diff --git a/python/grpcdemo_server.py b/python/grpcdemo_server.py
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+from concurrent import futures
+
+import socket
+import time
+
+import grpc
+import grpcdemo_pb2
+import grpcdemo_pb2_grpc
+
+ONE_DAY = 60 * 60 * 24  # Sleep time in seconds
+PORTNO  = 6000
+
+class HostDateTime(grpcdemo_pb2_grpc.HostDateTimeServicer):
+
+  def SayHello(self, request, context):
+    return grpcdemo_pb2.CurrentDateTime(message='%s: %s!' % (socket.fqdn(), time.strftime("%c")))
+
+
+def serve():
+  server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+  grpcdemo_pb2_grpc.add_HostDateTimeServicer_to_server(HostDateTime(), server)
+  server.add_insecure_port('[::]:%s' % PORTNO)
+  server.start()
+  try:
+    while True:
+      time.sleep(ONE_DAY)
+  except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    server.stop(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  serve()