diff --git a/app/controllers/MigrationController.php b/app/controllers/MigrationController.php
index 025b93412e..7e40a9b7b1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/MigrationController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/MigrationController.php
@@ -1,7 +1,94 @@
 <?php
 
+use Firefly\Helper\Migration\MigrationHelperInterface as MHI;
+
 class MigrationController extends BaseController
 {
+    protected $migration;
+
+    public function __construct(MHI $migration)
+    {
+        $this->migration = $migration;
+
+    }
+
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return View::make('migrate.index');
+    }
+
+    public function postIndex()
+    {
+        if (Input::hasFile('exportFile')) {
+
+            // get content:
+            $file = Input::file('exportFile');
+            $path = $file->getRealPath();
+
+            $this->migration->loadFile($path);
+
+            if (!$this->migration->validFile()) {
+                return View::make('error')->with('message', 'Invalid JSON content.');
+            }
+        }
+
+        // then, start migrating!
+
+
+//
+//
+//            // map old and new id's.
+//            $map = [
+//                'accounts'      => [],
+//                'beneficiaries' => [],
+//            ];
+//
+//            // get the account types we need
+//            $beneficiaryAT = AccountType::where('description', 'Beneficiary account')->first();
+//
+//            // save all accounts:
+//            foreach ($JSON->accounts as $entry) {
+//                // create account:
+//                if ($entry->openingbalance == 0) {
+//                    $account = $this->accounts->store(['name' => $entry->name]);
+//                } else {
+//                    $account = $this->accounts->storeWithInitialBalance(
+//                        ['name' => $entry->name],
+//                        new Carbon($entry->openingbalancedate),
+//                        floatval($entry->openingbalance)
+//                    );
+//                }
+//                $map['accounts'][$entry->id] = $account->id;
+//            }
+//            unset($entry);
+//
+//            // save all components:
+//            foreach ($JSON->components as $entry) {
+//                switch ($entry->type->type) {
+//                    case 'beneficiary':
+//                        // create new account for beneficiary:
+//                        $account = $this->accounts->store(['name' => $entry->name]);
+//                        $map['beneficiaries'][$entry->id] = $account;
+//                        break;
+//                    case 'category':
+//                        // create new component for category:
+////                        $account = $this->accounts->store(['name' => $entry->name]);
+////                        $map['beneficiaries'][$entry->id] = $account;
+//                        break;
+//                }
+//            }
+//            unset($JSON->accounts);
+//
+//
+//            var_dump($JSON);
+//            var_dump($map);
+//
+//            exit;
+//        }
+//
+        return View::make('error')->with('message', 'No file found.');
+    }
+
     /*
     public function index()
     {
diff --git a/app/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php b/app/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
index c45bdcb0b9..e4af46af43 100644
--- a/app/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/app/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
         $this->call('TransactionCurrencySeeder');
         $this->call('TransactionTypeSeeder');
         $this->call('ComponentTypeSeeder');
+        $this->call('DefaultUserSeeder');
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/database/seeds/DefaultUserSeeder.php b/app/database/seeds/DefaultUserSeeder.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8cebf254d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/database/seeds/DefaultUserSeeder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: sander
+ * Date: 03/07/14
+ * Time: 21:06
+ */
+class DefaultUserSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        DB::table('users')->delete();
+
+        User::create(
+            [
+                'email'          => 's@nder.be',
+                'password'       => Hash::make('sander'),
+                'verification'   => null,
+                'reset'          => null,
+                'remember_token' => null,
+                'migrated'       => false
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+} 
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diff --git a/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelper.php b/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06941dfcec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: sander
+ * Date: 03/07/14
+ * Time: 21:34
+ */
+
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Migration;
+
+
+class MigrationHelper implements MigrationHelperInterface
+{
+    protected $path;
+    protected $JSON;
+
+    public function loadFile($path)
+    {
+        $this->path = $path;
+    }
+
+    public function validFile()
+    {
+        // file does not exist:
+        if(!file_exists($this->path)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // load the content:
+        $content = file_get_contents($this->path);
+        if($content === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // parse the content
+        $this->JSON = json_decode($content);
+        if(is_null($this->JSON)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelperInterface.php b/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelperInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..867a6da119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Migration/MigrationHelperInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: sander
+ * Date: 03/07/14
+ * Time: 21:33
+ */
+
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Migration;
+
+
+interface MigrationHelperInterface
+{
+    public function loadFile($path);
+
+    public function validFile();
+
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/tests/controllers/HomeControllerTest.php b/app/tests/controllers/HomeControllerTest.php
index 7caab01cd0..1b120abe3e 100644
--- a/app/tests/controllers/HomeControllerTest.php
+++ b/app/tests/controllers/HomeControllerTest.php
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ class HomeControllerTest extends TestCase
     public function testIndex()
     {
         // mock:
-        View::shouldReceive('make')->with('index');
+        View::shouldReceive('make')->with('index')->once()->andReturn(\Mockery::self())
+            ->shouldReceive('with')->once()         // Pass a 'with' parameter
+            ->with('count', 0)
+        ;
         Auth::shouldReceive('check')->andReturn(true);
+        $accounts = $this->mock('Firefly\Storage\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface');
+        $accounts->shouldReceive('count')->andReturn(0);
 
         // call
         $this->call('GET', '/');