diff --git a/containers/grizzly2-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProvider.java b/containers/grizzly2-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProvider.java
index a3f911c61f..f9cfac2163 100644
--- a/containers/grizzly2-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProvider.java
+++ b/containers/grizzly2-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.glassfish.jersey.grizzly2.httpserver;
 
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServer;
@@ -33,18 +34,18 @@
 public final class GrizzlyHttpServerProvider implements WebServerProvider {
 
     @Override
-    public final <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
-                                                      final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return GrizzlyHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new GrizzlyHttpServer(application, configuration))
+    public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
+                                                      final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(GrizzlyHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new GrizzlyHttpServer(application, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(Class<T> type, Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
-                                                JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return GrizzlyHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new GrizzlyHttpServer(applicationClass, configuration))
+                                                SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(GrizzlyHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new GrizzlyHttpServer(applicationClass, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/containers/grizzly2-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProviderTest.java b/containers/grizzly2-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProviderTest.java
index a7310d048d..6f933cddcd 100644
--- a/containers/grizzly2-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProviderTest.java
+++ b/containers/grizzly2-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/grizzly2/httpserver/GrizzlyHttpServerProviderTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 package org.glassfish.jersey.grizzly2.httpserver;
 
-import static java.lang.Boolean.FALSE;
 import static java.lang.Boolean.TRUE;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@
 
 import org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServer;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.PropertiesHelper;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.Container;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.WebServer;
@@ -82,10 +80,9 @@ private void shouldProvideServer(final Object application, final Resource resour
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(getPort());
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
         final WebServer webServer = Application.class.isInstance(application)
-                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, jerseySeConfig)
-                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, jerseySeConfig);
+                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, configuration)
+                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, configuration);
         final Object nativeHandle = webServer.unwrap(Object.class);
         final CompletionStage<?> start = webServer.start();
         final Object startResult = start.toCompletableFuture().get();
@@ -157,8 +154,7 @@ public void shouldScanFreePort() {
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(SeBootstrap.Configuration.FREE_PORT);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
-        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, jerseySeConfig);
+        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, configuration);
 
         // then
         assertThat(webServer.port(), is(greaterThan(0)));
diff --git a/containers/jdk-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProvider.java b/containers/jdk-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProvider.java
index 4510c53fc8..b9edb3022c 100644
--- a/containers/jdk-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProvider.java
+++ b/containers/jdk-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.glassfish.jersey.jdkhttp;
 
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
@@ -35,17 +36,17 @@ public final class JdkHttpServerProvider implements WebServerProvider {
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
-                                                      final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return JdkHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new JdkHttpServer(application, configuration))
+                                                      final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(JdkHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new JdkHttpServer(application, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
-                                                final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return JdkHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new JdkHttpServer(applicationClass, configuration))
+                                                final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(JdkHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new JdkHttpServer(applicationClass, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/containers/jdk-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProviderTest.java b/containers/jdk-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProviderTest.java
index ade52847c5..c37f7670b1 100644
--- a/containers/jdk-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProviderTest.java
+++ b/containers/jdk-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jdkhttp/JdkHttpServerProviderTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package org.glassfish.jersey.jdkhttp;
 
 import static java.lang.Boolean.FALSE;
-import static java.lang.Boolean.TRUE;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThan;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.PropertiesHelper;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.Container;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.WebServer;
@@ -83,10 +81,9 @@ private void shouldProvideServer(final Object application, final Resource resour
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(getPort());
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
         final WebServer webServer = Application.class.isInstance(application)
-                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, jerseySeConfig)
-                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, jerseySeConfig);
+                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, configuration)
+                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, configuration);
         final Object nativeHandle = webServer.unwrap(Object.class);
         final CompletionStage<?> start = webServer.start();
         final Object startResult = start.toCompletableFuture().get();
@@ -158,8 +155,7 @@ public final void shouldScanFreePort() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionExc
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(SeBootstrap.Configuration.FREE_PORT);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
-        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, jerseySeConfig);
+        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, configuration);
 
         // then
         assertThat(webServer.port(), is(greaterThan(0)));
diff --git a/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProvider.java b/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProvider.java
index fe776b9f40..5122435d85 100644
--- a/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProvider.java
+++ b/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.glassfish.jersey.jetty;
 
