diff --git a/bin/test-moulinette-api b/bin/test-moulinette-api
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+#! /usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+# Either we are in a development environment or not
+IN_DEVEL = False
+
+# Default server configuration
+DEFAULT_HOST = 'localhost'
+DEFAULT_PORT = 6787
+
+# Level for which loggers will log
+LOGGERS_LEVEL = 'INFO'
+
+# Handlers that will be used by loggers
+#  - file: log to the file LOG_DIR/LOG_FILE
+#  - api: serve logs through the api
+#  - console: log to stderr
+LOGGERS_HANDLERS = ['file', 'api']
+
+# Directory and file to be used by logging
+LOG_DIR = '/var/log/test'
+LOG_FILE = 'test-api.log'
+
+# Check and load - as needed - development environment
+if not __file__.startswith('/usr/'):
+    IN_DEVEL = True
+if IN_DEVEL:
+    basedir = os.path.abspath('%s/../' % os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(basedir, 'moulinette')):
+        sys.path.insert(0, basedir)
+    LOG_DIR = os.path.join(basedir, 'log')
+
+
+import moulinette
+from moulinette.actionsmap import ActionsMap
+from moulinette.interfaces.cli import colorize
+
+
+# Initialization & helpers functions -----------------------------------
+
+def _die(message, title='Error:'):
+    """Print error message and exit"""
+    print('%s %s' % (colorize(title, 'red'), message))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+def _parse_api_args():
+    """Parse main arguments for the api"""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False,
+        description="Run the YunoHost API to manage your server.",
+    )
+    srv_group = parser.add_argument_group('server configuration')
+    srv_group.add_argument('-h', '--host',
+        action='store', default=DEFAULT_HOST,
+        help="Host to listen on (default: %s)" % DEFAULT_HOST,
+    )
+    srv_group.add_argument('-p', '--port',
+        action='store', default=DEFAULT_PORT, type=int,
+        help="Port to listen on (default: %d)" % DEFAULT_PORT,
+    )
+    srv_group.add_argument('--no-websocket',
+        action='store_true', default=True, dest='use_websocket',
+        help="Serve without WebSocket support, used to handle "
+        "asynchronous responses such as the messages",
+    )
+    glob_group = parser.add_argument_group('global arguments')
+    glob_group.add_argument('--no-cache',
+        action='store_false', default=True, dest='use_cache',
+        help="Don't use actions map cache",
+    )
+    glob_group.add_argument('--debug',
+        action='store_true', default=False,
+        help="Set log level to DEBUG",
+    )
+    glob_group.add_argument('--verbose',
+        action='store_true', default=False,
+        help="Be verbose in the output",
+    )
+    glob_group.add_argument('--help',
+        action='help', help="Show this help message and exit",
+    )
+
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+def _init_moulinette(use_websocket=True, debug=False, verbose=False):
+    """Configure logging and initialize the moulinette"""
+    # Define loggers handlers
+    handlers = set(LOGGERS_HANDLERS)
+    if not use_websocket and 'api' in handlers:
+        handlers.remove('api')
+    if verbose and 'console' not in handlers:
+        handlers.add('console')
+    root_handlers = handlers - set(['api'])
+
+    # Define loggers level
+    level = LOGGERS_LEVEL
+    if debug:
+        level = 'DEBUG'
+
+    # Custom logging configuration
+    logging = {
+        'version': 1,
+        'disable_existing_loggers': True,
+        'formatters': {
+            'console': {
+                'format': '%(relativeCreated)-5d %(levelname)-8s %(name)s %(funcName)s - %(fmessage)s'
+            },
+            'precise': {
+                'format': '%(asctime)-15s %(levelname)-8s %(name)s %(funcName)s - %(fmessage)s'
+            },
+        },
+        'filters': {
+            'action': {
+                '()': 'moulinette.utils.log.ActionFilter',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers': {
+            'api': {
+                'class': 'moulinette.interfaces.api.APIQueueHandler',
+            },
+            'file': {
+                'class': 'logging.handlers.WatchedFileHandler',
+                'formatter': 'precise',
+                'filename': '%s/%s' % (LOG_DIR, LOG_FILE),
+                'filters': ['action'],
+            },
+            'console': {
+                'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter': 'console',
+                'stream': 'ext://sys.stdout',
+                'filters': ['action'],
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers': {
+            'yunohost': {
+                'level': level,
+                'handlers': handlers,
+                'propagate': False,
+            },
+            'moulinette': {
+                'level': level,
+                'handlers': [],
+                'propagate': True,
+            },
+        },
+        'root': {
+            'level': level,
+            'handlers': root_handlers,
+        },
+    }
+
+    # Create log directory
+    if not os.path.isdir(LOG_DIR):
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(LOG_DIR, 0750)
