diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0949470..36e1257 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 .gradle
 **/build/
 !gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
-gradle.properties
+steamwar.properties
 
 # IntelliJ IDEA
 .idea
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9bb750d..cd38a50 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Os
 
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer
+
 plugins {
     // Adding the base plugin fixes the following gradle warnings in IntelliJ:
     //
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ plugins {
 group 'steamwar'
 version ''
 
+Properties steamwarProperties = new Properties()
+if (file("steamwar.properties").exists()) {
+    steamwarProperties.load(file("steamwar.properties").newDataInputStream())
+}
+
 ext {
     buildName = 'BauSystem'
     artifactName = 'bausystem'
@@ -93,20 +100,23 @@ task finalizeProject {
 }
 build.finalizedBy(finalizeProject)
 
-if (project.hasProperty("hostname")) {
-    def server = "Dev1.15"
-    // def server = "Developer"
+if (steamwarProperties.containsKey("hostname")) {
+    String hostname = steamwarProperties.get("hostname")
+    String uploadPath = steamwarProperties.getOrDefault("uploadPath", "~")
+
+    String server = steamwarProperties.getOrDefault("server", "Dev1.15")
+    String serverStartFlags = steamwarProperties.getOrDefault("serverStartFlags", "")
 
     task uploadProject {
         description 'Upload this project'
         group "Steamwar"
 
         doLast {
-            await(shell("scp ${libs}/${jarName} ${hostname}:~/${server}/plugins"))
+            await(shell("scp ${libs}/${jarName} ${hostname}:${uploadPath}/${server}/plugins"))
             if (!answer("Start ${server} server?")) {
                 return
             }
-            serverStart(server)
+            serverStart(server, serverStartFlags, hostname)
         }
     }
 
@@ -115,7 +125,7 @@ if (project.hasProperty("hostname")) {
         group "Steamwar"
 
         doLast {
-            serverStart(server)
+            serverStart(server, serverStartFlags, hostname)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -135,8 +145,8 @@ private def shell(String command) {
     }
 }
 
-private def serverStart(String serverName) {
-    def proc = shell("ssh -t ${hostname} \"./mc ${serverName}\"")
+private def serverStart(String serverName, String serverFlags, String hostname) {
+    def proc = shell("ssh -t ${hostname} \"./mc ${serverFlags} ${serverName}\"")
 
     Set<String> strings = new HashSet<>()
     File file = new File("${projectDir}/ignoredlog");
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a24a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# This file is a part of the SteamWar software.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020  SteamWar.de-Serverteam
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+org.gradle.daemon = true
+org.gradle.parallel = true
+org.gradle.configureondemand = true
+org.gradle.workers.max = 4
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