diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0b3855c..1904d6e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,9 +60,5 @@ dev-install: build
 .PHONY: dev-install
 
 dev-sandbox:
-	( cd sandbox \
-		&& mkdir -p volumes \
-		&& cp -r fixtures/* volumes/ \
-		&& docker-compose up \
-		; docker-compose down )
+	( cd sandbox && docker-compose up --build ; docker-compose down )
 .PHONY: dev-sandbox
diff --git a/sandbox/.env b/sandbox/.env
index 38108d1e..9bea6552 100644
--- a/sandbox/.env
+++ b/sandbox/.env
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ POSTGRES_PASSWORD=dbtmetabase1
 POSTGRES_DB=dbtmetabase
 POSTGRES_SCHEMA=public
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+MB_SETUP_TOKEN=2ffe1bc9-4bc5-4184-a10d-731517d8e4a3
+MB_USER=dbtmetabase@example.com
+MB_PASSWORD=dbtmetabase1
 MB_PORT=3000
diff --git a/sandbox/Dockerfile b/sandbox/Dockerfile
index c1913355..be77e08d 100644
--- a/sandbox/Dockerfile
+++ b/sandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye
 
-RUN python3 -m pip install dbt-postgres
-
 WORKDIR /app
 
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+
+RUN python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY entrypoint.py ./
 COPY dbt_project.yml ./
 COPY models/ ./models/
 COPY profiles.yml ./
 
-CMD dbt run --profiles-dir .
+ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "entrypoint.py"]
diff --git a/sandbox/config.yml b/sandbox/config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 611cea97..00000000
--- a/sandbox/config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-config:
-  dbt_manifest_path: ./sandbox/target/manifest.json
-  dbt_database: dbtmetabase
-  metabase_url: http://localhost:3000
-  # Pre-configured in Metabase fixtures
-  metabase_database: dbtmetabase
-  metabase_username: dbtmetabase@example.com
-  metabase_password: dbtmetabase1
diff --git a/sandbox/docker-compose.yml b/sandbox/docker-compose.yml
index 36e4afdc..57067959 100644
--- a/sandbox/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/sandbox/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,32 +13,36 @@ services:
       - ${POSTGRES_PORT}:5432
     networks:
       - common
-    volumes:
-      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U $POSTGRES_USER"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
+      start_period: 10s
     restart: always
 
   metabase:
     image: metabase/metabase:latest
     environment:
-      - MB_DB_FILE=/metabase.db
+      - MB_SETUP_TOKEN=${MB_SETUP_TOKEN:-}
     ports:
       - ${MB_PORT}:3000
     networks:
       - common
-    volumes:
-      - ./volumes/metabase.db:/metabase.db
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl --fail http://localhost:3000/api/health"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 20s
     restart: always
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
   
-  dbt:
+  app:
     build: .
+    command: init
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER:-}
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-}
@@ -46,6 +50,11 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_SCHEMA=${POSTGRES_SCHEMA:-}
       - POSTGRES_PORT=${POSTGRES_PORT:-}
       - POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
+      - MB_SETUP_TOKEN=${MB_SETUP_TOKEN:-}
+      - MB_USER=${MB_USER:-}
+      - MB_PASSWORD=${MB_PASSWORD:-}
+      - MB_PORT=${MB_PORT:-}
+      - MB_HOST=metabase
     networks:
       - common
     volumes:
@@ -53,9 +62,8 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
+      metabase:
+        condition: service_healthy
 
 networks:
   common:
-
-volumes:
-  postgres-data:
diff --git a/sandbox/entrypoint.py b/sandbox/entrypoint.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a5626bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sandbox/entrypoint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import requests
+from molot import target, envarg, envarg_int, evaluate, shell
+
+POSTGRES_HOST = envarg("POSTGRES_HOST")
+POSTGRES_PORT = envarg_int("POSTGRES_PORT")
+POSTGRES_DB = envarg("POSTGRES_DB")
+POSTGRES_USER = envarg("POSTGRES_USER")
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD = envarg("POSTGRES_PASSWORD")
+MB_HOST = envarg("MB_HOST")
+MB_PORT = envarg_int("MB_PORT")
+MB_SETUP_TOKEN = envarg("MB_SETUP_TOKEN")
+MB_USER = envarg("MB_USER")
+MB_PASSWORD = envarg("MB_PASSWORD")
+MB_NAME = envarg("MB_NAME", "dbtmetabase")
+
+
+@target(description="set up Metabase user and database")
+def setup_metabase():
+    requests.post(
+        f"http://{MB_HOST}:{MB_PORT}/api/setup",
+        json={
+            "token": MB_SETUP_TOKEN,
+            "user": {
+                "site_name": MB_NAME,
+                "first_name": MB_NAME,
+                "last_name": None,
+                "email": MB_USER,
+                "password_confirm": MB_PASSWORD,
+                "password": MB_PASSWORD,
+            },
+            "database": {
+                "engine": "postgres",
+                "name": POSTGRES_DB,
+                "details": {
+                    "host": POSTGRES_HOST,
+                    "port": POSTGRES_PORT,
+                    "dbname": POSTGRES_DB,
+                    "user": POSTGRES_USER,
+                    "password": POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
+                    "schema-filters-type": "all",
+                    "ssl": False,
+                    "tunnel-enabled": False,
+                    "advanced-options": False,
+                },
+                "is_on_demand": False,
+                "is_full_sync": True,
+                "is_sample": False,
+                "cache_ttl": None,
+                "refingerprint": False,
+                "auto_run_queries": True,
+                "schedules": {},
+            },
+            "prefs": {
+                "site_name": MB_NAME,
+                "site_locale": "en",
+                "allow_tracking": "false",
+            },
+        },
+        timeout=10,
+    ).raise_for_status()
+
+
+@target(description="run dbt project")
+def run_dbt():
+    shell("dbt run --profiles-dir .")
+
+
+@target(description="initial setup", depends=["setup_metabase", "run_dbt"])
+def init():
+    pass
+
+
+evaluate()
diff --git a/sandbox/fixtures/metabase.db/metabase.db.mv.db b/sandbox/fixtures/metabase.db/metabase.db.mv.db
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a0b5674..00000000
Binary files a/sandbox/fixtures/metabase.db/metabase.db.mv.db and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/sandbox/requirements.txt b/sandbox/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..281f4f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sandbox/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+molot
+requests
+dbt-postgres