diff --git a/db/deploy/deploy.bash b/db/deploy/deploy.bash
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Deployment script - intended to run on Moonstream database server
+
+# Main
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(realpath $(dirname $0))"
+SERVICE_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/moonstreamdb.service"
+
+echo
+echo
+echo "Replacing existing moonstreamdb service definition with ${SERVICE_FILE}"
+chmod 644 "${SERVICE_FILE}"
+cp "${SERVICE_FILE}" /etc/systemd/system/moonstreamdb.service
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl restart moonstreamdb.service
+systemctl status moonstreamdb.service
diff --git a/db/deploy/moonstreamdb.service b/db/deploy/moonstreamdb.service
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+++ b/db/deploy/moonstreamdb.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=moonstreamdb-service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=ubuntu
+Group=www-data
+WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/moonstream/db/server
+ExecStart=moonstreamdb
+SyslogIdentifier=moonstreamdb
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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diff --git a/db/server/go.mod b/db/server/go.mod
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+module moonstreamdb
+
+go 1.17
diff --git a/db/server/main.go b/db/server/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type PingResponse struct {
+	Status string `json:"status"`
+}
+
+func ping(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	response := PingResponse{Status: "ok"}
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	address := "0.0.0.0:8931"
+	fmt.Printf("Starting server at %s\n", address)
+
+	http.HandleFunc("/ping", ping)
+
+	http.ListenAndServe(address, nil)
+}