| --noCluster | Disables clustering for this instance. | false | 
| --port | Sets the HTTP port that the instance will bind to. | 8080 | 
| --sslPort | Sets the HTTPs port that the instance will bind to. | If not set, has no value and HTTPS is disabled. | 
| --mcAddress | Sets the cluster multicast group for the instance. | 224.2.2.4 | 
| --mcPort | Sets the cluster multicast port. | 2904 | 
| --startPort | Sets the cluster start port number. | 5900 | 
| --clusterName | Sets the cluster group name |  | 
| --clusterPassword | Sets the cluster group password |  | 
| --name | Sets the instance name. | Generated Universally Unique Identifier. | 
| --rootDir | Sets the root configuration directory and saves the configuration across restarts. | If not set, has no value and defaults to the temp directory. | 
| --deploymentDir
 --deployDir | Sets a directory which will be scanned for WAR files for auto-deployment. | If not set, has no value and is not used. | 
| --deploy | Specifies a WAR file to deploy. | If not set, has no value and is not used. | 
| --domainConfig | Overrides the server configuration with an alternative domain.xml file. | If not set, the domain.xml contained in the Payara Micro JAR is used. | 
| --minHttpThreads | Sets the minimum number of threads in the HTTP thread pool. | 10 | 
| --maxHttpThreads | Sets the maximum number of threads in the HTTP thread pool. | 10 | 
| --hzConfigFile | Sets the Hazelcast configuration file to use for overriding the in-built Hazelcast cluster configuration. | if not set, the in-built Hazelcast configuration file is used. | 
| --autoBindHttp | Enables auto-binding for the HTTP port | false | 
| --autoBindSsl | Enables auto-binding for the HTTPS port | false | 
| --autoBindRange | Sets the range for HTTP and HTTPS port auto-binding. | 5 | 
| --lite | sets the micro container to lite mode which means it clusters with other Payara Micro instances but does not store clustered data |  |  | 
| --outputUberJar | packages up an uber jar at the specified path based on the command line arguments and exits |  |  | 
| --systemProperties | Reads system properties from a file |  |  | 
| --logo | Reveals the #BadAssFish or a custom logo on boot |  |  | 
| --disablePhoneHome | Disables Phone Home activities for this instance | If not set, Phone Home is active | 
| --help | Displays the configuration options and then exits. | If not set, this option is not used. |