diff --git a/docs/source/standalone.md b/docs/source/standalone.md
index 4ad1caaa..4b09b026 100644
--- a/docs/source/standalone.md
+++ b/docs/source/standalone.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jupyter standaloneproxy --address=localhost --port=8000 ...
 
 ### Disable Authentication
 
-For testing, it can be useful to disable the authentication with JupyterHub. Passing `--skip-authentication` will
+For testing, it can be useful to disable the authentication with JupyterHub. Passing `--no-authentication` will
 not trigger the login process when accessing the application.
 
 ```{warning} Disabling authentication will leave the application open to anyone! Be careful with it,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ c.StandaloneProxyServer.address = "localhost"
 c.StandaloneProxyServer.port = 8000
 
 # Disable authentication
-c.StandaloneProxyServer.skip_authentication = True
+c.StandaloneProxyServer.no_authentication = True
 ```
 
 A default config file can be emitted by running `jupyter standaloneproxy --generate-config`
diff --git a/jupyter_server_proxy/__init__.py b/jupyter_server_proxy/__init__.py
index cbce0d5f..45f77475 100644
--- a/jupyter_server_proxy/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyter_server_proxy/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from ._version import __version__  # noqa
 from .api import IconHandler, ServersInfoHandler
 from .config import ServerProxy as ServerProxyConfig
-from .config import get_entrypoint_server_processes, make_handlers, make_server_process
+from .config import get_entrypoint_server_processes, make_handlers
 from .handlers import setup_handlers
 
 
@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@ def _load_jupyter_server_extension(nbapp):
     base_url = nbapp.web_app.settings["base_url"]
     serverproxy_config = ServerProxyConfig(parent=nbapp)
 
-    server_processes = [
-        make_server_process(name, server_process_config, serverproxy_config)
-        for name, server_process_config in serverproxy_config.servers.items()
-    ]
-    server_processes += get_entrypoint_server_processes(serverproxy_config)
+    server_processes = list(serverproxy_config.servers.values())
+    server_processes += get_entrypoint_server_processes()
     server_handlers = make_handlers(base_url, server_processes)
     nbapp.web_app.add_handlers(".*", server_handlers)
 
diff --git a/jupyter_server_proxy/config.py b/jupyter_server_proxy/config.py
index 67132432..46d5b640 100644
--- a/jupyter_server_proxy/config.py
+++ b/jupyter_server_proxy/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     Callable,
     Dict,
     Float,
+    HasTraits,
     Instance,
     Int,
     List,
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 from .rawsocket import RawSocketHandler, SuperviseAndRawSocketHandler
 
 
-class LauncherEntry(Configurable):
+class LauncherEntry(HasTraits):
     enabled = Bool(
         True,
         help="""
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class LauncherEntry(Configurable):
 
 
 class ServerProcess(Configurable):
-    name = Unicode(help="Name of the server").tag(config=True)
+    name = Unicode(help="Name of the server")
 
     command = Union(
         [List(Unicode()), Callable()],
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class ServerProcess(Configurable):
         process is assumed to be started ahead of time and already available
         to be proxied to.
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     environment = Union(
         [Dict(Unicode()), Callable()],
@@ -115,14 +116,14 @@ class ServerProcess(Configurable):
         Proxy requests default to being rewritten to ``/``. If this is True,
         the absolute URL will be sent to the backend instead.
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     port = Int(
         0,
         help="""
         Set the port that the service will listen on. The default is to automatically select an unused port.
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     unix_socket = Union(
         [Bool(False), Unicode()],
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ class ServerProcess(Configurable):
 
         Proxying websockets over a Unix socket requires Tornado >= 6.3.
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     mappath = Union(
         [Dict(Unicode()), Callable()],
@@ -145,15 +146,15 @@ class ServerProcess(Configurable):
         Either a dictionary of request paths to proxied paths,
         or a callable that takes parameter ``path`` and returns the proxied path.
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     launcher_entry = Union(
         [Instance(LauncherEntry), Dict()],
         allow_none=False,
         help="""
-        A dictionary of various options for entries in classic notebook / jupyterlab launchers.
+        Specify various options for entries in classic notebook / jupyterlab launchers.
 
