diff --git a/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/discovery/ZkServiceRegistry.java b/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/discovery/ZkServiceRegistry.java
index 43fa5a54..446c99a2 100644
--- a/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/discovery/ZkServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/discovery/ZkServiceRegistry.java
@@ -140,13 +140,15 @@ public class ZkServiceRegistry implements ServiceRegistryIf {
     @Override
     public int requestPort(String externalHost,
                            ServiceKey<?> key) {
+
         if (!Boolean.getBoolean("service.random-port")) {
             return switch (key) {
-                case ServiceKey.Rest rest -> 80;
-                case ServiceKey.Grpc<?> grpc -> 81;
+                case ServiceKey.Rest rest -> Integer.getInteger("service.http-port", 80);
+                case ServiceKey.Grpc<?> grpc -> Integer.getInteger("service.grpc-port",81);
             };
         }
 
+
         int portRangeLow = 12_000;
         int portRangeHigh = 12_999;
 
diff --git a/code/services-core/single-service-runner/java/nu/marginalia/SingleService.java b/code/services-core/single-service-runner/java/nu/marginalia/SingleService.java
index 5a793a0d..e6ba4870 100644
--- a/code/services-core/single-service-runner/java/nu/marginalia/SingleService.java
+++ b/code/services-core/single-service-runner/java/nu/marginalia/SingleService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,73 @@
 package nu.marginalia;
 
+/** Springboard for launching services outside of docker */
 public class SingleService {
+
+    public static void main(String... args) {
+        if (!configure(args)) {
+            System.out.println("Usage: SingleService <service> bind-address:bind-port-http:bind-port-grpc announce-address [args...]");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        requireEnv("ZOOKEEPER_HOSTS", "Comma-separated list of zookeeper hosts");
+        requireEnv("WMSA_HOME", "Path to the install directory of the project");
+
+        String serviceName = args[0];
+        String[] serviceArgs = new String[args.length - 3];
+        System.arraycopy(args, 3, serviceArgs, 0, serviceArgs.length);
+
+        for (var service : Service.values()) {
+            if (service.name.equals(serviceName)) {
+                service.run(serviceArgs);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void requireEnv(String env, String desc) {
+        if (System.getenv(env) == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing environment variable: " + env + " - " + desc);
+        }
+        else {
+            System.out.println("Found environment variable: " + env + " = " + System.getenv(env));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Set system properties for the address and ports for the service.
+     *
+     * @return true if the configuration was successful
+     * */
+    private static boolean configure(String[] args) {
+        if (args.length < 3)
+            return false;
+
+        try {
+            final String bindAddress_http_grpc = args[1];
+            final String announceAddress = args[2];
+
+            final String[] bindParts = bindAddress_http_grpc.split(":");
+            if (bindParts.length < 3)
+                return false;
+
+            String bindAddress = bindParts[0];
+
+            int httpPort = Integer.parseInt(bindParts[1]);
+            int grpcPort = Integer.parseInt(bindParts[2]);
+
+            System.out.println("Configuring service with bind address: " + bindAddress + " http port: " + httpPort + " grpc port: " + grpcPort + " announce address: " + announceAddress);
+
+            System.setProperty("service.bind-address", bindAddress);
+            System.setProperty("service.http-port", Integer.toString(httpPort));
+            System.setProperty("service.grpc-port", Integer.toString(grpcPort));
+            System.setProperty("service.host", announceAddress);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+    }
+
     enum Service {
         IndexService("index", "nu.marginalia.index.IndexMain"),
         ControlService("control", "nu.marginalia.control.ControlMain"),
@@ -31,19 +98,5 @@ public class SingleService {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void main(String... args) {
-        if (args.length == 0) {
-            System.out.println("Usage: SingleService <service> [args...]");
-        }
 
-        String serviceName = args[0];
-        String[] serviceArgs = new String[args.length - 1];
-        System.arraycopy(args, 1, serviceArgs, 0, serviceArgs.length);
-
-        for (var service : Service.values()) {
-            if (service.name.equals(serviceName)) {
-                service.run(serviceArgs);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }