diff --git a/bigchaindb/__init__.py b/bigchaindb/__init__.py
index f1dc0f2f..6a462ab7 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/__init__.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import copy
 
+# from functools import reduce
+# PORT_NUMBER = reduce(lambda x, y: x * y, map(ord, 'BigchainDB')) % 2**16
+# basically, the port number is 9984
+
 
 config = {
     'server': {
-        'bind': '0.0.0.0:5000',
+        # Note: this section supports all the Gunicorn settings:
+        #       - http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/stable/settings.html
+        'bind': '0.0.0.0:9984',
+        'workers': None, # if none, the value will be cpu_count * 2 + 1
+        'threads': None, # if none, the value will be cpu_count * 2 + 1
     },
     'database': {
         'host': 'localhost',
@@ -20,7 +28,7 @@ config = {
         'port': 8125,
         'rate': 0.01,
     },
-    'api_endpoint': 'http://localhost:8008/api/v1',
+    'api_endpoint': 'http://localhost:9984/api/v1',
     'consensus_plugin': 'default',
 }
 
diff --git a/bigchaindb/web/server.py b/bigchaindb/web/server.py
index 208f2458..021ceab4 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/web/server.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/web/server.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def create_server(settings):
     if not settings.get('workers'):
         settings['workers'] = (multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2) + 1
 
+    if not settings.get('threads'):
+        settings['threads'] = (multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2) + 1
+
     debug = settings.pop('debug', False)
     app = create_app(debug)
     standalone = StandaloneApplication(app, settings)
diff --git a/docs/source/bigchaindb-cli.md b/docs/source/bigchaindb-cli.md
index dce80671..a1b9e778 100644
--- a/docs/source/bigchaindb-cli.md
+++ b/docs/source/bigchaindb-cli.md
@@ -90,4 +90,7 @@ environ variable you need to use colon (`:`) as separator.
 - BIGCHAINDB_STATSD_RATE
 - BIGCHAINDB_API_ENDPOINT
 - BIGCHAINDB_CONSENSUS_PLUGIN
+- BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_BIND
+- BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_WORKERS
+- BIGCHAINDB_SERVER_THREADS
 ```
diff --git a/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md b/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md
index 1520b046..da045fa3 100644
--- a/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md
+++ b/docs/source/http-client-server-api.md
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 When you start Bigchaindb using `bigchaindb start`, an HTTP API is exposed at:
 
-[http://localhost:5000/api/v1/](http://localhost:5000/api/v1/)
+- [http://localhost:9984/api/v1/](http://localhost:9984/api/v1/)
 
-Right now, that API can only be accessed from localhost (i.e. not remotely). In the future, we'll enable remote access and explain how that works. See [Issue #149](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/issues/149) on GitHub.
 
-The HTTP API currently exposes two endpoints, one to get information about a specific transaction id, and one to push a transaction to the BigchainDB cluster. Those endpoints are documented at:
+Please note that by default the server binds to `0.0.0.0:9984`, hence the API
+is exposed to the world.
+
+The HTTP API currently exposes two endpoints, one to get information about a
+specific transaction id, and one to push a transaction to the BigchainDB
+cluster. Those endpoints are documented at:
+
+- [http://docs.bigchaindb.apiary.io/](http://docs.bigchaindb.apiary.io/)
 
-[http://docs.bigchaindb.apiary.io/](http://docs.bigchaindb.apiary.io/)
diff --git a/docs/source/installing-server.md b/docs/source/installing-server.md
index c168f62d..4047f817 100644
--- a/docs/source/installing-server.md
+++ b/docs/source/installing-server.md
@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ $ rethinkdb
 
 Then open a different terminal and run:
 ```text
-$ bigchaindb start
+$ bigchaindb init
 ```
 
-During its first run, BigchainDB Server takes care of configuring a single node environment.
+During its first run, the command takes care of configuring a single node environment.
+
+
+After configuring the node, you can start it with:
+```text
+$ bigchaindb start
+```
 
 
 ## Run BigchainDB with Docker