diff --git a/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/http-server/express-adapter.ts b/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/http-server/express-adapter.ts
index 27cb941c2..39fc3fbdc 100644
--- a/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/http-server/express-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/http-server/express-adapter.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ function normaliseParams(raw: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, string> {
 }
 
 export default function createExpressAdapter(
-  port?: number | string
+  options?: unknown
 ): HttpServerAdapter {
-  return new ExpressHttpServerAdapter(port);
+  const adapterOptions = options as
+    | { port?: number | string }
+    | number
+    | string
+    | undefined;
+  return new ExpressHttpServerAdapter(
+    typeof adapterOptions === 'object' ? adapterOptions.port : adapterOptions
+  );
 }
 
 class ExpressHttpServerAdapter implements HttpServerAdapter {
diff --git a/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/options-sanitiser.ts b/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/options-sanitiser.ts
index 44a20f966..f32b1a8ec 100644
--- a/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/options-sanitiser.ts
+++ b/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/options-sanitiser.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { compileSync } from 'oc-client-browser';
 import settings from '../../resources/settings';
 import type { Config } from '../../types';
 import * as auth from './authentication';
+import createExpressAdapter from './http-server/express-adapter';
 
 const DEFAULT_NODE_KEEPALIVE_MS = 5000;
 
@@ -197,6 +198,21 @@ export default function optionsSanitiser(input: RegistryOptions): Config {
   options.keepAliveTimeout =
     options.keepAliveTimeout || DEFAULT_NODE_KEEPALIVE_MS;
 
+  if (!options.server) {
+    options.server = {
+      adapter: createExpressAdapter,
+      options: { port: options.port }
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (!options.server.adapter) {
+    options.server.adapter = createExpressAdapter;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof options.server.options === 'undefined') {
+    options.server.options = { port: options.port };
+  }
+
   if (options.s3) {
     options.storage = {
       adapter: require('oc-s3-storage-adapter'),
diff --git a/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/server-adapter.ts b/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/server-adapter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..653e0b825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/oc/src/registry/domain/server-adapter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import type { HttpServerAdapter } from './http-server/types';
+
+type HttpServerAdapterFactory<T = unknown> = (options?: T) => HttpServerAdapter;
+
+function isHttpServerAdapter(adapter: unknown): adapter is HttpServerAdapter {
+  return (
+    !!adapter &&
+    typeof adapter === 'object' &&
+    typeof (adapter as HttpServerAdapter).native === 'function' &&
+    typeof (adapter as HttpServerAdapter).listen === 'function' &&
+    typeof (adapter as HttpServerAdapter).httpServer === 'function'
+  );
+}
+
+export default function getHttpServerAdapter<T = unknown>(
+  adapter: HttpServerAdapter | HttpServerAdapterFactory<T>,
+  options?: T
+): HttpServerAdapter {
+  if (isHttpServerAdapter(adapter)) {
+    return adapter;
+  }
+
+  const instance = adapter(options);
+  if (!isHttpServerAdapter(instance)) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid HTTP server adapter');
+  }
+
+  return instance;
+}
diff --git a/packages/oc/src/registry/index.ts b/packages/oc/src/registry/index.ts
index 06466caab..2f04efe84 100644
--- a/packages/oc/src/registry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/oc/src/registry/index.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import type express from 'express';
 import type { Plugin } from '../types';
 import appStart from './app-start';
 import eventsHandler from './domain/events-handler';
-import createExpressAdapter from './domain/http-server/express-adapter';
 import sanitiseOptions, { RegistryOptions } from './domain/options-sanitiser';
 import * as pluginsInitialiser from './domain/plugins-initialiser';
 import Repository from './domain/repository';
+import getHttpServerAdapter from './domain/server-adapter';
 import * as validator from './domain/validators';
 import * as middleware from './middleware';
 import { create as createRouter } from './router';
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ export default function registry<T = any>(inputOptions: RegistryOptions<T>) {
   const options = sanitiseOptions(inputOptions);
 
   const plugins: Plugin[] = [];
-  const adapter = middleware.bind(createExpressAdapter(options.port), options);
+  const adapter = middleware.bind(
+    getHttpServerAdapter(options.server.adapter, options.server.options),
+    options
+  );
   const app = adapter.native() as express.Express;
   const repository = Repository(options);
 
diff --git a/packages/oc/src/types.ts b/packages/oc/src/types.ts
index 934a6103c..ab4a96ce6 100644
--- a/packages/oc/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/oc/src/types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
 import type { MetadataStore as MetadataStoreType } from 'oc-metadata-adapters-utils';
 import type { StorageAdapter } from 'oc-storage-adapters-utils';
 import type { PackageJson } from 'type-fest';
+import type { HttpServerAdapter } from './registry/domain/http-server/types';
 
 export type { ComponentRow, MetadataStore } from 'oc-metadata-adapters-utils';
 
