diff --git a/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/NetworkDialog.java b/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/NetworkDialog.java
index 3f2f5a6..460fc14 100644
--- a/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/NetworkDialog.java
+++ b/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/NetworkDialog.java
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 
 package pp.battleship.client;
 
+import com.simsilica.lemur.Button;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Container;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Label;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.TextField;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.component.SpringGridLayout;
+
+import pp.battleship.client.sever.BattleshipServer;
 import pp.dialog.Dialog;
 import pp.dialog.DialogBuilder;
 import pp.dialog.SimpleDialog;
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ class NetworkDialog extends SimpleDialog {
     private final NetworkSupport network;
     private final TextField host = new TextField(LOCALHOST);
     private final TextField port = new TextField(DEFAULT_PORT);
+    private final Button serverButton = new Button(lookup("client.server-start"));
     private String hostname;
     private int portNumber;
     private Future<Object> connectionFuture;
@@ -65,6 +69,9 @@ class NetworkDialog extends SimpleDialog {
                      .setOkClose(false)
                      .setNoClose(false)
                      .build(this);
+
+        //Add the button to start the sever
+        addChild(serverButton).addClickCommands(s -> ifTopDialog(this::startServerInThread));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -150,4 +157,21 @@ class NetworkDialog extends SimpleDialog {
         network.getApp().errorDialog(lookup("server.connection.failed"));
         network.getApp().setInfoText(e.getLocalizedMessage());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts the server in a separate thread.
+     */
+    private void startServerInThread() {
+        serverButton.setEnabled(false);
+        Thread serverThread = new Thread(() -> {
+            try {
+                BattleshipServer.main(null);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                serverButton.setEnabled(true);
+                LOGGER.log(Level.ERROR, "Server could not be started", e);
+                network.getApp().errorDialog("Could not start server: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        });
+        serverThread.start();
+    }
 }