diff --git a/src/commands/daemon/start.ts b/src/commands/daemon/start.ts
index 96a65fe..3552513 100644
--- a/src/commands/daemon/start.ts
+++ b/src/commands/daemon/start.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {flags} from '@oclif/command'
 
 import Command from '../../docker-command'
-import version from '../../version';
+import version from '../../version'
 
 import Status, {ServiceStatus} from './status'
 
diff --git a/src/commands/service/newstart.ts b/src/commands/service/newstart.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..588ce4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/service/newstart.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {flags} from '@oclif/command'
+
+import Command from '../../service-command'
+
+export default class ServiceDeployNew extends Command {
+  static description = 'Start a service instance'
+
+  static flags = {
+    ...Command.flags,
+    env: flags.string({
+      description: 'set env defined in mesg.yml (configuration.env)',
+      multiple: true,
+      helpValue: 'FOO=BAR'
+    })
+  }
+
+  static args = [{
+    name: 'SERVICE',
+    required: true,
+    description: 'Service\'s sid or hash'
+  }]
+
+  static hidden = true
+
+  async run(): Promise<string> {
+    const {args, flags} = this.parse(ServiceDeployNew)
+    this.spinner.start('Start service')
+    return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.instanceAPI.Create({serviceHash: args.SERVICE, env: flags.env}, (err, resp) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(err)
+          this.spinner.stop(err)
+          return
+        }
+        this.spinner.stop(resp.instance.hash)
+        resolve(resp.hash)
+      })
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/protobuf/api/instance.proto b/src/protobuf/api/instance.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77e699f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protobuf/api/instance.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+import "protobuf/definition/instance.proto";
+
+package api;
+
+service Instance {
+  rpc Create (CreateInstanceRequest) returns (CreateInstanceResponse) {}
+}
+
+message CreateInstanceRequest {
+  string serviceHash = 1;      // Service's sid or hash.
+  repeated string env = 2;     // Env vars to apply to service's instance on runtime.
+}
+
+message CreateInstanceResponse {
+  definition.Instance instance = 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/protobuf/definition/instance.proto b/src/protobuf/definition/instance.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab1620f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protobuf/definition/instance.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package definition;
+option go_package = "github.com/mesg-foundation/core/protobuf/definition";
+
+// Instance represents service's instance.
+message Instance {
+  string hash = 1;
+  string serviceHash = 2;
+}
diff --git a/src/protobuf/definition/service.proto b/src/protobuf/definition/service.proto
index 470b1da..ab7109d 100644
--- a/src/protobuf/definition/service.proto
+++ b/src/protobuf/definition/service.proto
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ message Dependency {
   repeated string ports = 4;        // List of ports the container exposes.
   repeated string args = 6;         // Args to pass to the container.
   string command = 5;               // Command to run the container.
+  repeated string env = 9;      // Default env vars to apply to dependency's instance on runtime.
 }
diff --git a/src/root-command.ts b/src/root-command.ts
index 674085b..fcdafe2 100644
--- a/src/root-command.ts
+++ b/src/root-command.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export default abstract class extends Command {
 
   private _mesg: Application | null = null
   private _serviceAPI: any
+  private _instanceAPI: any
 
   get engineEndpoint(): string {
     const host = process.env.DOCKER_HOST
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ export default abstract class extends Command {
     return this._serviceAPI
   }
 
+  get instanceAPI() {
+    if (!this._instanceAPI) {
+      this._instanceAPI = this.createClient('Instance', 'api', 'instance.proto', this.engineEndpoint)
+    }
+    return this._instanceAPI
+  }
+
   createClient(serviceName: string, dir: string, file: string, endpoint: string) {
     const packageDefinition = protoLoader.loadSync(join(__dirname, './protobuf', dir, file), {
       includeDirs: [__dirname]
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index bbe4bfd..7e3b514 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
   engine: 'v0.10.1'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}