@@ -426,6 +427,13 @@ export interface Config<T = any> {
     adapter: (options: T) => StorageAdapter;
     options: T & { componentsDir: string };
   };
+  /**
+   * Low-level HTTP server adapter used by the registry.
+   */
+  server: {
+    adapter: (options?: unknown) => HttpServerAdapter;
+    options?: unknown;
+  };
   /**
    * Directory used by the registry for temporary files.
    */
diff --git a/packages/oc/test/unit/registry-domain-options-sanitiser.js b/packages/oc/test/unit/registry-domain-options-sanitiser.js
index e6676ab07..fd692810d 100644
--- a/packages/oc/test/unit/registry-domain-options-sanitiser.js
+++ b/packages/oc/test/unit/registry-domain-options-sanitiser.js
@@ -20,6 +20,52 @@ describe('registry : domain : options-sanitiser', () => {
         expect(sanitise(options)[property]).to.eql(value);
       });
     }
+
+    it('should default to the Express HTTP server adapter', () => {
+      expect(sanitise(options).server.adapter).to.equal(
+        require('../../dist/registry/domain/http-server/express-adapter').default
+      );
+      expect(sanitise(options).server.options).to.eql({ port: 3000 });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('server adapter configuration', () => {
+    describe('when no server adapter is provided', () => {
+      const options = { server: {}, port: 1234, baseUrl: 'dummy' };
+
+      it('should default to the Express HTTP server adapter', () => {
+        expect(sanitise(options).server.adapter).to.equal(
+          require('../../dist/registry/domain/http-server/express-adapter')
+            .default
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when no server options are provided', () => {
+      const serverAdapter = () => ({});
+      const options = {
+        server: { adapter: serverAdapter },
+        port: 1234,
+        baseUrl: 'dummy'
+      };
+
+      it('should pass the port to the server options', () => {
+        expect(sanitise(options).server.options).to.eql({ port: 1234 });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when server options are provided', () => {
+      const serverAdapter = () => ({});
+      const options = {
+        server: { adapter: serverAdapter, options: { custom: true } },
+        port: 1234,
+        baseUrl: 'dummy'
+      };
+
+      it('should leave them untouched', () => {
+        expect(sanitise(options).server.options).to.eql({ custom: true });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('when verbosity is provided', () => {
diff --git a/packages/oc/test/unit/registry-domain-server-adapter.js b/packages/oc/test/unit/registry-domain-server-adapter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f53e1943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/oc/test/unit/registry-domain-server-adapter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+
+describe('registry : domain : server-adapter', () => {
+  const getHttpServerAdapter =
+    require('../../dist/registry/domain/server-adapter').default;
+
+  const createAdapter = () => ({
+    native: sinon.stub(),
+    listen: sinon.stub(),
+    httpServer: sinon.stub()
+  });
+
+  describe('when given an adapter factory', () => {
+    it('should return the created adapter', () => {
+      const adapter = createAdapter();
+      const factory = sinon.stub().returns(adapter);
+      const options = { custom: true };
+
+      expect(getHttpServerAdapter(factory, options)).to.equal(adapter);
+      expect(factory.calledWith(options)).to.be.true;
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when given an adapter instance', () => {
+    it('should return the adapter untouched', () => {
+      const adapter = createAdapter();
+
+      expect(getHttpServerAdapter(adapter)).to.equal(adapter);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the factory returns an invalid adapter', () => {
+    it('should throw', () => {
+      expect(() => getHttpServerAdapter(() => ({}))).to.throw(
+        'Invalid HTTP server adapter'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/oc/test/unit/registry.js b/packages/oc/test/unit/registry.js
index 13396b1af..39e92bae6 100644
--- a/packages/oc/test/unit/registry.js
+++ b/packages/oc/test/unit/registry.js
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ describe('registry', () => {
     close: sinon.stub()
   });
 
+  const serverAdapterFactory = sinon.stub();
+
   const deps = {
     './app-start': sinon.stub(),
     './domain/events-handler': { fire: sinon.stub() },
-    './domain/http-server/express-adapter': sinon.stub().callsFake(() => {
+    './domain/server-adapter': sinon.stub().callsFake(() => {
       adapter = createAdapter();
       return adapter;
     }),
@@ -65,20 +67,29 @@ describe('registry', () => {
         deps['./domain/validators'].validateRegistryConfiguration.returns({
           isValid: true
         });
-        deps['./domain/options-sanitiser'].returns({ port: 3000 });
+        deps['./domain/options-sanitiser'].returns({
+          port: 3000,
+          server: { adapter: serverAdapterFactory, options: { port: 3000 } }
+        });
         registry = Registry({});
       });
 
       it('should instantiate the HTTP server adapter', () => {
-        expect(deps['./domain/http-server/express-adapter'].calledWith(3000)).to
-          .be.true;
+        expect(
+          deps['./domain/server-adapter'].calledWith(serverAdapterFactory, {
+            port: 3000
+          })
+        ).to.be.true;
       });
 
       it('should bind the middleware', () => {
         const bind = deps['./middleware'].bind;
         expect(bind.called).to.be.true;
         expect(bind.lastCall.args[0]).to.equal(adapter);
-        expect(bind.lastCall.args[1]).to.eql({ port: 3000 });
+        expect(bind.lastCall.args[1]).to.eql({
+          port: 3000,
+          server: { adapter: serverAdapterFactory, options: { port: 3000 } }
+        });
       });
 
       it('should instanciate the repository', () => {
@@ -247,7 +258,10 @@ describe('registry', () => {
           deps['./domain/validators'].validateRegistryConfiguration.returns({
             isValid: true
           });
-          deps['./domain/options-sanitiser'].returns({ port: 3000 });
+          deps['./domain/options-sanitiser'].returns({
+            port: 3000,
+            server: { adapter: serverAdapterFactory, options: { port: 3000 } }
+          });
         });
 
         it('should close the repository when the server is not listening', (done) => {