diff --git a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js
index 5226900af8..524183ee42 100755
--- a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js
@@ -49,7 +49,16 @@ const getLocalScript = name => (...args) => {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  return require(cmdPath)(...args);
+  const script = require(cmdPath);
+
+  Promise.resolve()
+    .then(() => {
+      return script(...args);
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error(`Error while running command ${name}: ${error.message}`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
 };
 
 /**
@@ -207,9 +216,15 @@ program
 
 program
   .command('configuration:dump')
-  .option('-f, --file <file>', 'file to output to')
+  .option('-f, --file <file>', 'Output file, default output is stdout')
   .action(getLocalScript('configurationDump'));
 
+program
+  .command('configuration:restore')
+  .option('-f, --file <file>', 'Input file, default input is stdin')
+  .option('-s, --strategy <strategy>', 'Strategy name, one of: "replace", "merge", "keep"')
+  .action(getLocalScript('configurationRestore'));
+
 /**
  * Normalize help argument
  */
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/commands/configurationDump.js b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/configurationDump.js
index c9480b0907..cd144d0d4f 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/commands/configurationDump.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/configurationDump.js
@@ -1,25 +1,52 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const fs = require('fs');
-const { logger } = require('strapi-utils');
-const loadConfiguration = require('../core/app-configuration');
 const strapi = require('../index');
 
+const CHUNK_SIZE = 100;
+
+/**
+ * Will dump configurations to a file or stdout
+ * @param {string} file filepath to use as output
+ */
 module.exports = async function({ file }) {
   const output = file ? fs.createWriteStream(file) : process.stdout;
 
-  output.write('this is a test');
-
   const app = strapi();
 
   await app.load();
 
-  const confs = await app.query('core_store').find({
-    key_contains: 'plugin',
-  });
+  const count = await app.query('core_store').count();
 
-  console.log(confs);
+  const exportData = [];
 
+  const pageCount = Math.ceil(count / 100);
+
+  for (let page = 0; page < pageCount; page++) {
+    const results = await app
+      .query('core_store')
+      .find({ _limit: CHUNK_SIZE, _start: page * CHUNK_SIZE });
+
+    results
+      .filter(result => result.key.startsWith('plugin_'))
+      .forEach(result => {
+        exportData.push({
+          key: result.key,
+          value: result.value,
+          type: result.type,
+          environment: result.environment,
+          tag: result.tag,
+        });
+      });
+  }
+
+  output.write(JSON.stringify(exportData));
   output.write('\n');
   output.end();
+
+  // log success only when writting to file
+  if (file) {
+    console.log(`Successfully exported ${exportData.length} configuration entries`);
+  }
+  process.exit(0);
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/commands/configurationRestore.js b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/configurationRestore.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e94717fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/commands/configurationRestore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const strapi = require('../index');
+
+/**
+ * Will restore configurations. It reads from a file or stdin
+ * @param {string} file filepath to use as input
+ * @param {string} strategy import strategy. one of (replace, merge, keep, default: replace)
+ */
+module.exports = async function({ file, strategy = 'replace' }) {
+  const input = file ? fs.readFileSync(file) : await readStdin(process.stdin);
+
+  const app = strapi();
+  await app.load();
+
+  let dataToImport;
+  try {
+    dataToImport = JSON.parse(input);
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(dataToImport)) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid input data. Expected a valid JSON array.`);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid input data: ${error.message}. Expected a valid JSON array.`);
+  }
+
+  const importer = createImporter(app.db, strategy);
+
+  for (const config of dataToImport) {
+    await importer.import(config);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Successfully imported ${dataToImport.length} configuration entries`);
+  process.exit(0);
+};
+
+const readStdin = () => {
+  const { stdin } = process;
+  let result = '';
+
+  if (stdin.isTTY) return Promise.resolve(result);
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    stdin.setEncoding('utf8');
+    stdin.on('readable', () => {
+      let chunk;
+      while ((chunk = stdin.read())) {
+        result += chunk;
+      }
+    });
+
+    stdin.on('end', () => {
+      resolve(result);
+    });
+
+    stdin.on('error', reject);
+  });
+};
+
+const createImporter = (db, strategy) => {
+  switch (strategy) {
+    case 'replace':
+      return new ReplaceImporter(db);
+    case 'merge':
+      return new MergeImporter(db);
+    case 'keep':
+      return new KeepImporter(db);
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`No importer available for strategy "${strategy}"`);
+  }
+};
+
+function ReplaceImporter(db) {
+  return {
+    async import(conf) {
+      const matching = await db.query('core_store').count({ key: conf.key });
+      if (matching > 0) {
+        await db.query('core_store').update({ key: conf.key }, conf);
+      } else {
+        await db.query('core_store').create(conf);
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function MergeImporter(db) {
+  return {
+    async import(conf) {
+      const existingConf = await db.query('core_store').find({ key: conf.key });
+      if (existingConf) {
+        await db.query('core_store').update({ key: conf.key }, _.merge(existingConf, conf));
+      } else {
+        await db.query('core_store').create(conf);
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function KeepImporter(db) {
+  return {
+    async import(conf) {
+      const matching = await db.query('core_store').count({ key: conf.key });
+      if (matching > 0) {
+        // if configuration already exists do not overwrite it
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await db.query('core_store').create(conf);
+    },
+  };
+}