diff --git a/services/postgres/README.md b/services/postgres/README.md
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+## Postgres configuration
+
+Read and follow instructons in `./scripts/init.sql` script. This needs to be executed once in every postgres database we run (both self-hosted and RDS)
+
+Create role and users scripts need to be run on demand (e.g. in case we need a readonly user). Generate scripts using repo config values, read and follow instructions inside. This needs to be executed once.
diff --git a/services/postgres/scripts/.gitignore b/services/postgres/scripts/.gitignore
index 9072771094f..dd4d95097db 100644
--- a/services/postgres/scripts/.gitignore
+++ b/services/postgres/scripts/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *
 !.gitignore
-!*.template.*
+!*.template
+!init.sql
diff --git a/services/postgres/scripts/create-readonly-role.sql.template b/services/postgres/scripts/create-readonly-role.sql.template
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+++ b/services/postgres/scripts/create-readonly-role.sql.template
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+Create read-only role for ${POSTGRES_DB} database.
+
+This role can be used to give read-only access to the ${POSTGRES_DB} database
+to users.
+
+Permission grants inspired from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/760210/how-do-you-create-a-read-only-user-in-postgresql/762649#762649
+IMPORTANT: must be executed while connected to the ${POSTGRES_DB} database
+           as it refers to public schema in that database.
+*/
+
+CREATE ROLE ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly NOLOGIN;
+
+GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE ${POSTGRES_DB} TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+-- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17338621/what-does-grant-usage-on-schema-do-exactly
+GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+-- Grant permissions for (existing) tables, sequences, functions
+GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+GRANT SELECT ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+GRANT EXECUTE ON ALL FUNCTIONS IN SCHEMA public TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+-- Grant permissions for (future) tables, sequences, functions
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public
+   GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public
+   GRANT SELECT ON SEQUENCES TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public
+   GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTIONS TO ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+SELECT * FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname NOT LIKE 'pg_%';
diff --git a/services/postgres/scripts/create-readonly-user.sql.template b/services/postgres/scripts/create-readonly-user.sql.template
index 28b14f53d4f..8f3dbd19d8f 100644
--- a/services/postgres/scripts/create-readonly-user.sql.template
+++ b/services/postgres/scripts/create-readonly-user.sql.template
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
--- SQL script to create a read-only user and grant privileges
-
-
---Create the read-only user with a password
 CREATE USER ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER} WITH PASSWORD '${POSTGRES_READONLY_PASSWORD}';
 
---Grant CONNECT privilege to the database (e.g., 'foo' is the database name)
-GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE ${POSTGRES_DB} TO ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-
---Grant USAGE privilege on the **public** schema
-GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-
---Grant SELECT privilege on all existing tables and sequencies in the **public** schema
-GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-GRANT SELECT ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-
---Ensure that future tables created in the public schema and sequencies will have SELECT privilege for the read-only user
-ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON SEQUENCES TO ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
+-- Grant read-only role (privilages) to the user
+GRANT ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly TO ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
 
--- Listing all users
-SELECT * FROM pg_roles;
+SELECT * FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname NOT LIKE 'pg_%';
diff --git a/services/postgres/scripts/init.sql b/services/postgres/scripts/init.sql
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+Do not allow users to create new objects in the public schema
+
+Must be executed against every created database (e.g. for simcore, for metabase, ...)
+(as long as we use Postgres 14 or earlier)
+
+Sources:
+* https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/A_Guide_to_CVE-2018-1058:_Protect_Your_Search_Path
+* https://www.reddit.com/r/PostgreSQL/comments/1hvxw0s/understanding_the_public_schema_in_postgresql/
+*/
+
+-- As a superuser, run the following command in all of your databases
+REVOKE CREATE ON SCHEMA public FROM PUBLIC;
diff --git a/services/postgres/scripts/remove-readonly-role.sql.template b/services/postgres/scripts/remove-readonly-role.sql.template
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index 00000000000..1b8b03c5a3a
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+++ b/services/postgres/scripts/remove-readonly-role.sql.template
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-- Make sure this role is not used by any user or else this script will fail
+
+REVOKE CONNECT ON DATABASE ${POSTGRES_DB} FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON SCHEMA public FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL FUNCTIONS IN SCHEMA public FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public REVOKE ALL ON TABLES FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public REVOKE ALL ON SEQUENCES FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public REVOKE ALL ON FUNCTIONS FROM ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+DROP ROLE IF EXISTS ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly;
+
+SELECT * FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname NOT LIKE 'pg_%';
diff --git a/services/postgres/scripts/remove-readonly-user.sql.template b/services/postgres/scripts/remove-readonly-user.sql.template
index 5a1435ed978..693cefd80a8 100644
--- a/services/postgres/scripts/remove-readonly-user.sql.template
+++ b/services/postgres/scripts/remove-readonly-user.sql.template
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
--- Revoke all privileges the user has on the public schema
-REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON SCHEMA public FROM ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
+-- Revoke readonly role from user
+REVOKE ${POSTGRES_DB}_readonly FROM ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
 
--- Revoke all privileges the user has on tables and sequences in the public schema
-REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public FROM ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public FROM ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
+DROP USER IF EXISTS ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
 
--- Revoke any future privileges set via ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES
-ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public REVOKE ALL ON TABLES FROM ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public REVOKE ALL ON SEQUENCES FROM ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-
--- Drop the user
-DROP USER ${POSTGRES_READONLY_USER};
-
--- Listing all users
-SELECT * FROM pg_roles;
+SELECT * FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname NOT LIKE 'pg_%';