diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 7df2740..87ae7ed 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@ from bottle import (
 
 import thesethreewords as these
 import sys
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
+parser = ArgumentParser(
+                    prog='these-3-words-api',
+                    description='Hosts an API for these-3-words API',
+                    epilog='Defaults to: 0.0.0.0:8080')
+parser.add_argument('--host', default='0.0.0.0',
+                    help='Host to bind to (default: 0.0.0.0)')
+parser.add_argument('--port', type=int, default=8080, help='Port to bind to (default: 8080)')
+args = parser.parse_args()
 
 example_locs = [("sydney", (-33.867480754852295, 151.20700120925903)),
                 ("battery", (40.70329427719116, -74.0170168876648)),
@@ -90,6 +99,6 @@ def hashToLatLng(threewords):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080)
+    run(host=args.host, port=args.port)
 
 app = bottle.default_app()