-        Keys recognized are:
+        Must be an instance of ``LauncherEntry`` or a dictionary with the following keys:
 
             ``enabled``
                 Set to True (default) to make an entry in the launchers. Set to False to have no
@@ -174,13 +175,18 @@ class ServerProcess(Configurable):
                 The category for the launcher item. Currently only used by the JupyterLab launcher.
                 By default it is "Notebook".
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     @validate("launcher_entry")
     def _validate_launcher_entry(self, proposal):
-        kwargs = {"title": self.name, "path_info": self.name + "/"}
-        kwargs.update(proposal["value"])
-        return LauncherEntry(**kwargs)
+        if isinstance(proposal["value"], LauncherEntry):
+            proposal["value"].title = self.name
+            proposal["value"].path_info = self.name + "/"
+            return proposal["value"]
+        else:
+            kwargs = {"title": self.name, "path_info": self.name + "/"}
+            kwargs.update(proposal["value"])
+            return LauncherEntry(**kwargs)
 
     @default("launcher_entry")
     def _default_launcher_entry(self):
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ def _default_launcher_entry(self):
         A dictionary of additional HTTP headers for the proxy request. As with
         the command traitlet, ``{port}``, ``{unix_socket}`` and ``{base_url}`` will be substituted.
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     rewrite_response = Union(
         [Callable(), List(Callable())],
@@ -260,7 +266,7 @@ def cats_only(response, path):
         similar to running a websockify layer (https://github.com/novnc/websockify).
         All other HTTP requests return 405 (and thus this will also bypass rewrite_response).
     """,
-    ).tag(config=True)
+    )
 
     def get_proxy_base_class(self) -> tuple[type | None, dict]:
         """
@@ -341,8 +347,8 @@ def get_timeout(self):
         return _Proxy, proxy_kwargs
 
 
-def get_entrypoint_server_processes(serverproxy_config):
-    sps = []
+def get_entrypoint_server_processes():
+    processes = []
     for entry_point in entry_points(group="jupyter_serverproxy_servers"):
         name = entry_point.name
         try:
@@ -350,8 +356,8 @@ def get_entrypoint_server_processes(serverproxy_config):
         except Exception as e:
             warn(f"entry_point {name} was unable to be loaded: {str(e)}")
             continue
-        sps.append(make_server_process(name, server_process_config, serverproxy_config))
-    return sps
+        processes.append(ServerProcess(name=name, **server_process_config))
+    return processes
 
 
 def make_handlers(base_url: str, server_processes: list[ServerProcess]):
@@ -384,20 +390,36 @@ def _serverproxy_servers_help():
 
 class ServerProxy(Configurable):
     servers = Dict(
-        {},
+        key_trait=Unicode(),
+        value_trait=Union([Dict(), Instance(ServerProcess)]),
         help="""
         Dictionary of processes to supervise & proxy.
 
         Key should be the name of the process. This is also used by default as
         the URL prefix, and all requests matching this prefix are routed to this process.
 
-        Value should be a dictionary with the following keys:
+        Value should be an instance of ``ServerProcess`` or a dictionary with the following keys:
 
         """
         + indent(_serverproxy_servers_help(), "        "),
         config=True,
     )
 
+    @validate("servers")
+    def _validate_servers(self, proposal):
+        servers = {}
+
+        for name, server_process in proposal["value"].items():
+            if isinstance(server_process, ServerProcess):
+                server_process.name = server_process.name or name
+                servers[name] = server_process
+            else:
+                kwargs = {"name": name}
+                kwargs.update(**server_process)
+                servers[name] = ServerProcess(**kwargs)
+
+        return servers
+
     non_service_rewrite_response = Union(
         default_value=tuple(),
         trait_types=[List(), Tuple(), Callable()],
diff --git a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/app.py b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/app.py
index 0b0fbfd8..187061ce 100644
--- a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/app.py
+++ b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/app.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _validate_prefix(self, proposal):
             prefix = prefix[:-1]
         return prefix
 
-    skip_authentication = Bool(
+    no_authentication = Bool(
         default=False,
         help="""
         Do not authenticate access to the server via JupyterHub. When set,
@@ -146,11 +146,16 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
                 {"ServerProcess": {"raw_socket_proxy": True}},
                 dedent(ServerProcess.raw_socket_proxy.help),
             ),
-            "skip-authentication": (
-                {"StandaloneProxyServer": {"skip_authentication": True}},
-                dedent(self.__class__.skip_authentication.help),
+            "no-authentication": (
+                {"StandaloneProxyServer": {"no_authentication": True}},
+                dedent(self.__class__.no_authentication.help),
             ),
         }
+        self.flags.pop("y")
+
+        # Some traits in ServerProcess are not defined to be configurable, but we need that for the standalone proxy
+        for name, trait in ServerProcess.class_own_traits().items():
+            trait.tag(config=True)
 
