diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91176090b0..d0b791bb74 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,19 +54,23 @@ The easiest way to get started is to clone the repository:
 # Get the latest snapshot
 git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/freecodecamp/freecodecamp.git freecodecamp
 
+# Change directory
 cd freecodecamp
 
 # Install NPM dependencies
 npm install
 
+# Install Gulp globally
+npm install -g gulp
+
+# Install Bower globally
+npm install -g bower
+
 # Install Bower dependencies
 bower install
 
 # Create a .env file and populate it with the necessary API keys and secrets:
 touch .env
-
-# Install Gulp globally
-npm install -g gulp
 ```
 
 Edit your `.env` file with the following API keys accordingly (if you only use email login, only the `MONGOHQ_URL`, `SESSION_SECRET`, `MANDRILL_USER` and `MANDRILL_PASSWORD` fields are necessary. Keep in mind if you want to use more services you'll have to get your own API keys for those services.
@@ -107,20 +111,19 @@ DEBUG=true
 ```
 
 ```bash
-# Start the mongo server
+# Start the mongo server in a seperate terminal
 mongod
 
-# Create your mongo database.
-# Type "mongo" in your terminal to access the mongo shell
-use freecodecamp
-# Exit the mongo shell with control + d
-
-# Seed your database with the challenges
-node seed/
+# Initialize Free Code Camp
+# This will seed the database for the first time.
+# This command should only be run once.
+npm run init
 
 # start the application
 gulp
 ```
+Now navigate to your browser and open http://localhost:3001
+Congradulations! You did it!
 
 License
 -------
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06d6a933ce..9a765dc44f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/freecodecamp/freecodecamp.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "init": "npm run create-rev && echo '\n\nseeding database\n\n' && node seed && node seed/nonprofits",
+    "create-rev": "test ! -e server/rev-manifest.json && echo 'creating manifest' && touch server/rev-manifest.json && echo '{}' >> server/rev-manifest.json",
     "build": "gulp build",
     "start": "babel-node server/server.js",
     "prestart-production": "bower cache clean && bower install && gulp build",
diff --git a/seed/index.js b/seed/index.js
index 464242c26e..8300b97245 100644
--- a/seed/index.js
+++ b/seed/index.js
@@ -1,55 +1,34 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-process-exit */
 require('babel/register');
 require('dotenv').load();
+
 var fs = require('fs'),
+    Rx = require('rx'),
     _ = require('lodash'),
     path = require('path'),
-    app = require('../server/server'),
-    nonprofits = require('./nonprofits.json'),
-    jobs = require('./jobs.json');
+    app = require('../server/server');
 
 function getFilesFor(dir) {
   return fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, '/' + dir));
 }
 
 var Challenge = app.models.Challenge;
-var Nonprofit = app.models.Nonprofit;
-var Job = app.models.Job;
-var counter = 0;
 var challenges = getFilesFor('challenges');
-// plus two accounts for nonprofits and jobs seed.
-var numberToSave = challenges.length + 1;
+var destroy = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(Challenge.destroyAll, Challenge);
+var create = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(Challenge.create, Challenge);
 
-function completionMonitor() {
-  // Increment counter
-  counter++;
-
-  // Exit if all challenges have been checked
-  if (counter >= numberToSave) {
-    process.exit(0);
-  }
-
-  // Log where in the seed order we're currently at
-  console.log('Call: ' + counter + '/' + numberToSave);
-}
-
-Challenge.destroyAll(function(err, info) {
-  if (err) {
-    throw err;
-  } else {
-    console.log('Deleted ', info);
-  }
-  challenges.forEach(function(file) {
+destroy()
+  .flatMap(function() { return Rx.Observable.from(challenges); })
+  .flatMap(function(file) {
     var challengeSpec = require('./challenges/' + file);
     var order = challengeSpec.order;
     var block = challengeSpec.name;
     var isBeta = !!challengeSpec.isBeta;
+    console.log('parsed %s successfully', file);
 
     // challenge file has no challenges...
     if (challengeSpec.challenges.length === 0) {
-      console.log('file %s has no challenges', file);
-      completionMonitor();
-      return;
+      return Rx.Observable.just([{ block: 'empty ' + block }]);
     }
 
     var challenges = challengeSpec.challenges
@@ -73,50 +52,15 @@ Challenge.destroyAll(function(err, info) {
         return challenge;
       });
 
-    Challenge.create(
-      challenges,
-      function(err) {
-        if (err) {
-          throw err;
-        } else {
-          console.log('Successfully parsed %s', file);
-          completionMonitor(err);
-        }
-      }
-    );
-  });
-});
-
-Nonprofit.destroyAll(function(err, info) {
-  if (err) {
-    console.error(err);
-  } else {
-    console.log('Deleted ', info);
-  }
-  Nonprofit.create(nonprofits, function(err, data) {
-    if (err) {
-      throw err;
-    } else {
-      console.log('Saved ', data);
+    return create(challenges);
+  })
+  .subscribe(
+    function(challenges) {
+      console.log('%s successfully saved', challenges[0].block);
+    },
+    function(err) { throw err; },
+    function() {
+      console.log('challenge seed completed');
+      process.exit(0);
     }
-    completionMonitor(err);
-    console.log('nonprofits');
-  });
-});
-
-Job.destroyAll(function(err, info) {
-  if (err) {
-    throw err;
-  } else {
-    console.log('Deleted ', info);
-  }
-  Job.create(jobs, function(err, data) {
-    if (err) {
-      console.log('error: ', err);
-    } else {
-      console.log('Saved ', data);
-    }
-    console.log('jobs');
-    completionMonitor(err);
-  });
-});
+  );
diff --git a/seed/nonprofits.js b/seed/nonprofits.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a30cdcfbd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed/nonprofits.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-process-exit */
+require('babel/register');
+require('dotenv').load();
+
+var Rx = require('rx');
+var app = require('../server/server');
+
+var Nonprofits = app.models.Challenge;
+var nonprofits = require('./nonprofits.json');
+var destroy = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(Nonprofits.destroyAll, Nonprofits);
+var create = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(Nonprofits.create, Nonprofits);
+
+destroy()
+  .flatMap(function() {
+    if (!nonprofits) {
+      return Rx.Observable.throw(new Error('No nonprofits found'));
+    }
+    return create(nonprofits);
+  })
+  .subscribe(
+    function(nonprofits) {
+      console.log('successfully saved %d nonprofits', nonprofits.length);
+    },
+    function(err) { throw err; },
+    function() {
+      console.log('nonprofit seed completed');
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+  );