diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 325ab18..2433eb7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ services:
         image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.5
         volumes:
             - ./melli_data:/meili_data
+    melli_init:
+        build: .
+        command: ["npm", "run", "melli-init"]
+        volumes:
+            - ./data/app.db:/app/prisma/dev.db
+        profiles: ["mellisearch_init"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee029d4..9710ee3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "start": "remix-serve ./build/server/index.js",
         "typecheck": "tsc",
         "bridge": "bun run scripts/bridge.mts",
+        "melli-init": "bun run scripts/melli-init.mts",
         "postinstall": "patch-package"
     },
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/melli-init.mts b/scripts/melli-init.mts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a070ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/melli-init.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import search from "../app/lib/search";
+
+await search.createIndex("articles", { primaryKey: "id" });
+
+const index = search.index("articles");
+
+await index.updateFilterableAttributes(["site", "createdTimestamp"]);