diff --git a/internal/deploy/deploy.go b/internal/deploy/deploy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..269fc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/deploy/deploy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package deploy
+
+import (
+	"flow/services/internal"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/magefile/mage/sh"
+)
+
+func Deploy(dockerHost, environment, name string, daemon bool) error {
+	os.Setenv("DOCKER_HOST", dockerHost)
+
+	command := []string{
+		"docker",
+		"compose",
+		"--project-directory",
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/compose", internal.RootBuildDir, environment),
+		"up",
+		"--build",
+	}
+
+	if daemon {
+		command = append(command, "-d")
+	}
+
+	if name != "all" {
+		command = append(command, name)
+	}
+
+	return sh.RunV(command[0], command[1:]...)
+}
diff --git a/magefiles/magefile.go b/magefiles/magefile.go
index 9480af9..00760be 100644
--- a/magefiles/magefile.go
+++ b/magefiles/magefile.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flow/services/internal"
 	"flow/services/internal/config"
+	"flow/services/internal/deploy"
 	"flow/services/internal/prepare"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -36,10 +37,10 @@ func Clean(environment string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Deploy deploys the services to the Flow Platform.
-func Deploy(environment, name string) error {
+// Deploy deploys the service(s) to the Flow Platform.
+func Deploy(environment, service string) error {
 	mg.Deps(
-		mg.F(Prepare, environment, name),
+		mg.F(Prepare, environment, service),
 	)
 
 	cfg, err := config.NewConfig(environment)
@@ -47,23 +48,11 @@ func Deploy(environment, name string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to load the configuration; %w", err)
 	}
 
-	os.Setenv("DOCKER_HOST", cfg.Docker.Host)
-
-	command := []string{
-		"docker",
-		"compose",
-		"--project-directory",
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/compose", internal.RootBuildDir, environment),
-		"up",
-		"-d",
-		"--build",
+	if err := deploy.Deploy(cfg.Docker.Host, environment, service, true); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error deploying %q; %w", service, err)
 	}
 
-	if name != "all" {
-		command = append(command, name)
-	}
-
-	return sh.RunV(command[0], command[1:]...)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Prepare prepares the service's build directory.