diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf8fe00e96..d38184ca13 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ stack-up: docker-build env-file ## starts the knora-stack: fuseki, sipi, redis,
 	docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
 	$(CURRENT_DIR)/webapi/scripts/wait-for-knora.sh
 
+.PHONY: stack-up-with-metadata
+stack-up-with-metadata: stack-up metadata ## starts stack and adds metadata
+
 .PHONY: stack-up-fast
 stack-up-fast: docker-build-knora-api-image env-file ## starts the knora-stack by skipping rebuilding most of the images (only api image is rebuilt).
 	docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
@@ -292,6 +295,30 @@ init-db-test-from-staging: db_staging_dump.trig init-db-test-empty ## init local
 	@curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/sparql-update" -d "DROP ALL" -u "admin:test" "http://localhost:3030/knora-test"
 	@curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/trig" --data-binary "@${CURRENT_DIR}/db_staging_dump.trig" -u "admin:test" "http://localhost:3030/knora-test"
 
+.PHONY: metadata
+metadata: metadata-standard metadata-minimal metadata-maximal ## add three example metadata sets
+
+.PHONY: metadata-standard
+metadata-standard: ## add pseudo-realistic metadata set to anything project
+	@echo $@
+	@mkdir -p .tmp
+	@curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dasch-swiss/dsp-ontologies/main/example/example-metadata.ttl -o .tmp/metadata.ttl -s
+	@curl -X PUT -u root@example.com:test -H "Content-Type: text/turtle" -T ".tmp/metadata.ttl" "localhost:3333/v2/metadata/http%3A%2F%2Frdfh.ch%2Fprojects%2F0001" -s -o /dev/null
+
+.PHONY: metadata-minimal
+metadata-minimal: ## add minimal metadata set to images project
+	@echo $@
+	@mkdir -p .tmp
+	@curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dasch-swiss/dsp-ontologies/main/example/example-metadata-minimal.ttl -o .tmp/metadata.ttl -s
+	@curl -X PUT -u root@example.com:test -H "Content-Type: text/turtle" -T ".tmp/metadata.ttl" "localhost:3333/v2/metadata/http%3A%2F%2Frdfh.ch%2Fprojects%2F00FF" -s -o /dev/null
+
+.PHONY: metadata-maximal
+metadata-maximal: ## add maximal metadata set to dokubib project
+	@echo $@
+	@mkdir -p .tmp
+	@curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dasch-swiss/dsp-ontologies/main/example/example-metadata-maximal.ttl -o .tmp/metadata.ttl -s
+	@curl -X PUT -u root@example.com:test -H "Content-Type: text/turtle" -T ".tmp/metadata.ttl" "localhost:3333/v2/metadata/http%3A%2F%2Frdfh.ch%2Fprojects%2F0804" -s -o /dev/null
+
 #################################
 ## Other
 #################################
diff --git a/docs/05-internals/development/building-and-running.md b/docs/05-internals/development/building-and-running.md
index 5d47580d69..b2f1b69fe0 100644
--- a/docs/05-internals/development/building-and-running.md
+++ b/docs/05-internals/development/building-and-running.md
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ $ make stack-up-fast
 
 which starts the knora-stack by skipping rebuilding most of the images (only api image is rebuilt).
 
+To work on Metadata, use
+
+```
+$ make stack-up-with-metadata
+```
+
+which will put three example metadata sets to the projects `anything`, `images` and `dokubib`.
+This data can then be consumed from `localhost:3333/v2/metadata/http%3A%2F%2Frdfh.ch%2Fprojects%2F0001`, `localhost:3333/v2/metadata/http%3A%2F%2Frdfh.ch%2Fprojects%2F00FF` and `localhost:3333/v2/metadata/http%3A%2F%2Frdfh.ch%2Fprojects%2F0804`.
+
 ## Managing Containers in Docker Dashboard
 
 The Docker Desktop is installed on your computer during the installation of docker, it enables easy management of docker