diff --git a/docs/node-api.md b/docs/node-api.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..352ed0d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/node-api.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+id: node-api
+title: "Node API"
+---
+
+Verdaccio can be invoqued programmatically.
+
+## Usage
+
+#### Programmatically
+
+```js
+ import startServer from 'verdaccio';	
+
+ startServer(configJsonFormat, 6000, store, '1.0.0', 'verdaccio',
+    (webServer, addrs, pkgName, pkgVersion) => {
+		webServer.listen(addr.port || addr.path, addr.host, () => {
+			console.log('verdaccio running');
+		});
+  });
+```
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7cb2c4d5c..86b45f8e8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1 @@
-module.exports = require('./src/api/index');
-
-/** package
-{ "name": "verdaccio",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "dependencies": {"js-yaml": "*"},
-  "scripts": {"postinstall": "js-yaml package.yaml > package.json ; npm install"}
-}
-**/
+export {default as startVerdaccio} from './build/index';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5eac75d8..17a332cc0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio"
   },
-  "main": "index.js",
+  "main": "build/index.js",
   "bin": {
     "verdaccio": "./bin/verdaccio"
   },
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..858bce321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// @flow
+
+import {startVerdaccio} from './lib/bootstrap';
+
+export default startVerdaccio;
diff --git a/src/lib/bootstrap.js b/src/lib/bootstrap.js
index ab9ab4057..5cdecc941 100644
--- a/src/lib/bootstrap.js
+++ b/src/lib/bootstrap.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const logger = require('./logger');
     - localhost:5557
     @return {Array}
  */
-function getListListenAddresses(argListen, configListen) {
+export function getListListenAddresses(argListen, configListen) {
   // command line || config file || default
   let addresses;
   if (argListen) {
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ function startVerdaccio(config, cliListen, configPath, pkgVersion, pkgName, call
     throw new Error('config file must be an object');
   }
 
-  if (!config.self_path) {
-    config.self_path = Path.resolve(configPath);
-  }
-  if (!config.https) {
-    config.https = {enable: false};
-  }
-
   const app = server(config);
   const addresses = getListListenAddresses(cliListen, config.listen);
 
@@ -97,9 +90,9 @@ function unlinkAddressPath(addr) {
   }
 }
 
-function displayHTTPSWarning(configPath) {
+function displayHTTPSWarning(storageLocation) {
   const resolveConfigPath = function(file) {
-    return Path.resolve(Path.dirname(configPath), file);
+    return Path.resolve(Path.dirname(storageLocation), file);
   };
 
   logger.logger.fatal([
@@ -115,7 +108,7 @@ function displayHTTPSWarning(configPath) {
     ' $ openssl x509 -req -in ' + resolveConfigPath('verdaccio-csr.pem') +
     ' -signkey ' + resolveConfigPath('verdaccio-key.pem') + ' -out ' + resolveConfigPath('verdaccio-cert.pem'),
     '',
-    'And then add to config file (' + configPath + '):',
+    'And then add to config file (' + storageLocation + '):',
     '  https:',
     '    key: verdaccio-key.pem',
     '    cert: verdaccio-cert.pem',
diff --git a/src/lib/cli.js b/src/lib/cli.js
index 10761733d..61f5ab22d 100644
--- a/src/lib/cli.js
+++ b/src/lib/cli.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /* eslint no-sync:0 */
 /* eslint no-empty:0 */
 
+import path from 'path';
 import {startVerdaccio, listenDefaultCallback} from './bootstrap';
 import findConfigFile from './config-path';
 
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ try {
   verdaccioConfiguration = Utils.parseConfigFile(configPathLocation);
   process.title = verdaccioConfiguration.web && verdaccioConfiguration.web.title || 'verdaccio';
 
+  if (!verdaccioConfiguration.self_path) {
+    verdaccioConfiguration.self_path = path.resolve(configPathLocation);
+  }
+  if (!verdaccioConfiguration.https) {
+    verdaccioConfiguration.https = {enable: false};
+  }
+
   logger.logger.warn({file: configPathLocation}, 'config file  - @{file}');
 } catch (err) {
   logger.logger.fatal({file: configPathLocation, err: err}, 'cannot open config file @{file}: @{!err.message}');
diff --git a/test/unit/cli.spec.js b/test/unit/cli.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..545217f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/cli.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import startServer from '../../src';
+import {getListListenAddresses} from '../../src/lib/bootstrap';
+import config from './partials/config';
+import path from 'path';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
+require('../../src/lib/logger').setup([]);
+
+describe('startServer via API', () => {
+
+  describe('startServer launcher', () => {
+    test('should provide all server data', (done) => {
+      const store = path.join(__dirname, 'partials/store');
+
+      startServer(config, 6000, store, '1.0.0', 'verdaccio-test',
+        (webServer, addrs, pkgName, pkgVersion) => {
+          expect(webServer).toBeDefined();
+          expect(addrs).toBeDefined();
+          expect(addrs.proto).toBe('http');
+          expect(addrs.host).toBe('localhost');
+          expect(addrs.port).toBe('6000');
+          expect(pkgName).toBeDefined();
+          expect(pkgVersion).toBeDefined();
+          expect(pkgVersion).toBe('1.0.0');
+          expect(pkgName).toBe('verdaccio-test');
+          done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('should fails if config is missing', () => {
+      expect(() => { return startServer() }).toThrow('config file must be an object');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('getListListenAddresses test', () => {
+    test('should return by default 4873', () => {
+      const addrs = getListListenAddresses()[0];
+
+      expect(addrs.proto).toBe('http');
+      expect(addrs.host).toBe('localhost');
+      expect(addrs.port).toBe('4873');
+    });
+
+    test('should return a list of address and no cli argument provided', () => {
+      const addrs = getListListenAddresses(null, ['1000', '2000']);
+
+      expect(_.isArray(addrs)).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    test('should return an address and no cli argument provided', () => {
+      const addrs = getListListenAddresses(null, '1000');
+
+      expect(_.isArray(addrs)).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/website/sidebars.json b/website/sidebars.json
index b53f60108..48ac8c15c 100644
--- a/website/sidebars.json
+++ b/website/sidebars.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
       "build",
       "contributing",
       "source-code",
-      "unit-testing"
+      "unit-testing",
+      "node-api"
     ],
     "Guides": ["protect-your-dependencies"]
   }