+        except os.error as e:
+            _die(str(e))
+
+    # Initialize moulinette
+    moulinette.init(logging_config=logging, _from_source=IN_DEVEL)
+
+def _retrieve_namespaces():
+    """Return the list of namespaces to load"""
+    ret = ['test']
+    for n in ActionsMap.get_namespaces():
+        # Append YunoHost modules
+        if n.startswith('test_'):
+            ret.append(n)
+    return ret
+
+
+# Main action ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    opts = _parse_api_args()
+    _init_moulinette(opts.use_websocket, opts.debug, opts.verbose)
+
+    # Run the server
+    from yunohost.utils.packages import ynh_packages_version
+    ret = moulinette.api(
+        _retrieve_namespaces(),
+        host=opts.host, port=opts.port, routes={
+        }, use_cache=opts.use_cache, use_websocket=opts.use_websocket
+    )
+    sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/debian/test-moulinette-api.default b/debian/test-moulinette-api.default
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+# Override yunohost-api options.
+#  Example to log debug: DAEMON_OPTS="--debug"
+#
+#DAEMON_OPTS=""
diff --git a/debian/test-moulinette-api.init b/debian/test-moulinette-api.init
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+++ b/debian/test-moulinette-api.init
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          yunohost-api
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Manage YunoHost API Server
+# Description:       Manage YunoHost API Server
+### END INIT INFO
+
+set -e
+
+DESC="test API Server"
+NAME="test-moulinette-api"
+DAEMON=/usr/bin/$NAME
+DAEMON_OPTS=""
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+LOGFILE=/var/log/$NAME.log
+
+# Include yunohost-api defaults if available
+if [ -r /etc/default/test-moulinette-api ]; then
+    . /etc/default/test-moulinette-api
+fi
+
+# Exit if the package is not installed
+[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
+
+# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
+. /lib/init/vars.sh
+
+# Define LSB log_* functions.
+# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
+# and status_of_proc is working.
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+#
+# Function that starts the daemon/service
+#
+do_start()
+{
+    # Return
+    #   0 if daemon has been started
+    #   1 if daemon was already running
+    #   2 if daemon could not be started
+    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
+        || return 1
+    start-stop-daemon --start --background --make-pidfile --quiet --no-close \
+        --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
+        $DAEMON_OPTS >>$LOGFILE 2>&1 \
+        || return 2
+}
+
+#
+# Function that stops the daemon/service
+#
+do_stop()
+{
+    # Return
+    #   0 if daemon has been stopped
+    #   1 if daemon was already stopped
+    #   2 if daemon could not be stopped
+    #   other if a failure occurred
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE
+    RETVAL="$?"
+
+    sleep 1
+    return "$RETVAL"
+}
+
+#
+# Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
+#
+do_reload() {
+    # Send a SIGHUP to reload the daemon.
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
+    return 0
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+      [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+      do_start
+      case "$?" in
+          0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+          2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+  stop)
+      [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+      do_stop
+      case "$?" in
+          0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+          2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+  status)
+      status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+      ;;
+  reload)
+      log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
+      do_reload
+      log_end_msg $?
+      ;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+      log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+      do_stop
+      case "$?" in
+        0|1)
+            do_start
+            case "$?" in
+                0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
+                1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
+                *) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
+            esac
+            ;;
+        *)
+            # Failed to stop
+            log_end_msg 1
+            ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+  *)
+      echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|reload}" >&2
+      exit 3
+      ;;
+esac
+
+:
diff --git a/debian/test-moulinette-api.service b/debian/test-moulinette-api.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Test API Server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Environment=DAEMON_OPTS=
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/test-moulinette-api
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/test-moulinette-api $DAEMON_OPTS
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=1
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target