diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7aaa9ac..671c74e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ open_asfa_docker_service_client_name: 'asfa-client'
 open_asfa_docker_server_image: 'lucabrl01/asfa-server'
 open_asfa_docker_client_image: 'lucabrl01/asfa-client'
 open_asfa_docker_network: 'open_asfa_net'
+# IMPORTANT. Set it to True for the server that is going to host the DB
+open_asfa_docker_db_node: False
 open_asfa_behind_haproxy: True
 open_asfa_haproxy_public_net: 'haproxy-public'
 # DB
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1f189c2..51757cc 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ open_asfa_docker_service_client_name: 'asfa-client'
 open_asfa_docker_server_image: 'lucabrl01/asfa-server'
 open_asfa_docker_client_image: 'lucabrl01/asfa-client'
 open_asfa_docker_network: 'open_asfa_net'
+# IMPORTANT. Set it to True for the server that is going to host the DB
+open_asfa_docker_db_node: False
 open_asfa_behind_haproxy: True
 open_asfa_haproxy_public_net: 'haproxy-public'
 # DB
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e568d05..778ba87 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
     - name: Create the directory where the dockerfile and the configuration file will be copied into
       file: dest={{ open_asfa_compose_dir }} state=directory
 
+    - name: Install the DB initialization script
+      template: src=pg-create-user-db.sh.j2 dest={{ open_asfa_compose_dir }}/pg-create-user-db.sh owner=root group=root mode='0440'
+
+  run_once: True
+  when: open_asfa_docker_db_node is defined and open_asfa_docker_db_node
+  tags: [ 'open_asfa', 'open_asfa_swarm', 'open_asfa_db' ]
+
+- name: Manage the installation of the OpenASFA configuration of the swarm service
+  block:
     - name: Install the docker compose file
       template: src=open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2 dest={{ open_asfa_compose_dir }}/docker-open-asfa-stack.yml owner=root group=root mode='0400'
 
diff --git a/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2
index 4b82d01..80b2fe2 100644
--- a/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/open-asfa-docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ services:
       - 5432:5432
     volumes:
       - {{ open_asfa_db_volume }}:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pg_data
+      - {{ open_asfa_compose_dir }}/pg-create-user-db.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/pg-create-user-db.sh:ro
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: {{ open_asfa_db_pwd }}
       POSTGRES_DB: postgres
diff --git a/templates/pg-create-user-db.sh.j2 b/templates/pg-create-user-db.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dd13ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/pg-create-user-db.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "$POSTGRES_DB" <<-EOSQL
+	CREATE USER {{ open_asfa_db_user }} password {{ open_asfa_db_pwd }};
+	CREATE DATABASE {{ open_asfa_db_name }}
+	OWNER {{ open_asfa_db_user }}
+	ENCODING UTF8 LC_COLLATE 'en_US.UTF-8' LC_CTYPE 'en_US.UTF-8'
+	TEMPLATE template0;
+	GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE {{ open_asfa_db_name }} TO {{ open_asfa_db_user }};
+EOSQL