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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Expects access to Python environment with the requirements for this project installed.
+set -e
+
+MOONSTREAM_HOST="${MOONSTREAM_HOST:-0.0.0.0}"
+MOONSTREAM_PORT="${MOONSTREAM_PORT:-7491}"
+
+uvicorn --port "$MOONSTREAM_PORT" --host "$MOONSTREAM_HOST" mooncrawl.api:app --reload