diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f09d4376d..a1a9aa52b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@ require (
 replace google.golang.org/grpc => google.golang.org/grpc v1.26.0
 
 replace github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go v0.15.7 => github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go v0.14.1
+
+replace github.com/owncloud/ocis-hello => ../ocis-hello
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 83866f4ca..644b70f58 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ github.com/go-chi/chi v4.0.2+incompatible h1:maB6vn6FqCxrpz4FqWdh4+lwpyZIQS7YEAU
 github.com/go-chi/chi v4.0.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:eB3wogJHnLi3x/kFX2A+IbTBlXxmMeXJVKy9tTv1XzQ=
 github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.0+incompatible h1:ETj3cggsVIY2Xao5ExCu6YhEh5MD6JTfcBzS37R260w=
 github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:eB3wogJHnLi3x/kFX2A+IbTBlXxmMeXJVKy9tTv1XzQ=
+github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.1+incompatible h1:MmTgB0R8Bt/jccxp+t6S/1VGIKdJw5J74CK/c9tTfA4=
+github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:eB3wogJHnLi3x/kFX2A+IbTBlXxmMeXJVKy9tTv1XzQ=
 github.com/go-chi/render v1.0.1 h1:4/5tis2cKaNdnv9zFLfXzcquC9HbeZgCnxGnKrltBS8=
 github.com/go-chi/render v1.0.1/go.mod h1:pq4Rr7HbnsdaeHagklXub+p6Wd16Af5l9koip1OvJns=
 github.com/go-cmd/cmd v1.0.5/go.mod h1:y8q8qlK5wQibcw63djSl/ntiHUHXHGdCkPk0j4QeW4s=
@@ -733,6 +735,7 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-sockaddr v1.0.2/go.mod h1:rB4wwRAUzs07qva3c5SdrY/NEtAUjG
 github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog v1.0.0/go.mod h1:qPfqrKkXGihmCqbJM2mZgkZGvKG1dFdvsLplgctolz4=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6SBZvOh/SIDV7/2o3Jml5SYk/TvGqwFJ/bN7x4byOro=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.1/go.mod h1:6SBZvOh/SIDV7/2o3Jml5SYk/TvGqwFJ/bN7x4byOro=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.0.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.1.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/hashicorp/go.net v0.0.1/go.mod h1:hjKkEWcCURg++eb33jQU7oqQcI9XDCnUzHA0oac0k90=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
@@ -931,6 +934,7 @@ github.com/micro/go-micro v1.18.0/go.mod h1:klwUJL1gkdY1MHFyz+fFJXn52dKcty4hoe95
 github.com/micro/go-micro/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:v7QP5UhKRt37ixjJe8DouWmg0/eE6dltr5h0idJ9BpE=
 github.com/micro/go-micro/v2 v2.0.1-0.20200207205803-ef537270add3/go.mod h1:CDPVByZzOp1RNrJfNxEGgNOJ11wEw8NoHfADo8M3+LM=
 github.com/micro/go-micro/v2 v2.0.1-0.20200212105717-d76baf59de2e/go.mod h1:CDPVByZzOp1RNrJfNxEGgNOJ11wEw8NoHfADo8M3+LM=
+github.com/micro/go-micro/v2 v2.5.1-0.20200417165434-16db76bee2fb/go.mod h1:qz2UT4UFdFVs+qUGMuDK3xuHgude1BgntqQ29sbpPlE=
 github.com/micro/go-micro/v2 v2.6.0 h1:HH6uEqTu6pkBtAlwAqQW2sf33640iEa1s9puGIctpO0=
 github.com/micro/go-micro/v2 v2.6.0/go.mod h1:60HMKlDN4ShZDJRrlgdcAmkCWNhQbYv+CDG3r7iLE34=
 github.com/micro/go-micro/v2 v2.7.0 h1:oWmCoA81Z7kCk26hiRGNrlJ8TWmpb3/ImO0EYdhoXBw=
@@ -977,6 +981,7 @@ github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v0.0.0-20150314170334-ad45545899c7/go.mod h1:ZX
 github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.0 h1:6GlHJ/LTGMrIJbwgdqdl2eEH8o+Exx/0m8ir9Gns0u4=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ZXFpozHsX6DPmq2I0TCekCxypsnAUbP2oI0UX1GXzOo=
 github.com/mitchellh/gox v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Sd9lOJ0+aimLBi73mGofS1ycjY8lL3uZM3JPS42BGNg=
+github.com/mitchellh/gox v1.0.1/go.mod h1:ED6BioOGXMswlXa2zxfh/xdd5QhwYliBFn9V18Ap4z4=
 github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure v1.0.0 h1:ZkRJX1CyOoTkar7p/mLS5TZU4nJ1Rn/F8u9dGS02Q3Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure v1.0.0/go.mod h1:QjSHrPWS+BGUVBYkbTZWEnOh3G1DutKwClXU/ABz6AQ=
 github.com/mitchellh/iochan v1.0.0/go.mod h1:JwYml1nuB7xOzsp52dPpHFffvOCDupsG0QubkSMEySY=
@@ -1221,6 +1226,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.1.0/go.mod h1:I1FGZT9+L76gKKOs5djB6ezCbFQ