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
@@ -33,18 +34,18 @@
 public final class JettyHttpServerProvider implements WebServerProvider {
 
     @Override
-    public final <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
-                                                      final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return JettyHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new JettyHttpServer(application, configuration))
+    public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
+                                                      final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(JettyHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new JettyHttpServer(application, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
-                                                final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return JettyHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new JettyHttpServer(applicationClass, configuration))
+                                                final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(JettyHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new JettyHttpServer(applicationClass, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProviderTest.java b/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProviderTest.java
index 1aa8b45495..81c1bd6c84 100644
--- a/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProviderTest.java
+++ b/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpServerProviderTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.PropertiesHelper;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.Container;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.WebServer;
@@ -82,10 +81,9 @@ private void shouldProvideServer(final Object application, final Resource resour
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(getPort(), FALSE);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
         final WebServer webServer = Application.class.isInstance(application)
-                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, jerseySeConfig)
-                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, jerseySeConfig);
+                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, configuration)
+                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, configuration);
         final Object nativeHandle = webServer.unwrap(Object.class);
         final CompletionStage<?> start = webServer.start();
         final Object startResult = start.toCompletableFuture().get();
@@ -157,8 +155,7 @@ public final void shouldScanFreePort() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionExc
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(SeBootstrap.Configuration.FREE_PORT, TRUE);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
-        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, jerseySeConfig);
+        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, configuration);
 
         // then
         assertThat(webServer.port(), is(greaterThan(0)));
diff --git a/containers/netty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProvider.java b/containers/netty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProvider.java
index 34c700e104..0749369a1f 100644
--- a/containers/netty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProvider.java
+++ b/containers/netty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.glassfish.jersey.netty.httpserver;
 
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
@@ -35,17 +36,17 @@ public final class NettyHttpServerProvider implements WebServerProvider {
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
-                                                final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return NettyHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new NettyHttpServer(application, configuration))
+                                                final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(NettyHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new NettyHttpServer(application, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
-                                                final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return NettyHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new NettyHttpServer(applicationClass, configuration))
+                                                final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(NettyHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new NettyHttpServer(applicationClass, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/containers/netty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProviderTest.java b/containers/netty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProviderTest.java
index 3837377475..69b2e7e4cd 100644
--- a/containers/netty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProviderTest.java
+++ b/containers/netty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/netty/httpserver/NettyHttpServerProviderTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.PropertiesHelper;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.Container;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.WebServer;
@@ -84,10 +83,9 @@ private void shouldProvideServer(final Object application, final Resource resour
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(getPort(), FALSE);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
         final WebServer webServer = Application.class.isInstance(application)
-                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, jerseySeConfig)
-                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, jerseySeConfig);
+                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, configuration)
+                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, configuration);
         final Object nativeHandle = webServer.unwrap(Object.class);
         final CompletionStage<?> start = webServer.start();
         final Object startResult = start.toCompletableFuture().get();
@@ -160,8 +158,7 @@ public final void shouldScanFreePort() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionExc
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(SeBootstrap.Configuration.FREE_PORT, TRUE);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
-        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, jerseySeConfig);
+        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, configuration);
 
         // then
         assertThat(webServer.port(), is(greaterThan(0)));
diff --git a/containers/simple-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProvider.java b/containers/simple-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProvider.java
index c4a26a7d98..33bd6a7dc5 100644
--- a/containers/simple-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProvider.java
+++ b/containers/simple-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.glassfish.jersey.simple;
 
