diff --git a/config-default.json b/config-default.json
index f9e426c..d577145 100644
--- a/config-default.json
+++ b/config-default.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		"logDirectory": ""
 	},
 
-	"port": 3000,
+	"port": "auto",
 	"deamon": false,
 	"parallelQueueProcessing": 1,
 	"cleanupTasksAfter": 2880,
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 601b4bb..de014b6 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Usage: node index.js [options]
 
 Options:
 	--config <path>	Path to the configuration file (default: config-default.json)	
-	-p, --port <number> 	Port to bind the server to (default: 3000)
+	-p, --port <number> 	Port to bind the server to, or "auto" to automatically find an available port (default: 3000)
 	--odm_path <path>	Path to OpenDroneMap's code	(default: /code)
 	--log_level <logLevel>	Set log level verbosity (default: info)
 	-d, --daemon 	Set process to run as a deamon
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ config.logger.maxFileSize = fromConfigFile("logger.maxFileSize", 1024 * 1024 * 1
 config.logger.maxFiles = fromConfigFile("logger.maxFiles", 10); // Max number of log files kept
 config.logger.logDirectory = fromConfigFile("logger.logDirectory", ''); // Set this to a full path to a directory - if not set logs will be written to the application directory.
 
-config.port = parseInt(argv.port || argv.p || fromConfigFile("port", process.env.PORT || 3000));
+config.port = (argv.port || argv.p || fromConfigFile("port", process.env.PORT || "auto"));
 config.deamon = argv.deamonize || argv.daemon || argv.d || fromConfigFile("daemon", false);
 config.parallelQueueProcessing = parseInt(argv.parallel_queue_processing || argv.q || fromConfigFile("parallelQueueProcessing", 1));
 config.cleanupTasksAfter = parseInt(argv.cleanup_tasks_after || fromConfigFile("cleanupTasksAfter", 2880));
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f15ef78..9f74a53 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -918,10 +918,29 @@ let commands = [
         taskManager = TaskManager.singleton();
     },
     cb => {
-        server = app.listen(config.port, err => {
-            if (!err) logger.info('Server has started on port ' + String(config.port));
-            cb(err);
-        });
+        const startServer = (port, cb) => {
+            server = app.listen(parseInt(port), (err) => {
+                if (!err) logger.info('Server has started on port ' + String(port));
+                cb(err);
+            });
+            server.on("error", cb);
+        };
+
+        const tryStartServer = (port, cb) => {
+            startServer(port, (err) => {
+                if (err && err.code === 'EADDRINUSE' && port < 5000){
+                    tryStartServer(port + 1, cb);
+                }else cb(err);
+            });
+        };
+
+        if (Number.isInteger(parseInt(config.port))){
+            startServer(config.port, cb);
+        }else if (config.port === "auto"){
+            tryStartServer(3000, cb);
+        }else{
+            cb(new Error(`Invalid port: ${config.port}`));
+        }
     }
 ];
 
@@ -934,7 +953,7 @@ if (config.powercycle) {
 
 async.series(commands, err => {
     if (err) {
-        logger.error("Error during startup: " + err.message);
+        logger.error(err.message);
         process.exit(1);
     }
 });
diff --git a/libs/ProgressReceiver.js b/libs/ProgressReceiver.js
index aa33467..a49455b 100644
--- a/libs/ProgressReceiver.js
+++ b/libs/ProgressReceiver.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const dgram = require('dgram');
 
 module.exports = class ProgressReceiver{
     constructor(){
-        const server = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+        const server = dgram.createSocket({type: 'udp4', reuseAddr: true});
         this.callbacks = [];
 
         server.on('error', (err) => {