diff --git a/generate-lighthouserc.js b/generate-lighthouserc.js
index d96611345..fc6173325 100644
--- a/generate-lighthouserc.js
+++ b/generate-lighthouserc.js
@@ -1,14 +1,80 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
-
-const config = {
-  ci: {
-    collect: {
-      url: ['http://localhost']
-    },
-    upload: {
-      target: 'temporary-public-storage'
+const { writeFileSync } = require('fs');
+const axios = require('axios');
+const { CookieJar } = require('tough-cookie');
+const { wrapper } = require('axios-cookiejar-support');
+
+const jar = new CookieJar();
+const client = wrapper(axios.create({ jar }));
+
+async function createConversation() {
+  try {
+    // create a user
+    await client.post('http://localhost/api/v3/auth/new', {
+      hname: 'Test Participant 01',
+      email: 'moderator@polis.test',
+      password: 'Te$tP@ssw0rd*',
+      password2: 'Te$tP@ssw0rd*',
+      gatekeeperTosPrivacy: 'true',
+    }, {
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+      }
+    });
+
+    // create a conversation
+    const response = await client.post('http://localhost/api/v3/conversations', {
+      is_active: 'true',
+      is_draft: 'true',
+      topic: 'Conversation Topic',
+      description: 'Conversation Description',
+    }, {
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+      }
+    });
+
+    const conversationId = await response.data.conversation_id
+    const dummyComments = [
+      'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.', 
+      'Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.', 
+      'Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.',
+    ]
+
+    // seed comments in the conversation
+    for (let i = 0; i < dummyComments.length; i++) {
+      await client.post('http://localhost/api/v3/comments', {
+        conversation_id: conversationId,
+        is_seed: true,
+        pid: 'mypid',
+        txt: dummyComments[i],
+      })
     }
+
+    // logout
+    await client.post('http://localhost/api/v3/auth/deregister')
+
+    return conversationId;
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error:', error.message);
   }
-};
+}
 
-fs.writeFileSync('lighthouserc.js', 'module.exports = ' + JSON.stringify(config, null, 2) + ';');
+createConversation()
+  .then(conversationId => {
+    const config = {
+      ci: {
+        collect: {
+          url: ['http://localhost', `http://localhost/${conversationId}`]
+        },
+        upload: {
+          target: 'temporary-public-storage'
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    
+    writeFileSync('lighthouserc.js', 'module.exports = ' + JSON.stringify(config, null, 2) + ';');    
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error('Error creating a conversation:', error);
+  });
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