diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index eb35e9ff..46ba8cd5 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import logging
 import logging.config
 import os
 import re
+import typing
 import warnings
 
-from asyncio import CancelledError, ensure_future, get_event_loop
+from asyncio import CancelledError, ensure_future, get_event_loop, Protocol
 from collections import defaultdict, deque
 from functools import partial
 from inspect import getmodulename, isawaitable, signature, stack
-from ssl import Purpose, create_default_context
+from socket import socket
+from ssl import Purpose, create_default_context, SSLContext
 from traceback import format_exc
 from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlunparse
 
@@ -967,34 +969,46 @@ class Sanic:
 
     def run(
         self,
-        host=None,
-        port=None,
-        debug=False,
-        ssl=None,
-        sock=None,
-        workers=1,
-        protocol=None,
-        backlog=100,
-        stop_event=None,
-        register_sys_signals=True,
-        access_log=None,
-        **kwargs
-    ):
+        host: typing.Optional[str]=None,
+        port: typing.Optional[int]=None,
+        debug: bool=False,
+        ssl: typing.Union[dict, SSLContext, None]=None,
+        sock: typing.Optional[socket]=None,
+        workers: int=1,
+        protocol: typing.Type[Protocol]=None,
+        backlog: int=100,
+        stop_event: typing.Any=None,
+        register_sys_signals: bool=True,
+        access_log: bool=None,
+        **kwargs: typing.Any
+    ) -> None:
         """Run the HTTP Server and listen until keyboard interrupt or term
         signal. On termination, drain connections before closing.
 
         :param host: Address to host on
+        :type host: str
         :param port: Port to host on
+        :type port: int
         :param debug: Enables debug output (slows server)
+        :type debug: bool
         :param ssl: SSLContext, or location of certificate and key
             for SSL encryption of worker(s)
+        :type ssl:SSLContext or dict
         :param sock: Socket for the server to accept connections from
+        :type sock: socket
         :param workers: Number of processes received before it is respected
+        :type workers: int
+        :param protocol: Subclass of asyncio Protocol class
+        :type protocol: type[Protocol]
         :param backlog: a number of unaccepted connections that the system
             will allow before refusing new connections
-        :param stop_event: event to be triggered before stopping the app
+        :type backlog: int
+        :param stop_event: event to be triggered before stopping the app - deprecated
+        :type stop_event: None
         :param register_sys_signals: Register SIG* events
-        :param protocol: Subclass of asyncio protocol class
+        :type register_sys_signals: bool
+        :param access_log: Enables writing access logs (slows server)
+        :type access_log: bool
         :return: Nothing
         """
         if "loop" in kwargs:
@@ -1085,16 +1099,16 @@ class Sanic:
 
     async def create_server(
         self,
-        host=None,
-        port=None,
-        debug=False,
-        ssl=None,
-        sock=None,
-        protocol=None,
-        backlog=100,
-        stop_event=None,
-        access_log=None,
-    ):
+        host: typing.Optional[str] = None,
+        port: typing.Optional[int] = None,
+        debug: bool = False,
+        ssl: typing.Union[dict, SSLContext, None] = None,
+        sock: typing.Optional[socket] = None,
+        protocol: typing.Type[Protocol] = None,
+        backlog: int = 100,
+        stop_event: typing.Any = None,
+        access_log: bool = None,
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Asynchronous version of :func:`run`.
 
@@ -1105,6 +1119,28 @@ class Sanic:
         .. note::
             This does not support multiprocessing and is not the preferred
             way to run a :class:`Sanic` application.
+
+        :param host: Address to host on
+        :type host: str
+        :param port: Port to host on
+        :type port: int
+        :param debug: Enables debug output (slows server)
+        :type debug: bool
+        :param ssl: SSLContext, or location of certificate and key
+            for SSL encryption of worker(s)
+        :type ssl:SSLContext or dict
+        :param sock: Socket for the server to accept connections from
+        :type sock: socket
+        :param protocol: Subclass of asyncio Protocol class
+        :type protocol: type[Protocol]
+        :param backlog: a number of unaccepted connections that the system
+            will allow before refusing new connections
+        :type backlog: int
+        :param stop_event: event to be triggered before stopping the app - deprecated
+        :type stop_event: None
+        :param access_log: Enables writing access logs (slows server)
+        :type access_log: bool
+        :return: Nothing
         """
 
         if sock is None:
diff --git a/sanic/config.py b/sanic/config.py
index 5214f8f5..f1c6c26f 100644
--- a/sanic/config.py
+++ b/sanic/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import types
+from distutils.util import strtobool
 
 from sanic.exceptions import PyFileError
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ class Config(dict):
                     try:
                         self[config_key] = float(v)
                     except ValueError:
-                        if v in ["True", "False"]:
-                            self[config_key] = v == "True"
-                        else:
+                        try:
+                            self[config_key] = bool(strtobool(v))
+                        except ValueError:
                             self[config_key] = v