diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/test-tag.yml
index d7b0718..a750ebd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-tag.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Test & Tag
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main, LAB_08 ]
+    branches: [ main ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -56,9 +56,22 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Tag LAB_08
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for tags
+
+      - name: Configure Git
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+
+      - name: Delete existing tag if it exists
+        run: |
+          # Delete local tag if it exists
+          git tag -d LAB_08 2>/dev/null || true
+          # Delete remote tag if it exists
+          git push origin :refs/tags/LAB_08 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: Create and push new tag
+        run: |
           git tag LAB_08
-          git push origin LAB_08
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+          git push origin refs/tags/LAB_08
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 009e8bb..332a009 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "check-node-version": "^4.2.1",
+        "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
         "fs-extra": "^11.3.0",
         "mongodb-memory-server": "^10.1.4",
         "mongoose": "^8.16.1",
@@ -4520,6 +4521,18 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "17.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kQhDYKZecqnM0fCnzI5eIv5L4cAe/iRI+HqMbO/hbRdTAeXDG+M9FjipUxNfbARuEg4iHIbhnhs78BCHNbSxEQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dunder-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5675f2..ca81dfa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",
+    "seed": "tsx scripts/SeedDatabase.ts",
     "save": "tsx scripts/SaveProduct.ts",
     "search": "tsx scripts/SearchProducts.ts",
     "test": "jest __tests__/unit",
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "check-node-version": "^4.2.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
     "fs-extra": "^11.3.0",
     "mongodb-memory-server": "^10.1.4",
     "mongoose": "^8.16.1",
diff --git a/scripts/SeedDatabase.ts b/scripts/SeedDatabase.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa92643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/SeedDatabase.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+import Product from '../models/Product';
+
+const MONGODB_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb+srv://25antonym02:<db_password>@wt1-project.0dhupxq.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=wt1-project';
+
+const seedData = [
+    {
+        id: 1,
+        produkt: "Kaffee",
+        marke: "Starbucks",
+        labels: ["Fairtrade", "EU Bio", "Klimaneutral"],
+        controversy: ["Entwaldung", "Kinderarbeit"],
+        herkunftsland: "Kolumbien"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 2,
+        produkt: "Schokolade (Tafel)",
+        marke: "Lindt",
+        labels: ["Fairtrade", "EU Bio"],
+        controversy: ["Palmölindustrie"],
+        herkunftsland: "Elfenbeinküste"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 3,
+        produkt: "T-Shirt (Baumwolle)",
+        marke: "H&M",
+        labels: ["EU Bio", "recycling-Material"],
+        controversy: ["Textilindustrie"],
+        herkunftsland: "Bangladesch"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 4,
+        produkt: "Smartphone",
+        marke: "Samsung",
+        labels: ["Klimaneutral"],
+        controversy: ["E-Schrott", "Kinderarbeit", "Seltene Erden"],
+        herkunftsland: "China"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 5,
+        produkt: "Mineralwasser (1 l)",
+        marke: "Gerolsteiner",
+        labels: ["Klimaneutral", "recycling-Material"],
+        controversy: ["Wasserprivatisierung"],
+        herkunftsland: "Deutschland"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 6,
+        produkt: "Sneaker",
+        marke: "Nike",
+        labels: ["recycling-Material"],
+        controversy: ["Textilindustrie", "Arbeitsbedingungen"],
+        herkunftsland: "Vietnam"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 7,
+        produkt: "Olivenöl",
+        marke: "Gaea",
+        labels: ["EU Bio"],
+        controversy: ["Monokultur", "Landraub"],
+        herkunftsland: "Griechenland"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 8,
+        produkt: "Laptop-Ladegerät",
+        marke: "Dell",
+        labels: ["Klimaneutral"],
+        controversy: ["E-Schrott"],
+        herkunftsland: "China"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 9,
+        produkt: "Duschgel",
+        marke: "Yves Rocher",
+        labels: ["EU Bio", "Klimaneutral"],
+        controversy: ["Palmölindustrie"],
+        herkunftsland: "Frankreich"
+    },
+    {
+        id: 10,
+        produkt: "Papier (A4, 500 Blatt)",
+        marke: "Xerox",
+        labels: ["EU Bio", "recycling-Material"],
+        controversy: ["Abholzung"],
+        herkunftsland: "Schweden"
+    }
+];
+
+async function seedDatabase() {
+    try {
+        // Connect to MongoDB
+        await mongoose.connect(MONGODB_URI);
+        console.log('Connected to MongoDB Atlas');
+
+        // Clear existing data
+        await Product.deleteMany({});
+        console.log('Cleared existing products');
+
+        // Insert seed data
+        const insertedProducts = await Product.insertMany(seedData);
+        console.log(`Inserted ${insertedProducts.length} products`);
+
+        // Create indexes
+        await Product.collection.createIndex({ "marke": 1 });
+        await Product.collection.createIndex({ "labels": 1 });
+        await Product.collection.createIndex({ "herkunftsland": 1 });
+        console.log('Created indexes');
+
+        console.log('Seed data inserted successfully!');
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error seeding database:', error);
+    } finally {
+        await mongoose.disconnect();
+        console.log('Disconnected from MongoDB');
+    }
+}
+
+seedDatabase();
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