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
@@ -33,17 +34,17 @@ public final class SimpleHttpServerProvider implements WebServerProvider {
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
-                                                      final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return SimpleHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new SimpleHttpServer(application, configuration))
+                                                      final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(SimpleHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new SimpleHttpServer(application, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
-                                                final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
-        return SimpleHttpServer.class == type || WebServer.class == type
-                ? type.cast(new SimpleHttpServer(applicationClass, configuration))
+                                                final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        return WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(SimpleHttpServer.class, type, configuration)
+                ? type.cast(new SimpleHttpServer(applicationClass, JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration)))
                 : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/containers/simple-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProviderTest.java b/containers/simple-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProviderTest.java
index 02314ea784..c32e77caac 100644
--- a/containers/simple-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProviderTest.java
+++ b/containers/simple-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/simple/SimpleHttpServerProviderTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.PropertiesHelper;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.Container;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.WebServer;
@@ -82,10 +81,9 @@ private void shouldProvideServer(final Object application, final Resource resour
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(getPort(), FALSE);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
         final WebServer webServer = Application.class.isInstance(application)
-                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, jerseySeConfig)
-                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, jerseySeConfig);
+                ? webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Application) application, configuration)
+                : webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, (Class<Application>) application, configuration);
         final Object nativeHandle = webServer.unwrap(Object.class);
         final CompletionStage<?> start = webServer.start();
         final Object startResult = start.toCompletableFuture().get();
@@ -157,8 +155,7 @@ public final void shouldScanFreePort() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionExc
         final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration = configuration(SeBootstrap.Configuration.FREE_PORT, TRUE);
 
         // when
-        final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfig = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
-        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, jerseySeConfig);
+        final WebServer webServer = webServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, configuration);
 
         // then
         assertThat(webServer.port(), is(greaterThan(0)));
diff --git a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.java b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.java
index 3bfe5db775..0f1d6d7e67 100644
--- a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.java
+++ b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ private int resolvePort() {
     }
 
     private int _resolvePort(boolean allowPrivilegedPort) {
-        final int basePort = allowPrivilegedPort ? 0 : 1023;
+        final int basePort = allowPrivilegedPort ? 0 : 1024;
         // Get the initial range parameters
         final int lower = basePort;
         final int range = 0xFFFF;
diff --git a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerProperties.java b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerProperties.java
index 099ce70229..5d8a3ad16d 100644
--- a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerProperties.java
+++ b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerProperties.java
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ public final class ServerProperties {
      * {@code WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS} is {@code false}.
      * </p>
      * <p>
-     * If {@link jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap.Configuration#PORT} is set to {@code 0}, the implementation chooses random ports
-     * (0-65535) when {@code WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS} is {@code true}, or (1024-65535) when
+     * If {@link jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap.Configuration#PORT} is set to {@code 0}, the implementation scans for random unused
+     * port (0-65535) when {@code WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS} is {@code true}, or (1024-65535) when
      * {@code WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS} is {@code false.}
      * </p>
      * <p>
diff --git a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/WebServerFactory.java b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/WebServerFactory.java
index 6454fc1732..2b61d4ae54 100644
--- a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/WebServerFactory.java
+++ b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/WebServerFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.glassfish.jersey.server;
 
 import jakarta.ws.rs.ProcessingException;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.ServiceFinder;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ private WebServerFactory() {
      *             if no server provider supports the type.
      */
     public static <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Application application,
-                                                       final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
+                                                       final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
         for (final WebServerProvider webServerProvider : ServiceFinder.find(WebServerProvider.class)) {
             final T server = webServerProvider.createServer(type, application, configuration);
             if (server != null) {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ public static <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Ap
      *             if no server provider supports the type.
      */
     public static <T extends WebServer> T createServer(final Class<T> type, final Class<? extends Application> application,
-                                                       final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
+                                                       final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
         for (final WebServerProvider webServerProvider : ServiceFinder.find(WebServerProvider.class)) {
             final T server = webServerProvider.createServer(type, application, configuration);
             if (server != null) {
diff --git a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/internal/RuntimeDelegateImpl.java b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/internal/RuntimeDelegateImpl.java
index 1af9a406bb..bfaad0e108 100644
--- a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/internal/RuntimeDelegateImpl.java
+++ b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/internal/RuntimeDelegateImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ public CompletableFuture<SeBootstrap.Instance> bootstrap(final Application appli
                     ? (Class<WebServer>) configuration.property(ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS)
                     : WebServer.class;
 
-            final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfiguration
-                    = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
             final WebServer webServer
-                    = WebServerFactory.createServer(httpServerClass, application, jerseySeConfiguration);
+                    = WebServerFactory.createServer(httpServerClass, application, configuration);
             return instance(configuration, webServer);
         });
     }
@@ -89,10 +87,8 @@ public CompletableFuture<SeBootstrap.Instance> bootstrap(final Class<? extends A
                     ? (Class<WebServer>) configuration.property(ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS)
                     : WebServer.class;
 
