diff --git a/server/bootstrap.js b/server/bootstrap.js
index 948f7b0..3724cfb 100644
--- a/server/bootstrap.js
+++ b/server/bootstrap.js
@@ -1,3 +1,66 @@
+import Moment from 'moment';
+import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
+import { Chats, Messages } from '../lib/collections';
+
 Meteor.startup(function() {
+  if (Chats.find().count() !== 0) return;
+
+  Messages.remove({});
+
+  const messages = [
+    {
+      text: 'You on your way?',
+      timestamp: Moment().subtract(1, 'hours').toDate()
+    },
+    {
+      text: 'Hey, it\'s me',
+      timestamp: Moment().subtract(2, 'hours').toDate()
+    },
+    {
+      text: 'I should buy a boat',
+      timestamp: Moment().subtract(1, 'days').toDate()
+    },
+    {
+      text: 'Look at my mukluks!',
+      timestamp: Moment().subtract(4, 'days').toDate()
+    },
+    {
+      text: 'This is wicked good ice cream.',
+      timestamp: Moment().subtract(2, 'weeks').toDate()
+    }
+  ];
+
+  messages.forEach((m) => {
+    Messages.insert(m);
+  });
+
+  const chats = [
+    {
+      name: 'Ethan Gonzalez',
+      picture: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/thumb/men/1.jpg'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Bryan Wallace',
+      picture: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/thumb/lego/1.jpg'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Avery Stewart',
+      picture: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/thumb/women/1.jpg'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Katie Peterson',
+      picture: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/thumb/women/2.jpg'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Ray Edwards',
+      picture: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/thumb/men/2.jpg'
+    }
+  ];
 
+  chats.forEach((chat) => {
+    const message = Messages.findOne({ chatId: { $exists: false } });
+    chat.lastMessage = message;
+    const chatId = Chats.insert(chat);
+    Messages.update(message._id, { $set: { chatId } });
+  });
 });
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