diff --git a/_check-for-fauna-key.js b/_check-for-fauna-key.js
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+const chalk = require('chalk')
+if (!process.env.FAUNADB_SECRET) {
+  console.log('Please set supply a faunaDB server key')
+  console.log(`
+=========================
+
+In your terminal run the following command
+
+export FAUNADB_SECRET=abcYourKeyHere
+
+=========================
+`)
+  process.exit(1)
+}
diff --git a/_init-fauna-database.js b/_init-fauna-database.js
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+/* bootstrap database in your FaunaDB account */
+const readline = require('readline');
+const faunadb = require('faunadb');
+const q = faunadb.query;
+
+ask('Enter your faunaDB server key', function(err, answer) {
+  const key = answer || process.env.FAUNADB_SECRET
+  if (!key) {
+    console.log('Please set supply a faunaDB server key')
+    process.exit()
+  }
+
+  const client = new faunadb.Client({
+    secret: answer
+  });
+
+  createFaunaDB(key).then(() => {
+    console.log('Database created')
+  })
+});
+
+
+function createFaunaDB(key) {
+  const client = new faunadb.Client({
+    secret: key
+  });
+
+  /* Based on your requirements, change the schema here */
+  return client.query(q.Create(q.Ref("classes"), { name: "todos" }))
+    .then(()=>{
+      return client.query(
+        q.Create(q.Ref("indexes"), {
+          name: "all_todos",
+          source: q.Ref("classes/todos")
+        }))
+    })
+    .then(console.log.bind(console))
+    .catch(console.error.bind(console))
+}
+
+// Readline util
+function ask(question, callback) {
+  const rl = readline.createInterface({
+    input: process.stdin,
+    output: process.stdout
+  });
+  rl.question(question + '\n', function(answer) {
+    rl.close();
+    callback(null, answer);
+  });
+}