diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/develop.js b/packages/medusa/src/commands/develop.js
index e573ee3a6b..096e989b0f 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/commands/develop.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/develop.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { spawn, execSync } from "child_process"
-import mongoose from "mongoose"
 import chokidar from "chokidar"
-import express from "express"
-import path from "path"
 
-import loaders from "../loaders"
 import Logger from "../loaders/logger"
 
 export default async function({ port, directory }) {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/migrate.js b/packages/medusa/src/commands/migrate.js
index dc815def86..23d9791db0 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/commands/migrate.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/migrate.js
@@ -1,96 +1,9 @@
-import { createConnection, MigrationExecutor } from "typeorm"
-import { spawn, execSync } from "child_process"
-import chokidar from "chokidar"
-import path from "path"
-import fs from "fs"
+import { createConnection } from "typeorm"
 import _ from "lodash"
-import { getConfigFile, createRequireFromPath } from "medusa-core-utils"
-import { sync as existsSync } from "fs-exists-cached"
 
-import loaders from "../loaders"
 import Logger from "../loaders/logger"
 
-function createFileContentHash(path, files) {
-  return path + files
-}
-
-// TODO: Create unique id for each plugin
-function createPluginId(name) {
-  return name
-}
-
-/**
- * Finds the correct path for the plugin. If it is a local plugin it will be
- * found in the plugins folder. Otherwise we will look for the plugin in the
- * installed npm packages.
- * @param {string} pluginName - the name of the plugin to find. Should match
- *    the name of the folder where the plugin is contained.
- * @return {object} the plugin details
- */
-function resolvePlugin(pluginName) {
-  // Only find plugins when we're not given an absolute path
-  if (!existsSync(pluginName)) {
-    // Find the plugin in the local plugins folder
-    const resolvedPath = path.resolve(`./plugins/${pluginName}`)
-
-    if (existsSync(resolvedPath)) {
-      if (existsSync(`${resolvedPath}/package.json`)) {
-        const packageJSON = JSON.parse(
-          fs.readFileSync(`${resolvedPath}/package.json`, `utf-8`)
-        )
-        const name = packageJSON.name || pluginName
-        //warnOnIncompatiblePeerDependency(name, packageJSON)
-
-        return {
-          resolve: resolvedPath,
-          name,
-          id: createPluginId(name),
-          options: {},
-          version:
-            packageJSON.version || createFileContentHash(resolvedPath, `**`),
-        }
-      } else {
-        // Make package.json a requirement for local plugins too
-        throw new Error(`Plugin ${pluginName} requires a package.json file`)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  const rootDir = path.resolve(".")
-
-  /**
-   *  Here we have an absolute path to an internal plugin, or a name of a module
-   *  which should be located in node_modules.
-   */
-  try {
-    const requireSource =
-      rootDir !== null
-        ? createRequireFromPath(`${rootDir}/:internal:`)
-        : require
-
-    // If the path is absolute, resolve the directory of the internal plugin,
-    // otherwise resolve the directory containing the package.json
-    const resolvedPath = path.dirname(
-      requireSource.resolve(`${pluginName}/package.json`)
-    )
-
-    const packageJSON = JSON.parse(
-      fs.readFileSync(`${resolvedPath}/package.json`, `utf-8`)
-    )
-    // warnOnIncompatiblePeerDependency(packageJSON.name, packageJSON)
-
-    return {
-      resolve: resolvedPath,
-      id: createPluginId(packageJSON.name),
-      name: packageJSON.name,
-      version: packageJSON.version,
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Unable to find plugin "${pluginName}". Perhaps you need to install its package?`
-    )
-  }
-}
+import getMigrations from "./utils/get-migrations"
 
 const t = async function({ port, directory }) {
   const args = process.argv
@@ -98,39 +11,7 @@ const t = async function({ port, directory }) {
   args.shift()
   args.shift()
 
