diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index ddd72f5..75a7fbf 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ async function main() {
       "-t, --template <template:string>",
       "Create a workspace from a template"
     )
+    .option(
+      "-s, --standalone [standalone:boolean]",
+      "Create a standalone workspace from a template"
+    )
     .action(function (options, name) {
       init(options, name);
     })
diff --git a/src/cmd/down.ts b/src/cmd/down.ts
index cbc7f30..f943e2e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/down.ts
+++ b/src/cmd/down.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { pkgx, Logger } from "../../deps.ts";
 import * as workspaces from "../workspaces.ts";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 
 async function down({ ask }: { ask?: boolean }, workspace?: string) {
   const logger = new Logger();
@@ -20,9 +21,15 @@ async function down({ ask }: { ask?: boolean }, workspace?: string) {
     workdir = result.path;
   }
 
+  if (existsSync(`${workdir}/.pocketenv`)) {
+    workdir = `${workdir}/.pocketenv`;
+  }
+
   await pkgx.run(`terraform destroy ${args.join(" ")}`, "inherit", workdir);
 
-  const result = await workspaces.get(workspace || workdir);
+  const result = await workspaces.get(
+    workspace || workdir.replace(/\/.pocketenv$/, "")
+  );
 
   if (!result) {
     logger.warn("Workspace not found");
diff --git a/src/cmd/init.ts b/src/cmd/init.ts
index 70f8582..e5873bd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/init.ts
+++ b/src/cmd/init.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import * as workspaces from "../workspaces.ts";
 import { getDefaultGithubBranch } from "../lib.ts";
 
-async function init({ template }: { template?: string }, name?: string) {
+async function init(
+  { template, standalone }: { template?: string; standalone?: boolean },
+  name?: string
+) {
   if (!name) {
     console.log(`${cyan("?")} Workspace name: `);
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ async function init({ template }: { template?: string }, name?: string) {
     template = template.trim();
   }
 
-  await downloadFromGithub(template);
+  await downloadFromGithub(template, standalone);
 
   await workspaces.save(Deno.cwd(), {
     containerId: null,
@@ -50,7 +53,17 @@ async function init({ template }: { template?: string }, name?: string) {
   console.log(`Run ${brightGreen("`pocketenv up`")} to start the workspace.`);
 }
 
-async function downloadFromGithub(template: string) {
+async function downloadFromGithub(template: string, standalone?: boolean) {
+  if (!standalone) {
+    if (existsSync(".pocketenv")) {
+      console.log(
+        `🚨 ${brightGreen(
+          ".pocketenv"
+        )} directory already exists. Please remove it and try again.`
+      );
+      Deno.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
   const terminalSpinner = new TerminalSpinner({
     text: `Downloading ${green(template)} template ...`,
     spinner: SpinnerTypes.dots,
@@ -98,7 +111,10 @@ async function downloadFromGithub(template: string) {
     );
   }
 
-  await copyDir(`${cacheDir}/${template.split("/").pop()}-${branch}`, `.`);
+  await copyDir(
+    `${cacheDir}/${template.split("/").pop()}-${branch}`,
+    standalone ? "." : ".pocketenv"
+  );
 }
 
 async function copyDir(src: string, dest: string) {
diff --git a/src/cmd/logs.ts b/src/cmd/logs.ts
index dcf5deb..586ac1a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/logs.ts
+++ b/src/cmd/logs.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { pkgx } from "../../deps.ts";
 import { spawn } from "../lib.ts";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import * as workspaces from "../workspaces.ts";
 
 async function logs({ follow }: { follow?: boolean }, workspace?: string) {
@@ -8,12 +9,16 @@ async function logs({ follow }: { follow?: boolean }, workspace?: string) {
   if (workspace) {
     const result = await workspaces.get(workspace);
     if (!result) {
-      console.error(`Workspace ${workspace} not found.`);
+      console.error(`🚨 Workspace ${workspace} not found.`);
       Deno.exit(1);
     }
     workdir = result.path;
   }
 
+  if (existsSync(`${workdir}/.pocketenv`)) {
+    workdir = `${workdir}/.pocketenv`;
+  }
+
   const containerId = await spawn(
     "sh",
     ["-c", 'pkgx terraform output -json | pkgx jq -r ".container_id.value"'],
diff --git a/src/cmd/shell.ts b/src/cmd/shell.ts
index aff8332..f788c63 100644
--- a/src/cmd/shell.ts
+++ b/src/cmd/shell.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { pkgx } from "../../deps.ts";
 import { spawn } from "../lib.ts";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import * as workspaces from "../workspaces.ts";
 
 async function shell(workspace?: string) {
@@ -8,12 +9,16 @@ async function shell(workspace?: string) {
   if (workspace) {
     const result = await workspaces.get(workspace);
     if (!result) {
-      console.error(`Workspace ${workspace} not found.`);
+      console.error(`🚨 Workspace ${workspace} not found.`);
       Deno.exit(1);
     }
     workdir = result.path;
   }
 
+  if (existsSync(`${workdir}/.pocketenv`)) {
+    workdir = `${workdir}/.pocketenv`;
+  }
+
   const containerId = await spawn(
     "sh",
     ["-c", 'pkgx terraform output -json | pkgx jq -r ".container_id.value"'],
diff --git a/src/cmd/up.ts b/src/cmd/up.ts
index 57dea3e..17493e0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/up.ts
+++ b/src/cmd/up.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ async function up(
     workdir = result.path;
   }
 
+  if (existsSync(`${workdir}/.pocketenv`)) {
+    workdir = `${workdir}/.pocketenv`;
+  }
+
   if (!existsSync(`${workdir}/.terraform`)) {
     await pkgx.run(`terraform init`, "inherit", workdir);
   }