diff --git a/support/postgres/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-user-db.sh b/support/postgres/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-user-db.sh
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+++ b/support/postgres/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-user-db.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" <<-EOSQL
+    CREATE USER weblate WITH PASSWORD '$POSTGRES_PASSWORD';
+    CREATE DATABASE weblate;
+    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE weblate TO weblate;
+EOSQL