diff --git a/docker/mysql-setup/Dockerfile b/docker/mysql-setup/Dockerfile
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+FROM jwilder/dockerize:0.6.1
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache mysql-client
+
+COPY docker/mysql-setup/init.sql /init.sql
+
+CMD dockerize -wait tcp://$MYSQL_HOST:$MYSQL_PORT -timeout 240s \
+      mysql -u $MYSQL_USERNAME -p"$MYSQL_PASSWORD" -h $MYSQL_HOST < /init.sql
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diff --git a/docker/mysql-setup/init.sql b/docker/mysql-setup/init.sql
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+-- create datahub database
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS datahub;
+USE datahub;
+
+-- create metadata aspect table
+create table if not exists metadata_aspect (
+  urn                           varchar(500) not null,
+  aspect                        varchar(200) not null,
+  version                       bigint(20) not null,
+  metadata                      longtext not null,
+  createdon                     datetime(6) not null,
+  createdby                     varchar(255) not null,
+  createdfor                    varchar(255),
+  constraint pk_metadata_aspect primary key (urn,aspect,version)
+);
+
+-- create default records for datahub user if not exists
+CREATE TABLE temp_metadata_aspect LIKE metadata_aspect;
+INSERT INTO temp_metadata_aspect (urn, aspect, version, metadata, createdon, createdby) VALUES(
+  'urn:li:corpuser:datahub',
+  'com.linkedin.identity.CorpUserInfo',
+  0,
+  '{"displayName":"Data Hub","active":true,"fullName":"Data Hub","email":"datahub@linkedin.com"}',
+  now(),
+  'urn:li:principal:datahub'
+), (
+  'urn:li:corpuser:datahub',
+  'com.linkedin.identity.CorpUserEditableInfo',
+  0,
+  '{"skills":[],"teams":[],"pictureLink":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linkedin/datahub/master/datahub-web/packages/data-portal/public/assets/images/default_avatar.png"}',
+  now(),
+  'urn:li:principal:datahub'
+);
+-- only add default records if metadata_aspect is empty
+INSERT INTO metadata_aspect
+SELECT * FROM temp_metadata_aspect
+WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * from metadata_aspect);
+DROP TABLE temp_metadata_aspect;
+
+-- create metadata index table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS metadata_index (
+ `id` BIGINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+ `urn` VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL,
+ `aspect` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL,
+ `path` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL,
+ `longVal` BIGINT,
+ `stringVal` VARCHAR(200),
+ `doubleVal` DOUBLE,
+ CONSTRAINT id_pk PRIMARY KEY (id),
+ INDEX longIndex (`urn`,`aspect`,`path`,`longVal`),
+ INDEX stringIndex (`urn`,`aspect`,`path`,`stringVal`),
+ INDEX doubleIndex (`urn`,`aspect`,`path`,`doubleVal`)
+);