diff --git a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java
index f7f8b3f59..45ac6e811 100644
--- a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java
+++ b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ public Pippo setServer(WebServer server) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Start the web server on this port.
+     *
+     * @param port
+     */
+    public void start(int port) {
+        getServer().setPort(port);
+        start();
+    }
+
     public void start() {
         if (running) {
             log.warn("Server is already started ");
@@ -157,6 +167,12 @@ public void addRouteGroup(RouteGroup routeGroup) {
         getApplication().addRouteGroup(routeGroup);
     }
 
+    public Pippo setFilterPath(String filterPath) {
+        getServer().setPippoFilterPath(filterPath);
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a pippo instance, add a route on "/" that responds with a message.
      *
diff --git a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java
index 1c750f992..6f212cd65 100644
--- a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java
+++ b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java
@@ -103,4 +103,14 @@ public interface WebServer<T extends WebServerSettings> {
      */
     WebServer addListener(Class<? extends ServletContextListener> listener);
 
+    default int getPort() {
+        return getSettings().getPort();
+    }
+
+    default WebServer<T> setPort(int port) {
+        getSettings().port(port);
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
 }