diff --git a/docs/userGuide/developingASite.md b/docs/userGuide/developingASite.md
index 26d4807653..9920c1b1fa 100644
--- a/docs/userGuide/developingASite.md
+++ b/docs/userGuide/developingASite.md
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ MarkBind will generate the site in a folder named `_site` in the current directo
 
 | Options | Description |
 |----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `-f`, `--force-reload` | Force a full reload of all site files when a file is changed. |
 | `-p`, `--port <port>` | The port used for serving your website. |
+| `-s`, `--site-config <file>` | Specify the site config file (default: site.json) |
 | --no-open | Don't open browser automatically. |
 
 Note: Live reload is only supported for the following file types:
diff --git a/docs/userGuide/userQuickStart.md b/docs/userGuide/userQuickStart.md
index 9f27befc2b..015f1997f9 100644
--- a/docs/userGuide/userQuickStart.md
+++ b/docs/userGuide/userQuickStart.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ Live reload is enabled to regenerate the site for changes, so you could see the
 |---|---|
 | `-f`, `--force-reload` | Force a full reload of all site files when a file is changed. |
 | `-p`, `--port <port>` | The port used for serving your website. |
+| `-s`, `--site-config <file>` | Specify the site config file (default: site.json) |
 | --no-open | Don't open browser automatically. |
 
 ### Build the static site
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index acdf742998..c37fb05c3b 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -129,13 +129,14 @@ program
   .description('build then serve a website from a directory')
   .option('-f, --force-reload', 'force a full reload of all site files when a file is changed')
   .option('-p, --port <port>', 'port for server to listen on (Default is 8080)')
+  .option('-s, --site-config <file>', 'specify the site config file (default: site.json)')
   .option('--no-open', 'do not automatically open the site in browser')
   .action((root, options) => {
     const rootFolder = path.resolve(root || process.cwd());
     const logsFolder = path.join(rootFolder, '_markbind/logs');
     const outputFolder = path.join(rootFolder, '_site');
 
-    const site = new Site(rootFolder, outputFolder, options.forceReload);
+    const site = new Site(rootFolder, outputFolder, options.forceReload, options.siteConfig);
 
     const addHandler = (filePath) => {
       logger.info(`[${new Date().toLocaleTimeString()}] Reload for file add: ${filePath}`);
diff --git a/lib/Site.js b/lib/Site.js
index 2a963200de..8efec354d5 100644
--- a/lib/Site.js
+++ b/lib/Site.js
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ const GENERATE_SITE_LOGGING_KEY = 'Generate Site';
 const MARKBIND_WEBSITE_URL = 'https://markbind.github.io/markbind/';
 const MARKBIND_LINK_HTML = `<a href='${MARKBIND_WEBSITE_URL}'>MarkBind ${CLI_VERSION}</a>`;
 
-function Site(rootPath, outputPath, forceReload = false) {
-  const configPath = findUp.sync(SITE_CONFIG_NAME, { cwd: rootPath });
+function Site(rootPath, outputPath, forceReload = false, siteConfigPath = SITE_CONFIG_NAME) {
+  const configPath = findUp.sync(siteConfigPath, { cwd: rootPath });
   this.rootPath = configPath ? path.dirname(configPath) : rootPath;
   this.outputPath = outputPath;
   this.tempPath = path.join(rootPath, TEMP_FOLDER_NAME);
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ function Site(rootPath, outputPath, forceReload = false) {
   this.baseUrlMap = {};
   this.forceReload = forceReload;
   this.siteConfig = {};
+  this.siteConfigPath = siteConfigPath;
   this.userDefinedVariablesMap = {};
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ Site.initSite = function (rootPath) {
 
 Site.prototype.readSiteConfig = function (baseUrl) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const siteConfigPath = path.join(this.rootPath, SITE_CONFIG_NAME);
+    const siteConfigPath = path.join(this.rootPath, this.siteConfigPath);
     fs.readJsonAsync(siteConfigPath)
       .then((config) => {
         this.siteConfig = config;
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ Site.prototype.readSiteConfig = function (baseUrl) {
         resolve(this.siteConfig);
       })
       .catch((err) => {
-        reject(new Error('Failed to read the site config file \'site.json\' at'
+        reject(new Error(`Failed to read the site config file '${this.siteConfigPath}' at`
           + `${this.rootPath}:\n${err.message}\nPlease ensure the file exist or is valid`));
       });
   });
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ Site.prototype.collectAddressablePages = function () {
 Site.prototype.collectBaseUrl = function () {
   const candidates
     = walkSync(this.rootPath, { directories: false })
-      .filter(x => x.endsWith(SITE_CONFIG_NAME))
+      .filter(x => x.endsWith(this.siteConfigPath))
       .map(x => path.resolve(this.rootPath, x));
 
   this.baseUrlMap = candidates.reduce((pre, now) => {