# Creating database static data (roles, adminstators accounts) **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 22, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-database-static-data-roles-adminstators-accounts/149190 "2008-09-22T12:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daniel304](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@daniel304](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daniel304)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-database-static-data-roles-adminstators-accounts/149190/1 "2008-09-22T12:50:09Z")
Hello! I have a task to create some static data in database (for instance, bunch of user roles or administrator account). Certainly, we should not create it up in our migrations. If we create them in initializers, we’ll have to check if data is already in DB and even if such table exists (otherwise, rake tasks, even db:migrate will fail). So, is there some brilliant solution? ---
**Author:** ![daniel304](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@daniel304](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daniel304)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-database-static-data-roles-adminstators-accounts/149190/2 "2008-09-22T19:17:28Z")
On Sep 22, 6:49 pm, Daniel V. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hello! I have a task to create some static data in database (for > instance, bunch of user roles or administrator account). > > Certainly, we should not create it up in our migrations. > > If we create them in initializers, we’ll have to check if data is > already in DB and even if such table exists (otherwise, rake tasks, > even db:migrate will fail). > > So, is there some brilliant solution? How about using a custom rake task? I’m curious though, why can’t you create them via a migration?