diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Copy over `.env.example` to `.env` and insert your values.
 
 ## Cleaning Up
 
-To clean up the Synapse server and local storage database, run
+To clean up the Synapse server and local storage database, run either the convenience script `./reset.sh` or start with:
 
 ```shell
 docker-compose down
diff --git a/reset.sh b/reset.sh
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index 0000000..73e39f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reset.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+HOMESERVER="http://localhost:8008"
+
+docker-compose down
+sudo rm -f files/homeserver.db
+rm -f db.sqlite
+docker-compose up -d
+
+sleep 1.5
+set +e
+until docker-compose exec -it synapse register_new_matrix_user $HOMESERVER -c /data/homeserver.yaml --admin --user verdiadmin --password verdiadmin &> /dev/null
+do
+  echo 'Retrying creating admin...'
+done
+set -e
+
+curl --request POST \
+  --url $HOMESERVER/_matrix/client/v3/login \
+  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  --data '{"type": "m.login.password","user": "verdiadmin","password": "verdiadmin","device_id": "DEV"}' \
+> src/config/synapse_access_token.json 2> /dev/null