diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 2298b20a..f15219f1 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ OIDC_SERVICE_PROFILE=https://url-of-the-profile-endpoint-of-the-oidc-service.com
 OIDC_SERVICE_SCOPE="the list of scopes space separeted like email identity"
 # Token authentication method as seen in https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html#ClientAuthentication
 # Supported values: ClientSecretBasic (default) or ClientSecretPost
-# If in doupt, leave this empty.
+# If in doubt, leave this empty.
 OIDC_SERVICE_AUTHMETHOD=ClientSecretBasic
 # on the previous list, service is the internal name of your service, you can add as many as you want.
 
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ POSTGRES_DB=kyooDB
 POSTGRES_SERVER=postgres
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 
+# Read by the api container to know if it should run meilisearch's migrations/sync
+# and download missing images. This is a good idea to only have one instance with this on
+# Note: it does not run postgres migrations, use the migration container for that.
+RUN_MIGRATIONS=true
+
 MEILI_HOST="http://meilisearch:7700"
 MEILI_MASTER_KEY="ghvjkgisbgkbgskegblfqbgjkebbhgwkjfb"
 
diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Program.cs b/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Program.cs
index c95c9cc3..49afbd5c 100644
--- a/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Program.cs
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Program.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with Kyoo. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 using System;
+using Kyoo.Abstractions.Controllers;
 using Kyoo.Authentication;
 using Kyoo.Core;
 using Kyoo.Core.Controllers;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ using Kyoo.RabbitMq;
 using Kyoo.Swagger;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Serilog;
 using Serilog.Events;
@@ -94,12 +96,17 @@ app.MapControllers();
 app.Services.GetRequiredService<MeiliSync>();
 app.Services.GetRequiredService<RabbitProducer>();
 
-await using (AsyncServiceScope scope = app.Services.CreateAsyncScope())
+// Only run sync on the main instance
+if (app.Configuration.GetValue("RUN_MIGRATIONS", true))
 {
-	await MeilisearchModule.Initialize(scope.ServiceProvider);
+	await using (AsyncServiceScope scope = app.Services.CreateAsyncScope())
+	{
+		await MeilisearchModule.Initialize(app.Services);
+	}
+
+	// The methods takes care of creating a scope and will download images on the background.
+	_ = MeilisearchModule.SyncDatabase(app.Services);
+	_ = MiscRepository.DownloadMissingImages(app.Services);
 }
 
-// The methods takes care of creating a scope and will download images on the background.
-_ = MiscRepository.DownloadMissingImages(app.Services);
-
 await app.RunAsync(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("KYOO_BIND_URL") ?? "http://*:5000");
diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeiliSync.cs b/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeiliSync.cs
index 500fd974..e995ce6a 100644
--- a/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeiliSync.cs
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeiliSync.cs
@@ -95,4 +95,18 @@ public class MeiliSync
 			_ => value
 		};
 	}
+
+	public async Task SyncEverything(ILibraryManager database)
+	{
+		foreach (Movie movie in await database.Movies.GetAll(limit: 0))
+			await CreateOrUpdate("items", movie, nameof(Movie));
+		foreach (Show show in await database.Shows.GetAll(limit: 0))
+			await CreateOrUpdate("items", show, nameof(Show));
+		foreach (Collection collection in await database.Collections.GetAll(limit: 0))
+			await CreateOrUpdate("items", collection, nameof(Collection));
+		foreach (Episode episode in await database.Episodes.GetAll(limit: 0))
+			await CreateOrUpdate(nameof(Episode), episode);
+		foreach (Studio studio in await database.Studios.GetAll(limit: 0))
+			await CreateOrUpdate(nameof(Studio), studio);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeilisearchModule.cs b/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeilisearchModule.cs
index a290a366..d3e6f47b 100644
--- a/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeilisearchModule.cs
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.Meilisearch/MeilisearchModule.cs
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ public static class MeilisearchModule
 			},
 		};
 
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Init meilisearch indexes.
-	/// </summary>
-	/// <param name="provider">The service list to retrieve the meilisearch client</param>
-	/// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
 	public static async Task Initialize(IServiceProvider provider)
 	{
 		MeilisearchClient client = provider.GetRequiredService<MeilisearchClient>();
@@ -133,6 +128,13 @@ public static class MeilisearchModule
 		await _CreateIndex(client, nameof(Studio), false);
 	}
 
+	public static async Task SyncDatabase(IServiceProvider provider)
+	{
+		await using AsyncServiceScope scope = provider.CreateAsyncScope();
+		ILibraryManager database = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ILibraryManager>();
+		await scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<MeiliSync>().SyncEverything(database);
+	}
+
 	private static async Task _CreateIndex(MeilisearchClient client, string index, bool hasKind)
 	{
 		TaskInfo task = await client.CreateIndexAsync(