diff --git a/configure_environment.sh b/configure_environment.sh
index ce9460b..5438cd0 100755
--- a/configure_environment.sh
+++ b/configure_environment.sh
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ export C_INCLUDE_PATH=$ACT_HOME/include:$C_INCLUDE_PATH
 export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=$ACT_HOME/include:$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
 
 echo ACT_HOME is set to $ACT_HOME
+
+export ACT_DEPLOY_SERVER_ADDR=lab3
+export ACT_DEPLOY_SERVER_USER=fault
+export ACT_DEPLOY_SERVER_DBASE=act
+export ACT_DEPLOY_SERVER_PORT=5432
diff --git a/run_agent.sh b/run_agent.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c622ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_agent.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Source the environment
+source configure_environment.sh
+
+# Check if password was configured
+
+if [[ -z "${ACT_DEPLOY_SERVER_PWD}" ]]; then
+    echo -n "No password for database set. Please enter password: "
+    IFS= read -r line
+    echo -en "\n\nexport ACT_DEPLOY_SERVER_PWD=$line\n" >> configure_environment.sh
+    export ACT_DEPLOY_SERVER_PWD=$line
+    echo "Password set!"
+fi
+
+# Check if screen is installed
+
+if command -v screen >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Starting in screen session."
+    screen actsim-cluster-agent -j$(nproc)
+else
+    echo "screen command not found. Starting in foreground."
+    actsim-cluster-agent -j$(nproc)
+fi
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