diff --git a/swh/storage/api/server.py b/swh/storage/api/server.py
--- a/swh/storage/api/server.py
+++ b/swh/storage/api/server.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import json
 import logging
+import click
 
 from flask import Flask, g, request
 
@@ -238,11 +239,16 @@
     return app(environ, start_response)
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import sys
+@click.command()
+@click.argument('config-path', required=1)
+@click.option('--host', default='0.0.0.0', help="Host to run the server")
+@click.option('--port', default=5000, help="Binding port of ther server")
+@click.option('--debug/--nodebug', default=True,
+              help="Indicates if the server should run in debug mode")
+def launch(config_path, host, port, debug):
+    app.config.update(config.read(config_path, DEFAULT_CONFIG))
+    app.run(host, port=int(port), debug=bool(debug))
 
-    app.config.update(config.read(sys.argv[1], DEFAULT_CONFIG))
 
-    host = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) >= 3 else '0.0.0.0'
-    port = int(sys.argv[3]) if len(sys.argv) >= 4 else 5000
-    app.run(host, port=port, debug=True)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    launch()
diff --git a/swh/storage/objstorage/api/server.py b/swh/storage/objstorage/api/server.py
--- a/swh/storage/objstorage/api/server.py
+++ b/swh/storage/objstorage/api/server.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import click
 
 from flask import Flask, g, request
 
@@ -54,16 +55,19 @@
 
 @app.route('/content/check', methods=['POST'])
 def check():
-    # TODO verify that an error on this content will be properly intercepted
-    # by @app.errorhandler and the answer will be sent to client.
     return encode_data(g.objstorage.check(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import sys
+@click.command()
+@click.argument('Config-path', required=1)
+@click.option('--host', default='0.0.0.0', help="Host to run the server")
+@click.option('--port', default=5000, help="Server's port")
+@click.option('--debug/--nodebug', default=True,
+              help="Indicates if the server should run in debug mode")
+def launch(config_path, host, port, debug):
+    app.config.update(config.read(config_path, DEFAULT_CONFIG))
+    app.run(host, port=int(port), debug=bool(debug))
 
-    app.config.update(config.read(sys.argv[1], DEFAULT_CONFIG))
 
-    host = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) >= 3 else '0.0.0.0'
-    port = int(sys.argv[3]) if len(sys.argv) >= 4 else 5000
-    app.run(host, port=port, debug=True)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    launch()