diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/cli.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/cli.md
index 006e49697d..d366f1f6be 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/cli.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/cli.md
@@ -1,31 +1,46 @@
 # CLI Arguments
 Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
 
-#### --host
+## --host
    - **Default:** `'0.0.0.0'`
    - The host for the server to listen on.
    - **Usage:** 
      ```shell
      litellm --host 127.0.0.1
      ```
+   - **Usage - set Environment Variable:** `HOST`
+    ```shell
+    export HOST=127.0.0.1
+    litellm
+    ```
 
-#### --port
+## --port
    - **Default:** `8000`
    - The port to bind the server to.
    - **Usage:** 
      ```shell
      litellm --port 8080
      ```
+  - **Usage - set Environment Variable:** `PORT`
+    ```shell
+    export PORT=8080
+    litellm
+    ```
 
-#### --num_workers
+## --num_workers
    - **Default:** `1`
    - The number of uvicorn workers to spin up.
    - **Usage:** 
      ```shell
      litellm --num_workers 4
      ```
+  - **Usage - set Environment Variable:** `NUM_WORKERS`
+    ```shell
+    export NUM_WORKERS=4
+    litellm
+    ```
 
-#### --api_base
+## --api_base
    - **Default:** `None`
    - The API base for the model litellm should call.
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -33,7 +48,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --model huggingface/tinyllama --api_base https://k58ory32yinf1ly0.us-east-1.aws.endpoints.huggingface.cloud
      ```
 
-#### --api_version
+## --api_version
    - **Default:** `None`
    - For Azure services, specify the API version.
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -41,7 +56,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --model azure/gpt-deployment --api_version 2023-08-01 --api_base https://<your api base>"
      ```
 
-#### --model or -m
+## --model or -m
    - **Default:** `None`
    - The model name to pass to Litellm.
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -49,7 +64,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --model gpt-3.5-turbo
      ```
 
-#### --test
+## --test
    - **Type:** `bool` (Flag)
    - Proxy chat completions URL to make a test request.
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -57,7 +72,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --test
      ```
 
-#### --health
+## --health
    - **Type:** `bool` (Flag)
    - Runs a health check on all models in config.yaml
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -65,7 +80,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --health
      ```
 
-#### --alias
+## --alias
    - **Default:** `None`
    - An alias for the model, for user-friendly reference.
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -73,7 +88,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --alias my-gpt-model
      ```
 
-#### --debug
+## --debug
    - **Default:** `False`
    - **Type:** `bool` (Flag)
    - Enable debugging mode for the input.
@@ -81,15 +96,25 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      ```shell
      litellm --debug
      ```
+  - **Usage - set Environment Variable:** `DEBUG`
+    ```shell
+    export DEBUG=True
+    litellm
+    ```
 
-#### --detailed_debug
+## --detailed_debug
    - **Default:** `False`
    - **Type:** `bool` (Flag)
    - Enable debugging mode for the input.
    - **Usage:** 
      ```shell
      litellm --detailed_debug
-     ``
+     ```
+  - **Usage - set Environment Variable:** `DETAILED_DEBUG`
+    ```shell
+    export DETAILED_DEBUG=True
+    litellm
+    ```
 
 #### --temperature
    - **Default:** `None`
@@ -100,7 +125,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --temperature 0.7
      ```
 
-#### --max_tokens
+## --max_tokens
    - **Default:** `None`
    - **Type:** `int`
    - Set the maximum number of tokens for the model output.
@@ -109,7 +134,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --max_tokens 50
      ```
 
-#### --request_timeout
+## --request_timeout
    - **Default:** `600`
    - **Type:** `int`
    - Set the timeout in seconds for completion calls.
@@ -118,7 +143,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --request_timeout 300
      ```
 
-#### --drop_params
+## --drop_params
    - **Type:** `bool` (Flag)
    - Drop any unmapped params.
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -126,7 +151,7 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --drop_params
      ```
 
-#### --add_function_to_prompt
+## --add_function_to_prompt
    - **Type:** `bool` (Flag)
    - If a function passed but unsupported, pass it as a part of the prompt.
    - **Usage:** 
@@ -134,14 +159,14 @@ Cli arguments,  --host, --port, --num_workers
      litellm --add_function_to_prompt
      ```
 
-#### --config
+## --config
    - Configure Litellm by providing a configuration file path.
    - **Usage:** 
      ```shell
      litellm --config path/to/config.yaml
      ```
 
-#### --telemetry
+## --telemetry
    - **Default:** `True`
    - **Type:** `bool`
    - Help track usage of this feature.
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index 7cec869523..918e2ecebe 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -39,9 +39,16 @@ def is_port_in_use(port):
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option("--host", default="0.0.0.0", help="Host for the server to listen on.")
-@click.option("--port", default=8000, help="Port to bind the server to.")
-@click.option("--num_workers", default=1, help="Number of gunicorn workers to spin up")
+@click.option(
+    "--host", default="0.0.0.0", help="Host for the server to listen on.", envvar="HOST"
+)
+@click.option("--port", default=8000, help="Port to bind the server to.", envvar="PORT")
+@click.option(
+    "--num_workers",
+    default=1,
+    help="Number of gunicorn workers to spin up",
+    envvar="NUM_WORKERS",
+)
 @click.option("--api_base", default=None, help="API base URL.")
 @click.option(
     "--api_version",
@@ -62,7 +69,12 @@ def is_port_in_use(port):
 @click.option("--headers", default=None, help="headers for the API call")
 @click.option("--save", is_flag=True, type=bool, help="Save the model-specific config")
 @click.option(
-    "--debug", default=False, is_flag=True, type=bool, help="To debug the input"
+    "--debug",
+    default=False,
+    is_flag=True,
+    type=bool,
+    help="To debug the input",
+    envvar="DEBUG",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--detailed_debug",
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@ def is_port_in_use(port):
     is_flag=True,
     type=bool,
     help="To view detailed debug logs",
+    envvar="DETAILED_DEBUG",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--use_queue",
@@ -472,6 +485,9 @@ def run_server(
                     # gunicorn app function
                     return self.application
 
+            print(
+                f"\033[1;32mLiteLLM Proxy: Starting server on {host}:{port} with {num_workers} workers\033[0m\n"
+            )
             gunicorn_options = {
                 "bind": f"{host}:{port}",
                 "workers": num_workers,  # default is 1