diff --git a/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/__init__.py b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/__init__.py
index fd197471..5c9e7c03 100644
--- a/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .client import connect_to_rocky
+from .launcher import launch_rocky
 
 # TODO: Set __version__
 # try:
@@ -9,4 +10,7 @@
 # __version__ = importlib_metadata.version(__name__.replace(".", "-"))
 
 
-__all__ = ["connect_to_rocky"]
+__all__ = [
+    "connect_to_rocky",
+    "launch_rocky",
+]
diff --git a/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/client.py b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/client.py
index ef8b0e12..baa0210e 100644
--- a/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/client.py
+++ b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/client.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ def __init__(self, rocky_api):
     def api(self):
         return self._api_adapter
 
+    def close(self):
+        self._api.Exit()
+
 
 class _ApiElementProxy:
     def __init__(self, pyro_api, pool_id):
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ def __init__(self, pyro_api, pool_id):
     def GetNumpyCurve(self, curve_name, unit=None):
         api = self._pyro_api
         serpent_dicts = api.SendToApiElement(
-            self._pool_id, "GetNumpyCurve", (curve_name, unit)
+            self._pool_id, "GetNumpyCurve", curve_name, unit
         )
         numpy_data = [serpent.tobytes(d) for d in serpent_dicts]
         return tuple(pickle.loads(b) for b in numpy_data)
@@ -55,5 +58,10 @@ def CallProxy(*args, **kwargs):
     def deserialize(cls, classname, serialized):
         return cls(_ROCKY_API, serialized["_api_element_id"])
 
+    @classmethod
+    def serialize(cls, obj) -> dict:
+        return {"__class__": "_ApiElementProxy", "_api_element_id": obj._pool_id}
+
 
 Pyro5.api.register_dict_to_class("ApiElementProxy", _ApiElementProxy.deserialize)
+Pyro5.api.register_class_to_dict(_ApiElementProxy, _ApiElementProxy.serialize)
diff --git a/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/exceptions.py b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61317475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class PyRockyError(Exception):
+    """Generic exception for PyRocky API"""
diff --git a/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/launcher.py b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/launcher.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca5edeb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/rocky/prepost/launcher.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import contextlib
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import time
+from typing import Optional
+
+from Pyro5.errors import CommunicationError
+
+from ansys.rocky.prepost.client import RockyClient, connect_to_rocky
+from ansys.rocky.prepost.exceptions import PyRockyError
+
+
+def launch_rocky(rocky_exe: Optional[Path] = None) -> RockyClient:
+    """
+    Launch Rocky executable with PyRocky server enabled, wait Rocky to start up and
+    return a `RockyClient` instance.
+    """
+    if rocky_exe is None:
+        for awp_root in ["AWP_ROOT241", "AWP_ROOT232"]:
+            if awp_root not in os.environ:
+                continue
+
+            rocky_exe = Path(os.environ[awp_root]) / "Rocky/bin/Rocky.exe"
+            if rocky_exe.is_file():
+                break
+        else:
+            raise FileNotFoundError("Rocky executable not found")
+    else:
+        if not rocky_exe.is_file():
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Rocky executable not found at {rocky_exe}")
+
+    cmd = [rocky_exe, "--pyrocky"]
+    with contextlib.suppress(subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+        rocky_process = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
+        rocky_process.wait(timeout=3)
+
+    # Rocky.exe call returned to soon, something happen
+    if rocky_process.returncode is not None:
+        raise RockyLaunchError(f"Error launching Rocky:\n  {' '.join(cmd)}")
+
+    client = connect_to_rocky()
+
+    # TODO: A more elegant way to find out that Rocky Pyro server started.
+    for _ in range(_WAIT_ROCKY_START):
+        try:
+            client.api.GetProject()
+        except CommunicationError:
+            time.sleep(1)
+        else:
+            break
+    else:
+        raise RockyLaunchError("Could not connect Rocky remote server: timed out")
+
+    client._process = rocky_process
+    return client
+
+
+_WAIT_ROCKY_START = 60
+
+
+class RockyLaunchError(PyRockyError):
+    """Raised for errors occurred during Rocky application launch"""