diff --git a/module/CLI/config/cli.config.php b/module/CLI/config/cli.config.php
index 2edbae99..512090c2 100644
--- a/module/CLI/config/cli.config.php
+++ b/module/CLI/config/cli.config.php
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ return [
             Command\Tag\CreateTagCommand::NAME => Command\Tag\CreateTagCommand::class,
             Command\Tag\RenameTagCommand::NAME => Command\Tag\RenameTagCommand::class,
             Command\Tag\DeleteTagsCommand::NAME => Command\Tag\DeleteTagsCommand::class,
+
+            Command\Db\CreateDatabaseCommand::NAME => Command\Db\CreateDatabaseCommand::class,
         ],
     ],
 
diff --git a/module/CLI/config/dependencies.config.php b/module/CLI/config/dependencies.config.php
index 0a90c1ff..b71598a9 100644
--- a/module/CLI/config/dependencies.config.php
+++ b/module/CLI/config/dependencies.config.php
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ use Shlinkio\Shlink\Common\IpGeolocation\IpLocationResolverInterface;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Common\Service\PreviewGenerator;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Core\Service;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Rest\Service\ApiKeyService;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
-use Symfony\Component\Lock;
+use Symfony\Component\Console as SymfonyCli;
+use Symfony\Component\Lock\Factory as Locker;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\PhpExecutableFinder;
 use Zend\ServiceManager\AbstractFactory\ConfigAbstractFactory;
 use Zend\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory;
 
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ return [
 
     'dependencies' => [
         'factories' => [
-            Application::class => Factory\ApplicationFactory::class,
+            SymfonyCli\Application::class => Factory\ApplicationFactory::class,
+            SymfonyCli\Helper\ProcessHelper::class => Factory\ProcessHelperFactory::class,
+            PhpExecutableFinder::class => InvokableFactory::class,
 
             GeolocationDbUpdater::class => ConfigAbstractFactory::class,
 
@@ -44,11 +47,13 @@ return [
             Command\Tag\CreateTagCommand::class => ConfigAbstractFactory::class,
             Command\Tag\RenameTagCommand::class => ConfigAbstractFactory::class,
             Command\Tag\DeleteTagsCommand::class => ConfigAbstractFactory::class,
+
+            Command\Db\CreateDatabaseCommand::class => ConfigAbstractFactory::class,
         ],
     ],
 
     ConfigAbstractFactory::class => [
-        GeolocationDbUpdater::class => [DbUpdater::class, Reader::class, Lock\Factory::class],
+        GeolocationDbUpdater::class => [DbUpdater::class, Reader::class, Locker::class],
 
         Command\ShortUrl\GenerateShortUrlCommand::class => [Service\UrlShortener::class, 'config.url_shortener.domain'],
         Command\ShortUrl\ResolveUrlCommand::class => [Service\UrlShortener::class],
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ return [
         Command\Visit\LocateVisitsCommand::class => [
             Service\VisitService::class,
             IpLocationResolverInterface::class,
-            Lock\Factory::class,
+            Locker::class,
             GeolocationDbUpdater::class,
         ],
         Command\Visit\UpdateDbCommand::class => [DbUpdater::class],
@@ -73,6 +78,12 @@ return [
         Command\Tag\CreateTagCommand::class => [Service\Tag\TagService::class],
         Command\Tag\RenameTagCommand::class => [Service\Tag\TagService::class],
         Command\Tag\DeleteTagsCommand::class => [Service\Tag\TagService::class],
+
+        Command\Db\CreateDatabaseCommand::class => [
+            Locker::class,
+            SymfonyCli\Helper\ProcessHelper::class,
+            PhpExecutableFinder::class,
+        ],
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/module/CLI/src/Command/Db/CreateDatabaseCommand.php b/module/CLI/src/Command/Db/CreateDatabaseCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab334c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/CLI/src/Command/Db/CreateDatabaseCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Shlinkio\Shlink\CLI\Command\Db;
+
+use Shlinkio\Shlink\CLI\Command\Util\AbstractLockedCommand;
+use Shlinkio\Shlink\CLI\Command\Util\LockedCommandConfig;
+use Shlinkio\Shlink\CLI\Util\ExitCodes;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\ProcessHelper;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Lock\Factory as Locker;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\PhpExecutableFinder;
+
+class CreateDatabaseCommand extends AbstractLockedCommand
+{
+    public const NAME = 'db:create';
+    private const DOCTRINE_HELPER_SCRIPT = 'vendor/doctrine/orm/bin/doctrine.php';
+    private const DOCTRINE_HELPER_COMMAND = 'orm:schema-tool:create';
+
+    /** @var ProcessHelper */
+    private $processHelper;
+    /** @var string */
+    private $phpBinary;
+
+    public function __construct(Locker $locker, ProcessHelper $processHelper, PhpExecutableFinder $phpFinder)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($locker);
+        $this->processHelper = $processHelper;
+        $this->phpBinary = $phpFinder->find(false) ?: 'php';
+    }
+
+    protected function configure(): void
+    {
+        $this
+            ->setName(self::NAME)
+            ->setDescription(
+                'Creates the database needed for shlink to work. It will do nothing if the database already exists'
+            );
+    }
+
+    protected function lockedExecute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $this->checkDbExists();
+
+        $command = [$this->phpBinary, self::DOCTRINE_HELPER_SCRIPT, self::DOCTRINE_HELPER_COMMAND];
+        $this->processHelper->run($output, $command);
+
+        return ExitCodes::EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    private function checkDbExists(): void
+    {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
+    protected function getLockConfig(): LockedCommandConfig
+    {
+        return new LockedCommandConfig($this->getName(), true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/module/CLI/src/Factory/ProcessHelperFactory.php b/module/CLI/src/Factory/ProcessHelperFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..005d513d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/CLI/src/Factory/ProcessHelperFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Shlinkio\Shlink\CLI\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper;
+
+class ProcessHelperFactory
+{
+    public function __invoke(): Helper\ProcessHelper
+    {
+        $processHelper = new Helper\ProcessHelper();
+        $processHelper->setHelperSet(new Helper\HelperSet([
+            new Helper\FormatterHelper(),
+            new Helper\DebugFormatterHelper(),
+        ]));
+
+        return $processHelper;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/module/CLI/test/Factory/ProcessHelperFactoryTest.php b/module/CLI/test/Factory/ProcessHelperFactoryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5042fb73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/CLI/test/Factory/ProcessHelperFactoryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace ShlinkioTest\Shlink\CLI\Factory;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Shlinkio\Shlink\Installer\Factory\ProcessHelperFactory;
+
+class ProcessHelperFactoryTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @var ProcessHelperFactory */
+    private $factory;
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->factory = new ProcessHelperFactory();
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function createsTheServiceWithTheProperSetOfHelpers(): void
+    {
+        $processHelper = ($this->factory)();
+        $helperSet = $processHelper->getHelperSet();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $helperSet);
+        $this->assertTrue($helperSet->has('formatter'));
+        $this->assertTrue($helperSet->has('debug_formatter'));
+    }
+}