diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -237,6 +237,24 @@
       - "./conf/scheduler.yml:/scheduler.yml:ro"
       - "./services/swh-scheduler-worker/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh:ro"
 
+  swh-scheduler-update-metrics:
+    image: swh/stack
+    build: ./
+    env_file:
+      - ./env/common_python.env
+      - ./env/scheduler-db.env
+      - ./env/scheduler.env
+    environment:
+      SWH_CONFIG_FILENAME: /scheduler.yml
+      SWH_SCHEDULER_CONFIG_FILE: /scheduler.yml
+    entrypoint: /entrypoint.sh
+    command: update-metrics
+    depends_on:
+      - swh-scheduler-db
+    volumes:
+      - "./conf/scheduler.yml:/scheduler.yml:ro"
+      - "./services/swh-scheduler/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh:ro"
+
   # Graph storage
 
   swh-storage-db:
diff --git a/docker/services/swh-scheduler/entrypoint.sh b/docker/services/swh-scheduler/entrypoint.sh
--- a/docker/services/swh-scheduler/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/services/swh-scheduler/entrypoint.sh
@@ -9,31 +9,43 @@
 setup_pip
 
 
-if [ "$1" = 'shell' ] ; then
-	shift
-	if (( $# == 0)); then
-		exec bash -i
-	else
-		"$@"
-	fi
-else
-    wait_pgsql ${POSTGRES_DB}
-
-    echo swh-scheduler database setup
-
-    echo Creating extensions...
-    swh db init-admin --db-name ${POSTGRES_DB} scheduler
-
-    echo Initializing the database...
-    swh db init --db-name ${POSTGRES_DB} scheduler
-
-    echo Starting the swh-scheduler API server
-    exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5008 \
-         --log-level DEBUG \
-         --threads 2 \
-         --workers 2 \
-         --reload \
-         --timeout 3600 \
-         --config 'python:swh.core.api.gunicorn_config' \
-         'swh.scheduler.api.server:make_app_from_configfile()'
-fi
+case "$1" in
+    "shell")
+        shift
+        if (( $# == 0)); then
+            exec bash -i
+        else
+            "$@"
+        fi
+        ;;
+    "update-metrics")
+        wait-for-it swh-scheduler:5008 -s --timeout=0
+
+        echo "Start periodic scheduler metrics update routine (in background)"
+        exec sh -c 'trap exit TERM INT; while :; do
+        (date && swh scheduler origin update-metrics)
+        sleep 60 &
+        wait ${!}
+        done'
+        ;;
+    *)
+        wait_pgsql ${POSTGRES_DB}
+
+        echo swh-scheduler database setup
+
+        echo Creating extensions...
+        swh db init-admin --db-name ${POSTGRES_DB} scheduler
+
+        echo Initializing the database...
+        swh db init --db-name ${POSTGRES_DB} scheduler
+
+        echo Starting the swh-scheduler API server
+        exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5008 \
+            --log-level DEBUG \
+            --threads 2 \
+            --workers 2 \
+            --reload \
+            --timeout 3600 \
+            --config 'python:swh.core.api.gunicorn_config' \
+            'swh.scheduler.api.server:make_app_from_configfile()'
+esac