diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0d4629f84d..4e110a6194 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -46,5 +46,10 @@ RUN apk del make python3 g++
 
 EXPOSE 80
 
+ENV PORT=80
+ENV CONFIG_PATH="/config"
+ENV METADATA_PATH="/metadata"
+ENV SOURCE="docker"
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["tini", "--"]
 CMD ["node", "index.js"]
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9a0be347cc..4b3a2648bd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+const optionDefinitions = [
+  { name: 'config', alias: 'c', type: String },
+  { name: 'metadata', alias: 'm', type: String },
+  { name: 'port', alias: 'p', type: String },
+  { name: 'host', alias: 'h', type: String },
+  { name: 'source', alias: 's', type: String },
+  { name: 'dev', alias: 'd', type: Boolean }
+]
+
+const commandLineArgs = require('./server/libs/commandLineArgs')
+const options = commandLineArgs(optionDefinitions)
+
+const Path = require('path')
+process.env.NODE_ENV = options.dev ? 'development' : process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production'
+
 const server = require('./server/Server')
 global.appRoot = __dirname
 
@@ -17,14 +32,19 @@ if (isDev) {
   process.env.ROUTER_BASE_PATH = devEnv.RouterBasePath || ''
 }
 
-const PORT = process.env.PORT || 80
-const HOST = process.env.HOST
-const CONFIG_PATH = process.env.CONFIG_PATH || '/config'
-const METADATA_PATH = process.env.METADATA_PATH || '/metadata'
-const SOURCE = process.env.SOURCE || 'docker'
+const inputConfig = options.config ? Path.resolve(options.config) : null
+const inputMetadata = options.metadata ? Path.resolve(options.metadata) : null
+
+const PORT = options.port || process.env.PORT || 3333
+const HOST = options.host || process.env.HOST
+const CONFIG_PATH = inputConfig || process.env.CONFIG_PATH || Path.resolve('config')
+const METADATA_PATH = inputMetadata || process.env.METADATA_PATH || Path.resolve('metadata')
+const SOURCE = options.source || process.env.SOURCE || 'debian'
+
 const ROUTER_BASE_PATH = process.env.ROUTER_BASE_PATH || ''
 
-console.log('Config', CONFIG_PATH, METADATA_PATH)
+console.log(`Running in ${process.env.NODE_ENV} mode.`)
+console.log(`Options: CONFIG_PATH=${CONFIG_PATH}, METADATA_PATH=${METADATA_PATH}, PORT=${PORT}, HOST=${HOST}, SOURCE=${SOURCE}, ROUTER_BASE_PATH=${ROUTER_BASE_PATH}`)
 
 const Server = new server(SOURCE, PORT, HOST, CONFIG_PATH, METADATA_PATH, ROUTER_BASE_PATH)
 Server.start()
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 31d9d0c261..6fd8cc2e96 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         "xml2js": "^0.5.0"
       },
       "bin": {
-        "audiobookshelf": "prod.js"
+        "audiobookshelf": "index.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.3.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6729ef6b8..ea73669c7d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
   "description": "Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "nodemon --watch server index.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon --watch server index.js -- --dev",
     "start": "node index.js",
     "client": "cd client && npm ci && npm run generate",
-    "prod": "npm run client && npm ci && node prod.js",
+    "prod": "npm run client && npm ci && node index.js",
     "build-win": "npm run client && pkg -t node20-win-x64 -o ./dist/win/audiobookshelf -C GZip .",
     "build-linux": "build/linuxpackager",
     "docker": "docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --push .  -t advplyr/audiobookshelf",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "test": "mocha",
     "coverage": "nyc mocha"
   },
-  "bin": "prod.js",
+  "bin": "index.js",
   "pkg": {
     "assets": [
       "client/dist/**/*",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       "server/migrations/*.js"
     ],
     "scripts": [
-      "prod.js",
+      "index.js",
       "server/**/*.js"
     ]
   },