diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cae24f9..4b5d448 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ Getting Started
 Quick start:
 
 1. Download the [latest pre-built SNAPSHOT release](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/net/johnewart/gearman/gearman-server/) from the Sonatype snapshots repository
-2. Run java -jar gearman-server-VERSION.jar
+2. Run `java -jar gearman-server-VERSION.jar`
 3. This will default to port 4730 and memory-only persistence, with snapshotting and the web interface listening on port 8080
+4. To list avaliable options run `java -jar gearman-server-VERSION.jar --help`
 
-If you want to use more advanced features, see the example config.yml
-files in [the gearman-server sub-project](https://github.com/johnewart/gearman-java/tree/master/gearman-server)
+If you want to use more advanced features, run server with config file `java -jar gearman-server-VERSION.jar -c path_to_config_file`.
+For details check example configuration files in [the gearman-server sub-project](https://github.com/johnewart/gearman-java/tree/master/gearman-server)
 
 
 Web Interface
diff --git a/cfg.yml b/cfg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59c0af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+port: 4730
+httpPort: 8888
+enableSSL: false
+debugging: false
+hostName: gearman
+persistenceEngine:
+  engine: memory
+exceptionStore:
+  engine: memory
+logLevel: WARN
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gearman-client/pom.xml b/gearman-client/pom.xml
index e6e8fdc..451a402 100644
--- a/gearman-client/pom.xml
+++ b/gearman-client/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/gearman-common/pom.xml b/gearman-common/pom.xml
index 2930648..0297d3a 100644
--- a/gearman-common/pom.xml
+++ b/gearman-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/gearman-embedded-server/pom.xml b/gearman-embedded-server/pom.xml
index 7758079..deda623 100644
--- a/gearman-embedded-server/pom.xml
+++ b/gearman-embedded-server/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/gearman-engine/pom.xml b/gearman-engine/pom.xml
index d61bab2..4c22743 100644
--- a/gearman-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/gearman-engine/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/gearman-example/pom.xml b/gearman-example/pom.xml
index 9323f4b..363c47e 100644
--- a/gearman-example/pom.xml
+++ b/gearman-example/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/gearman-integration/pom.xml b/gearman-integration/pom.xml
index b2a1a60..46fe09e 100644
--- a/gearman-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/gearman-integration/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/gearman-server/pom.xml b/gearman-server/pom.xml
index 786e30b..2dab099 100644
--- a/gearman-server/pom.xml
+++ b/gearman-server/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>gearman-server</artifactId>
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
             <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
             <version>1.12</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
+            <version>1.72</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
             <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
diff --git a/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/GearmanDaemon.java b/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/GearmanDaemon.java
index 032b75e..81df8a6 100644
--- a/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/GearmanDaemon.java
+++ b/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/GearmanDaemon.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package net.johnewart.gearman.server;
 
+import com.beust.jcommander.JCommander;
+import com.beust.jcommander.ParameterException;
 import net.johnewart.gearman.server.config.DefaultServerConfiguration;
 import net.johnewart.gearman.server.config.GearmanServerConfiguration;
 import net.johnewart.gearman.server.net.ServerListener;
 import net.johnewart.gearman.server.web.WebListener;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
+import com.beust.jcommander.Parameter;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -14,18 +17,37 @@
 public class GearmanDaemon {
 	private static final org.slf4j.Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GearmanDaemon.class);
 
+	private static class CommandLineOptions {
+        @Parameter(names = {"--debug", "-d"}, description = "Turn on debug mode, resulting in a more verbose log output")
+        boolean debug = false;
+
+        @Parameter(names = {"--config", "-c"}, description = "Specify file to load configuration")
+        String configFile;
+
+        @Parameter(names = {"--help", "-h"}, description = "Prints usage", help = true)
+        boolean help;
+    }
+
     public static void main(String... args)
     {
-        final String configFile;
+        CommandLineOptions options = new CommandLineOptions();
+        JCommander cmd = new JCommander(options);
+        cmd.setProgramName("Gearman Server");
 
-        if (args.length != 1) {
-            configFile = "config.yml";
-        } else {
-            configFile = args[0];
+        try {
+            cmd.parse(args);
+            if(options.help) {
+                cmd.usage();
+                System.exit(0);
+            }
+
+        } catch (ParameterException e) {
+            cmd.usage();
+            System.exit(0);
         }
 
-
-        final GearmanServerConfiguration serverConfiguration = loadFromConfigOrGenerateDefaultConfig(configFile);
+        final GearmanServerConfiguration serverConfiguration = loadFromConfigOrGenerateDefaultConfig(options.configFile);
+        serverConfiguration.setDebugging(options.debug);
         final ServerListener serverListener = new ServerListener(serverConfiguration);
         final WebListener webListener = new WebListener(serverConfiguration);
 
@@ -44,10 +66,8 @@ private static GearmanServerConfiguration loadFromConfigOrGenerateDefaultConfig(
 
             serverConfiguration
                     = yaml.loadAs(in, GearmanServerConfiguration.class);
-
-            System.out.println(serverConfiguration.toString());
-
             LOG.info("Starting Gearman Server with settings from " + configFile + "...");
+            LOG.info("Serveer settings: " + serverConfiguration.toString());
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.error("Can't load " + configFile + ": ", e);
diff --git a/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/config/GearmanServerConfiguration.java b/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/config/GearmanServerConfiguration.java
index dc18cee..9cf6d80 100644
--- a/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/config/GearmanServerConfiguration.java
+++ b/gearman-server/src/main/java/net/johnewart/gearman/server/config/GearmanServerConfiguration.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public class GearmanServerConfiguration implements ServerConfiguration {
     private MetricRegistry metricRegistry;
     private QueueMetrics queueMetrics;
     private HealthCheckRegistry healthCheckRegistry;
-    private Object configLock = new Object();
+    private final Object configLock = new Object();
+    private String logLevel = "ERROR";
 
     public void setPort(int port) {
         this.port = port;
@@ -61,15 +62,20 @@ public void setEnableSSL(boolean enableSSL) {
         this.enableSSL = enableSSL;
     }
 
+    public void setLogLevel(String logLevel){
+        this.logLevel = logLevel;
+        if(!debugging) {
+            Logger root = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
+            root.setLevel(Level.toLevel(this.logLevel));
+        }
+    }
+
     public void setDebugging(boolean debugging) {
         this.debugging = debugging;
 
         Logger root = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
-        if(debugging)
-        {
+        if(debugging) {
             root.setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
-        } else {
-            root.setLevel(Level.ERROR);
         }
     }
 
@@ -147,10 +153,10 @@ public JobQueueFactory getJobQueueFactory() {
     public JobManager getJobManager() {
         if(jobManager == null) {
             jobManager = new JobManager(getJobQueueFactory(),
-                                        getJobHandleFactory(),
-                                        getUniqueIdFactory(),
-                                        getExceptionStorageEngine(),
-                                        getQueueMetrics());
+                getJobHandleFactory(),
+                getUniqueIdFactory(),
+                getExceptionStorageEngine(),
+                getQueueMetrics());
         }
 
         return jobManager;
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47fe760..1e3f668 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <groupId>net.johnewart.gearman</groupId>
     <artifactId>gearman-java</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.8.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <modules>
         <module>gearman-client</module>
         <module>gearman-server</module>