diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 663fd21..b360615 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,43 @@ A professional full-stack application for monitoring domain name availability wi
 
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+## ⚠️ Important: After Fresh Clone / Database Reset
+
+If you just cloned the repo or reset the database, run these commands to populate data:
+
+```bash
+cd backend
+source venv/bin/activate
+
+# 1. Initialize database (creates tables)
+python scripts/init_db.py
+
+# 2. Scrape TLD prices (886+ TLDs from Porkbun)
+python scripts/seed_tld_prices.py
+
+# 3. (Optional) Scrape auctions immediately
+python3 -c "
+import asyncio
+from app.services.auction_scraper import AuctionScraperService
+from app.database import AsyncSessionLocal
+
+async def scrape():
+    scraper = AuctionScraperService()
+    async with AsyncSessionLocal() as db:
+        await scraper.scrape_all_platforms(db)
+    await scraper.close()
+
+asyncio.run(scrape())
+"
+```
+
+Without these steps:
+- TLD Pricing page shows only 18 TLDs (instead of 886+)
+- Auctions page shows 0 auctions
+- The scheduler will auto-scrape TLDs daily at 03:00 UTC and auctions hourly
+
+---
+
 ## ⚡ Quick Start (Local Development)
 
 **Terminal 1 - Backend:**
@@ -321,8 +358,27 @@ cp env.example .env
 python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))"
 # Copy the output and paste into .env as SECRET_KEY=...
 
-# Initialize database (creates tables + seeds data)
+# Initialize database (creates tables + seeds basic data)
 python scripts/init_db.py
+
+# Scrape TLD prices from Porkbun API (886+ TLDs)
+python scripts/seed_tld_prices.py
+
+# (Optional) Scrape auctions - or let the scheduler do it hourly
+python3 -c "
+import asyncio
+from app.services.auction_scraper import AuctionScraperService
+from app.database import AsyncSessionLocal
+
+async def scrape():
+    scraper = AuctionScraperService()
+    async with AsyncSessionLocal() as db:
+        result = await scraper.scrape_all_platforms(db)
+        print(f'Scraped auctions: {result}')
+    await scraper.close()
+
+asyncio.run(scrape())
+"
 ```
 
 Start backend: