Meteor.publish('hangingprotocols', function() { // TODO: filter by availableTo user return HangingProtocols.find(); }); Meteor.startup(function() { // Uncomment this next line to reset all your Protocols on every server reset // HangingProtocols.remove({}); if (HangingProtocols.find().count() === 0) { console.log('Inserting default protocols'); HangingProtocols.insert(HP.defaultProtocol); HangingProtocols.insert(HP.testProtocol); } });