diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9f0aff9394..795109200c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y --no-install-reco
         build-essential \
         python3-dev \
         libpq-dev \
+        # TODO should be removed
+        git \
         shared-mime-info \
         # lxml/xmlsec deps
         zlib1g-dev \
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ COPY ./bin/celery_worker.sh /celery_worker.sh
 COPY ./bin/celery_beat.sh /celery_beat.sh
 COPY ./bin/celery_flower.sh /celery_flower.sh
 COPY ./bin/dump_configuration.sh /dump_configuration.sh
+COPY ./bin/wait_for_db.sh /wait_for_db.sh
+COPY ./bin/setup_configuration.sh /setup_configuration.sh
 RUN mkdir /app/bin /app/log /app/media /app/private_media /app/certifi_ca_bundle /app/tmp
 COPY \
     ./bin/check_celery_worker_liveness.py \
diff --git a/bin/docker_start.sh b/bin/docker_start.sh
index 042bb65fa0..577712ea0f 100755
--- a/bin/docker_start.sh
+++ b/bin/docker_start.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-# Wait for the database container
-# See: https://docs.docker.com/compose/startup-order/
-export PGHOST=${DB_HOST:-db}
-export PGPORT=${DB_PORT:-5432}
-
 fixtures_dir=${FIXTURES_DIR:-/app/fixtures}
 
 uwsgi_port=${UWSGI_PORT:-8000}
@@ -15,12 +10,8 @@ uwsgi_threads=${UWSGI_THREADS:-1}
 
 mountpoint=${SUBPATH:-/}
 
-until pg_isready; do
-  >&2 echo "Waiting for database connection..."
-  sleep 1
-done
-
->&2 echo "Database is up."
+# wait for required services
+${SCRIPTPATH}/wait_for_db.sh
 
 # Apply database migrations
 >&2 echo "Apply database migrations"
diff --git a/bin/setup_configuration.sh b/bin/setup_configuration.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6a13c74619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/setup_configuration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# setup initial configuration using environment variables
+# Run this script from the root of the repository
+
+set -e
+
+# wait for required services
+${SCRIPTPATH}/wait_for_db.sh
+
+src/manage.py migrate
+src/manage.py setup_configuration --no-selftest --yaml-file data/services.yaml
diff --git a/bin/wait_for_db.sh b/bin/wait_for_db.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..89e15e6a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/wait_for_db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# Wait for the database container
+# See: https://docs.docker.com/compose/startup-order/
+export PGHOST=${DB_HOST:-db}
+export PGPORT=${DB_PORT:-5432}
+
+until pg_isready; do
+  >&2 echo "Waiting for database connection..."
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+>&2 echo "Database is up."
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 29fe538895..a2d30f5397 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -88,15 +88,35 @@ services:
     volumes: &web_volumes
       - media:/app/media
       - private_media:/app/private_media
+      - ./docker/data:/app/data
+      # TODO should be removed
+      - ./bin/setup_configuration.sh:/setup_configuration.sh
       - log:/app/log
       - certifi_ca_bundle:/app/certifi_ca_bundle
     ports:
       - 8000:8000
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_started
+      redis:
+        condition: service_started
+      smtp:
+        condition: service_started
+      clamav:
+        condition: service_started
+      web-init:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    networks:
+      - open-forms-dev
+
+  web-init:
+    build: .
+    environment: *web_env
+    command: /setup_configuration.sh
+    volumes: *web_volumes
     depends_on:
       - db
       - redis
-      - smtp
-      - clamav
     networks:
       - open-forms-dev
 
diff --git a/docker/data/services.yaml b/docker/data/services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a137d747b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/data/services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+ZGW_CONSUMERS_CONFIG_ENABLE: True
+ZGW_CONSUMERS:
+  services:
+  - slug: objecttypen-test
+    label: Objecttypen API test
+    api_root: https://httpstat.us/404
+    api_type: orc
+    auth_type: api_key
+    header_key: Authorization
+    header_value: Token foo
+  - slug: objecten-test
+    label: Objecten API test
+    api_root: https://httpstat.us/403
+    api_type: orc
+    auth_type: api_key
+    header_key: Authorization
+    header_value: Token bar