diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index 0fe46b128c..aebb0ead0b 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\WebsocketServer;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Version;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\BuildMissingSubdefs;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\CreateCollection;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\CreateDataboxCommand;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\MailTest;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Compile\Configuration;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\RecordAdd;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ $cli->command(new \module_console_fieldsRename('fields:rename'));
 $cli->command(new \module_console_fieldsMerge('fields:merge'));
 
 $cli->command(new CreateCollection('collection:create'));
+$cli->command(new CreateDataboxCommand('databox:create'));
 
 $cli->command(new RecordAdd('records:add'));
 $cli->command(new RescanTechnicalDatas('records:rescan-technical-datas'));
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php
index 846c0dc99d..4970f6052a 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\ConfigurationServiceProvider;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\ConfigurationTesterServiceProvider;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\ConvertersServiceProvider;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\CSVServiceProvider;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\DataboxServiceProvider;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\FeedServiceProvider;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\FileServeServiceProvider;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider\FtpServiceProvider;
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ class Application extends SilexApplication
 
         $this->setupEventDispatcher();
 
+        $this->register(new DataboxServiceProvider());
         $this->register(new OrderServiceProvider());
         $this->register(new WebhookServiceProvider());
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateDataboxCommand.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateDataboxCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..068ae5a674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateDataboxCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Command;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxConnectionSettings;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxService;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Model\Repositories\UserRepository;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class CreateDataboxCommand extends Command
+{
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this->setName('databox:create')
+            ->addArgument('databox', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Database name for the databox', null)
+            ->addArgument('owner', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Email of the databox admin user', null)
+            ->addOption('connection', 'c', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Flag to set new database settings')
+            ->addOption('db-host', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server host', 'localhost')
+            ->addOption('db-port', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server port', 3306)
+            ->addOption('db-user', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server user', 'phrasea')
+            ->addOption('db-password', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server password', null)
+            ->addOption(
+                'db-template',
+                null,
+                InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
+                'Metadata structure language template (available are fr (french) and en (english))',
+                'fr'
+            );
+    }
+
+    protected function doExecute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $databoxName = $input->getArgument('databox');
+        $connectionSettings = $input->getOption('connection') == false ? null : new DataboxConnectionSettings(
+            $input->getOption('db-host'),
+            $input->getOption('db-port'),
+            $input->getOption('db-user'),
+            $input->getOption('db-password')
+        );
+
+        /** @var UserRepository $userRepository */
+        $userRepository = $this->container['repo.users'];
+        /** @var DataboxService $databoxService */
+        $databoxService = $this->container['databox.service'];
+
+        $owner = $userRepository->findByEmail($input->getArgument('owner'));
+
+        $databoxService->createDatabox(
+            $databoxName,
+            $input->getOption('db-template') . '-simple',
+            $owner,
+            $connectionSettings
+        );
+
+        $output->writeln('Databox created');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/SearchEngine/IndexCreateCommand.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/SearchEngine/IndexCreateCommand.php
index 6247962b08..d4d84c15ea 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/SearchEngine/IndexCreateCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/SearchEngine/IndexCreateCommand.php
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ class IndexCreateCommand extends Command
     {
         $this
             ->setName('searchengine:index:create')
-            ->setDescription('Creates search index')
-        ;
+            ->setDescription('Creates search index');
     }
 
     protected function doExecute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
+        /** @var Indexer $indexer */
         $indexer = $this->container['elasticsearch.indexer'];
 
         if ($indexer->indexExists()) {
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php
index 942fb9a48e..93ad9a59a8 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Admin;
 
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Controller;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxConnectionSettings;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxService;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;
@@ -116,82 +118,37 @@ class DataboxesController extends Controller
             return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['error' => 'special-chars']);
         }
 
-        if ((null === $request->request->get('new_settings')) && (null !== $dataTemplate = $request->request->get('new_data_template'))) {
-            $connexion = $this->app['conf']->get(['main', 'database']);
+        /** @var DataboxService $databoxService */
+        $databoxService = $this->app['databox.service'];
+        $dataTemplate = $request->request->get('new_data_template');
 
-            $hostname = $connexion['host'];
-            $port = $connexion['port'];
-            $user = $connexion['user'];
-            $password = $connexion['password'];
+        $connectionSettings = $request->request->get('new_settings') == false ? null : new DataboxConnectionSettings(
+            $request->request->get('new_hostname'),
+            $request->request->get('new_port'),
+            $request->request->get('new_user'),
+            $request->request->get('new_password')
+        );
 