         # Create an Alias to all Traits defined in ServerProcess, with some
         # exceptions we do not need, for easier use of the CLI
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
             "command",
         ]
         server_process_aliases = {
-            trait: f"StandaloneProxyServer.{trait}"
+            trait.replace("_", "-"): f"StandaloneProxyServer.{trait}"
             for trait in ServerProcess.class_traits(config=True)
             if trait not in ignore_traits and trait not in self.flags
         }
@@ -172,12 +177,12 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.aliases = {
             **super().aliases,
             **server_process_aliases,
-            "base_url": "StandaloneProxyServer.base_url",
+            "base-url": "StandaloneProxyServer.base_url",
             "address": "StandaloneProxyServer.address",
             "port": "StandaloneProxyServer.port",
-            "server_port": "StandaloneProxyServer.server_port",
-            "activity_interval": "StandaloneProxyServer.activity_interval",
-            "websocket_max_message_size": "StandaloneProxyServer.websocket_max_message_size",
+            "server-port": "StandaloneProxyServer.server_port",
+            "activity-interval": "StandaloneProxyServer.activity_interval",
+            "websocket-max-message-size": "StandaloneProxyServer.websocket_max_message_size",
         }
 
     def emit_alias_help(self):
@@ -206,7 +211,7 @@ def get_proxy_attributes(self) -> dict:
         attributes["proxy_base"] = "/"
 
         attributes["requested_port"] = self.server_port
-        attributes["skip_authentication"] = self.skip_authentication
+        attributes["no_authentication"] = self.no_authentication
 
         return attributes
 
@@ -278,7 +283,7 @@ def _configure_ssl(self) -> dict | None:
         return ssl_options
 
     def start(self):
-        if self.skip_authentication:
+        if self.no_authentication:
             self.log.warn("Disabling Authentication with JuypterHub Server!")
 
         app = self.create_app()
diff --git a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py
index 35c30991..cc266102 100644
--- a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py
+++ b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
             self.environment = {}
             self.timeout = 60
-            self.skip_authentication = False
+            self.no_authentication = False
 
         @property
         def log(self) -> Logger:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def write_error(self, status_code: int, **kwargs):
             return RequestHandler.write_error(self, status_code, **kwargs)
 
         async def proxy(self, port, path):
-            if self.skip_authentication:
+            if self.no_authentication:
                 return await super().proxy(port, path)
             else:
                 return await ensure_async(self.oauth_proxy(port, path))
diff --git a/tests/test_standalone.py b/tests/test_standalone.py
index cc55548d..fbc0066a 100644
--- a/tests/test_standalone.py
+++ b/tests/test_standalone.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class _TestStandaloneBase(testing.AsyncHTTPTestCase):
     runTest = None  # Required for Tornado 6.1
 
     unix_socket: bool
-    skip_authentication: bool
+    no_authentication: bool
 
     def get_app(self):
         command = [
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_app(self):
             base_url="/some/prefix",
             unix_socket=self.unix_socket,
             timeout=60,
-            skip_authentication=self.skip_authentication,
+            no_authentication=self.no_authentication,
             log_level=logging.DEBUG,
         )
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TestStandaloneProxyRedirect(_TestStandaloneBase):
     """
 
     unix_socket = False
-    skip_authentication = True
+    no_authentication = True
 
     def test_add_slash(self):
         response = self.fetch("/some/prefix", follow_redirects=False)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_on_prefix(self):
 )
 class TestStandaloneProxyWithUnixSocket(_TestStandaloneBase):
     unix_socket = True
-    skip_authentication = True
+    no_authentication = True
 
     def test_with_unix_socket(self):
         response = self.fetch("/some/prefix/")
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class TestStandaloneProxyLogin(_TestStandaloneBase):
     """
 
     unix_socket = False
-    skip_authentication = False
+    no_authentication = False
 
     def test_redirect_to_login_url(self):
         response = self.fetch("/some/prefix/", follow_redirects=False)