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+process.env.TRILIUM_INTEGRATION_TEST = "memory-no-store";
+process.env.TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR = "../server/src";
+process.env.NODE_ENV = "development";
+
+import cls from "@triliumnext/server/src/services/cls.js";
+import { join, resolve } from "path";
+import fsExtra, { type WriteStream } from "fs-extra";
+import archiver, { type Archiver } from "archiver";
+import type { ExportFormat } from "@triliumnext/server/src/services/export/zip/abstract_provider.js";
+
+const DOCS_ROOT = "../../../docs";
+
+async function main() {
+    const i18n = await import("@triliumnext/server/src/services/i18n.js");
+    await i18n.initializeTranslations();
+
+    const sqlInit = (await import("../../server/src/services/sql_init.js")).default;
+    await sqlInit.createInitialDatabase(true);
+
+    await importData(join(__dirname, DOCS_ROOT, "User Guide"));
+
+    console.log("DB ready!");
+}
+
+export async function importData(path: string) {
+    const buffer = await createImportZip(path);
+    const importService = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/services/import/zip.js")).default;
+    const TaskContext = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/services/task_context.js")).default;
+    const context = new TaskContext("no-progress-reporting", "importNotes", null);
+    const becca = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/becca/becca.js")).default;
+
+    const rootNote = becca.getRoot();
+    if (!rootNote) {
+        throw new Error("Missing root note for import.");
+    }
+    const note = await importService.importZip(context, buffer, rootNote, {
+        preserveIds: true
+    });
+
+    // Export
+    const zipFilePath = "output.zip";
+    const { exportToZipFile } = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/services/export/zip.js")).default;
+    await exportToZipFile(note.noteId, "share", zipFilePath);
+}
+
+async function createImportZip(path: string) {
+    const inputFile = "input.zip";
+    const archive = archiver("zip", {
+        zlib: { level: 0 }
+    });
+
+    console.log("Archive path is ", resolve(path))
+    archive.directory(path, "/");
+
+    const outputStream = fsExtra.createWriteStream(inputFile);
+    archive.pipe(outputStream);
+    await waitForEnd(archive, outputStream);
+
+    try {
+        return await fsExtra.readFile(inputFile);
+    } finally {
+        await fsExtra.rm(inputFile);
+    }
+}
+
+function waitForEnd(archive: Archiver, stream: WriteStream) {
+    return new Promise<void>(async (res, rej) => {
+        stream.on("finish", () => res());
+        await archive.finalize();
+    });
+}
+
+cls.init(main);