diff --git a/init/.gitignore b/init/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fba2bae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports/
diff --git a/init/export.js b/init/export.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c127b141d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/export.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+
+const host = process.argv[2] || 'localhost';
+const port = process.argv[3] || 7432;
+
+const { Client } = require('pg')
+
+let client
+if (process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+    let login = process.env.DATABASE_URL;
+    console.log('connecting as ', login);
+    client = new Client({
+        connectionString: login,
+    })
+} else {
+    client = new Client({
+        user: 'postgres',
+        host: host,
+        database: 'blockscout',
+        port: port,
+    })
+}
+
+const datadir = __dirname + '/exports/';
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(datadir)){
+    fs.mkdirSync(datadir + 'contracts', { recursive: true });
+}
+
+const query = async (text) => {
+    return (await client.query(text)).rows;
+}
+const write = (file, json) => {
+    const path = datadir + file;
+    fs.writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(json) + '\n');
+}
+
+
+(async () => {
+    await client.connect()
+
+    const migrations = await query(`SELECT version FROM schema_migrations`);
+    write('migrations.json', migrations);
+
+    const methods = await query(`SELECT identifier, type, abi FROM contract_methods;`);
+    write('methods.json', methods);
+
+    const contracts = await query(
+        `SELECT smart_contracts.name, compiler_version, optimization, smart_contracts.contract_source_code, abi,
+                address_hash, constructor_arguments, optimization_runs, evm_version, external_libraries,
+                verified_via_sourcify, is_vyper_contract, partially_verified, file_path, is_changed_bytecode,
+                bytecode_checked_at, contract_code_md5, implementation_name,
+
+                /* address_names */
+                address_names.primary, metadata,
+
+                /* addresses */
+                contract_code, verified, decompiled,
+
+                /* smart_contracts_additional_sources */
+                file_name, smart_contracts_additional_sources.contract_source_code AS additional_source,
+
+                /* contract_verification_status */
+                uid, status,
+
+                /* decompiled_smart_contracts */
+                decompiler_version, decompiled_source_code
+
+         FROM smart_contracts
+         LEFT JOIN addresses ON (hash = address_hash)
+         LEFT JOIN address_names USING(address_hash)
+         LEFT JOIN smart_contracts_additional_sources USING(address_hash)
+         LEFT JOIN contract_verification_status USING(address_hash)
+         LEFT JOIN decompiled_smart_contracts USING(address_hash);`
+    );
+    for (const contract of contracts) {
+        write('contracts/' + contract.name, contract);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`successfully exported ${contracts.length} contracts with ${methods.length} methods`);
+    await client.end();
+})();
diff --git a/init/import.js b/init/import.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..612597271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/import.js
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+
+const host = process.argv[2] || 'localhost';
+const port = process.argv[3] || 7432;
+
+const { Client } = require('pg')
+
+let client
+if (process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+    let login = process.env.DATABASE_URL;
+    console.log('connecting as ', login);
+    client = new Client({
+        connectionString: login,
+    })
+} else {
+    client = new Client({
+        user: 'postgres',
+        host: host,
+        database: 'blockscout',
+        port: port,
+    })
+}
+
+const datadir = __dirname + '/exports/';
+
+const query = async (text, args) => {
+    args = args || [];
+    return (await client.query(text, args)).rows;
+}
+const read = (file) => {
+    const path = datadir + file;
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path).toString());
+}
+
+const prepare = (data, offset) => {
+    let width = data[0].length;
+    let num = 1 + (offset || 0);
+    let prepared = data.map((x, index) => {
+        let string = `($${num++}`;
+        for (let i = 1; i < width; i++) {
+            string += `, $${num++}`;
+        }
+        string += ')';
+        return string
+    });
+    let inserts = [prepared.join(', ')];
+    let values = data.flat();
+    return [values, inserts];
+}
+
+const conflicts = (keys) => {
+    let columns = keys.replace(/\s+/g, '').split(',');
+    return columns.map(x => `${x} = EXCLUDED.${x}`).join(', ');
+}
+
+(async () => {
+    await client.connect();
+    const now = new Date();
+    let [content, inserts] = [{}, {}];
+    let update, columns;
+
+    let migrations = read('migrations.json').map(x => [x.version, now]);
+    [content, inserts] = prepare(migrations);
+    await query(
+        `INSERT INTO schema_migrations(version, inserted_at) VALUES ${inserts} ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;`,
+        content
+    );
+
+    let methods = read('methods.json').map(x => [x.identifier, x.type, x.abi, now, now]);
+    [content, inserts] = prepare(methods);
+    update = conflicts('identifier, type, abi');
+    await query(
+        `INSERT INTO contract_methods(identifier, type, abi, inserted_at, updated_at) 
+         VALUES ${inserts} ON CONFLICT (identifier, abi) DO UPDATE SET ${update};`,
+        content,
+    );
+
+    let contracts = [];
+    let names = [];
+    let addresses = [];
+    let additional_sources = [];
+    let verifications = [];
+    let decompiled = [];
+
+    let files = fs.readdirSync(datadir + 'contracts/')
+    for (const file of files) {
