diff --git a/config/config.cfg.default b/config/config.cfg.default
index 9513db2..423dfcb 100644
--- a/config/config.cfg.default
+++ b/config/config.cfg.default
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[Server]
+host = localhost
+port = 8001
+
 [Dashboard]
 #hours
 graph_log_refresh_rate = 1
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index f0ebb99..97a37d0 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ cfg.read(configfile)
 logger = logging.getLogger('werkzeug')
 logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
+server_host = cfg.get("Server", "host")
+server_port = cfg.getint("Server", "port")
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 redis_server_log = redis.StrictRedis(
@@ -545,4 +548,4 @@ def getTypeaheadData():
     return jsonify(data)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(host='localhost', port=8001, threaded=True)
+    app.run(host=server_host, port=server_port, threaded=True)