diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 0a8fa379d4c31452624496f3a78b653ff07c18b8..78bfa455c89eb6dac846baaa62245ec87ac32114 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,37 @@
 from flask import Flask
+from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
+
+
+db = SQLAlchemy()
 
 
 def create_app():
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
+    app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = "sqlite:///mes.db"
+    app.config["SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS"] = False
+
+    db.init_app(app)
+
+    from app.models import Station
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        db.create_all()
+
+        for number in range(1, 6):
+            station_id = f"ST-{number:02d}"
+
+            if db.session.get(Station, station_id) is None:
+                db.session.add(
+                    Station(
+                        id=station_id,
+                        name=f"Station {number}",
+                        enabled=True,
+                    )
+                )
+
+        db.session.commit()
+
     @app.route("/")
     def index():
         return "Manufacturing Execution System - MES Prototype"
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..28ad520bb434c03c98b2b81f3f6a69b2a2fefe28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from app import db
+
+
+class Station(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = "stations"
+
+    id = db.Column(db.String(5), primary_key=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String(50), nullable=False)
+    enabled = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False, default=True)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<Station {self.id}>"
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