public static void Initialize(IServiceProvider serviceProvider) { using (var context = new MvcTitleContext( serviceProvider.GetRequiredService < DbContextOptions <MvcTitleContext> >())) { if (context.User.Any()) { return; } var user = new User { Name = "Ryan", Email = "*****@*****.**" }; context.User.Add(user); context.SaveChanges(); if (context.Title.Any()) { return; } var csvImporter = new CsvImporter(); csvImporter.ImportTitles(context); } }