diff --git a/framework/core/src/Console/Command.php b/framework/core/src/Console/Command.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..592c8c5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/src/Console/Command.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Console;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command as SymfonyCommand;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+abstract class Command extends SymfonyCommand
+{
+    /**
+     * @var InputInterface
+     */
+    protected $input;
+
+    /**
+     * @var OutputInterface
+     */
+    protected $output;
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $this->input = $input;
+        $this->output = $output;
+
+        $this->fire();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fire the command.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    abstract protected function fire();
+
+    /**
+     * Did the user pass the given option?
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected function hasOption($name)
+    {
+        return $this->input->hasOption($name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send an info string to the user.
+     *
+     * @param string $string
+     */
+    protected function info($string)
+    {
+        $this->output->writeln("<info>$string</info>");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Console/ConsoleServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/Console/ConsoleServiceProvider.php
index 09a317803..e0662f1f2 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Console/ConsoleServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Console/ConsoleServiceProvider.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ConsoleServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot()
     {
-        $this->commands('Flarum\Console\InstallCommand');
+        //$this->commands('Flarum\Console\InstallCommand');
         $this->commands('Flarum\Console\SeedCommand');
         $this->commands('Flarum\Console\ImportCommand');
         $this->commands('Flarum\Console\GenerateExtensionCommand');
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Console/InstallCommand.php b/framework/core/src/Console/InstallCommand.php
deleted file mode 100644
index db7063c93..000000000
--- a/framework/core/src/Console/InstallCommand.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace Flarum\Console;
-
-use Illuminate\Console\Command;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
-
-class InstallCommand extends Command
-{
-
-    /**
-     * The console command name.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $name = 'install';
-
-    /**
-     * The console command description.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $description = 'Run Flarum\'s installation migrations and seeds.';
-
-    /**
-     * Execute the console command.
-     *
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function fire()
-    {
-        $path = str_replace($this->laravel['path.base'].'/', '', __DIR__.'/../../migrations');
-
-        $this->call('migrate', ['--path' => $path]);
-
-        $this->call('db:seed', ['--class' => 'Flarum\Core\Seeders\ConfigTableSeeder']);
-        $this->call('db:seed', ['--class' => 'Flarum\Core\Seeders\GroupsTableSeeder']);
-        $this->call('db:seed', ['--class' => 'Flarum\Core\Seeders\PermissionsTableSeeder']);
-
-        // Create config file so that we know Flarum is installed
-        copy(base_path('../config.example.php'), base_path('../config.php'));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the console command arguments.
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function getArguments()
-    {
-        return [
-            // ['example', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'An example argument.'],
-        ];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the console command options.
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function getOptions()
-    {
-        return [
-            // ['example', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'An example option.', null],
-        ];
-    }
-}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/DataFromUser.php b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/DataFromUser.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b19f39767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/DataFromUser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Install\Console;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\HelperSet;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\QuestionHelper;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Question\Question;
+
+class DataFromUser implements ProvidesData
+{
+    protected $input;
+
+    protected $output;
+
+    protected $questionHelper;
+
+
+    public function __construct(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, QuestionHelper $questionHelper)
+    {
+        $this->input = $input;
+        $this->output = $output;
+        $this->questionHelper = $questionHelper;
+    }
+
+    public function getDatabaseConfiguration()
+    {
+        return [
+            'driver'   => 'mysql',
+            'host'     => $this->ask('Database host:'),
+            'database' => $this->ask('Database name:'),
+            'username' => $this->ask('Database user:'),
+            'password' => $this->secret('Database password:'),
+            'prefix'   => $this->ask('Prefix:'),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function getAdminUser()
+    {
+        return [
+            'username' => $this->ask('Admin username:'),
+            'password' => $this->secret('Admin password:'),
+            'email'    => $this->ask('Admin email address:'),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    protected function ask($question, $default = null)
