diff --git a/bin/restfulHarvest b/bin/restfulHarvest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fe98e6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/restfulHarvest
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import uvicorn
+import argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('-H', '--host', default='127.0.0.1', help='IP address to listen on default is 127.0.0.1')
+parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', default=5000, help='Port to bind the web server to, default is 5000', type=int)
+parser.add_argument('-l', '--log-level', default='info', help='Set logging level, default is info but [critical|error|warning|info|debug|trace] can be set')
+parser.add_argument('-r', '--reload', default=False, help='Enable automatic reload used during development of the api', action='store_true')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    uvicorn.run('theHarvester.lib.api.api:app', host=args.host, port=args.port, log_level=args.log_level, reload=args.reload)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f01ee869..835daab7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ setup(
     url="https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests']),
     python_requires='>=3.7',
-    scripts=['bin/theHarvester'],
+    scripts=['bin/theHarvester',
+             'bin/restfulHarvest'],
 
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
diff --git a/theHarvester/lib/api/api.py b/theHarvester/lib/api/api.py
index f7071ef6..c28f68a5 100644
--- a/theHarvester/lib/api/api.py
+++ b/theHarvester/lib/api/api.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 from typing import List
-
+import os
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, Query, Request
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, ORJSONResponse
 from slowapi import Limiter, _rate_limit_exceeded_handler
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ app.state.limiter = limiter
 app.add_exception_handler(RateLimitExceeded, _rate_limit_exceeded_handler)
 
 # This is where we will host files that arise if the user specifies a filename
-app.mount('/static', StaticFiles(directory='theHarvester/lib/api/static/'), name='static')
+try:
+    app.mount('/static', StaticFiles(directory='theHarvester/lib/api/static/'), name='static')
+except RuntimeError:
+    static_path = os.path.expanduser('~/.local/share/theHarvester/static/')
+    if not os.path.isdir(static_path):
+        os.makedirs(static_path)
+        app.mount('/static', StaticFiles(directory='~/.local/share/theHarvester/static/'), name='static')
 
 
 @app.get('/', response_class=HTMLResponse)