diff --git a/_mlflow_config_common.ps1 b/_mlflow_config_common.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8efe19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_mlflow_config_common.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH = "./mlflow/mlruns.sqlite"
+$BACKEND_URI = "sqlite:///$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH"
diff --git a/_mlflow_config_common.sh b/_mlflow_config_common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68634ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_mlflow_config_common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set -eu
+
+BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH="${BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH:-./mlflow/mlruns.sqlite}"
+BACKEND_URI="sqlite:///$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH"
diff --git a/gc_mlflow.ps1 b/gc_mlflow.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b040ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gc_mlflow.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+. $PSScriptRoot\_mlflow_config_common.ps1
+
+& mlflow gc --backend-store-uri="$BACKEND_URI" @args
diff --git a/gc_mlflow.sh b/gc_mlflow.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bac4862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gc_mlflow.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+. _mlflow_config_common.sh
+
+& mlflow gc --backend-store-uri="$BACKEND_URI" "$@"
diff --git a/run_mlflow_server.ps1 b/run_mlflow_server.ps1
index e050933..014edbb 100644
--- a/run_mlflow_server.ps1
+++ b/run_mlflow_server.ps1
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
-$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH = "./mlflow/mlruns.sqlite"
+. $PSScriptRoot\_mlflow_config_common.ps1
+
 $DEFAULT_ARTIFACT_ROOT = "./mlflow/mlartifacts/"
 
 $MLFLOW_PORT = if ($env:MLFLOW_PORT) { $env:MLFLOW_PORT } else { 5000 }
 
-$BACKEND_URI = "sqlite:///$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH"
-
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $DEFAULT_ARTIFACTS_ROOT | Out-Null
 
 & mlflow server `
diff --git a/run_mlflow_server.sh b/run_mlflow_server.sh
index 1d20505..b9251ef 100755
--- a/run_mlflow_server.sh
+++ b/run_mlflow_server.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-DEFAULT_ARTIFACTS_ROOT="./mlflow/mlartifacts/"
+. _mlflow_config_common.sh
 
-: "${MLFLOW_PORT:=5000}"
+DEFAULT_ARTIFACT_ROOT="./mlflow/mlartifacts/"
 
-BACKEND_URI="sqlite:///$BACKEND_STORE_DB_PATH"
+: "${MLFLOW_PORT:=5000}"
 
 mkdir -p "${DEFAULT_ARTIFACT_ROOT}"