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.2.1/go.mod h1:XMU6Z2MjaRKVu/dC1qupJI9SiNkDYzz3xecMgSW/F+U=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.4.1 h1:FFSuS004yOQEtDdTq+TAOLP5xUq63KqAFYyOi8zA+Y8=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.4.1/go.mod h1:e9GMxYsXl05ICDXkRhurwBS4Q3OK1iX/F2sw+iXX5zU=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.6.0 h1:YVPodQOcK15POxhgARIvnDRVpLcuK8mglnMrWfyrw6A=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.6.0/go.mod h1:ZLOG9ck3JLRdB5MgO8f+lLTe83AXG6ro35rLTxvnIl4=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20170216185247-6f3806018612/go.mod h1:MbSGuTsp3dbXC40dX6PRTWyKYBIrTGTE9sqQNg2J8bo=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20180712105110-5c3871d89910/go.mod h1:MbSGuTsp3dbXC40dX6PRTWyKYBIrTGTE9sqQNg2J8bo=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190115171406-56726106282f/go.mod h1:MbSGuTsp3dbXC40dX6PRTWyKYBIrTGTE9sqQNg2J8bo=
@@ -1249,6 +1256,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.3/go.mod h1:4A/X28fw3Fc593LaREMrKMqOKvUAntwMDa
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.5/go.mod h1:4A/X28fw3Fc593LaREMrKMqOKvUAntwMDaekg4FpcdQ=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.8 h1:+fpWZdT24pJBiqJdAwYBjPSk+5YmQzYNPYzQsdzLkt8=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.8/go.mod h1:7Qr8sr6344vo1JqZ6HhLceV9o3AJ1Ff+GxbHq6oeK9A=
+github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.11 h1:DhHlBtkHWPYi8O2y31JkK0TF+DGM+51OopZjH/Ia5qI=
+github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.11/go.mod h1:lV6e/gmhEcM9IjHGsFOCxxuZ+z1YqCvr4OA4YeYWdaU=
 github.com/prometheus/tsdb v0.7.1/go.mod h1:qhTCs0VvXwvX/y3TZrWD7rabWM+ijKTux40TwIPHuXU=
 github.com/rainycape/memcache v0.0.0-20150622160815-1031fa0ce2f2/go.mod h1:7tZKcyumwBO6qip7RNQ5r77yrssm9bfCowcLEBcU5IA=
 github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20181016184325-3113b8401b8a/go.mod h1:bCqnVzQkZxMG4s8nGwiZ5l3QUCyqpo9Y+/ZMZ9VjZe4=
@@ -1604,6 +1613,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200222125558-5a598a2470a0/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200301022130-244492dfa37a/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200324143707-d3edc9973b7e/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/N6yyVIVM9cpaDIP3A8BGJEC5A=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200506145744-7e3656a0809f/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/N6yyVIVM9cpaDIP3A8BGJEC5A=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200520182314-0ba52f642ac2 h1:eDrdRpKgkcCqKZQwyZRyeFZgfqt37SL7Kv3tok06cKE=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200520182314-0ba52f642ac2/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/N6yyVIVM9cpaDIP3A8BGJEC5A=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
@@ -1683,6 +1693,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191105231009-c1f44814a5cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191110163157-d32e6e3b99c4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191128015809-6d18c012aee9/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200103143344-a1369afcdac7/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200106162015-b016eb3dc98e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200122134326-e047566fdf82/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200202164722-d101bd2416d5/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -1693,6 +1704,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae h1:/WDfKMnPU+m5M4xB+6x4kaepx
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200302150141-5c8b2ff67527/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200420163511-1957bb5e6d1f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200523222454-059865788121 h1:rITEj+UZHYC927n8GT97eC3zrpzXdb/voyeOuVKS46o=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200523222454-059865788121/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20160726164857-2910a502d2bf/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/pkg/command/accounts.go b/pkg/command/accounts.go
index 88b3b6edd..b44934939 100644
--- a/pkg/command/accounts.go
+++ b/pkg/command/accounts.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/migration-import.go b/pkg/command/migration-import.go
index c880528af..4c9d5891d 100644
--- a/pkg/command/migration-import.go
+++ b/pkg/command/migration-import.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/proxy.go b/pkg/command/proxy.go
index 3ceb8b3a4..799c830b4 100644
--- a/pkg/command/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/command/proxy.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/reva-storage-public-link.go b/pkg/command/reva-storage-public-link.go
