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diff --git a/service/package.json b/service/package.json
index 3356b2256..36ea77b6e 100644
--- a/service/package.json
+++ b/service/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
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diff --git a/service/src/app.ts b/service/src/app.ts
index 85c4dbd1c..6e285966a 100644
--- a/service/src/app.ts
+++ b/service/src/app.ts
@@ -701,3 +701,16 @@ declare module 'express' {
     }
   }
 }
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  (async () => {
+    try {
+      const config = ;
+      const mageService = await boot(config);
+      mageService.open();
+      console.log('Local development server is running...');
+    } catch (err) {
+      
+    }
+  })
+}
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diff --git a/service/src/local_config.js b/service/src/local_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a3a17baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/src/local_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const path = require('path')
+
+const baseDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../scratch')
+
+module.exports = {
+  mage: {
+    address: '127.0.0.1',
+    port: 4242,
+    attachmentDir: path.join(baseDir, 'attachments'),
+    exportDir: path.join(baseDir, 'exports'),
+    iconDir: path.join(baseDir, 'icons'),
+    layerDir: path.join(baseDir, 'layers'),
+    securityDir: path.join(baseDir, 'security'),
+    tempDir: '/tmp',
+    userDir: path.join(baseDir, 'users'),
+    exportSweepInterval: 28800,
+    exportTTL: 259200,
+    tokenExpiration: 28800,
+    mongo: {
+      url: 'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/magedb',
+      connTimeout: 300,
+      connRetryDelay: 5,
+      minPoolSize: 5,
+      maxPoolSize: 5,
+      ssl: false,
+      user: undefined,
+      password: undefined,
+      replicaSet: undefined,
+      x509Key: undefined,
+      x509KeyFile: undefined,
+      x509Cert: undefined,
+      x509CertFile: undefined,
+    },
+    plugins: {
+      servicePlugins: [
+        '@ngageoint/mage.arcgis.service',
+        '@ngageoint/mage.image.service',
+        '@ngageoint/mage.nga-msi',
+        '@ngageoint/mage.random',
+      ],
+      webUIPlugins: [
+        '@ngageoint/mage.arcgis.web-app'
+      ],
+    },
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file