diff --git a/functions/server b/functions/server
index b421e9f..b89f5e2 100644
--- a/functions/server
+++ b/functions/server
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function server_help() {
   cat<<EOF
 commands:
     create    [servername] [network name]
-    start     [servername] [port] (ip)
+    start     [servername] [port] (ip) (--attach)
     stop      [servername]
     restart   [servername] [port] (ip)
     attach    [servername]
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function server_create() {
 }
 
 function server_start() {
+  local DIRECTLY_ATTACH=0
   if [[ ! -d "$(getValueByKey 'PODMAN_DIRECTORY')/${1}" ]]; then
     log e "Directory '${1}' does not exist!"
     exit 1
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ function server_start() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
+  if [[ "$@" == *"--attach"* ]]; then
+    DIRECTLY_ATTACH=1
+  fi
+
   local dir="$(getValueByKey 'PODMAN_DIRECTORY')/${1}"
 
   local software="$(getLocalConfValue ${dir} 'software')"
@@ -74,6 +79,9 @@ function server_start() {
 
   log i "Starting container '${1}' with image '${version}/${software}:${build}' on port '$([[ -n "${3}" ]] && echo ${3}:)${2}'"
   startContainer "${1}" "${version}/${software}:${build}" "${2}" "${3}" "${podman_network}"
+  if (( DIRECTLY_ATTACH )); then
+    server_attach "${1}"
+  fi
 }
 
 function server_stop() {