-            $dataTemplate = new \SplFileInfo($this->app['root.path'] . '/lib/conf.d/data_templates/' . $dataTemplate . '.xml');
+        try {
+            $databox = $databoxService->createDatabox(
+                $dbName,
+                $dataTemplate,
+                $this->getAuthenticatedUser(),
+                $connectionSettings
+            );
 
-            try {
-                /** @var Connection $connection */
-                $connection = $this->app['dbal.provider']([
-                    'host'     => $hostname,
-                    'port'     => $port,
-                    'user'     => $user,
-                    'password' => $password,
-                    'dbname'   => $dbName,
-                ]);
-                $connection->connect();
-            } catch (DBALException $e) {
-                return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['success' => 0, 'error' => 'database-failed']);
-            }
-
-            try {
-                $base = \databox::create($this->app, $connection, $dataTemplate);
-                $base->registerAdmin($this->getAuthenticator()->getUser());
-                $this->getAclForUser()->delete_data_from_cache();
-
-                $connection->close();
-                return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_database', [
-                    'databox_id'  => $base->get_sbas_id(),
-                    'success'     => 1,
-                    'reload-tree' => 1
-                ]);
-            } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['success' => 0, 'error' => 'base-failed']);
-            }
+            return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_database', [
+                'databox_id'  => $databox->get_sbas_id(),
+                'success'     => 1,
+                'reload-tree' => 1
+            ]);
         }
-
-        if (null !== $request->request->get('new_settings')
-            && (null !== $hostname = $request->request->get('new_hostname'))
-            && (null !== $port = $request->request->get('new_port'))
-            && (null !== $userDb = $request->request->get('new_user'))
-            && (null !== $passwordDb = $request->request->get('new_password'))
-            && (null !== $dataTemplate = $request->request->get('new_data_template'))
-        ) {
-            try {
-                $data_template = new \SplFileInfo($this->app['root.path'] . '/lib/conf.d/data_templates/' . $dataTemplate . '.xml');
-                /** @var Connection $connection */
-                $connection = $this->app['db.provider']([
-                    'host'     => $hostname,
-                    'port'     => $port,
-                    'user'     => $userDb,
-                    'password' => $passwordDb,
-                    'dbname'   => $dbName,
-                ]);
-                $connection->connect();
-                try {
-                    $base = \databox::create($this->app, $connection, $data_template);
-                    $base->registerAdmin($this->getAuthenticator()->getUser());
-
-                    return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_database', [
-                        'databox_id' => $base->get_sbas_id(),
-                        'success' => 1,
-                        'reload-tree' => 1,
-                    ]);
-                } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                    return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['success' => 0, 'error' => 'base-failed']);
-                }
-            } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['success' => 0, 'error' => 'database-failed']);
-            }
+        catch (DBALException $e) {
+            return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['success' => 0, 'error' => 'database-failed']);
+        }
+        catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['success' => 0, 'error' => 'base-failed']);
         }
-
-        return $this->app->redirectPath('admin_databases', ['success' => 0, 'error' => 'base-failed']);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Controller.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Controller.php
index 4f477ff8de..79890b3501 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class Controller
     public function getAclForUser(User $user = null)
     {
         $aclProvider = $this->getAclProvider();
+
         if (null === $user) {
             $user = $this->getAuthenticatedUser();
         }
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/DataboxServiceProvider.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/DataboxServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5272c1ca47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/DataboxServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxService;
+use Silex\Application;
+use Silex\ServiceProviderInterface;
+
+class DataboxServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
+{
+
+    public function register(Application $app)
+    {
+        $app['databox.service'] = $app->share(function (Application $app) {
+            return new DataboxService(
+                $app,
+                $app['dbal.provider'],
+                $app['repo.databoxes'],
+                $app['conf'],
+                $app['root.path']
+            );
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function boot(Application $app)
+    {
+        // TODO: Implement boot() method.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxConnectionSettings.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxConnectionSettings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b1883d0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxConnectionSettings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox;
+
+class DataboxConnectionSettings
+{
+    /**
+     * @param array $configuration
+     * @return DataboxConnectionSettings
+     */
+    public static function fromArray(array $configuration)
+    {
+        return new self(
+            $configuration['host'],
+            $configuration['port'],
+            $configuration['user'],
+            $configuration['password']
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $host;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $port;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $user;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $password;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $host
+     * @param int $port
+     * @param string $user
+     * @param string $password
+     */
+    public function __construct($host, $port, $user, $password)
+    {
+        $this->host = $host;
+        $this->port = $port;
+        $this->user = $user;
+        $this->password = $password;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getHost()
+    {
+        return $this->host;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getPort()
+    {
+        return $this->port;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getUser()
+    {
+        return $this->user;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getPassword()
+    {
+        return $this->password;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxFactory.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxFactory.php
index 522dd989f7..85bbf5500f 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxFactory.php
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
 
 class DataboxFactory
 {
-    /** @var Application */
+    /**
+     * @var Application
+     */
     private $app;
 
