diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/initial_setup/__init__.py b/src/backend/langflow/initial_setup/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/initial_setup/setup.py b/src/backend/langflow/initial_setup/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b9ed8d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/initial_setup/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import json
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from loguru import logger
+from sqlmodel import select
+
+from langflow.services.database.models.flow.model import Flow
+from langflow.services.deps import get_session
+
+STARTER_FOLDER_NAME = "Starter Projects"
+
+
+# In the folder ./starter_projects we have a few JSON files that represent
+# starter projects. We want to load these into the database so that users
+# can use them as a starting point for their own projects.
+def load_starter_projects():
+    # Load the starter projects from the JSON files
+    # using Pathlib's glob method
+    starter_projects = []
+    folder = Path(__file__).parent / "starter_projects"
+    for file in folder.glob("*.json"):
+        with open(file, "r") as f:
+            starter_projects.append(json.load(f))
+            logger.info(f"Loaded starter project {file}")
+    return starter_projects
+
+
+# We want to load the starter projects into the database
+def create_or_update_starter_projects():
+    session = next(get_session())
+    starter_projects = load_starter_projects()
+    for project in starter_projects:
+        # Check if the project already exists in the database
+        project_name = project.get("name")
+        project_description = project.get("description")
+        project_is_component = project.get("is_component")
+        project_updated_at = project.get("updated_at")
+        # 2024-03-05T21:59:59.738081
+        updated_at_datetime = datetime.strptime(
+            project_updated_at, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f"
+        )
+        project_data = project.get("data")
+        if project_name and project_data:
+            existing_project = session.exec(
+                select(Flow).where(
+                    Flow.name == project_name, Flow.folder == STARTER_FOLDER_NAME
+                )
+            ).first()
+            if existing_project:
+                logger.info(f"Updating starter project {project_name}")
+                existing_project.data = project_data
+                existing_project.folder = STARTER_FOLDER_NAME
+                existing_project.description = project_description
+                existing_project.is_component = project_is_component
+                existing_project.updated_at = updated_at_datetime
+                # Now we need to update the project in the database
+                session.add(existing_project)
+            else:
+                logger.info(f"Creating starter project {project_name}")
+                session.add(
+                    Flow(
+                        name=project_name,
+                        description=project_description,
+                        is_component=project_is_component,
+                        updated_at=updated_at_datetime,
+                        folder=STARTER_FOLDER_NAME,
+                        data=project_data,
+                    )
+                )
+    session.commit()
+    session.close()
+    logger.info("Starter projects loaded into database")
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/main.py b/src/backend/langflow/main.py
index 4b4c19a25..7c34d9b08 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/main.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/main.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+
 from langflow.api import router
+from langflow.initial_setup.setup import create_or_update_starter_projects
 from langflow.interface.utils import setup_llm_caching
 from langflow.services.plugins.langfuse_plugin import LangfuseInstance
 from langflow.services.utils import initialize_services, teardown_services
@@ -18,9 +20,12 @@ from langflow.utils.logger import configure
 def get_lifespan(fix_migration=False, socketio_server=None):
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
-        initialize_services(fix_migration=fix_migration, socketio_server=socketio_server)
+        initialize_services(
+            fix_migration=fix_migration, socketio_server=socketio_server
+        )
         setup_llm_caching()
         LangfuseInstance.update()
+        create_or_update_starter_projects()
         yield
         teardown_services()
 
@@ -31,7 +36,9 @@ def create_app():
     """Create the FastAPI app and include the router."""
 
     configure()
-    socketio_server = socketio.AsyncServer(async_mode="asgi", cors_allowed_origins="*", logger=True)
+    socketio_server = socketio.AsyncServer(
+        async_mode="asgi", cors_allowed_origins="*", logger=True
+    )
     lifespan = get_lifespan(socketio_server=socketio_server)
     app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
     origins = ["*"]
@@ -98,7 +105,9 @@ def get_static_files_dir():
     return frontend_path / "frontend"
 
 
-def setup_app(static_files_dir: Optional[Path] = None, backend_only: bool = False) -> FastAPI:
+def setup_app(
+    static_files_dir: Optional[Path] = None, backend_only: bool = False
+) -> FastAPI:
     """Setup the FastAPI app."""
     # get the directory of the current file
     if not static_files_dir:
@@ -114,6 +123,7 @@ def setup_app(static_files_dir: Optional[Path] = None, backend_only: bool = Fals
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import uvicorn
+
     from langflow.__main__ import get_number_of_workers
 
     configure()