diff --git a/.env.staging b/.env.staging
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83654a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.staging
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# This file is actually loaded by Dotenv when RAILS_ENV=development
+
+RACK_ENV=development
+RAILS_ENV=development
+
+APP_SECRET=fe837ea72667ec3d8ecb94cfba1a1bba
+
+DEPLOY_PATH=/var/www
+FILES_PATH=/var/www/public/files
+
+PUMA_WORKERS=0
+PUMA_MIN_THREADS=1
+PUMA_MAX_THREADS=16
+PUMA_PORT=4000
+
+# Set this to higher to enable debugging
+PUMA_TIMEOUT=30
+
+MYSQL_HOST=db
+MYSQL_DATABASE=ensl_staging
+MYSQL_USERNAME=ensl
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=ensl
+MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=ensl
+MYSQL_CONNECTION_POOL=32
+
+NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME=ENSL
+NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY=
+
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=
+GOOGLE_CALENDAR_ID=
+GOOGLE_CALENDAR=enabled
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b9f7c7..3d0e719 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ db_data/*
 db/data/
 !db/data/.placeholder
 db/initdb.d/*
-!db/initdb.d/*setup.sql
 !db/initdb.d/.placeholder
-*.sql*
+!db/initdb.d/*setup*.sql
 
 # ignore dkim keys
 dkim
diff --git a/db/initdb.d/ensl.db.setup.sql b/db/initdb.d/ensl.db.setup.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edcbdb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/initdb.d/ensl.db.setup.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- FIXME: this should be somewhere else probably
+CREATE DATABASE ensl_test;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ensl_test.* TO 'ensl'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
+
+CREATE DATABASE ensl_staging;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ensl_staging.* TO 'ensl'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/scripts/fix_utf_conversion_errors.sql b/db/scripts/fix_utf_conversion_errors.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f8140e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/scripts/fix_utf_conversion_errors.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'É','É');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'“','"');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'â€','"');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ç','Ç');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ã','Ã');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ã','À');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ú','ú');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'•','-');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ø','Ø');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'õ','õ');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'í','í');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'â','â');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ã','ã');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ê','ê');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'á','á');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'é','é');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ó','ó');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'–','–');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ç','ç');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ª','ª');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'º','º');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ã ','à');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ç','ç');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ã','ã');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'á','á');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'â','â');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'é','é');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'í','í');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'õ','õ');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ú','ú');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ç','ç');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Á','Á');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Â','Â');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'É','É');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Í','Í');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Õ','Õ');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ú','Ú');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ç','Ç');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ã','Ã');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'À','À');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ê','Ê');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ó','Ó');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ô','Ô');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'Ü','Ü');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ã','ã');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'à','à');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ê','ê');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ó','ó');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ô','ô');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'ü','ü');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&','&');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'>','>');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&lt;','<');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&circ;','ˆ');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&tilde;','˜');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&uml;','¨');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&cute;','´');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&cedil;','¸');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&quot;','"');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&ldquo;','“');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&rdquo;','”');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&lsquo;','‘');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&rsquo;','’');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&lsaquo;','‹');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&rsaquo;','›');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&laquo;','«');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&raquo;','»');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&ordm;','º');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&ordf;','ª');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&ndash;','–');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&mdash;','—');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&macr;','¯');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&hellip;','…');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&brvbar;','¦');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&bull;','•');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&para;','¶');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sect;','§');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sup1;','¹');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sup2;','²');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sup3;','³');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&frac12;','½');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&frac14;','¼');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&frac34;','¾');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&#8539;','⅛');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&#8540;','⅜');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&#8541;','⅝');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&#8542;','⅞');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&gt;','>');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&lt;','<');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&plusmn;','±');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&minus;','−');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&times;','×');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&divide;','÷');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&lowast;','∗');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&frasl;','⁄');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&permil;','‰');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&int;','∫');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sum;','∑');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&prod;','∏');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&radic;','√');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&infin;','∞');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&asymp;','≈');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&cong;','≅');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&prop;','∝');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&equiv;','≡');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&ne;','≠');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&le;','≤');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&ge;','≥');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&there4;','∴');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sdot;','⋅');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&middot;','·');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&part;','∂');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&image;','ℑ');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&real;','ℜ');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&prime;','′');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&Prime;','″');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&deg;','°');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&ang;','∠');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&perp;','⊥');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&nabla;','∇');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&oplus;','⊕');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&otimes;','⊗');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&alefsym;','ℵ');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&oslash;','ø');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&Oslash;','Ø');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&isin;','∈');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&notin;','∉');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&cap;','∩');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&cup;','∪');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sub;','⊂');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sup;','⊃');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&sube;','⊆');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&supe;','⊇');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&exist;','∃');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&forall;','∀');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&empty;','∅');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&not;','¬');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&and;','∧');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&or;','∨');
+update `articles` set `text` = replace(`text` ,'&crarr;','↵');
\ No newline at end of file