-            final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration jerseySeConfiguration
-                    = JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration.from(configuration);
             final WebServer webServer
-                    = WebServerFactory.createServer(httpServerClass, applicationClass, jerseySeConfiguration);
+                    = WebServerFactory.createServer(httpServerClass, applicationClass, configuration);
             return instance(configuration, webServer);
         });
     }
diff --git a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/spi/WebServerProvider.java b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/spi/WebServerProvider.java
index 63453ee106..d1d5d2c40d 100644
--- a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/spi/WebServerProvider.java
+++ b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/spi/WebServerProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ApplicationHandler;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.spi.Contract;
 
 /**
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public interface WebServerProvider {
      */
     <T extends WebServer> T createServer(Class<T> type,
                                          Application application,
-                                         JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) throws ProcessingException;
+                                         SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) throws ProcessingException;
 
     /**
      * Creates a server of a given type which runs the given application using the
@@ -108,5 +108,26 @@ <T extends WebServer> T createServer(Class<T> type,
      */
     <T extends WebServer> T createServer(Class<T> type,
                                          Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
-                                         JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) throws ProcessingException;
+                                         SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) throws ProcessingException;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Utility function that matches {@code WebServerProvider} supported type with the user type passed either
+     * as {@link ServerProperties#WEBSERVER_CLASS} property (higher priority) or by the {@code userType} argument
+     * (lower priority).
+     * @param supportedType The type supported by the {@code WebServerProvider} implementation
+     * @param userType The user type passed in by the user, usually {@link WebServer} class.
+     * @param configuration The configuration to check {@link ServerProperties#WEBSERVER_CLASS} property
+     * @param <T> The {@link WebServer} subtype
+     * @return @{code true} if the user provided type matches the supported type.
+     */
+    static <T extends WebServer> boolean isSupportedWebServer(
+            Class<? extends WebServer> supportedType, Class<T> userType, SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
+        final Object webServerObj = configuration.property(ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS);
+        final Class<? extends WebServer> webServerCls = webServerObj == null || WebServer.class.equals(webServerObj)
+                ? null : (Class<? extends WebServer>) webServerObj;
+        // WebServer.class.equals(webServerObj) is the default, and then we want userType
+        return (webServerCls != null  && webServerCls.isAssignableFrom(supportedType))
+                || (webServerCls == null && userType.isAssignableFrom(supportedType));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core-server/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/spi/WebServerProviderTest.java b/core-server/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/spi/WebServerProviderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..553f76dc0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-server/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/spi/WebServerProviderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+ *
+ * This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+ * Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the
+ * Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception, which is available at
+ * https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+ */
+
+package org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi;
+
+import jakarta.ws.rs.ProcessingException;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
+
+public class WebServerProviderTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testPropertySetsDifferentClass() {
+        SeBootstrap.Configuration config =
+            SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder().property(ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS, WebServerTestImpl2.class).build();
+
+        Assert.assertNull(new WebServerProviderTestImpl().createServer(WebServerTestImpl.class, Application.class, config));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPropertySetsCorrectClass() {
+        SeBootstrap.Configuration config =
+                SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder().property(ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS, WebServerTestImpl.class).build();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(
+                WebServerTestImpl.class.isInstance(
+                        new WebServerProviderTestImpl().createServer(WebServerTestImpl2.class, Application.class, config)
+                )
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPropertySetsNothingUserTypeIsWrong() {
+        SeBootstrap.Configuration config =
+                SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder().build();
+
+        Assert.assertNull(new WebServerProviderTestImpl().createServer(WebServerTestImpl2.class, Application.class, config));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPropertySetsNothingUserTypeIsCorrectClass() {
+        SeBootstrap.Configuration config =
+                SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder().build();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(
+                WebServerTestImpl.class.isInstance(
+                        new WebServerProviderTestImpl().createServer(WebServerTestImpl.class, Application.class, config)
+                )
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPropertySetsNothingUserTypeIsSuperClass() {
+        SeBootstrap.Configuration config =
+                SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder().build();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(
+                WebServerTestImpl.class.isInstance(
+                        new WebServerProviderTestImpl().createServer(WebServer.class, Application.class, config)
+                )
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static class WebServerProviderTestImpl implements WebServerProvider {
+
+        @Override
+        public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(
+                Class<T> type, Application application, SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) throws ProcessingException {
+            if (WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(WebServerTestImpl.class, type, configuration)) {
+                return (T) new WebServerTestImpl();
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(
+                Class<T> type,
+                Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
+                SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) throws ProcessingException {
+            if (WebServerProvider.isSupportedWebServer(WebServerTestImpl.class, type, configuration)) {
+                return (T) new WebServerTestImpl();
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class WebServerTestImpl implements WebServer {
+
+        @Override
+        public Container container() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int port() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CompletionStage<?> start() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CompletionStage<?> stop() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <T> T unwrap(Class<T> nativeClass) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class WebServerTestImpl2 implements WebServer {
+
+        @Override
+        public Container container() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int port() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CompletionStage<?> start() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CompletionStage<?> stop() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <T> T unwrap(Class<T> nativeClass) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/docs/src/main/docbook/appendix-properties.xml b/docs/src/main/docbook/appendix-properties.xml
index dcd681b0d4..46274bdf7c 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/docbook/appendix-properties.xml
+++ b/docs/src/main/docbook/appendix-properties.xml
@@ -731,6 +731,78 @@
         </table>
     </section>
 
