}

    private boolean createConnector() {
        def assignedPort = portAllocator.assignPort()
        connector = new ServerConnector(server)
        connector.port = assignedPort
        server.addConnector(connector)
        try {
            connector.start()
            return true
        } catch (e) {
            println "Unable to start connector on port ${assignedPort}"
        }
        return false