diff --git a/docker/dist/mongo/init/create_users.js b/docker/dist/mongo/init/create_users.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..adb2bf078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dist/mongo/init/create_users.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var username = process.env.USERNAME_ENV_VAR;
+var password = process.env.PASSWORD_ENV_VAR;
+
+db = db.getSiblingDB("uptime_db");
+
+db.createUser({
+	user: username,
+	pwd: password,
+	roles: [
+		{
+			role: "readWrite",
+			db: "uptime_db",
+		},
+	],
+});
+print("User uptime_user created successfully");
diff --git a/docker/dist/mongo/init/init_replica_set.js b/docker/dist/mongo/init/init_replica_set.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..878ce68a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dist/mongo/init/init_replica_set.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+try {
+  const status = rs.status();
+  printjson(status);
+} catch (e) {
+  if (e.codeName === "NotYetInitialized") {
+    print("Replica set not initialized. Initiating...");
+    rs.initiate({
+      _id: "rs0",
+      members: [{ _id: 0, host: "mongodb:27017" }],
+    });
+  } else {
+    print("Unexpected error during rs.status():");
+    printjson(e);
+  }
+}