-    /** @var DataboxRepository */
+    /**
+     * @var DataboxRepository
+     */
     private $databoxRepository;
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxService.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d45969936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Application;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\PropertyAccess;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Model\Entities\User;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
+
+/**
+ * Class DataboxService
+ * @package Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox
+ */
+class DataboxService
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Application
+     */
+    private $app;
+
+    /**
+     * @var PropertyAccess
+     */
+    private $configuration;
+
+    /**
+     * @var callable
+     */
+    private $connectionFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var DataboxRepository
+     */
+    private $databoxRepository;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $rootPath;
+
+    /**
+     * @param Application $application
+     * @param callable $connectionFactory
+     * @param DataboxRepository $databoxRepository
+     * @param PropertyAccess $defaultDbConfiguration
+     * @param string $rootPath
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        Application $application,
+        callable $connectionFactory,
+        DataboxRepository $databoxRepository,
+        PropertyAccess $defaultDbConfiguration,
+        $rootPath
+    ) {
+        $this->app = $application;
+        $this->connectionFactory = $connectionFactory;
+        $this->databoxRepository = $databoxRepository;
+        $this->configuration = $defaultDbConfiguration;
+        $this->rootPath = $rootPath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param User $owner
+     * @param string $databaseName
+     * @param string $dataTemplate
+     * @param DataboxConnectionSettings|null $connectionSettings
+     * @return \databox
+     */
+    public function createDatabox(
+        $databaseName,
+        $dataTemplate,
+        User $owner,
+        DataboxConnectionSettings $connectionSettings = null
+    ) {
+        $dataTemplate = new \SplFileInfo($this->rootPath . '/lib/conf.d/data_templates/' . $dataTemplate . '.xml');
+        $connectionSettings = $connectionSettings ?: DataboxConnectionSettings::fromArray(
+            $this->configuration->get(['main', 'database'])
+        );
+
+        $factory = $this->connectionFactory;
+        /** @var Connection $connection */
+        $connection = $factory([
+            'host' => $connectionSettings->getHost(),
+            'port' => $connectionSettings->getPort(),
+            'user' => $connectionSettings->getUser(),
+            'password' => $connectionSettings->getPassword(),
+            'dbname' => $databaseName
+        ]);
+
+        $connection->connect();
+
+        $databox = \databox::create($this->app, $connection, $dataTemplate);
+        $databox->registerAdmin($owner);
+
+        $connection->close();
+
+        return $databox;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $databaseName
+     * @param DataboxConnectionSettings $connectionSettings
+     * @return \databox
+     */
+    public function mountDatabox($databaseName, DataboxConnectionSettings $connectionSettings = null)
+    {
+        $connectionSettings = $connectionSettings ?: DataboxConnectionSettings::fromArray(
+            $this->configuration->get(['main', 'database'])
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox.php b/lib/classes/databox.php
index 4346a3da04..9e8c32ad33 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox.php
@@ -1152,17 +1152,30 @@ class databox extends base implements ThumbnailedElement
         $stmt->closeCursor();
 
         $this->app->getAclForUser($user)->give_access_to_base($base_ids);
+
         foreach ($base_ids as $base_id) {
             $this->app->getAclForUser($user)->update_rights_to_base($base_id, [
-                'canpush'         => 1, 'cancmd'          => 1
-                , 'canputinalbum'   => 1, 'candwnldhd'      => 1, 'candwnldpreview' => 1, 'canadmin'        => 1
-                , 'actif'           => 1, 'canreport'       => 1, 'canaddrecord'    => 1, 'canmodifrecord'  => 1
-                , 'candeleterecord' => 1, 'chgstatus'       => 1, 'imgtools'        => 1, 'manage'          => 1
-                , 'modify_struct'   => 1, 'nowatermark'     => 1
-                ]
-            );
+                'canpush' => 1,
+                'cancmd' => 1,
+                'canputinalbum' => 1,
+                'candwnldhd' => 1,
+                'candwnldpreview' => 1,
+                'canadmin' => 1,
+                'actif' => 1,
+                'canreport' => 1,
+                'canaddrecord' => 1,
+                'canmodifrecord' => 1,
+                'candeleterecord' => 1,
+                'chgstatus' => 1,
+                'imgtools' => 1,
+                'manage' => 1,
+                'modify_struct' => 1,
+                'nowatermark' => 1
+            ]);
         }
 
+        $this->app->getAclForUser($user)->delete_data_from_cache();
+
         return $this;
     }