diff --git a/.dev/sql/init.sql b/.dev/sql/init.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..374fd07013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dev/sql/init.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS credentials;
+GRANT ALL ON credentials.* TO 'credentials001'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
+
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS discovery;
+GRANT ALL ON discovery.* TO 'discov001'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
+
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ecommerce;
+GRANT ALL ON ecommerce.* TO 'ecomm001'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
+
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS programs;
+GRANT ALL ON programs.* TO 'programs001'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index dffd4b7478..469cf664de 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ services:
       - "3306:3306"
     volumes:
       - ./.dev/volumes/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
+      - ./.dev/sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
 
   # edX services
   credentials: