diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 80523e67b6..38754eaea3 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Instead of using the usual ./manage.py use the alias mayan-edms.py:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ mayan-edms.py syncdb --migrate --noinput
+    $ mayan-edms.py initialsetup
     $ mayan-edms.py runserver
 
 Point your browser to 127.0.0.1:8000 and use the automatically created admin
diff --git a/docs/intro/installation.rst b/docs/intro/installation.rst
index 0d228893f8..559e261fac 100644
--- a/docs/intro/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/intro/installation.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ is very easy to start using **Mayan EDMS**. Populate the database with the proje
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ mayan-edms.py syncdb --migrate --noinput
+    $ mayan-edms.py initialsetup
     $ mayan-edms.py runserver
 
 Point your browser to http://127:0.0.1:8000, if everything was installed
diff --git a/mayan/apps/main/management/__init__.py b/mayan/apps/main/management/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/mayan/apps/main/management/commands/__init__.py b/mayan/apps/main/management/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/mayan/apps/main/management/commands/initialsetup.py b/mayan/apps/main/management/commands/initialsetup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7724cca55b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/main/management/commands/initialsetup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import os
+import string
+import random
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core import management
+
+
+class Command(management.BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Gets Mayan EDMS ready to be used (initializes database, creates a secret key, etc).'
+
+    def _generate_secret_key(self):
+        return ''.join([random.SystemRandom().choice((string.digits + string.letters + string.punctuation).replace("'",'')) for i in range(100)])
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        with open(os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'mayan', 'settings', 'local.py'), 'w+') as file_object:
+            file_object.write('\n'.join([
+                'from __future__ import absolute_import',
+                'from .base import *',
+                '',
+                "SECRET_KEY = '{0}'".format(self._generate_secret_key()),
+                '',
+            ]))
+        management.call_command('syncdb', migrate=True, interactive=False)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d6ce5ee8ed..07826433a0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import os
-import random
-import string
 import sys
 
 try:
     from setuptools import setup
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup
-    from distutils.command.install import install as _install
-else:
-    from setuptools.command.install import install as _install
 
 import mayan
 
@@ -23,22 +18,6 @@ if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':
     sys.exit()
 
 
-def post_install(dir):
-    secret = ''.join([random.SystemRandom().choice((string.digits + string.letters + string.punctuation).replace("'",'')) for i in range(100)])
-    with open(os.path.join(dir, 'mayan', 'settings', 'local.py'), 'w+') as file_object:
-        file_object.write('\n'.join([
-            'from __future__ import absolute_import',
-            'from .base import *',
-            "SECRET_KEY = '{}'".format(secret),
-        ]))
-
-
-class install(_install):
-    def run(self):
-        _install.run(self)
-        self.execute(post_install, (self.install_lib,), msg="Running post install task")
-
-
 def fullsplit(path, result=None):
     """
     Split a pathname into components (the opposite of os.path.join) in a
@@ -129,7 +108,6 @@ setup(
         'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI :: Application',
         'Topic :: Communications :: File Sharing',
     ],
-    cmdclass={'install': install},
     description='A Django based Document Management System.',
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=install_requires,