diff --git a/portal-api/bootstrap-data.js b/portal-api/bootstrap-data.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e64b4984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/portal-api/bootstrap-data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Data = require('./lib/data');
+const Examples = require('./lib/models/examples');
+
+const data = new Data();
+
+data.connect(() => {
+  data.createDeployment(Examples.deployment).then((deployment) => {
+    data.createManifest(deployment.id, Examples.manifest).then((manifest) => {
+      console.log('deployment with manifest created');
+      process.exit(0);
+    });
+  }).catch((err) => {
+    console.error(err);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/portal-api/package.json b/portal-api/package.json
index 81038272..6dc0f885 100644
--- a/portal-api/package.json
+++ b/portal-api/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
+    "bootstrap": "node ./bootstrap-data",
     "lint": "belly-button",
     "rethinkdb-up": "docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -p 28015:28015 -p 29015:29015 --name rethinkdb rethinkdb",
     "rethinkdb-down": "docker rm -f rethinkdb",