-  const { configModule } = getConfigFile(directory, `medusa-config`)
-  const { plugins } = configModule
-
-  const resolved = plugins.map(plugin => {
-    if (_.isString(plugin)) {
-      return resolvePlugin(plugin)
-    }
-
-    const details = resolvePlugin(plugin.resolve)
-    details.options = plugin.options
-
-    return details
-  })
-
-  resolved.push({
-    resolve: `${directory}/dist`,
-    name: `project-plugin`,
-    id: createPluginId(`project-plugin`),
-    options: {},
-    version: createFileContentHash(process.cwd(), `**`),
-  })
-
-  const migrationDirs = []
-  const coreMigrations = path.resolve(__dirname, "../migrations")
-
-  migrationDirs.push(`${coreMigrations}/*.js`)
-
-  for (const p of resolved) {
-    const exists = existsSync(`${p.resolve}/migrations`)
-    if (exists) {
-      migrationDirs.push(`${p.resolve}/migrations/*.js`)
-    }
-  }
+  const migrationDirs = getMigrations(directory)
 
   const connection = await createConnection({
     type: configModule.projectConfig.database_type,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/seed.js b/packages/medusa/src/commands/seed.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46adabe806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/seed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { createConnection } from "typeorm"
+
+const t = async function({ port, directory }) {
+  const args = process.argv
+  args.shift()
+  args.shift()
+  args.shift()
+
+  const { configModule } = getConfigFile(directory, `medusa-config`)
+  const { plugins } = configModule
+
+  const resolved = plugins.map(plugin => {
+    if (_.isString(plugin)) {
+      return resolvePlugin(plugin)
+    }
+
+    const details = resolvePlugin(plugin.resolve)
+    details.options = plugin.options
+
+    return details
+  })
+
+  resolved.push({
+    resolve: `${directory}/dist`,
+    name: `project-plugin`,
+    id: createPluginId(`project-plugin`),
+    options: {},
+    version: createFileContentHash(process.cwd(), `**`),
+  })
+
+  const migrationDirs = []
+  const coreMigrations = path.resolve(__dirname, "../migrations")
+
+  migrationDirs.push(`${coreMigrations}/*.js`)
+
+  for (const p of resolved) {
+    const exists = existsSync(`${p.resolve}/migrations`)
+    if (exists) {
+      migrationDirs.push(`${p.resolve}/migrations/*.js`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const connection = await createConnection({
+    type: configModule.projectConfig.database_type,
+    url: configModule.projectConfig.database_url,
+    extra: configModule.projectConfig.database_extra || {},
+    migrations: migrationDirs,
+    logging: true,
+  })
+
+  if (args[0] === "run") {
+    await connection.runMigrations()
+    await connection.close()
+    Logger.info("Migrations completed.")
+    process.exit()
+  } else if (args[0] === "show") {
+    const unapplied = await connection.showMigrations()
+    await connection.close()
+    process.exit(unapplied ? 1 : 0)
+  }
+}
+
+export default t
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js b/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js
index 6d66f33613..1d4a95a04e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import "core-js/stable"
 import "regenerator-runtime/runtime"
 
-import mongoose from "mongoose"
-import chokidar from "chokidar"
 import express from "express"
-import cwdResolve from "resolve-cwd"
 
 import loaders from "../loaders"
 import Logger from "../loaders/logger"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/user.js b/packages/medusa/src/commands/user.js
index 0c7a6ee18c..90ffe790fc 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/commands/user.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/user.js
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 import "core-js/stable"
 import "regenerator-runtime/runtime"
 
