diff --git a/doc/development/setup.rst b/doc/development/setup.rst
index 346b3150ee..ce23a7e6b7 100644
--- a/doc/development/setup.rst
+++ b/doc/development/setup.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ The first thing you need are all the main application's dependencies::
 
 Then, create the local database::
 
-    python manage.py syncdb
+    python manage.py migrate
+
+If you need some test data, run::
+
+    python make_testdata.py
+
+and a sample event with sample products and a user ``admin@localhost`` with password
+``admin`` will be created.
 
 Create the translation files
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/src/make_testdata.py b/src/make_testdata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fffc622ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/make_testdata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import sys
+from datetime import date, timedelta, datetime
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "pretix.settings")
+
+import django
+django.setup()
+
+from pretix.base.models import *
+
+if Organizer.objects.exists():
+    print("There already is data in your DB!")
+    sys.exit(0)
+user = User.objects.create_global_user(
+    identifier='admin@localhost',
+    email='admin@localhost',
+    password='admin'
+)
+organizer = Organizer.objects.create(
+    name='MRMCD e.V', slug='mrmcd'
+)
+OrganizerPermission.objects.get_or_create(
+    organizer=organizer, user=user
+)
+event = Event.objects.create(
+    organizer=organizer, name='MRMCD 2015',
+    slug='2015', currency='EUR',
+    date_from=datetime(2015, 9, 4, 17, 0, 0),
+    date_to=datetime(2015, 9, 6, 17, 0, 0),
+)
+EventPermission.objects.get_or_create(
+    event=event, user=user
+)
+cat_tickets = ItemCategory.objects.create(
+    event=event, name='Tickets'
+)
+cat_merch = ItemCategory.objects.create(
+    event=event, name='Merchandise'
+)
+size_prop = Property.objects.create(
+    event=event, name='Size'
+)
+size_s = PropertyValue.objects.create(
+    prop=size_prop, value='S'
+)
+size_l = PropertyValue.objects.create(
+    prop=size_prop, value='L'
+)
+size_m = PropertyValue.objects.create(
+    prop=size_prop, value='M'
+)
+question = Question.objects.create(
+    event=event, question='Age',
+    type=Question.TYPE_NUMBER, required=False
+)
+item_ticket = Item.objects.create(
+    event=event, category=cat_tickets, name='Ticket',
+    default_price=23, tax_rate=19, admission=True
+)
+item_ticket.questions.add(question)
+item_shirt = Item.objects.create(
+    event=event, category=cat_merch, name='T-Shirt',
+    default_price=15, tax_rate=19
+)
+item_shirt.properties.add(size_prop)
+var_s = ItemVariation.objects.create(item=item_shirt)
+var_s.values.add(size_s)
+var_m = ItemVariation.objects.create(item=item_shirt)
+var_m.values.add(size_m)
+var_l = ItemVariation.objects.create(item=item_shirt)
+var_l.values.add(size_l)
+ticket_quota = Quota.objects.create(
+    event=event, name='Ticket quota', size=400,
+)
+ticket_quota.items.add(item_ticket)
+ticket_shirts = Quota.objects.create(
+    event=event, name='Shirt quota', size=200,
+)
+ticket_quota.items.add(item_shirt)
+ticket_quota.variations.add(var_s, var_m, var_l)