diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 867e73e..8bde489 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -89,6 +89,35 @@
 
 // ---------------- Useful tasks ----------------
 
+List.metaClass.asParam = { prefix, sep ->
+  if (delegate.size() == 0) {
+    ""
+  }
+  String result = "--" + prefix + "="
+  String p = ""
+  delegate.each {
+    result += p + "${it}"
+    p = sep
+  }
+  result
+}
+
+List.metaClass.p = { value, name ->
+  if (value != null && value != "") {
+      delegate << name + "=" + value
+  } else {
+      delegate
+  }
+}
+
+List.metaClass.p = { spec ->
+  if (spec != null && spec != "") {
+      delegate += spec
+  } else {
+      delegate
+  }
+}
+
 task fetchUpstreamImages {
     comps.each { name, spec -> if (spec.type == 'image') { dependsOn "fetch" + name } }
 }
@@ -167,3 +196,57 @@
 
     args = args.p(skipTags.asParam("skip-tags", ",")).p(extraVars.asParam("extra-vars", " ")) << "cord-head-playbook.yml"
 }
+
+task deploySingle (type: Exec) {
+    dependsOn copyAnsibleInventory
+
+    println "Using deployment config: $deployConfig"
+    File configFile = new File(deployConfig)
+    def yaml = new Yaml()
+    def config = yaml.load(configFile.newReader())
+
+    executable = "ansible-playbook"
+    args = ["-i", "inventory/single-prod"]
+
+    if ( config.seedServer.user != null && config.seedServer.user != "" ) {
+        args = args << "--user=$config.seedServer.user"
+    }
+
+    def extraVars = []
+    if (config.seedServer) {
+        extraVars = extraVars.p(config.seedServer.extraVars)
+            .p(config.seedServer.password, "ansible_ssh_pass")
+            .p(config.seedServer.sudoPassword, "ansible_sudo_pass")
+            .p(config.seedServer.fabric_ip, "fabric_ip")
+            .p(config.seedServer.management_ip, "management_ip")
+            .p(config.seedServer.management_network, "management_network")
+            .p(config.seedServer.management_iface, "management_iface")
+            .p(config.seedServer.external_ip, "external_ip")
+            .p(config.seedServer.external_network, "external_network")
+            .p(config.seedServer.external_iface, "external_iface")
+            .p(config.seedServer.fabric_ip, "fabric_ip")
+            .p(config.seedServer.fabric_network, "fabric_network")
+            .p(config.seedServer.fabric_iface, "fabric_iface")
+            .p(config.seedServer.domain, "domain")
+            .p(config.seedServer.virtualbox_support, "virtualbox_support")
+            .p(config.seedServer.power_helper_user, "power_helper_user")
+            .p(config.seedServer.power_helper_host, "power_helper_host")
+            .p(config.seedServer.port, "ansible_ssh_port")
+    }
+
+    if (config.otherServers) {
+        extraVars = extraVars.p(config.otherServers.location, "prov_location")
+            .p(config.otherServers.rolesPath, "prov_role_path")
+            .p(config.otherServers.role, "prov_role")
+    }
+
+    if (config.docker) {
+        extraVars = extraVars.p(config.docker.registry, "docker_registry")
+            .p(config.docker.imageVersion, "docker_image_version")
+    }
+
+    def skipTags = [].p(config.seedServer.skipTags)
+
+    args = args.p(skipTags.asParam("skip-tags", ",")).p(extraVars.asParam("extra-vars", " ")) << "cord-single-playbook.yml"
+}
+