+    <section xml:id="appendix-properties-webserver">
+        <title>SeBootstrap and WebServer related configuration properties</title>
+
+        <para>
+            List of SeBootstrap configuration properties that can be found in &jersey.server.ServerProperties; class.
+        </para>
+
+        <table>
+        <title>List of SeBootstrap and WebServer configuration properties</title>
+        <tgroup cols="3">
+        <thead>
+            <row>
+                <entry>Constant</entry>
+                <entry>Value</entry>
+                <entry>Description</entry>
+            </row>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+            <row>
+                <entry>&jersey.server.ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS;</entry>
+                <entry><literal>jersey.config.server.bootstrap.webserver.allow.privileged.ports</literal></entry>
+                <entry>
+                    <para>
+                        Defines whether to allow privileged ports (0-1023) to be used to start the
+                        &lit.jersey.server.spi.WebServer; implementation to be chosen from the unused ports when the
+                        &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap.Configuration; PORT is set to <literal>-1</literal> or unset.
+                    </para>
+                    <para>
+                        The default ports are 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS when
+                        <literal>WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS</literal> is &lit.true; or 8080 for HTTP and 8443 for HTTPS when
+                        <literal>WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS</literal> is &lit.false;.
+                    </para>
+                    <para>
+                        If &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap.Configuration; PORT is set to <literal>0</literal>, the implementation scans for
+                        random port (0-65535) when <literal>WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS</literal> is &lit.true;, or
+                        (1024-65535) when <literal>WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS</literal> is &lit.false;.
+                    </para>
+                    <para>
+                        The default this is &lit.false;. Use &lit.true; to allow a restricted port number.
+                    </para>
+                </entry>
+            </row>
+            <row>
+                <entry>&jersey.server.ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_AUTO_START;</entry>
+                <entry><literal>jersey.config.server.bootstrap.webserver.autostart</literal></entry>
+                <entry>
+                    <para>
+                        Whether to automatically startup <literal>WebServer</literal> at bootstrap.
+                    </para>
+                    <para>
+                        By default, servers are immediately listening to connections after bootstrap,
+                        so no explicit invocation of <literal>WebServer#start()</literal> is needed.
+                    </para>
+                </entry>
+            </row>
+            <row>
+                <entry>&jersey.server.ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS;</entry>
+                <entry><literal>jersey.config.server.bootstrap.webserver.class</literal></entry>
+                <entry>
+                    <para>
+                        Defines the implementation of <literal>WebServer</literal> to bootstrap.
+                    </para>
+                    <para>
+                        By default auto-selects the first server provider found.
+                    </para>
+                </entry>
+            </row>
+        </tbody>
+        </tgroup>
+        </table>
+    </section>
+
     <section xml:id="appendix-properties-servlet">
         <title>Servlet configuration properties</title>
 
