diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index afc1ba76f..3916d0d4d 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,22 @@ tasks:
       docker-compose run --rm api python manage.py createsuperuser --no-input --username gitpod --email gitpod@example.com
       docker-compose run --rm api python manage.py fw users set --password "gitpod" gitpod --no-input
 
-      # Compile frontent
+      # Compile frontend locales
       docker-compose run --rm front yarn run i18n-compile
+
+      # Login with cURL to create actors
+      docker-compose up -d nginx
+      gp ports await 8000
+      python .gitpod/init_actor.py
+
+      # Import music
+      git clone https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/catalog.git
+      sudo mv catalog/music data
+      sudo chown -R root:root data/music
+      rm -rf catalog
+      LIBRARY_ID=`cat .gitpod/create_library.py | docker-compose run --rm -T api python manage.py shell -i python`
+      docker-compose run --rm api python manage.py import_files $LIBRARY_ID "/music/" --recursive --noinput --in-place
+      docker-compose stop
     command: |
       docker-compose up -d nginx
       docker-compose up front api
diff --git a/.gitpod/create_library.py b/.gitpod/create_library.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7991417f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod/create_library.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from funkwhale_api.music.models import Library
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+
+actor = get_user_model().objects.get(username='gitpod').actor
+
+try:
+    library = Library.objects.get(actor=actor)
+except:
+    #  Create library
+    library = Library()
+    library.actor = actor
+    library.description = 'Libre music to build a starter catalog for your instance'
+    library.name = 'funkwhale/catalog'
+    library.privacy_level = 'everyone'
+    library.save()
+
+print(str(library.uuid))
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diff --git a/.gitpod/init_actor.py b/.gitpod/init_actor.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d011c17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod/init_actor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import subprocess
+import requests
+
+INSTANCE_URL = subprocess.check_output(['gp', 'url', '8000']).decode()[:-1]
+
+# Login to initialize user actor
+req = requests.Session()
+
+res = req.get(INSTANCE_URL + '/login')
+token = res.cookies['csrftoken']
+
+req.post(INSTANCE_URL + '/api/v1/users/login', data={
+    'username': 'gitpod',
+    'password': 'gitpod'
+}, headers={
+    'Referer': INSTANCE_URL + '/login',
+    'X-CSRFTOKEN': token
+})
+
+req.get(INSTANCE_URL)
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