diff --git a/bin/visual_dl.py b/bin/visual_dl.py
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+""" entry point of visual_dl
+"""
+import json
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+from flask import Flask
+from flask import request
+
+from visual_dl.log import logger
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+
+def option_parser():
+    """
+
+    :return:
+    """
+    parser = OptionParser(usage="usage: visual_dl visual_dl.py "\
+                          "-p port [options]")
+    parser.add_option(
+        "-p",
+        "--port",
+        default=8040,
+        action="store",
+        dest="port",
+        help="rest api service port")
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+# return data
+# status, msg, data
+def gen_result(status, msg):
+    """
+
+    :param status:
+    :param msg:
+    :return:
+    """
+    result = dict()
+    result['status'] = status
+    result['msg'] = msg
+    result['data'] = {}
+    return result
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    """
+
+    :return:
+    """
+    result = gen_result(0, "Hello, this is VisualDL!")
+    return json.dumps(result)
+
+
+@app.route('/v1/scalar/start')
+def start_board():
+    """
+
+    :return:
+    """
+    app_id = request.args.get('app_id')
+    summary_dir = request.args.get('summary_dir')
+    result = gen_result(status=1, msg="please set app_id and summary_dir")
+    return json.dumps(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    options, args = option_parser()
+    logger.info(" port=" + str(options.port))
+    app.run(debug=False, host="0.0.0.0", port=options.port)
diff --git a/python/__init__.py b/python/__init__.py
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f91720ab47353c1f2c760297d915963310326c2d
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+++ b/python/__init__.py
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+import log
+import tensorboard
+import timer
+import util
+
+__all__ = [
+    'log',
+    'util'
+]
diff --git a/python/log.py b/python/log.py
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5199e96e2dc3b8315e0ada1e424873f01260bd26
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+++ b/python/log.py
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+import logging
+
+logger = logging
+
+logger.basicConfig(
+    format='[%(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(filename)s:%(lineno)s] %(message)s')
+logger.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
diff --git a/python/util.py b/python/util.py
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+++ b/python/util.py
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+import socket
+
+
+def is_open(port):
+    local_ip = '127.0.0.1'
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    try:
+        s.connect((local_ip, int(port)))
+        s.shutdown(2)
+        return True
+    except:
+        return False
+
+
+def get_hostname():
+    return socket.gethostname()
+
+
+def find_unused_port():
+    """
+    get a unused port of this machine
+    :return: available port
+    """
+    min_port = 7000
+    max_port = 7999
+    aval_port = None
+    for port in range(min_port, max_port):
+        if not is_open(port):
+            aval_port = port
+            break
+    return aval_port
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print find_unused_port()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..837f823c64ba6b73f764b9db943975260806435d
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+++ b/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(name="VisualDL",
+      version="0.0.1",
+      packages=['python'],
+      include_package_data=True,
+      install_requires=[
+        'flask>=0.12.1'
+      ],
+      url='http://www.baidu.com/',
+      license='Apache 2.0',
+)