diff --git a/magnum/api/app.py b/magnum/api/app.py
index a342061503..3274ff7401 100644
--- a/magnum/api/app.py
+++ b/magnum/api/app.py
@@ -10,12 +10,38 @@
 #    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #    limitations under the License.
 
+from oslo.config import cfg
 import pecan
 
+from magnum.api import config as api_config
 from magnum.api import model
 
+# Register options for the service
+API_SERVICE_OPTS = [
+    cfg.IntOpt('port',
+               default=9511,
+               help='The port for the magnum API server'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('host',
+               default='127.0.0.1',
+               help='The listen IP for the magnum API server')
+]
 
-def setup_app(config):
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+opt_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='api',
+                         title='Options for the magnum-api service')
+CONF.register_group(opt_group)
+CONF.register_opts(API_SERVICE_OPTS, opt_group)
+
+
+def get_pecan_config():
+    # Set up the pecan configuration
+    filename = api_config.__file__.replace('.pyc', '.py')
+    return pecan.configuration.conf_from_file(filename)
+
+
+def setup_app(config=None):
+    if not config:
+        config = get_pecan_config()
 
     model.init_model()
     app_conf = dict(config.app)
diff --git a/magnum/api/config.py b/magnum/api/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba7319fbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum/api/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright 2013 - Noorul Islam K M
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# Pecan Application Configurations
+app = {
+    'root': 'magnum.api.controllers.root.RootController',
+    'modules': ['magnum.api'],
+    'debug': False
+}
+
+# Custom Configurations must be in Python dictionary format::
+#
+# foo = {'bar':'baz'}
+#
+# All configurations are accessible at::
+# pecan.conf
diff --git a/magnum/cmd/__init__.py b/magnum/cmd/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/magnum/cmd/api.py b/magnum/cmd/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d340b625cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum/cmd/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright 2013 - Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#    limitations under the License.
+
+"""Starter script for the Magnum API service."""
+
+import logging as std_logging
+import os
+import sys
+from wsgiref import simple_server
+
+from oslo.config import cfg
+
+from magnum.api import app as api_app
+from magnum.common import service
+from magnum.openstack.common._i18n import _
+from magnum.openstack.common import log as logging
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def main():
+    service.prepare_service(sys.argv)
+
+    app = api_app.setup_app()
+
+    # Create the WSGI server and start it
+    host, port = cfg.CONF.api.host, cfg.CONF.api.port
+    srv = simple_server.make_server(host, port, app)
+
+    LOG.info(_('Starting server in PID %s') % os.getpid())
+    LOG.debug("Configuration:")
+    cfg.CONF.log_opt_values(LOG, std_logging.DEBUG)
+
+    if host == '0.0.0.0':
+        LOG.info(_('serving on 0.0.0.0:%(port)s, '
+                   'view at http://127.0.0.1:%(port)s') %
+                 dict(port=port))
+    else:
+        LOG.info(_('serving on http://%(host)s:%(port)s') %
+                 dict(host=host, port=port))
+
+    srv.serve_forever()
diff --git a/magnum/common/__init__.py b/magnum/common/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/magnum/common/service.py b/magnum/common/service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b102a2049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum/common/service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright 2013 - Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from oslo.config import cfg
+
+from magnum.openstack.common import log as logging
+
+
+def prepare_service(argv=[]):
+    cfg.CONF(argv[1:], project='magnum')
+    logging.setup('magnum')
+    # may make sense to load DB here
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fe941dff52..f13743245c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -46,5 +46,9 @@ keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
 mapping_file = babel.cfg
 output_file = magnum/locale/magnum.pot
 
+[entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    magnum-api = magnum.cmd.api:main
+
 [wheel]
 universal = 1