diff --git a/server/src/index.js b/server/src/index.js
index f1f7f34..6cbf66d 100644
--- a/server/src/index.js
+++ b/server/src/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import swaggerUI from 'swagger-ui-express'
 import socketServer from './api/socket.js'
 import connectDB from './db.js'
 import apiRouter from './api/routes/index.js'
+import loadAndUpdateQuests from './utils/quest.js'
 
 async function main() {
   const port = 3000
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ async function main() {
   const server = http.createServer(app)
   socketServer(server)
   await connectDB()
+  await loadAndUpdateQuests()
 
   const file = await fs.readFile('./swagger.yaml', 'utf8')
   const swaggerDocument = YAML.parse(file)
diff --git a/server/src/models/quest.js b/server/src/models/quest.js
index 329df8b..21e948f 100644
--- a/server/src/models/quest.js
+++ b/server/src/models/quest.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import { model } from 'mongoose'
-import { Schema } from 'yaml'
+import { model, Schema } from 'mongoose'
 
 const Quest = model(
   'Quest',
   new Schema(
     {
       name: String,
-      description: String,
+      title: String,
+      order: Number,
+      content: String,
     },
     { timestamp: true }
   )
diff --git a/server/src/utils/quest.js b/server/src/utils/quest.js
index eb4e5f9..fe04459 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/quest.js
+++ b/server/src/utils/quest.js
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import path from 'path'
-import { marked } from 'marked'
+import { Marked } from 'marked'
 import yaml from 'yaml'
 
+import Quest from '../models/quest.js'
+
+const marked = new Marked({
+  mangle: false,
+  headerIds: false,
+})
+
 const questDirectory = path.join(process.cwd(), 'quests')
 
 async function parseQuests() {
@@ -22,14 +29,17 @@ async function parseQuests() {
         const content = markdown.slice(match[0].length)
         const htmlContent = marked.parse(content)
 
+        const { title, order } = metadata
+
         return {
           name,
-          metadata,
+          title,
+          order,
           content: htmlContent,
         }
       } catch (error) {
         console.error(`Error parsing quest ${name}:`, error)
-        return null
+        throw error
       }
     })
   )
@@ -37,4 +47,17 @@ async function parseQuests() {
   return quests
 }
 
-parseQuests().then((quests) => console.log(quests))
+async function updateQuests(quests) {
+  Promise.all(
+    quests.map((quest) => {
+      return Quest.findOneAndUpdate({ name: quest.name }, quest, {
+        upsert: true,
+      })
+    })
+  )
+}
+
+export default async function loadAndUpdateQuests() {
+  const quests = await parseQuests()
+  await updateQuests(quests)
+}