diff --git a/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/.maven-dockerignore b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/.maven-dockerignore
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+target/
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diff --git a/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/Dockerfile b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/Dockerfile
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+FROM cassandra:2.1.9
+
+ENV CASSANDRA_PORT=9042
+
+COPY create_activityspec_db.cql .
+COPY start.sh .
+
+RUN chmod 744 start.sh
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/start.sh"]
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diff --git a/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/create_activityspec_db.cql b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/create_activityspec_db.cql
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+CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS activity_spec WITH REPLICATION = { 'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 1 };
+USE activity_spec;
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS unique_value (type text, value text, PRIMARY KEY ((type, value)));
+CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS zusammen_activity_spec WITH REPLICATION = { 'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 3 };
+USE zusammen_activity_spec;
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS item (item_id text primary key, item_info text, creation_time timestamp, modification_time timestamp);
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS version (space text, item_id text, version_id text,base_version_id text,info text,relations text,creation_time timestamp,modification_time timestamp ,PRIMARY KEY (( space, item_id ), version_id));
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS version_elements (space text,item_id text,version_id text,revision_id text,element_ids Map<text,text>, dirty_element_ids set<text>,stage_element_ids set<text>, conflict_element_ids set<text>, publish_time timestamp,user text,message text, PRIMARY KEY (( space, item_id, version_id ),revision_id));
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS element_namespace (item_id text, element_id text, namespace text, PRIMARY KEY ((item_id, element_id)));
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS element (space text,item_id text,version_id text,element_id text,revision_id text,parent_id text,namespace text,info text,relations text,data blob,searchable_data blob,visualization blob,sub_element_ids set<text> ,element_hash text,PRIMARY KEY (( space, item_id, version_id, element_id ),revision_id));
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS element_synchronization_state (space text, item_id text, version_id text, element_id text,revision_id text, publish_time timestamp, dirty boolean, PRIMARY KEY (( space, item_id, version_id ), element_id,revision_id));
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS element_stage (space text, item_id text,version_id text, element_id text, parent_id text, namespace text, info text, relations text,data blob, searchable_data blob, visualization blob, sub_element_ids set<text>,element_hash text, publish_time timestamp, action text, conflicted boolean,conflict_dependent_ids set<text>, PRIMARY KEY (( space, item_id, version_id, element_id )));
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS version_stage (space text, item_id text, version_id text, base_version_id text, creation_time timestamp,modification_time timestamp, publish_time timestamp, action text, PRIMARY KEY (( space, item_id ), version_id));
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diff --git a/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/pom.xml b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/pom.xml
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+++ b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/pom.xml
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+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <artifactId>activity-spec-init</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.openecomp.activityspec</groupId>
+        <artifactId>activity-spec</artifactId>
+        <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>docker</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <images>
+                                <image>
+                                    <name>onap/activity-spec-init</name>
+                                    <build>
+                                        <tags>
+                                            <tag>${project.version}</tag>
+                                        </tags>
+                                        <dockerFileDir>${project.basedir}</dockerFileDir>
+                                        <dockerFile>Dockerfile</dockerFile>
+                                    </build>
+                                </image>
+                            </images>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/start.sh b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ -z "${CASSANDRA_HOST}" ]]; then
+	echo "CASSANDRA_HOST environment variable must be set"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+cqlsh -f /create_activityspec_db.cql $CASSANDRA_HOST $CASSANDRA_PORT
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