diff --git a/docker/pre/README.rst b/docker/pre/README.rst
index 1e9334ed5..a5a5e5d6c 100644
--- a/docker/pre/README.rst
+++ b/docker/pre/README.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Prerequisites
   instructions from `this page <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/>`_.
 
 * Download the latest Linux release artifacts for the ``pre`` Docker container:
-  `linux-binaries.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.2/linux-binaries.zip>`_.
+  `linux-binaries.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.3/linux-binaries.zip>`_.
 
 * Move this ZIP file to the ``docker/pre`` directory.
 
diff --git a/docker/solver/README.rst b/docker/solver/README.rst
index eb7a9cf5a..165593308 100644
--- a/docker/solver/README.rst
+++ b/docker/solver/README.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Prerequisites
   instructions from `this page <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/>`_.
 
 * Download the latest Linux release artifacts for the ``solver`` Docker container:
-  `mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.2/mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip>`_.
+  `mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.3/mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip>`_.
 
 * Move this ZIP file to the ``docker/solver`` directory and unzip it in the same directory.
 
diff --git a/examples/Airbag/airbag_deploy.py b/examples/Airbag/airbag_deploy.py
index df73b39ef..48c29b3fe 100644
--- a/examples/Airbag/airbag_deploy.py
+++ b/examples/Airbag/airbag_deploy.py
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@
 )
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the hostname and port. This example uses the default localhost and port
diff --git a/examples/Explicit/ball_plate.py b/examples/Explicit/ball_plate.py
index 18bb7097a..698668f98 100644
--- a/examples/Explicit/ball_plate.py
+++ b/examples/Explicit/ball_plate.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 # Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
 # for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
 # container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the host name and port. This code uses the default localhost and port
diff --git a/examples/Explicit/belted_dummy.py b/examples/Explicit/belted_dummy.py
index ea2edd0c1..e7cc2e197 100644
--- a/examples/Explicit/belted_dummy.py
+++ b/examples/Explicit/belted_dummy.py
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
 # sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/pre/explicit/belted_dummy.png'
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the host name and port. This example uses the default localhost and port
diff --git a/examples/Implicit/camry_rc.py b/examples/Implicit/camry_rc.py
index 4af252c10..68dbd17b4 100644
--- a/examples/Implicit/camry_rc.py
+++ b/examples/Implicit/camry_rc.py
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@
 from ansys.dyna.core.pre import examples
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the hostname and port. This example uses the default localhost and port
diff --git a/examples/NVH/frf_plate_damping.py b/examples/NVH/frf_plate_damping.py
index 3ac9cc8e7..270c7f0b9 100644
--- a/examples/NVH/frf_plate_damping.py
+++ b/examples/NVH/frf_plate_damping.py
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@
 from ansys.dyna.core.pre import examples
 # sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/pre/nvh/frf_plate_damping.png'
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the hostname and port. This example uses the default localhost and port
diff --git a/examples/Thermal/thermal_stress.py b/examples/Thermal/thermal_stress.py
index ffa5d5719..9510369e4 100644
--- a/examples/Thermal/thermal_stress.py
+++ b/examples/Thermal/thermal_stress.py
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
 from ansys.dyna.core.pre import examples
 # sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/pre/thermal/thermal.png'
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server``folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` servic is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the hostname and the port. This example uses the default local host and port
diff --git a/src/ansys/dyna/core/solver/dynasolver.py b/src/ansys/dyna/core/solver/dynasolver.py
index cc864e065..5015283f8 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dyna/core/solver/dynasolver.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dyna/core/solver/dynasolver.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import queue
 import sys
 import threading
+from time import sleep
 
 from ansys.api.dyna.v0 import dynasolver_pb2
 import grpc