diff --git a/lib/Controller/PageController.php b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
index 6e06db25d..aa9ad59a1 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/PageController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
@@ -23,17 +23,25 @@
 
 namespace OCA\Deck\Controller;
 
+use OCA\Deck\Service\DefaultBoardService;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
 
 class PageController extends Controller {
 
+	protected $defaultBoardService;
 	private $userId;
 
-	public function __construct($AppName, IRequest $request, $userId) {
+	public function __construct(
+		$AppName, 
+		IRequest $request, 
+		$userId,
+		DefaultBoardService $defaultBoardService) {
 		parent::__construct($AppName, $request);
+
 		$this->userId = $userId;
+		$this->boardService = $boardService;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -48,6 +56,14 @@ class PageController extends Controller {
 			'user' => $this->userId,
 			'maxUploadSize' => \OCP\Util::uploadLimit(),
 		];
+
+		// run the checkFirstRun() method from OCA\Deck\Service\DefaultBoardService here
+		// if the board is not created, then run createDefaultBoard() from the defaultBoardService here.
+		if ($this->defaultBoardService->checkFirstRun($this->userId)) {
+			$this->defaultBoardService->createDefaultBoard();
+		}
+
+
 		return new TemplateResponse('deck', 'main', $params);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Service/DefaultBoardService.php b/lib/Service/DefaultBoardService.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55afbbb60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Service/DefaultBoardService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Ryan Fletcher <ryan.fletcher@codepassion.ca>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ *  License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\Deck\Service;
+
+use OCA\Deck\Service\BoardService;
+use OCA\Deck\Service\StackService;
+use OCA\Deck\Service\CardService;
+
+class DefaultBoardService {
+
+    protected $boardService;
+    protected $stackService;
+    protected $cardService;
+
+    public function __construct(BoardService $boardService, StackService $stackService, CardService $cardService) {
+        $this->boardService = $boardService;
+        $this->stackService = $stackService;
+    }
+
+    
+    public function checkFirstRun($userId) {
+        // Add a user config value like 'firstrun' to check if the default board 
+        // has already been created for the user
+
+        // TODO: Remove hardcode once I figure out how to do the config value.
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function createDefaultBoard($title, $userId, $color) {
+        $defaultBoard = $this->boardService->create($title, $userId, $color);
+        $defaultStacks = [];
+        $defaultCards = [];
+        
+        $boardId = $defaultBoard->getId();
+                        
+        $defaultStacks[] = $this->stackService->create('To do', $boardId, 1);
+        $defaultStacks[] = $this->stackService->create('Doing', $boardId, 1);
+        $defaultStacks[] = $this->stackService->create('Done', $boardId, 1);
+        
+        $defaultCards[] = $this->cardService->create('Example Task 3', $stacks[0]->getId(), 'text', 0, $userId);
+        $defaultCards[] = $this->cardService->create('Example Task 2', $stacks[1]->getId(), 'text', 0, $userId);
+        $defaultCards[] = $this->cardService->create('Example Task 1', $stacks[2]->getId(), 'text', 0, $userId);
+    }
+}
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