diff --git a/bin/restore-database.sh b/bin/restore-database.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1772e242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/restore-database.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+while getopts d:f: flag
+do 
+  case "${flag}" in
+    d) database=${OPTARG};;
+    f) filename=${OPTARG};;
+  esac
+done
+
+pg_restore --verbose --clean --no-acl --no-owner -d $database $filename
diff --git a/server/core/management/commands/extend_license.py b/server/core/management/commands/extend_license.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0021e67a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/core/management/commands/extend_license.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+
+from users.models import User
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument("username")
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        username = options["username"]
+        try:
+            user = User.objects.get(username=username)
+            today = date.today()
+            delta = timedelta(180)
+            user.license_expiry_date = today + delta
+            user.save()
+            self.stdout.write(
+                f"new date set for user{user.username}: {user.license_expiry_date}"
+            )
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.stdout.write(e)