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+"""
+Flask app for serving the static files
+"""
+from flask import Flask, send_file, send_from_directory, jsonify, abort
+from flask_cors import CORS
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+CORS(app)
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+def main_page():
+    return "We are offline at the moment"
+
+
+@app.errorhandler(404)
+def not_found(error):
+    return jsonify(error=str(error)), 404
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(debug=True)