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+# Running as a service
+
+**This is an early-stage feature that is still being developed, and is subject to change.**
+
+Scansion, if built with --with-server (the default), may be run as a service.
+It provides a /run endpoint over HTTP, which may be provided with a script to
+run. After completion, it returns the result.