diff --git a/server/scripts/seed.ts b/server/scripts/seed.ts
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+import "./bootstrap";
+import teamCreator from "@server/commands/teamCreator";
+import { sequelize } from "@server/database/sequelize";
+import env from "@server/env";
+import { Team, User } from "@server/models";
+
+const email = process.argv[2];
+
+export default async function main(exit = false) {
+  const teamCount = await Team.count();
+  if (teamCount === 0) {
+    const user = await sequelize.transaction(async (transaction) => {
+      const team = await teamCreator({
+        name: "Wiki",
+        subdomain: "wiki",
+        authenticationProviders: [],
+        transaction,
+        ip: "127.0.0.1",
+      });
+
+      return await User.create(
+        {
+          teamId: team.id,
+          name: email.split("@")[0],
+          email,
+          isAdmin: true,
+          isViewer: false,
+        },
+        {
+          transaction,
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+    console.log(
+      "email",
+      `✅ Seed done – sign-in link: ${
+        env.URL
+      }/auth/email.callback?token=${user.getEmailSigninToken()}`
+    );
+  } else {
+    console.log("Team already exists, aborting");
+  }
+
+  if (exit) {
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+}
+
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "test") {
+  main(true);
+}