diff --git a/http_server.go b/http_server.go
index c1c832b..338727b 100644
--- a/http_server.go
+++ b/http_server.go
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ func (server *HealthServer) Address() string {
 	return server.HealthAddress()
 }
 
+// StartHealthServer is an explicit convenience wrapper around ServeHTTPHealth.
+//
+//	health, err := service.StartHealthServer("127.0.0.1", 5554)
+func (service *Service) StartHealthServer(bind string, port int) (*HealthServer, error) {
+	return service.ServeHTTPHealth(bind, port)
+}
+
 func (server *HealthServer) Close() error {
 	if server == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/serve.go b/serve.go
index 235be1f..3c3877a 100644
--- a/serve.go
+++ b/serve.go
@@ -270,6 +270,20 @@ func (service *Service) Serve(bind string, port int) (*DNSServer, error) {
 	return dnsServer, nil
 }
 
+// StartDNSServer is an explicit convenience wrapper around Serve.
+//
+//	dnsServer, err := service.StartDNSServer("127.0.0.1", 53)
+func (service *Service) StartDNSServer(bind string, port int) (*DNSServer, error) {
+	return service.Serve(bind, port)
+}
+
+// StartDNSAndHealth is an explicit convenience wrapper around ServeAll.
+//
+//	runtime, err := service.StartDNSAndHealth("127.0.0.1", 53, 5554)
+func (service *Service) StartDNSAndHealth(bind string, dnsPort int, healthPort int) (*ServiceRuntime, error) {
+	return service.ServeAll(bind, dnsPort, healthPort)
+}
+
 // ServeAll starts DNS and health together.
 //
 //	runtime, err := service.ServeAll("127.0.0.1", 53, 5554)
@@ -318,6 +332,13 @@ func (service *Service) ServeConfigured(bind string) (*ServiceRuntime, error) {
 	return service.ServeAll(bind, service.dnsPort, service.httpPort)
 }
 
+// StartConfigured is an explicit convenience wrapper around ServeConfigured.
+//
+//	runtime, err := service.StartConfigured("127.0.0.1")
+func (service *Service) StartConfigured(bind string) (*ServiceRuntime, error) {
+	return service.ServeConfigured(bind)
+}
+
 type dnsRequestHandler struct {
 	service *Service
 }