diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 70d5c27..3fe8bc1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/${TARGET}/release/netchat-server /usr/local/bin/netchat-server
 COPY --from=builder /app/config.toml /app/config.toml
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["netchat-server"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["bash", "/app/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7bb2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ ! -f /app/netchat.db ]; then
+    touch /app/netchat.db
+    echo "Created netchat.db"
+else
+    echo "netchat.db already exists"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f /app/config.toml ]; then
+  cp /app/config.toml.example /app/config.toml
+  echo "Created config.toml from config.toml.example"
+fi
+
+exec netchat-server