diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4aef8b4..6c65037 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "Available targets:"
 	@echo "  create-tables  - Create database tables using create_tables.py"
 	@echo "  install-deps   - Install Python dependencies using uv"
+	@echo "  start          - Start fastAPI server on port 8000"
 	@echo "  help           - Show this help message"
 
 install-deps:
@@ -13,4 +14,7 @@ create-tables:
 	@echo "Creating database tables..."
 	uv run python scripts/create_tables.py
 
+start:
+	uv run uvicorn app.main:app --port 8000
+
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
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diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffe8a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target-version="py312"
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