diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
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+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ If you use docker or podman, you can start just the postgres instance with:
 task docker:up:postgres
 ```
 
+### Initializing the deployment
+
+You can initialize the deployment with some basic resources useful for development:
+
+```shell
+ansible-playbook  tools/ansible/eda_init.yml
+```
+
 ### Customizing database settings
 
 If you need to run a local or standalone external instance of PostgreSQL service, you will need
diff --git a/tools/ansible/eda_init.yml b/tools/ansible/eda_init.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25c61b609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ansible/eda_init.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Initialises eda-server with some basic stuff for development and testing.
+# Ansible module docs: https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ansible/eda/docs/
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: no
+  vars:
+    # Development environment defaults
+    # You can override these values or use environment variables
+    # CONTROLLER_HOST, CONTROLLER_USERNAME, CONTROLLER_PASSWORD
+    controller_host: https://localhost:8443
+    controller_username: admin
+    controller_password: testpass
+    organization_name: Default
+    validate_certs: no
+  module_defaults:
+    group/ansible.eda.eda:
+      controller_host: "{{ controller_host }}"
+      controller_username: "{{ controller_username }}"
+      controller_password: "{{ controller_password }}"
+      validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs }}"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Import sample project
+      ansible.eda.project:
+        organization_name: "{{ organization_name }}"
+        url: https://github.com/ansible/eda-sample-project
+        name: Eda sample project
+
+    - name: Create default upstream decision environment
+      ansible.eda.decision_environment:
+        organization_name: "{{ organization_name }}"
+        name: Upstream decision environment
+        image_url: quay.io/ansible/ansible-rulebook:main
+
+    - name: Create a credential for a basic event stream
+      ansible.eda.credential:
+        organization_name: "{{ organization_name }}"
+        name: Basic event stream credential
+        credential_type_name: Basic Event Stream
+        inputs:
+          username: secret
+          password: secret
+
+    - name: Create a basic event stream
+      ansible.eda.event_stream:
+        organization_name: "{{ organization_name }}"
+        name: Basic event stream
+        credential_name: Basic event stream credential
+
+    - name: Get and print the url of the basic event stream
+      block:
+        - name: Get the event stream generated
+          register: event_stream_data
+          ansible.eda.event_stream_info:
+            name: Basic event stream
+
+        - name: Print the event stream url
+          debug:
+            msg: "Basic Event Stream URL: {{ event_stream_data.event_streams[0].url }}"
+
+
+