diff --git a/docs/src/main/docbook/deployment.xml b/docs/src/main/docbook/deployment.xml
index 55d8bb7fdd..9fac43cf6c 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/docbook/deployment.xml
+++ b/docs/src/main/docbook/deployment.xml
@@ -508,6 +508,88 @@ Channel server = NettyHttpContainerProvider.createServer(baseUri, resourceConfig
                 </note>
             </section>
         </section>
+
+        <section xml:id="deployment.bootstrap.api">
+            <title>Jakarta REST Bootstrap API</title>
+            <para>
+                Jakarta REST 3.1 comes with a new API for starting an application in Java SE environment. This
+                <literal>Bootstrap</literal> API is mainly represented by &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap; interface.
+                The Jakarta REST application is started as follows:
+                <programlisting language="java">Application application = new MyApplication();
+SeBootstrap.Configuration.Builder configBuilder = SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder();
+CompletionStage&lt;SeBootstrap.Instance&gt; completionStage = SeBootstrap.start(application, configBuilder.build());</programlisting>
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Later, when the SE application is no longer needed, it can be shutdown as follows:
+                <programlisting language="java">CompletionStage&lt;SeBootstrap.Instance&gt; completionStage = ...
+SeBootstrap.Instance instance = completionStage().get();
+instance.stop();</programlisting>
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                The &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap.Configuration; allows for configuring the Jersey runtime. The Jakarta REST 3.1 allows
+                for configuring the HTTP port, the protocol (HTTP), the hostname, the root path, and SSL. The
+                &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap; is configured as follows:
+                <programlisting language="java">SeBootstrap.Configuration.Builder configBuilder = SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder();
+configBuilder.property(SeBootstrap.Configuration.PROTOCOL, "HTTP")
+    .property(SeBootstrap.Configuration.HOST, "localhost")
+    .property(SeBootstrap.Configuration.PORT, 1234)
+    .property(SeBootstrap.Configuration.ROOT_PATH, "/root/path");</programlisting>
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                The &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap; deployment is backed up by an HTTP server described in
+                <xref linkend="deployment.http"/>. If multiple Jersey container modules are on the classpath,
+                the first found is used.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section xml:id="deployment.webserver.spi">
+            <title>Jersey WebServer SPI</title>
+            <para>
+                Jersey &jersey.server.spi.WebServer; and &jersey.server.spi.WebServerProvider; are SPI interfaces similar to
+                &jersey.server.spi.ContainerProvider; but they are used for the SE deployment. They serve as a bridge between
+                Jersey containers and &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap; API.
+                The Jakarta REST application can be started as follows:
+                <programlisting language="java">Application application = new MyApplication();
+SeBootstrap.Configuration.Builder configBuilder = SeBootstrap.Configuration.builder();
+WebServer webServer = WebServerFactory.createServer(WebServer.class, application, configBuilder.build());</programlisting>
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Later, when the SE application is no longer needed, it can be shutdown as follows:
+                <programlisting language="java">WebServer webServer = ...
+webServer.stop();</programlisting>
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                &jersey.server.WebServerFactory; is used to automatically choose among available implementations on a classpath.
+                If there are multiple implementations available, the first found is used. The user can choose the implementation
+                of a &lit.jersey.server.spi.WebServer; by a concrete WebServer subclass, for instance:
+                <programlisting language="java">
+WebServer webServer = WebServerFactory.createServer(GrizzlyHttpServer.class, application, configBuilder.build());</programlisting>
+                Another way to choose the &lit.jersey.server.spi.WebServer; implementation is by the
+                &lit.jersey.server.spi.WebServerProvider; implementation:
+                <programlisting language="java">
+WebServer webServer = GrizzlyHttpServerProvider.createServer(WebServer.class, application, configBuilder.build());</programlisting>
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                For additional customization of the WebServer settings, see <xref linkend="appendix-properties-webserver"/>.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <warning xml:id="ports.warning" xreflabel="Default ports">
+            <para>
+                When the port is set to -1, the default ports are used.
+                Unlike the default ports used by the <xref linkend="deployment.http"/>, the &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap; API and
+                &lit.jersey.server.spi.WebServer; SPI use default ports 8080 and 8443, respectively.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                When the port is set to 0, the implementation scans for a free port. The privileged ports are skipped, and the
+                scanning starts with port 1024.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Using the restricted ports can be ensured either by setting directly the port, or by setting
+                &jersey.server.ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS; property to true in the
+                &lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap.Configuration;
+            </para>
+        </warning>
     </section>
 
