diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -171,3 +171,18 @@
       - swh-scheduler-api
       - swh-storage
       - amqp
+
+# Indexer Celery workers
+
+  swh-indexer-mimetype:
+    image: swh/indexer-worker
+    build: ./dockerfiles/swh-indexer-worker
+    env_file: ./indexers.env
+    environment:
+      SWH_WORKER_INSTANCE: mimetype
+    depends_on:
+      - swh-scheduler-api
+      - swh-idx-storage
+      - swh-storage
+      - swh-objstorage
+      - amqp
diff --git a/dockerfiles/swh-indexer-worker/entrypoint.sh b/dockerfiles/swh-indexer-worker/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/swh-indexer-worker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [[ -d /src ]] ; then
+    for srcrepo in /src/swh-* ; do
+        pushd $srcrepo
+        pip install -e .
+        popd
+    done
+fi
+
+mkdir -p ~/.config/swh/worker
+
+cat > ~/.config/swh/worker/${SWH_WORKER_INSTANCE}.ini <<EOF
+[main]
+task_broker = amqp://guest@amqp//
+task_modules = swh.indexer.tasks
+task_queues = swh_indexer_${SWH_WORKER_INSTANCE}
+task_soft_time_limit = 0
+EOF
+
+case "$1" in
+    "shell")
+        exec bash -i
+        ;;
+    *)
+
+        echo Starting swh-indexer worker
+        exec python -m celery worker --app=swh.scheduler.celery_backend.config.app --pool=prefork --events --concurrency=${CONCURRENCY} --maxtasksperchild=${MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD} -Ofair --loglevel=${LOGLEVEL} --without-gossip --without-mingle --without-heartbeat -n ${SWH_WORKER_INSTANCE}.${HOSTNAME}
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/dockerfiles/swh-indexer-worker/indexer.yml b/dockerfiles/swh-indexer-worker/indexer.yml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/swh-indexer-worker/indexer.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+storage:
+  cls: remote
+  args:
+    url: http://swh-storage:5002/
+objstorage:
+  cls: remote
+  args:
+    url: http://swh-objstorage:5003/
+indexer_storage:
+  cls: remote
+  args:
+    url: http://swh-idx-storage:5007/
diff --git a/indexers.env b/indexers.env
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indexers.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONCURRENCY=1
+MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD=10
+LOGLEVEL=DEBUG