diff --git a/packages/db/Dockerfile b/packages/db/Dockerfile
index 6bc8424a0..d41c16f9a 100644
--- a/packages/db/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/db/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPY tsconfig.json .
 
 COPY /packages/db/package.json ./packages/db/package.json
 
-RUN apk --no-cache --virtual build-dependencies add postgresql
+RUN apk --no-cache --virtual build-dependencies add postgresql uuidgen
 
 RUN yarn install
 
diff --git a/packages/db/setup.sh b/packages/db/setup.sh
index 3898b4647..6615310a2 100755
--- a/packages/db/setup.sh
+++ b/packages/db/setup.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ echo "created app_user"
 yarn workspace @omnivore/db migrate
 psql --host $PG_HOST -U $PG_USER -d $PG_DB -c "GRANT omnivore_user TO app_user;"
 echo "granted omnivore_user to app_user"
+
+# create demo user with username: demo, password: demo
+USER_ID=$(uuidgen)
+PASSWORD='$2a$10$nxdWohvkWWpmQ28aTq0BK./pRgt6/WDrWyArvod8uWqxpFu/cfVoy'
+psql --host $PG_HOST -U $PG_USER -d $PG_DB -c "INSERT INTO omnivore.user (id, source, email, source_user_id, name, password) VALUES ('$USER_ID', 'EMAIL', 'demo@omnivore.app', 'demo@omnivore.app', 'Demo User', '$PASSWORD'); INSERT INTO omnivore.user_profile (user_id, username) VALUES ('$USER_ID', 'demo');"
+echo "created demo user with username: demo, password: demo"