     <section xml:id="deployment.jaxrs.endpoint">
diff --git a/docs/src/main/docbook/jersey.ent b/docs/src/main/docbook/jersey.ent
index bc123fe1b1..e7db84fa3a 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/docbook/jersey.ent
+++ b/docs/src/main/docbook/jersey.ent
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
 <!ENTITY jaxrs.core.Response.Status "<link xlink:href='&jaxrs.javadoc.uri;/core/Response.Status.html'>Response.Status</link>">
 <!ENTITY jaxrs.core.Response.Status.Family "<link xlink:href='&jaxrs.javadoc.uri;/core/Response.Status.Family.html'>Response.Status.Family</link>">
 <!ENTITY jaxrs.core.Response.StatusType "<link xlink:href='&jaxrs.javadoc.uri;/core/Response.StatusType.html'>Response.StatusType</link>">
+<!ENTITY jaxrs.core.SeBootstrap "<link xlink:href='&jaxrs.javadoc.uri;/SeBootstrap.html'>SeBootstrap</link>">
 <!ENTITY jaxrs.core.SecurityContext "<link xlink:href='&jaxrs.javadoc.uri;/core/SecurityContext.html'>SecurityContext</link>">
 <!ENTITY jaxrs.core.StreamingOutput "<link xlink:href='&jaxrs.javadoc.uri;/core/StreamingOutput.html'>StreamingOutput</link>">
 <!ENTITY jaxrs.core.UriBuilder "<link xlink:href='&jaxrs.javadoc.uri;/core/UriBuilder.html'>UriBuilder</link>">
@@ -605,11 +606,15 @@
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.ServerProperties.LOCATION_HEADER_RELATIVE_URI_RESOLUTION_RFC7231 "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/ServerProperties.html#LOCATION_HEADER_RELATIVE_URI_RESOLUTION_RFC7231'>ServerProperties.LOCATION_HEADER_RELATIVE_URI_RESOLUTION_RFC7231</link>" >
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.ServerProperties.UNWRAP_COMPLETION_STAGE_IN_WRITER_ENABLE "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/ServerProperties.html#UNWRAP_COMPLETION_STAGE_IN_WRITER_ENABLE'>ServerProperties.UNWRAP_COMPLETION_STAGE_IN_WRITER_ENABLE</link>" >
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.ServerProperties.EMPTY_REQUEST_MEDIA_TYPE_MATCHES_ANY_CONSUMES "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/ServerProperties.html#EMPTY_REQUEST_MEDIA_TYPE_MATCHES_ANY_CONSUMES'>ServerProperties.EMPTY_REQUEST_MEDIA_TYPE_MATCHES_ANY_CONSUMES</link>" >
+<!ENTITY jersey.server.ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/ServerProperties.html#WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS'>ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS</link>" >
+<!ENTITY jersey.server.ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_AUTO_START "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/ServerProperties.html#WEBSERVER_AUTO_START'>ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_AUTO_START</link>" >
+<!ENTITY jersey.server.ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/ServerProperties.html#WEBSERVER_CLASS'>ServerProperties.WEBSERVER_CLASS</link>" >
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.Uri "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/Uri.html'>Uri</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.UriConnegFilter "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/filter/UriConnegFilter.html'>UriConnegFilter</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.WadlFeature "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/wadl/WadlFeature.html'>WadlFeature</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.WadlGenerator "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/wadl/WadlGenerator.html'>WadlGenerator</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.WadlGeneratorConfig "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/wadl/config/WadlGeneratorConfig.html'>WadlGeneratorConfig</link>">
+<!ENTITY jersey.server.WebServerFactory "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/WebServerFactory.html'>WebServerFactory</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.model.MethodHandler "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/model/MethodHandler.html'>MethodHandler</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.model.ComponentModelValidator "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/model/ComponentModelValidator.html'>ComponentModelValidator</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.monitoring.ApplicationEvent "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/monitoring/ApplicationEvent.html'>ApplicationEvent</link>">
@@ -652,6 +657,8 @@
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.spi.ContainerProvider "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/spi/ContainerProvider.html'>ContainerProvider</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.spi.ExternalRequestScope "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/spi/ExternalRequestScope.html'>ExternalRequestScope</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.server.spi.RequestScopedInitializer "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/spi/RequestScopedInitializer.html'>RequestScopedInitializer</link>">
+<!ENTITY jersey.server.spi.WebServer "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/spi/WebServer.html'>WebServer</link>">
+<!ENTITY jersey.server.spi.WebServerProvider "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/server/spi/WebServerProvider.html'>WebServerProvider</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.servlet.ServletContainer "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/servlet/ServletContainer.html'>ServletContainer</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.servlet.ServletProperties "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/servlet/ServletProperties.html'>ServletProperties</link>">