index 1e3b558c8..d9ebbbb62 100644
--- a/pkg/command/reva-storage-public-link.go
+++ b/pkg/command/reva-storage-public-link.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revaauthbasic.go b/pkg/command/revaauthbasic.go
index 99368710a..17133effc 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revaauthbasic.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revaauthbasic.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revaauthbearer.go b/pkg/command/revaauthbearer.go
index 82dc7801c..ddcdca2b0 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revaauthbearer.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revaauthbearer.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revafrontend.go b/pkg/command/revafrontend.go
index 92e352cef..30d47b2ee 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revafrontend.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revafrontend.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revagateway.go b/pkg/command/revagateway.go
index ee674c6a6..8b8a57f88 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revagateway.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revagateway.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revasharing.go b/pkg/command/revasharing.go
index 18f84953d..ebeafa548 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revasharing.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revasharing.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revastorageeos.go b/pkg/command/revastorageeos.go
index 13a428c02..6a9ca26a8 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revastorageeos.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revastorageeos.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revastorageeosdata.go b/pkg/command/revastorageeosdata.go
index f78668284..9c5ed0a56 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revastorageeosdata.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revastorageeosdata.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revastoragehome.go b/pkg/command/revastoragehome.go
index 0608b34ae..377648641 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revastoragehome.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revastoragehome.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revastoragehomedata.go b/pkg/command/revastoragehomedata.go
index 3d7f04f16..2300e39f5 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revastoragehomedata.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revastoragehomedata.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revastorageoc.go b/pkg/command/revastorageoc.go
index 8f9e950d7..58e5c84b7 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revastorageoc.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revastorageoc.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revastorageocdata.go b/pkg/command/revastorageocdata.go
index f9d7e7a5a..3cbad83c2 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revastorageocdata.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revastorageocdata.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revastorageroot.go b/pkg/command/revastorageroot.go
index 65887124e..1c370f42e 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revastorageroot.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revastorageroot.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/revausers.go b/pkg/command/revausers.go
index 33a2f404e..b6119b290 100644
--- a/pkg/command/revausers.go
+++ b/pkg/command/revausers.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/server.go b/pkg/command/server.go
index f04c774c1..b0b4a3152 100644
--- a/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			runtime := runtime.New()
-			return runtime.Start()
+			r := runtime.New()
+			return r.Start(append(runtime.Extensions, runtime.MicroServices...)...)
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/command/server_simple.go b/pkg/command/server_simple.go
index c619f8b72..a89399fa1 100644
--- a/pkg/command/server_simple.go
+++ b/pkg/command/server_simple.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func Simple(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			runtime := runtime.New()
-			runtime.Start()
+			r := runtime.New()
+			r.Start(append(SimpleRuntimeServices, runtime.MicroServices...)...)
 
