diff --git a/pkg/command/konnectd.go b/pkg/command/konnectd.go
index 459aba7a59..2142dd7f72 100644
--- a/pkg/command/konnectd.go
+++ b/pkg/command/konnectd.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build simple
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/command/simple.go b/pkg/command/simple.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab3afc85ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/command/simple.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+// +build simple
+
+package command
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger"
+	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/ocagent"
+	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/zipkin"
+	"github.com/micro/cli"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/config/cmd"
+	openzipkin "github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go"
+	zipkinhttp "github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go/reporter/http"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/pkg/flagset"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/pkg/micro/runtime"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/pkg/register"
+	"go.opencensus.io/stats/view"
+	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
+)
+
+// Simple is the entrypoint for the server command.
+func Simple(cfg *config.Config) cli.Command {
+	return cli.Command{
+		Name:     "server",
+		Usage:    "Start fullstack server",
+		Category: "Fullstack",
+		Flags:    flagset.ServerWithConfig(cfg),
+		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			if cfg.HTTP.Root != "/" {
+				cfg.HTTP.Root = strings.TrimSuffix(cfg.HTTP.Root, "/")
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			logger := NewLogger(cfg)
+
+			if cfg.Tracing.Enabled {
+				switch t := cfg.Tracing.Type; t {
+				case "agent":
+					exporter, err := ocagent.NewExporter(
+						ocagent.WithReconnectionPeriod(5*time.Second),
+						ocagent.WithAddress(cfg.Tracing.Endpoint),
+						ocagent.WithServiceName(cfg.Tracing.Service),
+					)
+
+					if err != nil {
+						logger.Error().
+							Err(err).
+							Str("endpoint", cfg.Tracing.Endpoint).
+							Str("collector", cfg.Tracing.Collector).
+							Msg("Failed to create agent tracing")
+
+						return err
+					}
+
+					trace.RegisterExporter(exporter)
+					view.RegisterExporter(exporter)
+
+				case "jaeger":
+					exporter, err := jaeger.NewExporter(
+						jaeger.Options{
+							AgentEndpoint:     cfg.Tracing.Endpoint,
+							CollectorEndpoint: cfg.Tracing.Collector,
+							ServiceName:       cfg.Tracing.Service,
+						},
+					)
+
+					if err != nil {
+						logger.Error().
+							Err(err).
+							Str("endpoint", cfg.Tracing.Endpoint).
+							Str("collector", cfg.Tracing.Collector).
+							Msg("Failed to create jaeger tracing")
+
+						return err
+					}
+
+					trace.RegisterExporter(exporter)
+
+				case "zipkin":
+					endpoint, err := openzipkin.NewEndpoint(
+						cfg.Tracing.Service,
+						cfg.Tracing.Endpoint,
+					)
+
+					if err != nil {
+						logger.Error().
+							Err(err).
+							Str("endpoint", cfg.Tracing.Endpoint).
+							Str("collector", cfg.Tracing.Collector).
+							Msg("Failed to create zipkin tracing")
+
+						return err
+					}
+
+					exporter := zipkin.NewExporter(
+						zipkinhttp.NewReporter(
+							cfg.Tracing.Collector,
+						),
+						endpoint,
+					)
+
+					trace.RegisterExporter(exporter)
+
+				default:
+					logger.Warn().
+						Str("type", t).
+						Msg("Unknown tracing backend")
+				}
+
+				trace.ApplyConfig(
+					trace.Config{
+						DefaultSampler: trace.AlwaysSample(),
+					},
+				)
+			} else {
+				logger.Debug().
+					Msg("Tracing is not enabled")
+			}
+
+			runtime := runtime.New(
+				runtime.Services(
+					append(
+						runtime.RuntimeServices,
+						[]string{
+							"hello",
+							"konnectd",
+							"phoenix",
+						}...,
+					),
+				),
+				runtime.Logger(logger),
+				runtime.MicroRuntime(cmd.DefaultCmd.Options().Runtime),
+			)
+
+			// fork uses the micro runtime to fork go-micro services
+			runtime.Start()
+
+			// trap blocks until a kill signal is sent
+			runtime.Trap()
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	register.AddCommand(Simple)
+}