diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index afe223b..31f0c22 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ authors = [{name='Thomas Schmelzer', email= 'thomas.schmelzer@gmail.com'}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "loguru>=0.7.3",
     "numpy>=2.2.3",
     "pyarrow>=19.0.0",
 ]
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tschm/numpy-client"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
+    "loguru>=0.7.3",
     "pre-commit>=4.1.0",
     "pytest>=8.3.4",
     "pytest-cov>=6.0.0",
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ include = [
 
 [tool.bandit]
 exclude_dirs = ["tests"]
+skips = ["B104"]
diff --git a/src/np/flight/numpy_server.py b/src/np/flight/numpy_server.py
index 8addf58..484c147 100644
--- a/src/np/flight/numpy_server.py
+++ b/src/np/flight/numpy_server.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import logging
 import threading  # Module for creating and managing threads; used for thread safety with locking.
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
-import loguru  # Logging library that simplifies logging setup and usage.
 import numpy as np
 import pyarrow.flight as fl  # PyArrow's Flight module to handle gRPC-based data transfer with Arrow.
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Server(fl.FlightServerBase, ABC):
     A Flight Server implementation that handles matrix data and performs computations on it.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, host, port, logger=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, host="0.0.0.0", port=8080, logger=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize the server with the provided host and port, and optionally a logger.
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ def __init__(self, host, port, logger=None, **kwargs):
         :param logger: Optional logger to use for logging messages (defaults to loguru).
         :param kwargs: Additional arguments passed to the FlightServerBase constructor.
         """
-        uri = f"grpc+tcp://{host}:{port}"
+        uri = f"grpc://{host}:{port}"
         super().__init__(uri, **kwargs)  # Initialize the base FlightServer with the URI.
-        self._logger = logger or loguru.logger  # Use provided logger or default to loguru's logger.
+        self._logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)  # Use provided logger or default to loguru's logger.
         self._storage = {}  # Dictionary to store uploaded data associated with specific commands.
         self._lock = threading.Lock()  # Lock for ensuring thread safety when accessing shared resources.
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def do_get(self, context, ticket):
         return fl.RecordBatchStream(result_table)
 
     @classmethod
-    def start(cls, host="127.0.0.1", port=5008, logger=None, **kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
+    def start(cls, host="0.0.0.0", port=8080, logger=None, **kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
         """
         Start the server with the specified port and logger.
 
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ def start(cls, host="127.0.0.1", port=5008, logger=None, **kwargs):  # pragma: n
         :param logger: Optional logger to use.
         :param kwargs: Additional arguments passed to the constructor.
         """
-        logger = logger or loguru.logger  # If no logger is provided, use loguru's default logger.
         server = cls(host=host, port=port, logger=logger, **kwargs)  # Instantiate the server.
         server.logger.info(f"Starting {cls} Flight server on port {port}...")  # Log the server start.
         server.serve()  # Start the server to handle incoming requests.
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index a50c06e..8313672 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ name = "numpy-flight"
 version = "0.0.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
-    { name = "loguru" },
     { name = "numpy" },
     { name = "pyarrow" },
 ]
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
 dev = [
+    { name = "loguru" },
     { name = "pre-commit" },
     { name = "pytest" },
     { name = "pytest-cov" },
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
-    { name = "loguru", specifier = ">=0.7.3" },
     { name = "numpy", specifier = ">=2.2.3" },
     { name = "pyarrow", specifier = ">=19.0.0" },
 ]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [
+    { name = "loguru", specifier = ">=0.7.3" },
     { name = "pre-commit", specifier = ">=4.1.0" },
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.4" },
     { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=6.0.0" },