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+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+set README_URL=https://github.com/oracle-quickstart/db-endpoint-latency-testing-ammeter/blob/main/README.md
+
+echo [1/5] Creating Python virtual environment (.venv)...
+if not exist .venv (
+    python -m venv .venv
+    if errorlevel 1 (
+        echo Failed to create venv. Please check your Python installation.
+        echo Refer to manual setup: %README_URL%
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+) else (
+    echo Virtual environment already exists.
+)
+
+echo [2/5] Activating virtual environment...
+call .venv\Scripts\activate
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Failed to activate virtual environment.
+    echo Refer to manual setup: %README_URL%
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo [3/5] Installing requirements from requirements.txt...
+pip install --upgrade pip
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Failed to upgrade pip.
+    echo Refer to manual setup: %README_URL%
+    exit /b 1
+)
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Failed to install dependencies.
+    echo Refer to manual setup: %README_URL%
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo [4/5] Generating self-signed SSL certificate if not present...
+set SSL_DIR=ssl
+set KEY_FILE=%SSL_DIR%\key.pem
+set CERT_FILE=%SSL_DIR%\cert.pem
+
+if not exist %SSL_DIR% (
+    mkdir %SSL_DIR%
+)
+
+if exist %KEY_FILE% if exist %CERT_FILE% (
+    echo SSL certificate and key found.
+) else (
+    where openssl > nul 2>&1
+    if errorlevel 1 (
+        echo OpenSSL is required for SSL certificate generation but is not installed or not in PATH.
+        echo Refer to manual setup: %README_URL%
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+    openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 825 -newkey rsa:2048 ^
+        -keyout %KEY_FILE% -out %CERT_FILE% ^
+        -subj "/C=US/ST=Self/L=Self/O=Self/CN=localhost"
+    if errorlevel 1 (
+        echo Failed to generate SSL certificate.
+        echo Refer to manual setup: %README_URL%
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+)
+
+echo [5/5] Launching app with uvicorn (https://localhost:8000, self-signed SSL)...
+uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --ssl-keyfile "%KEY_FILE%" --ssl-certfile "%CERT_FILE%"
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Failed to launch the app. Please check above for errors.
+    echo Refer to manual setup: %README_URL%
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+endlocal