diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index c2e3b8996..5f0899cf4 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ async function startApp(app) {
     await docker.startContainer(app.id);
 }
 
-async function install(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function installCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ async function install(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function backup(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function backupCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ async function backup(app, args, progressCallback) {
     return backupId;
 }
 
-async function create(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function createCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ async function create(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function changeLocation(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function changeLocationCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ async function changeLocation(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function changeServices(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function changeServicesCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ async function changeServices(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function migrateDataDir(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function migrateDataDirCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ async function migrateDataDir(app, args, progressCallback) {
 }
 
 // configure is called for an infra update and repair to re-create container, reverseproxy config. it's all "local"
-async function configure(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function configureCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ async function configure(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function update(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function updateCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ async function update(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null, updateTime: new Date() });
 }
 
-async function start(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function startCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -716,11 +716,12 @@ async function start(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function stop(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function stopCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
 
+    // we don't delete the containers. app containers are created with the unless-stopped restart policy. there is no danger of apps getting restarted on reboot
     await progressCallback({ percent: 20, message: 'Stopping container' });
     await reverseProxy.unconfigureApp(app); // removing nginx configs also means that we can auto-cleanup old certs since they are not referenced
     await docker.stopContainers(app.id);
@@ -732,7 +733,7 @@ async function stop(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function restart(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function restartCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ async function restart(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
 
-async function uninstall(app, args, progressCallback) {
+async function uninstallCommand(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
@@ -799,42 +800,42 @@ async function run(appId, args, progressCallback) {
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE:
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE:
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT:
-        cmd = install(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = installCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_CONFIGURE:
-        cmd = configure(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = configureCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
-    case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_RECREATE_CONTAINER:
-    case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_RESIZE:
+    case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_RECREATE_CONTAINER: // mounts/devices/env
+    case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_RESIZE: // memory/cpu
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_DEBUG:
-        cmd = create(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = createCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_LOCATION_CHANGE:
-        cmd = changeLocation(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = changeLocationCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_SERVICES_CHANGE:
-        cmd = changeServices(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = changeServicesCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_DATA_DIR_MIGRATION:
-        cmd = migrateDataDir(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = migrateDataDirCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL:
-        cmd = uninstall(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = uninstallCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_UPDATE:
-        cmd = update(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = updateCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP:
-        cmd = backup(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = backupCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_START:
-        cmd = start(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = startCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_STOP:
-        cmd = stop(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = stopCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTART:
-        cmd = restart(app, args, progressCallback);
+        cmd = restartCommand(app, args, progressCallback);
         break;
     case apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED: // can only happen when we have a bug in our code while testing/development
         cmd = updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });