diff --git a/gymboard-api/start-dev.sh b/gymboard-api/start-dev.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Starts the api application in development mode. Note that the database
+# should be started via `docker-compose up` in the gymboard root dir.
+
+echo "Starting gymboard-api development server."
+./mvnw spring-boot:run -Dspring-boot.run.profiles=development
diff --git a/gymboard-cdn/start-dev.sh b/gymboard-cdn/start-dev.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Starts the CDN application in development mode. Note that the database
+# should be started via `docker-compose up` in the gymboard root dir.
+
+echo "Starting gymboard-cdn development server."
+./mvnw spring-boot:run -Dspring-boot.run.profiles=development
diff --git a/gymboard-search/start-dev.sh b/gymboard-search/start-dev.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Starts the search application in development mode. Note that the database
+# should be started via `docker-compose up` in the gymboard root dir.
+
+echo "Starting gymboard-search development server."
+./mvnw spring-boot:run -Dspring-boot.run.profiles=development