diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5755b09..25fc474 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,66 +1,69 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2018  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import os
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 from os import path
 from io import open
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
 with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 
 def parse_requirements(name=None):
     if name:
         reqf = 'requirements-%s.txt' % name
     else:
         reqf = 'requirements.txt'
 
     requirements = []
     if not os.path.exists(reqf):
         return requirements
 
     with open(reqf) as f:
         for line in f.readlines():
             line = line.strip()
             if not line or line.startswith('#'):
                 continue
             requirements.append(line)
     return requirements
 
 
 setup(
     name='swh.core',
     description='Software Heritage core utilities',
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Software Heritage developers',
     author_email='swh-devel@inria.fr',
     url='https://forge.softwareheritage.org/diffusion/DCORE/',
     packages=find_packages(),
     scripts=[],
     install_requires=parse_requirements() + parse_requirements('swh'),
     setup_requires=['vcversioner'],
     extras_require={'testing': parse_requirements('test')},
     vcversioner={},
     include_package_data=True,
+    entry_points={
+        'console_scripts': ['swh-db-init=swh.core.cli:db_init'],
+        },
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     ],
     project_urls={
         'Bug Reports': 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/maniphest',
         'Funding': 'https://www.softwareheritage.org/donate',
         'Source': 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-core',
     },
 )
diff --git a/swh/core/cli.py b/swh/core/cli.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1da8bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/core/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (C) 2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import warnings
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")  # noqa prevent psycopg from telling us sh*t
+
+from os import path
+import glob
+
+import click
+from importlib import import_module
+
+from swh.core.utils import numfile_sortkey as sortkey
+from swh.core.tests.db_testing import pg_createdb, pg_restore, DB_DUMP_TYPES
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.argument('module', nargs=-1, required=True)
+@click.option('--db-name', '-d', help='Database name.',
+              default='softwareheritage-dev', show_default=True)
+@click.option('--no-create', '-C',
+              help='Do not attempt to create the database', default=False)
+def db_init(module, db_name=None, no_create=None):
+    """Create and initialise a database for the Software Heritage <module>.
+
+    Example:
+
+      swh-db-init storage -d swh-test
+
+    If you want to specify non-default postgresql connection parameters,
+    please provide them using standard environment variables.
+    See psql(1) man page (section ENVIRONMENTS) for details.
+
+    Example:
+
+      PGPORT=5434 swh-db-init indexer -d swh-indexer
+
+    """
+
+    dump_files = []
+
+    for modname in module:
+        if not modname.startswith('swh.'):
+            modname = 'swh.{}'.format(modname)
+        try:
+            m = import_module(modname)
+        except ImportError:
+            raise click.BadParameter(
+                'Unable to load module {}'.format(modname))
+
+        sqldir = path.join(path.dirname(m.__file__), 'sql')
+        if not path.isdir(sqldir):
+            raise click.BadParameter(
+                'Module {} does not provide a db schema '
+                '(no sql/ dir)'.format(modname))
+        dump_files.extend(sorted(glob.glob(path.join(sqldir, '*.sql')),
+                                 key=sortkey))
+    if not no_create:
+        pg_createdb(db_name)
+
+    dump_files = [(x, DB_DUMP_TYPES[path.splitext(x)[1]])
+                  for x in dump_files]
+    for dump, dtype in dump_files:
+        click.secho('Loading {}'.format(dump), fg='yellow')
+        pg_restore(db_name, dump, dtype)
+
+    click.secho('DONE database is {}'.format(db_name), fg='green', bold=True)