diff --git a/server/.gitignore b/server/.gitignore
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+__pycache__
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
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+# OpenDevin server
+```
+cd server
+python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+uvicorn server:app --reload --port 3000
+```
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
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+fastapi
+uvicorn
diff --git a/server/server.py b/server/server.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI, WebSocket
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+@app.websocket("/ws")
+async def websocket_endpoint(websocket: WebSocket):
+    await websocket.accept()
+    while True:
+        data = await websocket.receive_text()
+        await websocket.send_text(f"Message text was: {data}")