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/command/settings.go b/pkg/command/settings.go
index 777c410f0..71498da51 100644
--- a/pkg/command/settings.go
+++ b/pkg/command/settings.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/thumbnails.go b/pkg/command/thumbnails.go
index 57cfaf142..717860380 100644
--- a/pkg/command/thumbnails.go
+++ b/pkg/command/thumbnails.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/micro/runtime/runtime.go b/pkg/micro/runtime/runtime.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a93898f9..000000000
--- a/pkg/micro/runtime/runtime.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-package runtime
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	golog "log"
-	"net/rpc"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
-
-	"github.com/micro/micro/v2/client/api"
-	"github.com/micro/micro/v2/client/web"
-	"github.com/micro/micro/v2/service/registry"
-
-	"github.com/refs/pman/pkg/process"
-	"github.com/refs/pman/pkg/service"
-)
-
-var (
-	// OwncloudNamespace is the base path for micro' services to use
-	OwncloudNamespace = "com.owncloud."
-
-	// MicroServices to start as part of the fullstack option
-	MicroServices = []string{
-		"api",      // :8080
-		"web",      // :8082
-		"registry", // :8000
-	}
-
-	// Extensions are ocis extension services
-	Extensions = []string{
-		"proxy",
-		"settings",
-		"phoenix",
-		"graph",
-		"graph-explorer",
-		"ocs",
-		"webdav",
-		"reva-frontend",
-		"reva-gateway",
-		"reva-users",
-		"reva-auth-basic",
-		"reva-auth-bearer",
-		// "reva-storage-root",
-		"reva-storage-home",
-		"reva-storage-public-link",
-		"reva-storage-home-data",
-		"reva-storage-eos",
-		"reva-storage-eos-data",
-		"reva-storage-oc",
-		"reva-storage-oc-data",
-		"accounts",
-		"glauth",
-		"konnectd",
-		"thumbnails",
-	}
-
-	// There seem to be a race condition when reva-sharing needs to read the sharing.json file and the parent folder is not present.
-	dependants = []string{
-		"reva-sharing",
-	}
-
-	// Maximum number of retries until getting a connection to the rpc runtime service.
-	maxRetries int = 10
-)
-
-// Runtime represents an oCIS runtime environment.
-type Runtime struct{}
-
-// New creates a new ocis + micro runtime
-func New() Runtime {
-	return Runtime{}
-}
-
-// Start rpc runtime
-func (r *Runtime) Start() error {
-	go r.Launch()
-	return service.Start()
-}
-
-// Launch ocis default ocis extensions.
-func (r *Runtime) Launch() {
-	var client *rpc.Client
-	var err error
-	var try int
-
-	for {
-		if try >= maxRetries {
-			golog.Fatal("could not get a connection to rpc runtime on localhost:10666")
-		}
-		client, err = rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", "localhost:10666")
-		if err != nil {
-			try++
-			fmt.Println("runtime not available, retrying in 1 second...")
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-		} else {
-			goto OUT
-		}
-	}
-
-OUT:
-	all := append(Extensions, MicroServices...)
-	for _, v := range all {
-		args := process.NewProcEntry(v, []string{v}...)
-		var reply int
-
-		if err := client.Call("Service.Start", args, &reply); err != nil {
-			golog.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// ugly hack to avoid dependencies.
-	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-	for _, v := range dependants {
-		args := process.NewProcEntry(v, []string{v}...)
-		var reply int
-
-		if err := client.Call("Service.Start", args, &reply); err != nil {
-			golog.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// AddMicroPlatform adds the micro subcommands to the cli app
-func AddMicroPlatform(app *cli.App) {
-	setDefaults()
-
-	app.Commands = append(app.Commands, api.Commands()...)
-	app.Commands = append(app.Commands, web.Commands()...)
-	app.Commands = append(app.Commands, registry.Commands()...)
-}
-
-// provide a config.Config with default values?
-func setDefaults() {
-	// api
-	api.Name = OwncloudNamespace + "api"
-	api.Namespace = OwncloudNamespace + "api"
-	api.HeaderPrefix = "X-Micro-Owncloud-"
-
-	// web
-	web.Name = OwncloudNamespace + "web"
-	web.Namespace = OwncloudNamespace + "web"
-
-	// registry
-	registry.Name = OwncloudNamespace + "registry"
-}
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/runtime.go b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
index 46af26ae1..090bfab2d 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	golog "log"
 	"net/rpc"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
@@ -66,37 +65,24 @@ var (
 )
 
