diff --git a/commands/protractor/src/config.js b/commands/protractor/src/config.js
index abda0494..efadeb20 100644
--- a/commands/protractor/src/config.js
+++ b/commands/protractor/src/config.js
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ if (argv.seleniumServerJar) {
   argv.seleniumServerJar = jar;
 }
 
+if (argv.glob.length) {
+  argv.specs = argv.glob.map(p => path.resolve(p));
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   config: argv,
 };
diff --git a/commands/protractor/src/options.js b/commands/protractor/src/options.js
index 360cec33..655cf11f 100644
--- a/commands/protractor/src/options.js
+++ b/commands/protractor/src/options.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
     description: 'Glob pattern',
     type: 'array',
     default: TEST_GLOB,
-    alias: ['glob', 'specs'],
+    alias: ['glob'],
   },
   coverage: {
     description: 'Generate coverage',
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index f64752fa..0a060238 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@after-work.js/transform-middleware": "5.1.1",
     "@after-work.js/utils": "5.1.1",
+    "http-proxy-middleware": "0.19.1",
     "import-cwd": "2.1.0",
     "express": "4.16.4",
     "serve-favicon": "2.5.0",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/index.js b/packages/server/src/index.js
index ce04032e..4ecc58c2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/index.js
@@ -2,19 +2,23 @@ const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
 const favicon = require('serve-favicon');
 const transformFiles = require('@after-work.js/transform-middleware');
+const applyProxies = require('./proxies');
 
 module.exports = function createServer(options) {
   const { middleware = () => {}, ...argv } = options;
   const app = express();
+  const websocketProxies = applyProxies(app, options.proxy);
   app.use(favicon(path.resolve(__dirname, '../aw.png')));
   app.use(transformFiles(argv));
   app.use('/', express.static(process.cwd()));
   middleware(app, express);
-  return app.listen(argv.http.port, '0.0.0.0', (err) => {
+  const server = app.listen(argv.http.port, '0.0.0.0', (err) => {
     if (err) {
       throw err;
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error(`Listening on http://0.0.0.0:${argv.http.port}`);
   });
+  websocketProxies.forEach(wsProxy => server.on('upgrade', wsProxy.upgrade));
+  return server;
 };
diff --git a/packages/server/src/proxies.js b/packages/server/src/proxies.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..254d48ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/proxies.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+const httpProxyMiddleware = require('http-proxy-middleware');
+
+const getProxyMiddleware = (proxyConfig) => {
+  if (typeof proxyConfig.logLevel === 'undefined') {
+    proxyConfig.logLevel = 'error';
+  }
+  const context = proxyConfig.context || proxyConfig.path;
+  // It is possible to use the `bypass` method without a `target`.
+  // However, the proxy middleware has no use in this case, and will fail to instantiate.
+  if (proxyConfig.target) {
+    return httpProxyMiddleware(context, proxyConfig);
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+const normalize = options => Object.keys(options).map((context) => {
+  let proxyOptions;
+  const correctedContext = context
+    .replace(/^\*$/, '**')
+    .replace(/\/\*$/, '');
+  if (typeof options.proxy[context] === 'string') {
+    proxyOptions = {
+      context: correctedContext,
+      target: options.proxy[context],
+    };
+  } else {
+    proxyOptions = Object.assign({}, options.proxy[context]);
+    proxyOptions.context = correctedContext;
+  }
+  proxyOptions.logLevel = proxyOptions.logLevel || 'warn';
+  return proxyOptions;
+});
+
+const applyProxies = (app, options = []) => {
+  const websocketProxies = [];
+  const proxy = !Array.isArray(options) ? normalize(options) : options;
+  proxy.forEach((proxyConfigOrCallback) => {
+    let proxyConfig;
+    let proxyMiddleware;
+
+    if (typeof proxyConfigOrCallback === 'function') {
+      proxyConfig = proxyConfigOrCallback();
+    } else {
+      proxyConfig = proxyConfigOrCallback;
+    }
+
+    proxyMiddleware = getProxyMiddleware(proxyConfig);
+
+    if (proxyConfig.ws) {
+      websocketProxies.push(proxyMiddleware);
+    }
+
+    app.use((req, res, next) => { // eslint-disable-line
+      if (typeof proxyConfigOrCallback === 'function') {
+        const newProxyConfig = proxyConfigOrCallback();
+
+        if (newProxyConfig !== proxyConfig) {
+          proxyConfig = newProxyConfig;
+          proxyMiddleware = getProxyMiddleware(proxyConfig);
+        }
+      }
+
+      const bypass = typeof proxyConfig.bypass === 'function';
+
+      const bypassUrl = (bypass && proxyConfig.bypass(req, res, proxyConfig)) || false;
+
+      if (bypassUrl) {
+        req.url = bypassUrl;
+
+        next();
+      } else if (proxyMiddleware) {
+        return proxyMiddleware(req, res, next);
+      } else {
+        next();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+  return websocketProxies;
+};
+
+module.exports = applyProxies;