diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/services.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/services.go
index 6cdc95cec4..cb942b520e 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/services.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/services.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ var serviceCommands = []register.Command{
 			cfg.Webfinger.Commons = cfg.Commons
 		})
 	},
-	func(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	func(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 		return ServiceCommand(cfg, cfg.AuthApi.Service.Name, authapi.GetCommands(cfg.AuthApi), func(c *config.Config) {
 			cfg.AuthApi.Commons = cfg.Commons
 		})
diff --git a/services/auth-api/pkg/command/root.go b/services/auth-api/pkg/command/root.go
index 1053eace93..964c9884ea 100644
--- a/services/auth-api/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/services/auth-api/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -5,23 +5,29 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/clihelper"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/auth-api/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // GetCommands provides all commands for this service
-func GetCommands(cfg *config.Config) cli.Commands {
-	return []*cli.Command{
+func GetCommands(cfg *config.Config) []*cobra.Command {
+	return []*cobra.Command{
+		// start this service
 		Server(cfg),
+		// infos about this service
+		// Health(cfg),
 		Version(cfg),
 	}
 }
 
+// Execute is the entry point for the opencloud group command.
 func Execute(cfg *config.Config) error {
-	app := clihelper.DefaultApp(&cli.App{
-		Name:     "auth-api",
-		Usage:    "OpenCloud authentication API for external services",
-		Commands: GetCommands(cfg),
+	app := clihelper.DefaultApp(&cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "auth-api",
+		Short: "OpenCloud authentication API for external services",
 	})
+	app.AddCommand(GetCommands(cfg)...)
+	app.SetArgs(os.Args[1:])
 
-	return app.RunContext(cfg.Context, os.Args)
+	return app.ExecuteContext(cfg.Context)
 }
diff --git a/services/auth-api/pkg/command/server.go b/services/auth-api/pkg/command/server.go
index 2e4812b203..f4879c577c 100644
--- a/services/auth-api/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/services/auth-api/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/auth-api/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/auth-api/pkg/server/debug"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/auth-api/pkg/server/http"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // Server is the entrypoint for the server command.
-func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:     "server",
-		Usage:    fmt.Sprintf("start the %s service without runtime (unsupervised mode)", cfg.Service.Name),
-		Category: "server",
-		Before: func(_ *cli.Context) error {
+func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "server",
+		Short: fmt.Sprintf("start the %s service without runtime (unsupervised mode)", cfg.Service.Name),
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return configlog.ReturnFatal(parser.ParseConfig(cfg))
 		},
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			logger := logging.Configure(cfg.Service.Name, cfg.Log)
 
 			var (
 				gr          = run.Group{}
-				ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(c.Context)
+				ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 				m           = metrics.New()
 			)
 
diff --git a/services/auth-api/pkg/command/version.go b/services/auth-api/pkg/command/version.go
index 35b1243402..af83532eaf 100644
--- a/services/auth-api/pkg/command/version.go
+++ b/services/auth-api/pkg/command/version.go
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/version"
 
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/auth-api/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // Version prints the service versions of all running instances.
-func Version(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:     "version",
-		Usage:    "print the version of this binary and the running service instances",
-		Category: "info",
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+func Version(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "version",
+		Short: "print the version of this binary and the running service instances",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Println("Version: " + version.GetString())
 			fmt.Printf("Compiled: %s\n", version.Compiled())
 			fmt.Println("")
diff --git a/services/groupware/pkg/command/root.go b/services/groupware/pkg/command/root.go
index aa13cb6a5a..8dc8b338eb 100644
--- a/services/groupware/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/services/groupware/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -5,23 +5,30 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/clihelper"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/groupware/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // GetCommands provides all commands for this service
-func GetCommands(cfg *config.Config) cli.Commands {
-	return []*cli.Command{
+func GetCommands(cfg *config.Config) []*cobra.Command {
+	return []*cobra.Command{
+		// start this service
 		Server(cfg),
+
+		// infos about this service
+		// Health(cfg),
 		Version(cfg),
 	}
 }
 
+// Execute is the entry point for the opencloud group command.
 func Execute(cfg *config.Config) error {
-	app := clihelper.DefaultApp(&cli.App{
-		Name:     "groupware",
-		Usage:    "Groupware service for OpenCloud",
-		Commands: GetCommands(cfg),
+	app := clihelper.DefaultApp(&cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "groupware",
+		Short: "Groupware service for OpenCloud",
 	})
+	app.AddCommand(GetCommands(cfg)...)
+	app.SetArgs(os.Args[1:])
 
-	return app.RunContext(cfg.Context, os.Args)
+	return app.ExecuteContext(cfg.Context)
 }
diff --git a/services/groupware/pkg/command/server.go b/services/groupware/pkg/command/server.go
index 4af34fa62b..8b8b4be1cf 100644
--- a/services/groupware/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/services/groupware/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/groupware/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/groupware/pkg/server/debug"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/groupware/pkg/server/http"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // Server is the entrypoint for the server command.
-func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:     "server",
-		Usage:    fmt.Sprintf("start the %s service without runtime (unsupervised mode)", cfg.Service.Name),
-		Category: "server",
-		Before: func(_ *cli.Context) error {
+func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "server",
+		Short: fmt.Sprintf("start the %s service without runtime (unsupervised mode)", cfg.Service.Name),
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return configlog.ReturnFatal(parser.ParseConfig(cfg))
 		},
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			logger := logging.Configure(cfg.Service.Name, cfg.Log)
 
 			var (
 				gr          = run.Group{}
-				ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(c.Context)
+				ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 				m           = metrics.NewHttpMetrics()
 			)
 
diff --git a/services/groupware/pkg/command/version.go b/services/groupware/pkg/command/version.go
index b335cb2f12..9cd3f45558 100644
--- a/services/groupware/pkg/command/version.go
+++ b/services/groupware/pkg/command/version.go
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/version"
 
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/groupware/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // Version prints the service versions of all running instances.
-func Version(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:     "version",
-		Usage:    "print the version of this binary and the running service instances",
-		Category: "info",
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+func Version(cfg *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "version",
+		Short: "print the version of this binary and the running service instances",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Println("Version: " + version.GetString())
 			fmt.Printf("Compiled: %s\n", version.Compiled())
 			fmt.Println("")