diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27aa3ec2a..98efdf106 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 		"start-server": "pnpm --filter ./server start",
 		"test-server": "pnpm --filter ./server test",
 		"test-dbseeds": "pnpm --filter ./database-seeds/scripts test",
+		"sync-database": "pnpm --filter ./server sync-database",
+		"sync-database-local": "pnpm --filter ./server sync-database-local",
 		"start-score-import-worker": "pnpm --filter ./server runscoreworker",
 		"start-docs": "cd docs/ && mkdocs serve"
 	},
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index df767c4ca..3cf9f4a02 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 		"start": "pnpm build && pnpm start-no-build",
 		"start-no-build": "node -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register js/server/src/main.js",
 		"runscoreworker": "node -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register js/server/src/lib/score-import/worker/worker.js",
-		"sync-database": "ts-node src/scripts/sync-database"
+		"sync-database": "ts-node src/scripts/sync-database",
+		"sync-database-local": "ts-node src/scripts/sync-database --localPath '../database-seeds'"
 	},
 	"author": "zkldi",
 	"license": "AGPL3",
diff --git a/server/src/lib/database-seeds/repo.ts b/server/src/lib/database-seeds/repo.ts
index 799ebbfa2..369d452fc 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/database-seeds/repo.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/database-seeds/repo.ts
@@ -176,8 +176,15 @@ export class DatabaseSeedsRepo {
 
 /**
  * Pulls the database seeds from github, returns an object that can be used to manipulate them.
+ *
+ * @param fetchFromLocalPath - Whether or not to fetch this from a local instance, like a
+ * monorepo database-seeds directory.
  */
-export async function PullDatabaseSeeds() {
+export async function PullDatabaseSeeds(fetchFromLocalPath: string | null = null) {
+	if (fetchFromLocalPath) {
+		return new DatabaseSeedsRepo(fetchFromLocalPath);
+	}
+
 	if (!ServerConfig.SEEDS_CONFIG) {
 		throw new Error(`SEEDS_CONFIG was not defined. You cannot pull a seeds repo.`);
 	}
diff --git a/server/src/scripts/sync-database.ts b/server/src/scripts/sync-database.ts
index 0061411c3..d9840d5fd 100644
--- a/server/src/scripts/sync-database.ts
+++ b/server/src/scripts/sync-database.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-await-in-loop */
 // This script syncs this tachi instances database up with the tachi-database-seeds.
 
+import { Command } from "commander";
 import db, { monkDB } from "external/mongo/db";
 import fjsh from "fast-json-stable-hash";
 import { PullDatabaseSeeds } from "lib/database-seeds/repo";
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import { RecalcAllScores } from "utils/calculations/recalc-scores";
 import { UpdateGameSongIDCounter } from "utils/db";
 import { InitaliseFolderChartLookup } from "utils/folder";
 import { ArrayDiff, IsSupported, WrapScriptPromise } from "utils/misc";
+import path from "path";
 import type { KtLogger } from "lib/logger/logger";
 import type { BulkWriteOperation, DeleteWriteOpResultObject } from "mongodb";
 import type { ICollection } from "monk";
@@ -336,11 +338,20 @@ const syncInstructions: Array<SyncInstructions> = [
 
 const logger = CreateLogCtx("Database Sync");
 
+const program = new Command();
+
+program.option("-l, --localPath <path/to/database-seeds>");
+
+program.parse(process.argv);
+const options: {
+	localPath: string | undefined;
+} = program.opts();
+
 async function SynchroniseDBWithSeeds() {
 	// Wait for mongo to connect first.
 	await monkDB.then(() => void 0);
 
-	const databaseSeedsRepo = await PullDatabaseSeeds();
+	const databaseSeedsRepo = await PullDatabaseSeeds(options.localPath);
 
 	for await (const { collectionName, data } of databaseSeedsRepo.IterateCollections()) {
 		const spawnLogger = CreateLogCtx(`${collectionName} Sync`);