diff --git a/webapp/run_c9.py b/webapp/run_c9.py
index c934894..22eff1b 100644
--- a/webapp/run_c9.py
+++ b/webapp/run_c9.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 from run import app, socketio, init_debug
 import os
+import subprocess
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    running = subprocess.check_output(['ps', '-A'])
+    if "postgres" not in str(running):
+        subprocess.call("sudo service postgresql start", shell=True)
+        subprocess.call("sudo service redis-server start", shell=True)
     init_debug()
     socketio.run(app, host=os.getenv('IP', '0.0.0.0'), port=int(os.getenv('PORT', 8080)), debug=True)
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