parse arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -a|--api-port) shift; API_PORT="$1" ;;
+    -m|--admin-port) shift; API_ADMIN_PORT="$1" ;;
+    -w|--web-port) shift; WEB_PORT="$1" ;;
+    -p|--db-port) shift; DB_PORT="$1" ;;
+    -e|--search-port) shift; SEARCH_PORT="$1" ;;
+    -t|--tag) shift; TAG="$1" ;;
+    -b|--build) BUILD="true"; TAG="dev" ;;
+    -s|--seed) SEED="true" ;;
+    -d|--detach) DETACH="true" ;;
+    --no-web) NO_WEB="true" ;;
+    --no-search) NO_SEARCH="true" ;;
+    --no-volumes) NO_VOLUMES="true" ;;
+    -h|--help) show_usage; exit 0 ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown option: $1"; show_usage; exit 1 ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
 
-# Create docker volumes for Marquez
-if [[ "${NO_VOLUMES}" = "false" ]]; then
-  ./docker/volumes.sh $(basename "$project_root")
+# Set project root
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
+
+# Compose overrides
+[[ "$BUILD" == "true" ]] && COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f docker-compose.dev.yml" && COMPOSE_ARGS+=" --build"
+[[ "$SEED" == "true" ]] && COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f docker-compose.seed.yml"
+[[ "$NO_WEB" == "false" ]] && COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f docker-compose.web.yml"
+[[ "$BUILD" == "true" && "$NO_WEB" == "false" ]] && COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f docker-compose.web-dev.yml"
+[[ "$NO_SEARCH" == "false" ]] && COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f docker-compose.search.yml"
+[[ "$DETACH" == "true" ]] && COMPOSE_ARGS+=" --detach"
+
+# Create volumes if not disabled
+if [[ "$NO_VOLUMES" == "false" && -f ./docker/volumes.sh ]]; then
+  ./docker/volumes.sh "$(basename "$PROJECT_ROOT")"
 fi
 
-# Enable search in UI an API if search container is enabled
+# Toggle search
 SEARCH_ENABLED="true"
-if [[ "${NO_SEARCH}" = "true" ]]; then
-  SEARCH_ENABLED="false"
-fi
+[[ "$NO_SEARCH" == "true" ]] && SEARCH_ENABLED="false"
+
+# Launch
+echo -e "\n🚀 Starting Marquez ${TAG}..."
 
-# Run docker compose cmd with overrides
-DOCKER_SCAN_SUGGEST="false" API_PORT=${API_PORT} API_ADMIN_PORT=${API_ADMIN_PORT} WEB_PORT=${WEB_PORT} POSTGRES_PORT=${DB_PORT} SEARCH_ENABLED=${SEARCH_ENABLED} SEARCH_PORT=${SEARCH_PORT} TAG=${TAG} \
-  docker --log-level ERROR compose $compose_files up $compose_args
+export API_PORT=${API_PORT}
+export API_ADMIN_PORT=${API_ADMIN_PORT}
+export WEB_PORT=${WEB_PORT}
+export POSTGRES_PORT=${DB_PORT}
+export SEARCH_PORT=${SEARCH_PORT}
+export SEARCH_ENABLED=${SEARCH_ENABLED}
+export TAG=${TAG}
+docker compose $COMPOSE_FILES up $COMPOSE_ARGS