diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index e5d07f6..4b21ec1 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ var serverCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		mediaClient, err := media.NewMediaClientFromViper()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		new_buckets, err := mediaClient.Seed()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("Seeded %d buckets.\n", len(new_buckets))
+
 		RunServer()
 	},
 }
@@ -241,29 +253,14 @@ func handleV1Seed(c echo.Context) error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	var new_buckets []string
-
-	for _, bucket := range cfg.Server.Documents.Buckets {
-		exists, err := mediaClient.MinioClient.BucketExists(context.Background(), bucket)
-		if err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
-				"message": "Error during minio#BucketExists",
-				"error":   err.Error(),
-			})
-		}
-
-		if exists {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if err = mediaClient.MinioClient.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, minio.MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
-				"message": "Error during minio#MakeBucket",
-				"error":   err.Error(),
-			})
-		}
-		new_buckets = append(new_buckets, bucket)
+	new_buckets, err := mediaClient.Seed()
+	if err != nil {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+			"message": "Error during mediaClient.Seed()",
+			"error":   err.Error(),
+		})
 	}
+
 	var message string
 	if len(new_buckets) == 0 {
 		message = "All buckets already exist"
diff --git a/media/media.go b/media/media.go
index 2d044f0..8f22e8f 100644
--- a/media/media.go
+++ b/media/media.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package media
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 
 	"git.agecem.com/agecem/agecem-org/config"
@@ -49,6 +50,29 @@ type MediaClient struct {
 	MinioClient minio.Client
 }
 
-func (m *MediaClient) foo() string {
-	return "bar"
+func (m *MediaClient) Seed() ([]string, error) {
+	var cfg config.Config
+	if err := viper.Unmarshal(&cfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var new_buckets []string
+
+	for _, bucket := range cfg.Server.Documents.Buckets {
+		exists, err := m.MinioClient.BucketExists(context.Background(), bucket)
+		if err != nil {
+			return new_buckets, err
+		}
+
+		if exists {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err = m.MinioClient.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, minio.MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
+			return new_buckets, err
+		}
+		new_buckets = append(new_buckets, bucket)
+	}
+
+	return new_buckets, nil
 }