@@ -593,6 +593,12 @@
 # Number of rows to generate inside the full union test for limited output (mustn't be too large to prevent payload length problems)
 LIMITED_ROWS_TEST_NUMBER = 15
 
+# Default REST-JSON API server listen address
+RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS = "127.0.0.1"
+
+# Default REST-JSON API server listen port
+RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT = 8775
+
 # Format used for representing invalid unicode characters
 INVALID_UNICODE_CHAR_FORMAT = r"\x%02x"
 
 
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 from lib.core.log import LOGGER_HANDLER
 from lib.core.optiondict import optDict
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
+from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS
+from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT
 from lib.core.subprocessng import Popen
 from lib.parse.cmdline import cmdLineParser
 from thirdparty.bottle.bottle import error as return_error
@@ -46,9 +48,6 @@
 from thirdparty.bottle.bottle import response
 from thirdparty.bottle.bottle import run
 
-RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST = "127.0.0.1"
-RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT = 8775
-
 
 # global settings
 class DataStore(object):
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@ def download(taskid, target, filename):
         return jsonize({"success": False, "message": "File does not exist"})
 
 
-def server(host="0.0.0.0", port=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT):
+def server(host=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS, port=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT):
     """
     REST-JSON API server
     """
@@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ def _client(url, options=None):
     return text
 
 
-def client(host=RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST, port=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT):
+def client(host=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS, port=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT):
     """
     REST-JSON API client
     """
 
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@
 from lib.core.common import setPaths
 from lib.core.data import paths
 from lib.core.data import logger
+from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS
+from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT
 from lib.utils.api import client
 from lib.utils.api import server
 
-RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST = "127.0.0.1"
-RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT = 8775
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """
     REST-JSON API main function
@@ -33,10 +32,10 @@
 
     # Parse command line options
     apiparser = optparse.OptionParser()
-    apiparser.add_option("-s", "--server", help="Act as a REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT, action="store_true")
-    apiparser.add_option("-c", "--client", help="Act as a REST-JSON API client", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT, action="store_true")
-    apiparser.add_option("-H", "--host", help="Host of the REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST, action="store")
-    apiparser.add_option("-p", "--port", help="Port of the the REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT, type="int", action="store")
+    apiparser.add_option("-s", "--server", help="Act as a REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT, action="store_true")
+    apiparser.add_option("-c", "--client", help="Act as a REST-JSON API client", default=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT, action="store_true")
+    apiparser.add_option("-H", "--host", help="Host of the REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS, action="store")
+    apiparser.add_option("-p", "--port", help="Port of the the REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT, type="int", action="store")
     (args, _) = apiparser.parse_args()
 
     # Start the client or the server