diff --git a/server-ce/Gruntfile.coffee b/server-ce/Gruntfile.coffee
index d9c5114557..61be652c2d 100644
--- a/server-ce/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/server-ce/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 	grunt.loadNpmTasks 'grunt-execute'
 	grunt.loadNpmTasks 'grunt-available-tasks'
 	grunt.loadNpmTasks 'grunt-concurrent'
+	grunt.loadNpmTasks "grunt-contrib-coffee"
+
 
 	execute = {}
 	for service in SERVICES
@@ -70,6 +72,18 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 				options:
 					limit: SERVICES.length
 					logConcurrentOutput: true
+		coffee:
+			migrate: 
+				expand: true,
+				flatten: false,
+				cwd: './',
+				src: ['./migrations/*.coffee'],
+				dest: './',
+				ext: '.js'
+				options:
+					bare:true
+
+
 
 		availabletasks:
 			tasks:
@@ -147,6 +161,10 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 	grunt.registerTask "build:upstart_scripts", "Create upstart scripts for each service", () ->
 		Helpers.buildUpstartScripts()
 
+
+	grunt.registerTask 'migrate', 'run migrations', ['coffee:migrate']
+
+
 	Helpers =
 		installService: (service, callback = (error) ->) ->
 			Helpers.cloneGitRepo service, (error) ->
diff --git a/server-ce/migrations/1422460849371-doc-lines.coffee b/server-ce/migrations/1422460849371-doc-lines.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d370e986f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-ce/migrations/1422460849371-doc-lines.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+
+fs = require("fs")
+mongojs = require("mongojs")
+ObjectId = mongojs.ObjectId
+db = mongojs('sharelatex', ['projects', 'docs'])
+_ = require("underscore")
+async = require("async")
+
+local_db_path = "/tmp/process-db"
+
+Datastore = require('nedb')
+processDb = new Datastore({ filename: local_db_path})
+
+
+printProgress = ->
+	processDb.count {processed:false}, (err, todo)->
+		processDb.count {}, (err, total)->
+			console.log "#{todo}/#{total} processed"
+			setTimeout printProgress, 1000
+
+
+writeProjectIdsToDisk = (callback)->
+	db.projects.find {}, {_id:1}, (err,ids)->
+		console.log "total found projects in mongo #{ids.length}"
+		ids = _.map ids, (id)-> return id._id.toString()
+		jobs = _.map ids, (id)->
+			return (cb)->
+				processDb.findOne {project_id:id}, (err, doc)->
+					if doc?
+						return cb()
+					processDb.insert {project_id:id, processed:false}, cb
+		async.series jobs, (err)->
+			processDb.count {processed:false}, (err, count)->
+				console.log "projects to process: #{count}"
+				callback()
+
+getNextProjectToProccess = (callback)->
+	processDb.findOne {processed:false}, (err, doc)->
+		callback err, doc.project_id
+
+markProjectAsProcessed = (project_id, callback)->
+	processDb.update project_id:project_id, {$set:{processed:true}}, {}, callback
+
+
+getAllDocs = (project_id, callback = (error, docs) ->) ->
+	db.projects.findOne _id:ObjectId(project_id), (error, project) ->
+		return callback(error) if error?
+		return callback new Errors.NotFoundError("No such project: #{project_id}") if !project?
+		findAllDocsInProject project, (error, docs) ->
+			return callback(error) if error?
+			return callback null, docs
+
+findAllDocsInProject = (project, callback = (error, docs) ->) ->
+	callback null, _findAllDocsInFolder project.rootFolder[0]
+
+_findDocInFolder = (folder = {}, doc_id, currentPath) ->
+	for doc, i in folder.docs or []
+		if doc?._id? and doc._id.toString() == doc_id.toString()
+			return {
+				doc: doc
+				mongoPath: "#{currentPath}.docs.#{i}"
+			}
+
+	for childFolder, i in folder.folders or []
+		result = _findDocInFolder childFolder, doc_id, "#{currentPath}.folders.#{i}"
+		return result if result?
+
+	return null
+
+_findAllDocsInFolder = (folder = {}) ->
+	docs = folder.docs or []
+	for childFolder in folder.folders or []
+		docs = docs.concat _findAllDocsInFolder childFolder
+	return docs
+
+insertDocIntoDocCollection = (project_id, doc_id, lines, oldRev, callback)->
+	update = {}
+	update["_id"] = ObjectId(doc_id)
+	update["lines"] = lines
+	update["project_id"] = ObjectId(project_id)
+	update["rev"] = oldRev
+	db.docs.insert _id: ObjectId(doc_id), callback
+
+saveDocsIntoMongo = (project_id, docs, callback)->
+	jobs = _.map docs, (doc)->
+		(cb)->
+			insertDocIntoDocCollection project_id, doc._id, project_id.lines, doc.rev, cb
+	async.series jobs, callback
+
+
+processNext = ->
+	processDb.count {processed:false}, (err, total)->
+		if total == 0
+			console.log "DONE"
+			process.exit()
+		else
+			getNextProjectToProccess (err, project_id)->
+				getAllDocs project_id, (err, docs)->
+					saveDocsIntoMongo project_id, docs, ->
+						markProjectAsProcessed project_id, ->
+							processNext()
+
+processDb.loadDatabase ->
+	writeProjectIdsToDisk ->
+		processNext()
+	
+exports.up = (next)->
+
+	next()
+
+
+exports.down = (next)->
+	next()
diff --git a/server-ce/package.json b/server-ce/package.json
index 2e922d5b14..fdb5894911 100644
--- a/server-ce/package.json
+++ b/server-ce/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
   "description": "An online collaborative LaTeX editor",
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^0.9.0",
+    "mongojs": "^0.18.1",
+    "nedb": "^1.1.1",
     "rimraf": "~2.2.6",
-    "settings-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/settings-sharelatex.git"
+    "settings-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/settings-sharelatex.git",
+    "underscore": "^1.7.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.2",
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@
     "grunt-execute": "~0.1.5",
     "grunt-available-tasks": "~0.4.1",
     "grunt-concurrent": "~0.4.3",
+    "grunt-contrib-coffee": "~0.10.1",
     "semver": "~2.2.1",
     "knox": "~0.8.9"
   }