diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/App.java b/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/App.java
index cc6b4ebd1b..1ec2797f32 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/App.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/App.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import io.kestra.cli.commands.flows.FlowCommand;
 import io.kestra.cli.commands.namespaces.NamespaceCommand;
 import io.kestra.cli.commands.plugins.PluginCommand;
+import io.kestra.cli.commands.servers.AbstractServerCommand;
 import io.kestra.cli.commands.servers.ServerCommand;
 import io.kestra.cli.commands.sys.SysCommand;
 import io.kestra.cli.commands.templates.TemplateCommand;
@@ -13,16 +14,14 @@
 import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContextBuilder;
 import io.micronaut.context.env.Environment;
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.slf4j.bridge.SLF4JBridgeHandler;
 import picocli.CommandLine;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
 @CommandLine.Command(
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
         NamespaceCommand.class,
     }
 )
+@Slf4j
 @Introspected
 public class App implements Callable<Integer> {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ protected static void execute(Class<?> cls, String... args) {
      * @param args args passed to java app
      * @return the application context created
      */
-    protected static ApplicationContext applicationContext(Class<?> mainClass,
-                                                           String[] args) {
-
+    protected static ApplicationContext applicationContext(Class<?> mainClass, String[] args) {
         ApplicationContextBuilder builder = ApplicationContext
             .builder()
             .mainClass(mainClass)
@@ -96,15 +94,15 @@ protected static ApplicationContext applicationContext(Class<?> mainClass,
         Class<?> cls = commandLine.getCommandSpec().userObject().getClass();
 
         if (AbstractCommand.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
-            // if class have propertiesFromConfig, add configuration files
-            builder.properties(getPropertiesFromMethod(cls, "propertiesFromConfig", commandLine.getCommandSpec().userObject()));
-
             Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
 
+            // if class have propertiesFromConfig, add configuration files
+            addPropertiesFromMethod(properties, cls, "propertiesFromConfig", commandLine.getCommandSpec().userObject());
             // if class have propertiesOverrides, add force properties for this class
-            Map<String, Object> propertiesOverrides = getPropertiesFromMethod(cls, "propertiesOverrides", null);
-            if (propertiesOverrides != null) {
-                properties.putAll(propertiesOverrides);
+            addPropertiesFromMethod(properties, cls, "propertiesOverrides", null);
+
+            if (AbstractServerCommand.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                validateServerCmdConfig(properties);
             }
 
             // custom server configuration
@@ -123,6 +121,34 @@ protected static ApplicationContext applicationContext(Class<?> mainClass,
         return builder.build();
     }
 
+    private static void addPropertiesFromMethod(Map<String, Object> properties,  Class<?> cls, String methodName, Object instance) {
+        Map<String, Object> propertiesFromMethod = getPropertiesFromMethod(cls, methodName, instance);
+        if (propertiesFromMethod != null) {
+            properties.putAll(propertiesFromMethod);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void validateServerCmdConfig(Map<String, Object> propertiesFromConfig) {
+        final Map<String, String> requiredProperties = Map.of(
+            "kestra.queue.type", "https://kestra.io/docs/configuration-guide/setup#queue-configuration",
+            "kestra.repository.type", "https://kestra.io/docs/configuration-guide/setup#repository-configuration",
+            "kestra.storage.type", "https://kestra.io/docs/configuration-guide/setup#internal-storage-configuration"
+        );
+
+        final List<Map.Entry<String, String>> missingProperties = requiredProperties.entrySet().stream()
+            .filter((property) -> !propertiesFromConfig.containsKey(property.getKey()))
+            .toList();
+
+        missingProperties.forEach(property -> log.error("""
+            Server configuration requires the '{}' property to be defined.
+            For more details, please follow the official setup guide at: {}""", property.getKey(), property.getValue())
+        );
+
+        if (!missingProperties.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new AbstractServerCommand.ServerCommandException("Incomplete server configuration - missing required properties");
+        }
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static <T> T getPropertiesFromMethod(Class<?> cls, String methodName, Object instance) {
         try {
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/AbstractServerCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/AbstractServerCommand.java
index 5e84f44510..68c5798c34 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/AbstractServerCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/AbstractServerCommand.java
@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@
 import io.kestra.cli.AbstractCommand;
 import picocli.CommandLine;
 
+import java.io.Serial;
+
 abstract public class AbstractServerCommand extends AbstractCommand implements ServerCommandInterface {
     @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--port"}, description = "the port to bind")
     Integer serverPort;
+
+    public static class ServerCommandException extends RuntimeException {
+        @Serial
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+        public ServerCommandException(String errorMessage) {
+            super(errorMessage);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/AppTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/AppTest.java
index f338283b99..0db7c4cf35 100644
--- a/cli/src/test/java/AppTest.java
+++ b/cli/src/test/java/AppTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import io.kestra.cli.commands.servers.AbstractServerCommand;
 import io.micronaut.configuration.picocli.PicocliRunner;
 import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContext;
 import io.micronaut.context.env.Environment;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import io.kestra.cli.App;
 
@@ -9,8 +12,20 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 public class AppTest {
+    @BeforeAll
+    public static void setUp() {
+        // Don't make any assumptions about $HOME
+        System.setProperty("user.home", "/foo");
+    }
+
+    @AfterAll
+    public static void tearDown() {
+        System.clearProperty("user.home");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testHelp() {
         ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
@@ -22,4 +37,9 @@ public void testHelp() {
             assertThat(out.toString(), containsString("kestra"));
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSeverCommandValidation() {
+        assertThrows(AbstractServerCommand.ServerCommandException.class, () -> App.main(new String[]{"server", "webserver"}));
+    }
 }