+        const c = read('contracts/' + file);
+
+        const hash = Buffer.from(c.address_hash.data);
+        const abi = JSON.stringify(c.abi);
+        const external_libraries = c.external_libraries.map(x => JSON.stringify(x));
+        contracts.push([
+            c.name, c.compiler_version, c.optimization, c.contract_source_code, abi, hash, now, now,
+            c.constructor_arguments, c.optimization_runs, c.evm_version, external_libraries, c.verified_via_sourcify,
+            c.is_vyper_contract, c.partially_verified, c.file_path, c.is_changed_bytecode, c.bytecode_checked_at,
+            c.contract_code_md5, c.implementation_name
+        ]);
+
+        const contract_code = Buffer.from(c.contract_code);
+        addresses.push([hash, contract_code, now, now, c.decompiled, c.verified]);
+
+        if (c.primary !== null) {
+            const primary = c.primary || false;
+            const metadata = JSON.stringify(c.metadata);
+            names.push([hash, c.name, primary, now, now, metadata]);
+        }
+        if (c.file_name !== null) {
+            additional_sources.push([c.file_name, c.additional_source, hash, now, now]);
+        }
+        if (c.uid !== null) {
+            verifications.push([c.uid, c.status, hash, now, now]);
+        }
+        if (c.decompiler_version !== null) {
+            decompiled.push([c.decompiler_version, c.decompiled_source_code, hash, now, now]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (addresses.length > 0) {
+        columns = `hash, contract_code, inserted_at, updated_at, decompiled, verified`;
+        [content, inserts] = prepare(addresses);
+        update = conflicts(columns);
+        await query(
+            `INSERT INTO addresses(${columns}) VALUES ${inserts} ON CONFLICT (hash) DO UPDATE SET ${update};`,
+            content
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (names.length > 0) {
+        columns = `address_hash, name, "primary", inserted_at, updated_at, metadata`;
+        [content, inserts] = prepare(names);
+        update = conflicts(columns);
+        await query(
+            `INSERT INTO address_names(${columns})
+             VALUES ${inserts} ON CONFLICT (address_hash, name) DO UPDATE SET ${update};`,
+            content
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (contracts.length > 0) {
+        columns =
+            `name, compiler_version, optimization, contract_source_code, abi, address_hash, inserted_at, updated_at,
+             constructor_arguments, optimization_runs, evm_version, external_libraries, verified_via_sourcify,
+             is_vyper_contract, partially_verified, file_path, is_changed_bytecode, bytecode_checked_at,
+             contract_code_md5, implementation_name`;
+        [content, inserts] = prepare(contracts);
+        update = conflicts(columns);
+        await query(
+            `INSERT INTO smart_contracts(${columns})
+             VALUES ${inserts} ON CONFLICT (address_hash) DO UPDATE SET ${update};`,
+            content
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (verifications.length > 0) {
+        columns = `uid, status, address_hash, inserted_at, updated_at`;
+        [content, inserts] = prepare(verifications);
+        update = conflicts(columns);
+        await query(
+            `INSERT INTO contract_verification_status(${columns})
+             VALUES ${inserts} ON CONFLICT (uid) DO UPDATE SET ${update};`,
+            content
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (decompiled.length > 0) {
+        columns = `decompiler_version, decompiled_source_code, address_hash, inserted_at, updated_at`;
+        [content, inserts] = prepare(decompiled);
+        update = conflicts(columns);
+        await query(
+            `INSERT INTO decompiled_smart_contracts(${columns})
+             VALUES ${inserts} ON CONFLICT (address_hash, decompiler_version) DO UPDATE SET ${update};`,
+            content
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (additional_sources.length > 0) {
+        // unfortunately blockscout allows duplicates in this table, so we have to delete the ones already present
+        const file_names            = additional_sources.map(x => [x[0]]);
+        const contract_source_codes = additional_sources.map(x => [x[1]]);
+        const address_hashes        = additional_sources.map(x => [x[2]]);
+
+        const [f_content, f_inserts] = prepare(file_names);
+        const [c_content, c_inserts] = prepare(contract_source_codes, f_content.length);
+        const [a_content, a_inserts] = prepare(address_hashes       , f_content.length + c_content.length);
+
+        await query(
+            `DELETE FROM smart_contracts_additional_sources
+             WHERE file_name IN (${f_inserts}) AND contract_source_code IN (${c_inserts})
+             AND address_hash IN (${a_inserts});`,
+            [f_content, c_content, a_content].flat()
+        );
+
+        columns = `file_name, contract_source_code, address_hash, inserted_at, updated_at`;
+        [content, inserts] = prepare(additional_sources);
+        update = conflicts(columns);
+        await query(`INSERT INTO smart_contracts_additional_sources(${columns}) VALUES ${inserts};`, content);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`successfully imported ${contracts.length} contracts`)
+    await client.end();
+})();
diff --git a/init/install.js b/init/install.js
index bae0003c0..60d5c0384 100644
--- a/init/install.js
+++ b/init/install.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const datadir = __dirname + '/data/';
              ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`,
             [addr],
         );
-        
+
         await client.query(
             `INSERT INTO smart_contracts (name, address_hash, compiler_version, abi, contract_source_code, 
              optimization, inserted_at, updated_at, contract_code_md5, is_changed_bytecode)