diff --git a/src/etc/docker-compose_default.yml b/src/etc/docker-compose_default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6b96b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/docker-compose_default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+version: "2"
+
+networks:
+  # reachable from outside
+  default:
+    driver: bridge
+  # interconnects projects
+  kiwi_hub:
+    external:
+      name: $KIWI_HUB_NAME
+
+services:
+  something:
+    image: maintainer/repo:tag
+    restart: unless-stopped
+		networks:
+		  - default
+		  - kiwi_hub
+    [...]
diff --git a/src/kiwi/_constants.py b/src/kiwi/_constants.py
index ef2e6b5..715372e 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/_constants.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/_constants.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ KIWI_CONF_NAME = os.getenv('KIWI_CONF_NAME', "kiwi.yml")
 HEADER_KIWI_CONF_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/kiwi_header.yml"
 DEFAULT_KIWI_CONF_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/kiwi_default.yml"
 VERSION_TAG_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/version_tag"
+DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/docker-compose_default.yml"
 
 # special config directory in projects
 CONF_DIRECTORY_NAME = 'conf'
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py
index 864cea2..ce70da2 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 from .build import BuildCommand
 from .cmd import CmdCommand
 from .conf import ConfCopyCommand, ConfPurgeCommand
+from .disable import DisableCommand
 from .down import DownCommand
+from .enable import EnableCommand
 from .init import InitCommand
 from .logs import LogsCommand
 from .net import NetUpCommand, NetDownCommand
+from .new import NewCommand
 from .pull import PullCommand
 from .push import PushCommand
 from .sh import ShCommand
@@ -18,11 +21,14 @@ __all__ = [
     'CmdCommand',
     'ConfCopyCommand',
     'ConfPurgeCommand',
+    'DisableCommand',
     'DownCommand',
+    'EnableCommand',
     'InitCommand',
     'LogsCommand',
     'NetUpCommand',
     'NetDownCommand',
+    'NewCommand',
     'PullCommand',
     'PushCommand',
     'ShCommand',
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/disable.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/disable.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccdd477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/disable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# system
+import logging
+import os
+
+# local
+from .utils.misc import get_project_names, get_project_dir, get_project_down_dir
+from ._subcommand import ProjectCommand
+
+
+class DisableCommand(ProjectCommand):
+    """kiwi disable"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            'disable', num_projects='+',
+            description="Disable whole project(s) in this instance"
+        )
+
+    def run(self, runner, config, args):
+        result = True
+
+        for project_name in get_project_names(args):
+            project_dir = get_project_dir(config, project_name)
+            project_down_dir = get_project_down_dir(config, project_name)
+
+            if os.path.isdir(project_dir):
+                logging.info(f"Disabling project '{project_name}'")
+                os.rename(project_dir, project_down_dir)
+
+            elif os.path.isdir(project_down_dir):
+                logging.warning(f"Project '{project_name}' is already disabled!")
+                result = False
+
+            else:
+                logging.warning(f"Project '{project_name}' not found in instance!")
+                result = False
+
+        return result
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/enable.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/enable.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d67124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/enable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# system
+import logging
+import os
+
+# local
+from .utils.misc import get_project_names, get_project_dir, get_project_down_dir
+from ._subcommand import ProjectCommand
+
+
+class EnableCommand(ProjectCommand):
+    """kiwi enable"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            'enable', num_projects='+',
+            description="Enable whole project(s) in this instance"
+        )
+
+    def run(self, runner, config, args):
+        result = True
+
+        for project_name in get_project_names(args):
+            project_dir = get_project_dir(config, project_name)
+            project_down_dir = get_project_down_dir(config, project_name)
+
+            if os.path.isdir(project_down_dir):
+                logging.info(f"Enabling project '{project_name}'")
+                os.rename(project_down_dir, project_dir)
+
+            elif os.path.isdir(project_dir):
+                logging.warning(f"Project '{project_name}' is already enabled!")
+                result = False
+
+            else:
+                logging.warning(f"Project '{project_name}' not found in instance!")
+                result = False
+
+        return result
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/new.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/new.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e30a915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/new.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# system
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+
+# local
+from .utils.misc import get_project_names, get_project_dir, get_project_down_dir
+from ._subcommand import ProjectCommand
+
+# parent
+from .._constants import DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME
+
+
+class NewCommand(ProjectCommand):
+    """kiwi new"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            'new', num_projects='+',
+            description="Create new empty project(s) in this instance"
+        )
+
+    def run(self, runner, config, args):
+        result = True
+
+        for project_name in get_project_names(args):
+            project_dir = get_project_dir(config, project_name)
+            project_down_dir = get_project_down_dir(config, project_name)
+
+            if os.path.isdir(project_dir) or os.path.isdir(project_down_dir):
+                logging.error(f"Project '{project_name}' exists in this instance!")
+                result = False
+
+            else:
+                logging.info(f"Creating project '{project_name}'")
+                os.mkdir(project_dir)
+                shutil.copy(DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME, os.path.join(project_dir, "docker-compose.yml"))
+
+        return result