diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d9c8fe01..397a18b4 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ issues:
   exclude-dirs:
     - example
   exclude-rules:
+    - path: cmd/*
+      linters:
+        - gochecknoglobals
+        - gochecknoinits
     - path: (.+)_test.go
       linters:
         - dupl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/check.go b/cmd/check.go
index ea3b95e2..4acddc3b 100644
--- a/cmd/check.go
+++ b/cmd/check.go
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-//nolint:gochecknoglobals
 package cmd
 
 import (
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(checkCmd)
 
diff --git a/cmd/rest.go b/cmd/rest.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58f156c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/rest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/bavix/gripmock/internal/deps"
+)
+
+// restCmd represents the rest command.
+var restCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "rest",
+	Short: "Start only the rest service",
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+		builder := deps.NewBuilder(deps.WithDefaultConfig())
+		ctx, cancel := builder.SignalNotify(cmd.Context())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		ctx = builder.Logger(ctx)
+
+		return restServe(ctx, builder)
+	},
+}
+
+func restServe(ctx context.Context, builder *deps.Builder) error {
+	srv, err := builder.RestServe(ctx, stubFlag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ch := make(chan error)
+	defer close(ch)
+
+	go func() {
+		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).
+			Info().
+			Str("addr", builder.Config().HTTPAddr).
+			Msg("Serving stub-manager")
+
+		ch <- srv.ListenAndServe()
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err = <-ch:
+		if errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(restCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 787de69c..ba0dc613 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-//nolint:gochecknoglobals
 package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -45,37 +42,6 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-func restServe(ctx context.Context, builder *deps.Builder) error {
-	srv, err := builder.RestServe(ctx, stubFlag)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	ch := make(chan error)
-	defer close(ch)
-
-	go func() {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).
-			Info().
-			Str("addr", builder.Config().HTTPAddr).
-			Msg("Serving stub-manager")
-
-		ch <- srv.ListenAndServe()
-	}()
-
-	select {
-	case err = <-ch:
-		if errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		return err
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
-	}
-}
-
-//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(
 		&outputFlag,