diff --git a/src/daemon.cr b/src/daemon.cr
index 6ea45ba..6faea8a 100644
--- a/src/daemon.cr
+++ b/src/daemon.cr
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ ReversePath "/admin/" "http://127.0.0.1:3000/"
   proxy_config
 end
 
+# Bring up the funko
+get "/funko/:name/up/" do |env|
+  name = env.params.url["name"]
+  response = run_faaso(["up", name])
+
+  if response["exit_code"] != 0
+    halt env, status_code: 500, response: response.to_json
+  else
+    response.to_json
+  end
+end
+
 # Build image for funko received as "funko.tgz"
 # TODO: This may take a while, consider using something like
 # mosquito-cr/mosquito to make it a job queue
diff --git a/src/faaso.cr b/src/faaso.cr
index ea86f77..9c3ee4b 100644
--- a/src/faaso.cr
+++ b/src/faaso.cr
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module Faaso
       end
     end
 
-    # Bring up one or more funkos.
+    # Bring up one or more funkos by name.
     #
     # This doesn't guarantee that they will be running the latest
     # version, and it will try to recicle paused and exited containers.
@@ -124,8 +124,26 @@ module Faaso
       end
 
       def run
-        funkos = Funko.from_paths(@arguments)
+        funkos = Funko.from_names(@arguments)
         funkos.each do |funko|
+          local = @options.@bool["local"]
+
+          if !local
+            begin
+              response = Crest.get("#{FAASO_API}funko/#{funko.name}/up/",
+                user: "admin", password: "admin")
+              body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+              puts body["stdout"]
+              next
+            rescue ex : Crest::InternalServerError
+              puts "Error bringing up #{funko.name}"
+              body = JSON.parse(ex.response.body)
+              puts body["stdout"]
+              puts body["stderr"]
+              exit 1
+            end
+          end
+
           if funko.image_history.empty?
             puts "Error: no images available for #{funko.name}:latest"
             next
diff --git a/src/funko.cr b/src/funko.cr
index c43aef7..8564005 100644
--- a/src/funko.cr
+++ b/src/funko.cr
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ class Funko
       }
   end
 
+  # Create an array of funkos just from names. These are limited in function
+  # and can't call `prepare_build` or some other functionality
+  def self.from_names(names : Array(String)) : Array(Funko)
+    names.map { |name|
+      Funko.from_yaml("name: #{name}")
+    }
+  end
+
   # Setup the target directory `path` with all the files needed
   # to build a docker image
   def prepare_build(path : Path)