diff --git a/packages/primitives/src/lib.rs b/packages/primitives/src/lib.rs
index 47a837a9..454635e8 100644
--- a/packages/primitives/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/primitives/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 //! by the tracker server crate, but also by other crates in the Torrust
 //! ecosystem.
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use info_hash::InfoHash;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ pub type PersistentTorrents = BTreeMap<InfoHash, u32>;
 ///
 /// Refer to [Torrust Tracker Configuration](https://docs.rs/torrust-tracker-configuration)
 /// to know how to configure the tracker to run in each mode.
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub enum TrackerMode {
     /// Will track every new info hash and serve every peer.
     #[serde(rename = "public")]
@@ -85,3 +87,47 @@ pub enum TrackerMode {
     #[serde(rename = "private_listed")]
     PrivateListed,
 }
+
+impl Default for TrackerMode {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Public
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for TrackerMode {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let display_str = match self {
+            TrackerMode::Public => "public",
+            TrackerMode::Listed => "listed",
+            TrackerMode::Private => "private",
+            TrackerMode::PrivateListed => "private_listed",
+        };
+        write!(f, "{display_str}")
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for TrackerMode {
+    type Err = String;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "public" => Ok(TrackerMode::Public),
+            "listed" => Ok(TrackerMode::Listed),
+            "private" => Ok(TrackerMode::Private),
+            "private_listed" => Ok(TrackerMode::PrivateListed),
+            _ => Err(format!("Unknown tracker mode: {s}")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TrackerMode {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_open(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, TrackerMode::Public | TrackerMode::Listed)
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_close(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.is_open()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/mod.rs b/src/core/mod.rs
index 18a6028f..2b61e303 100644
--- a/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ impl Tracker {
     ) -> Result<Tracker, databases::error::Error> {
         let database = Arc::new(databases::driver::build(&config.db_driver, &config.db_path)?);
 
-        let mode = config.mode;
+        let mode = config.mode.clone();
 
         Ok(Tracker {
             //config,