diff --git a/src/build/queue.v b/src/build/queue.v
index 1395a0b..5d50f34 100644
--- a/src/build/queue.v
+++ b/src/build/queue.v
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import datatypes { MinHeap }
 import util
 
 struct BuildJob {
-pub:
+pub mut:
 	// Time at which this build job was created/queued
 	created time.Time
 	// Next timestamp from which point this job is allowed to be executed
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ pub struct InsertConfig {
 	target Target [required]
 	arch   string [required]
 	single bool
+	force  bool
+	now    bool
 }
 
 // insert a new target's job into the queue for the given architecture. This
@@ -75,20 +77,8 @@ pub fn (mut q BuildJobQueue) insert(input InsertConfig) ! {
 			q.queues[input.arch] = MinHeap<BuildJob>{}
 		}
 
-		ce := if input.target.schedule != '' {
-			parse_expression(input.target.schedule) or {
-				return error("Error while parsing cron expression '$input.target.schedule' (id $input.target.id): $err.msg()")
-			}
-		} else {
-			q.default_schedule
-		}
-
-		timestamp := ce.next_from_now()!
-
-		job := BuildJob{
+		mut job := BuildJob{
 			created: time.now()
-			timestamp: timestamp
-			ce: ce
 			single: input.single
 			config: BuildConfig{
 				target_id: input.target.id
@@ -98,9 +88,25 @@ pub fn (mut q BuildJobQueue) insert(input InsertConfig) ! {
 				repo: input.target.repo
 				// TODO make this configurable
 				base_image: q.default_base_image
+				force: input.force
 			}
 		}
 
+		if !input.now {
+			ce := if input.target.schedule != '' {
+				parse_expression(input.target.schedule) or {
+					return error("Error while parsing cron expression '$input.target.schedule' (id $input.target.id): $err.msg()")
+				}
+			} else {
+				q.default_schedule
+			}
+
+			job.timestamp = ce.next_from_now()!
+			job.ce = ce
+		} else {
+			job.timestamp = time.now()
+		}
+
 		q.queues[input.arch].insert(job)
 	}
 }
@@ -198,8 +204,10 @@ pub fn (mut q BuildJobQueue) pop_n(arch string, n int) []BuildJob {
 			if job.timestamp < time.now() {
 				job = q.queues[arch].pop() or { break }
 
-				// TODO idem
-				q.reschedule(job, arch) or {}
+				if !job.single {
+					// TODO idem
+					q.reschedule(job, arch) or {}
+				}
 
 				out << job
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/client/jobs.v b/src/client/jobs.v
index 7fee94f..2d8e99b 100644
--- a/src/client/jobs.v
+++ b/src/client/jobs.v
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module client
 
 import build { BuildConfig }
+import web.response { Response }
 
 // poll_jobs requests a list of new build jobs from the server.
 pub fn (c &Client) poll_jobs(arch string, max int) ![]BuildConfig {
@@ -11,3 +12,13 @@ pub fn (c &Client) poll_jobs(arch string, max int) ![]BuildConfig {
 
 	return data.data
 }
+
+pub fn (c &Client) queue_job(target_id int, arch string, force bool) !Response<string> {
+	data := c.send_request<string>(.post, '/api/v1/jobs/queue', {
+		'target': target_id.str()
+		'arch':   arch
+		'force':  force.str()
+	})!
+
+	return data
+}
diff --git a/src/console/targets/targets.v b/src/console/targets/targets.v
index ffcd36c..b527896 100644
--- a/src/console/targets/targets.v
+++ b/src/console/targets/targets.v
@@ -188,12 +188,38 @@ pub fn cmd() cli.Command {
 						description: 'Build the target without checking whether it needs to be renewed.'
 						flag: cli.FlagType.bool
 					},
+					cli.Flag{
+						name: 'remote'
+						description: 'Schedule the build on the server instead of running it locally.'
+						flag: cli.FlagType.bool
+					},
+					cli.Flag{
+						name: 'arch'
+						description: 'Architecture to schedule build for. Required when using -remote.'
+						flag: cli.FlagType.string
+					},
 				]
 				execute: fn (cmd cli.Command) ! {
 					config_file := cmd.flags.get_string('config-file')!
 					conf := vconf.load<Config>(prefix: 'VIETER_', default_path: config_file)!
 
-					build(conf, cmd.args[0].int(), cmd.flags.get_bool('force')!)!
+					remote := cmd.flags.get_bool('remote')!
+					force := cmd.flags.get_bool('force')!
+					target_id := cmd.args[0].int()
+
+					if remote {
+						arch := cmd.flags.get_string('arch')!
+
+						if arch == '' {
+							return error('When scheduling the build remotely, you have to specify an architecture.')
+						}
+
+						c := client.new(conf.address, conf.api_key)
+						res := c.queue_job(target_id, arch, force)!
+						println(res.message)
+					} else {
+						build(conf, target_id, force)!
+					}
 				}
 			},
 		]
diff --git a/src/server/api_builds.v b/src/server/api_jobs.v
similarity index 83%
rename from src/server/api_builds.v
rename to src/server/api_jobs.v
index bc841ce..b75e70e 100644
--- a/src/server/api_builds.v
+++ b/src/server/api_jobs.v
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_queue_job() web.Result {
 		return app.json(.bad_request, new_response('Missing arch query arg.'))
 	}
 
+	if arch == '' {
+		app.json(.bad_request, new_response('Empty arch query arg.'))
+	}
+
+	force := 'force' in app.query
+
 	target := app.db.get_target(target_id) or {
 		return app.json(.bad_request, new_response('Unknown target id.'))
 	}
 
-	app.job_queue.insert(target: target, arch: arch, single: true) or {
+	app.job_queue.insert(target: target, arch: arch, single: true, now: true, force: force) or {
 		return app.status(.internal_server_error)
 	}