diff --git a/config-example.json b/config-example.json
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+{
+  "db": "sqlite:////tmp/test.db",
+  "ssh": {
+      "username": "ro-username",
+      "private-key": "/absolute/path/to/private/key"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/resource_management/app.py b/resource_management/app.py
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+"""
+default app creation
+"""
+import resource_management
+
+app = resource_management.create_app()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+    uvicorn.run(
+        'resource_management.app:app',
+        host='0.0.0.0',
+        port=44444,
+        log_level='debug')