diff --git a/file_writer/launch.py b/file_writer/launch.py
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+++ b/file_writer/launch.py
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+import argparse
+import logging
+import threading
+
+from bluekafka_utils import RedisConnector, ServiceConfig
+
+from file_writer import FileWriterManager
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--config",
+    default="",
+    help="path to the config file",
+)
+clargs = parser.parse_args()
+config_path = clargs.config
+
+config = ServiceConfig(config_path)
+
+logging.basicConfig(filename="scan_bundler.log", level=logging.INFO, filemode="w+")
+logging.getLogger("kafka").setLevel(50)
+logging.getLogger().addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
+
+sb = FileWriterManager(config.redis, RedisConnector, config.scibec)
+
+try:
+    event = threading.Event()
+    logging.info("Started FileWriter")
+    event.wait()
+except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
+    sb.shutdown()
diff --git a/file_writer/requirements.txt b/file_writer/requirements.txt
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+redis
+msgpack
+pyyaml
+typeguard
+requests
+h5py