 <!ENTITY jersey.servlet.ServletProperties.FILTER_CONTEXT_PATH "<link xlink:href='&jersey.javadoc.uri.prefix;/servlet/ServletProperties.html#FILTER_CONTEXT_PATH'>ServletProperties.FILTER_CONTEXT_PATH</link>">
@@ -791,6 +798,8 @@
 <!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.QueryParam "<literal>@QueryParam</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.ReaderInterceptor "<literal>ReaderInterceptor</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.ReaderInterceptorContext "<literal>ReaderInterceptorContext</literal>">
+<!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap "<literal>SeBootstrap</literal>">
+<!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.SeBootstrap.Configuration "<literal>SeBootstrap.Configuration</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.WebApplicationException "<literal>WebApplicationException</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.WriterInterceptor "<literal>WriterInterceptor</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jaxrs.WriterInterceptorContext "<literal>WriterInterceptorContext</literal>">
@@ -1112,6 +1121,8 @@
 <!ENTITY lit.jersey.server.oauth1.TokenResource "<literal>TokenResource</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jersey.server.spi.ComponentProvider "<literal>ComponentProvider</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jersey.server.spi.ContainerProvider "<literal>ContainerProvider</literal>">
+<!ENTITY lit.jersey.server.spi.WebServer "<literal>WebServer</literal>">
+<!ENTITY lit.jersey.server.spi.WebServerProvider "<literal>WebServerProvider</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer "<literal>ServletContainer</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jersey.servlet.ServletProperties "<literal>ServletProperties</literal>">
 <!ENTITY lit.jersey.servlet.ServletProperties.FILTER_CONTEXT_PATH "<literal>ServletProperties.FILTER_CONTEXT_PATH</literal>">
diff --git a/tests/jmockit/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/jmockit/server/WebServerFactoryTest.java b/tests/jmockit/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/jmockit/server/WebServerFactoryTest.java
index 2831134475..974404c0a8 100644
--- a/tests/jmockit/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/jmockit/server/WebServerFactoryTest.java
+++ b/tests/jmockit/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/jmockit/server/WebServerFactoryTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2018 Markus KARG. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
+import jakarta.ws.rs.SeBootstrap;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.ServiceFinder;
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.guava.Iterators;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.inject.InjectionManager;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.inject.InjectionManagerFactory;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.server.JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.WebServerFactory;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.WebServer;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.spi.WebServerProvider;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class WebServerFactoryTest {
     @Test
     public final void shouldBuildServer(@Mocked final Application mockApplication,
                                         @Mocked final WebServer mockServer,
-                                        @Mocked final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration mockConfiguration,
+                                        @Mocked final SeBootstrap.Configuration mockConfiguration,
                                         @Mocked final InjectionManager mockInjectionManager) {
         // given
         ServiceFinder.setIteratorProvider(new ServiceIteratorProvider() {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public final <T> Iterator<T> createIterator(final Class<T> service, final String
                             public final <U extends WebServer> U createServer(
                                     final Class<U> type,
                                     final Application application,
-                                    final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
+                                    final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
                                 return application == mockApplication && configuration == mockConfiguration
                                         ? type.cast(mockServer)
                                         : null;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public final <U extends WebServer> U createServer(
                             public <T extends WebServer> T createServer(
                                     final Class<T> type,
                                     final Class<? extends Application> applicationClass,
-                                    final JerseySeBootstrapConfiguration configuration) {
+                                    final SeBootstrap.Configuration configuration) {
                                 return null;
                             }
                         }