-import mongoose from "mongoose"
-import chokidar from "chokidar"
 import express from "express"
-import cwdResolve from "resolve-cwd"
 
 import loaders from "../loaders"
-import Logger from "../loaders/logger"
 
 export default async function({ directory, id, email, password }) {
   const app = express()
-  const { container, dbConnection } = await loaders({
+  const { container } = await loaders({
     directory,
     expressApp: app,
   })
 
   const userService = container.resolve("userService")
-  const user = await userService.create({ id, email }, password)
+  await userService.create({ id, email }, password)
 
   process.exit()
 }
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/utils/get-migrations.js b/packages/medusa/src/commands/utils/get-migrations.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72c79e103d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/utils/get-migrations.js
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import path from "path"
+import fs from "fs"
+import { sync as existsSync } from "fs-exists-cached"
+import { getConfigFile, createRequireFromPath } from "medusa-core-utils"
+
+function createFileContentHash(path, files) {
+  return path + files
+}
+
+// TODO: Create unique id for each plugin
+function createPluginId(name) {
+  return name
+}
+
+/**
+ * Finds the correct path for the plugin. If it is a local plugin it will be
+ * found in the plugins folder. Otherwise we will look for the plugin in the
+ * installed npm packages.
+ * @param {string} pluginName - the name of the plugin to find. Should match
+ *    the name of the folder where the plugin is contained.
+ * @return {object} the plugin details
+ */
+function resolvePlugin(pluginName) {
+  // Only find plugins when we're not given an absolute path
+  if (!existsSync(pluginName)) {
+    // Find the plugin in the local plugins folder
+    const resolvedPath = path.resolve(`./plugins/${pluginName}`)
+
+    if (existsSync(resolvedPath)) {
+      if (existsSync(`${resolvedPath}/package.json`)) {
+        const packageJSON = JSON.parse(
+          fs.readFileSync(`${resolvedPath}/package.json`, `utf-8`)
+        )
+        const name = packageJSON.name || pluginName
+        //warnOnIncompatiblePeerDependency(name, packageJSON)
+
+        return {
+          resolve: resolvedPath,
+          name,
+          id: createPluginId(name),
+          options: {},
+          version:
+            packageJSON.version || createFileContentHash(resolvedPath, `**`),
+        }
+      } else {
+        // Make package.json a requirement for local plugins too
+        throw new Error(`Plugin ${pluginName} requires a package.json file`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const rootDir = path.resolve(".")
+
+  /**
+   *  Here we have an absolute path to an internal plugin, or a name of a module
+   *  which should be located in node_modules.
+   */
+  try {
+    const requireSource =
+      rootDir !== null
+        ? createRequireFromPath(`${rootDir}/:internal:`)
+        : require
+
+    // If the path is absolute, resolve the directory of the internal plugin,
+    // otherwise resolve the directory containing the package.json
+    const resolvedPath = path.dirname(
+      requireSource.resolve(`${pluginName}/package.json`)
+    )
+
+    const packageJSON = JSON.parse(
+      fs.readFileSync(`${resolvedPath}/package.json`, `utf-8`)
+    )
+    // warnOnIncompatiblePeerDependency(packageJSON.name, packageJSON)
+
+    return {
+      resolve: resolvedPath,
+      id: createPluginId(packageJSON.name),
+      name: packageJSON.name,
+      version: packageJSON.version,
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unable to find plugin "${pluginName}". Perhaps you need to install its package?`
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export default directory => {
+  const { configModule } = getConfigFile(directory, `medusa-config`)
+  const { plugins } = configModule
+
+  const resolved = plugins.map(plugin => {
+    if (_.isString(plugin)) {
+      return resolvePlugin(plugin)
+    }
+
+    const details = resolvePlugin(plugin.resolve)
+    details.options = plugin.options
+
+    return details
+  })
+
+  resolved.push({
+    resolve: `${directory}/dist`,
+    name: `project-plugin`,
+    id: createPluginId(`project-plugin`),
+    options: {},
+    version: createFileContentHash(process.cwd(), `**`),
+  })
+
+  const migrationDirs = []
+  const coreMigrations = path.resolve(__dirname, "../migrations")
+
+  migrationDirs.push(`${coreMigrations}/*.js`)
+
+  for (const p of resolved) {
+    const exists = existsSync(`${p.resolve}/migrations`)
+    if (exists) {
+      migrationDirs.push(`${p.resolve}/migrations/*.js`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return migrationDirs
+}