+    {
+        $question = new Question("<question>$question</question> ", $default);
+
+        return $this->questionHelper->ask($this->input, $this->output, $question);
+    }
+
+    protected function secret($question)
+    {
+        $question = new Question("<question>$question</question> ");
+
+        $question->setHidden(true)->setHiddenFallback(true);
+
+        return $this->questionHelper->ask($this->input, $this->output, $question);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/DefaultData.php b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/DefaultData.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf5e97765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/DefaultData.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Install\Console;
+
+class DefaultData implements ProvidesData
+{
+    public function getDatabaseConfiguration()
+    {
+        return [
+            'driver'    => 'mysql',
+            'host'      => 'localhost',
+            'database'  => 'flarum',
+            'username'  => 'root',
+            'password'  => 'root',
+            'prefix'    => '',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function getAdminUser()
+    {
+        return [
+            'username'              => 'admin',
+            'password'              => 'admin',
+            'email'                 => 'admin@example.com',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa569bbe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Install\Console;
+
+use Flarum\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class InstallCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ProvidesData
+     */
+    protected $dataSource;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Container
+     */
+    protected $container;
+
+    public function __construct(Container $container)
+    {
+        $this->container = $container;
+
+        $this->container->bind('Illuminate\Database\Schema\Builder', function($container) {
+            return $container->make('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface')->getSchemaBuilder();
+        });
+
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this
+            ->setName('install')
+            ->setDescription("Run Flarum's installation migration and seeds.")
+            ->addOption(
+                'defaults',
+                'd',
+                InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+                'Create default settings and user'
+            );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    protected function fire()
+    {
+        $this->init();
+
+        $this->info('Installing Flarum...');
+
+        $this->install();
+
+        $this->info('DONE.');
+    }
+
+    protected function init()
+    {
+        if ($this->input->getOption('defaults')) {
+            $this->dataSource = new DefaultData();
+        } else {
+            $this->dataSource = new DataFromUser($this->input, $this->output, $this->getHelperSet()->get('question'));
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function install()
+    {
+        $this->storeConfiguration();
+
+        $this->runMigrations();
+
+        $this->createAdminUser();
+    }
+
+    protected function storeConfiguration()
+    {
+        $dbConfig = $this->dataSource->getDatabaseConfiguration();
+
+        $config = [
+            'debug'    => true,
+            'database' => [
+                'driver'    => $dbConfig['driver'],
+                'host'      => $dbConfig['host'],
+                'database'  => $dbConfig['database'],
+                'username'  => $dbConfig['username'],
+                'password'  => $dbConfig['password'],
+                'charset'   => 'utf8',
+                'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
+                'prefix'    => $dbConfig['prefix'],
+                'strict'    => false
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $this->info('Writing config');
+
+        $this->container->instance('flarum.config', $config);
+        file_put_contents(
+            base_path('../config.php'),
+            '<?php return '.var_export($config, true).';'
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected function runMigrations()
+    {
+        $migrationDir = base_path('core/migrations');
+
+        $files = glob("$migrationDir/*_*.php") or [];
+        sort($files);
+
+        foreach ($files as $file) {
+            require $file;
+
+            $migrationClass = studly_case(substr(basename($file), 18));
+            $migrationClass = str_replace('.php', '', $migrationClass);
+            $migration = $this->container->make($migrationClass);
+
+            $this->info("Migrating $migrationClass");
+
+            $migration->up();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function createAdminUser()
+    {
+        $admin = $this->dataSource->getAdminUser();
+        $db = $this->getDatabaseConnection();
+
+        $this->info('Creating admin user '.$admin['username']);
+
+        $db->table('users')->insert($admin);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface
+     */
+    protected function getDatabaseConnection()
+    {
+        return $this->container->make('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/ProvidesData.php b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/ProvidesData.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eaf4b3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/ProvidesData.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Install\Console;
+
+interface ProvidesData
+{
+    public function getDatabaseConfiguration();
+
+    public function getAdminUser();
+}