 // Runtime represents an oCIS runtime environment.
-type Runtime struct {
-	extensions []string
-	dependants []string
-}
+type Runtime struct{}
 
 // New creates a new ocis + micro runtime
-func New(extensions ...string) Runtime {
-	r := Runtime{
-		extensions: append(Extensions, MicroServices...),
-		dependants: dependants,
-	}
-
-	if extensions != nil {
-		r.extensions = extensions
-	}
-
-	return r
+func New() Runtime {
+	return Runtime{}
 }
 
 // Start rpc runtime
-func (r *Runtime) Start() error {
-	go r.Launch()
+func (r *Runtime) Start(services ...string) error {
+	go r.Launch(services)
 	return service.Start()
 }
 
 // Launch ocis default ocis extensions.
-func (r *Runtime) Launch() {
+func (r *Runtime) Launch(services []string) {
 	var client *rpc.Client
 	var err error
 	var try int
-	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 
 	for {
 		if try >= maxRetries {
@@ -113,7 +99,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) Launch() {
 	}
 
 OUT:
-	for _, v := range r.extensions {
+	for _, v := range services {
 		args := process.NewProcEntry(v, []string{v}...)
 		var reply int
 
@@ -122,32 +108,21 @@ OUT:
 		}
 	}
 
-	// ugly hack to avoid dependencies.
-	for _, v := range r.dependants {
-		args := process.NewProcEntry(v, []string{v}...)
-		wg.Add(len(r.dependants))
-		go delayedRun(client, &args, wg)
-	}
+	// TODO(refs) this should disappear and tackled at the runtime (pman) level.
+	// see https://github.com/cs3org/reva/issues/795 for race condition.
+	// dependants might not be needed on a ocis_simple build, therefore
+	// it should not be started under these circumstances.
+	if len(services) >= len(Extensions) { // it will not run for ocis_simple builds.
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		for _, v := range dependants {
+			args := process.NewProcEntry(v, []string{v}...)
+			var reply int
 
-	wg.Wait()
-}
-
-func delayedRun(c *rpc.Client, p *process.ProcEntry, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
-	var retries, reply int
-	for {
-		if retries >= maxRetries {
-			return fmt.Errorf("maximum number of retries on extension: `%v`", p.Extension)
+			if err := client.Call("Service.Start", args, &reply); err != nil {
+				golog.Fatal(err)
+			}
 		}
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-		if err := c.Call("Service.Start", p, &reply); err == nil {
-			goto OUT
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("try %v #%v", p.Extension, retries)
-		retries++
 	}
-OUT:
-	wg.Done()
-	return nil
 }
 
 // AddMicroPlatform adds the micro subcommands to the cli app