diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d961d63d99a..78505899191 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ To stop the Gravitino server, please run:
 ./bin/gravitino.sh stop
 ```
 
+Alternatively, to run the Gravitino server in frontend, please run:
+
+```shell
+./bin/gravitino.sh run
+```
+
+And press `CTRL+C` to stop the Gravitino server.
+
 ### Using Trino with Gravitino
 
 Gravitino provides a Trino connector to access the metadata in Gravitino. To use Trino with Gravitino, please follow the [trino-gravitino-connector doc](docs/trino-connector/index.md).
diff --git a/bin/gravitino.sh b/bin/gravitino.sh
index 065aa1603be..79bd239e2bf 100755
--- a/bin/gravitino.sh
+++ b/bin/gravitino.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 #set -ex
 USAGE="-e Usage: bin/gravitino.sh [--config <conf-dir>]\n\t
-        {start|stop|restart|status}"
+        {start|run|stop|restart|status}"
 
 if [[ "$1" == "--config" ]]; then
   shift
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ function start() {
   check_process_status
 }
 
+function run() {
+  ${JAVA_RUNNER} ${JAVA_OPTS} ${GRAVITINO_DEBUG_OPTS} -cp ${GRAVITINO_CLASSPATH} ${GRAVITINO_SERVER_NAME}
+}
+
 function stop() {
   local pid
 
@@ -164,6 +168,9 @@ case "${1}" in
   start)
     start
     ;;
+  run)
+    run
+    ;;
   stop)
     stop
     ;;
diff --git a/docs/how-to-install.md b/docs/how-to-install.md
index de3ff653d5a..699d1a2466b 100644
--- a/docs/how-to-install.md
+++ b/docs/how-to-install.md
@@ -99,12 +99,18 @@ it automatically.
 
 #### Start Gravitino server
 
-After configuring the Gravitino server, start the Gravitino server by running:
+After configuring the Gravitino server, start the Gravitino server on daemon by running:
 
 ```shell
 ./bin/gravitino.sh start
 ```
 
+Alternatively, to run the Gravitino server in frontend, please run:
+
+```shell
+./bin/gravitino.sh run
+```
+
 You can access the Gravitino Web UI by typing [http://localhost:8090](http://localhost:8090) in your browser. or you
 can run