diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 5d95315006..5ff88b6664 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rimraf dist/ && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+    "dev:builder": "rimraf dist/ && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --watch",
     "test": "jest",
     "test:watch": "jest --watchAll"
   },
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
index 0003af280c..dab77d130a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import db from "./db"
 import errors from "./errors"
 import * as events from "./events"
+import * as migrations from "./migrations"
 
 export = {
   init(opts: any = {}) {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export = {
   cache: require("../cache"),
   auth: require("../auth"),
   constants: require("../constants"),
-  migrations: require("../migrations"),
+  migrations,
   errors,
   ...errors.errors,
   env: require("./environment"),
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json
index 9c67698e91..57783aab7a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules",
+    "dist/**/*",
     "**/*.json",
     "**/*.spec.js",
     "**/*.spec.ts"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json
index 5f9000c18f..373b8440f7 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tsconfig.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   ],
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules",
+    "dist/**/*",
     "**/*.spec.js",
     // "**/*.spec.ts" // don't exclude spec.ts files for editor support
   ]
diff --git a/packages/server/nodemon.json b/packages/server/nodemon.json
index a979dfb1cb..c27f3aeaf3 100644
--- a/packages/server/nodemon.json
+++ b/packages/server/nodemon.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "watch": ["src", "../backend-core", "../../../budibase-pro/packages/pro"],
   "ext": "js,ts,json",
-  "ignore": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/**/*.spec.js"],
+  "ignore": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/**/*.spec.js", "../backend-core/dist/**/*"],
   "exec": "ts-node src/index.ts"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/account.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/account.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fe7003437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/account.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// TODO: Add migrations to account portal
+
+// ACCOUNT_CREATED = "account:created",
+// ACCOUNT_VERIFIED = "account:verified",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/app.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ebfc48297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export const backfillAppCreated = () => {}
+
+export const backfillAppPublished = () => {}
+
+// APP_CREATED = "app:created",
+// APP_PUBLISHED = "app:published",
+
+// Maybe
+// APP_TEMPLATE_IMPORTED = "app:template:imported",
+// APP_FILE_IMPORTED = "app:file:imported",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/automation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1f908b8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/automation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// AUTOMATION_CREATED = "automation:created",
+// AUTOMATION_STEP_CREATED = "automation:step:created",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/datasource.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/datasource.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1830d54924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/datasource.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// DATASOURCE_CREATED = "datasource:created",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/layout.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/layout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69d79238b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/layout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// LAYOUT_CREATED = "layout:created",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/query.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/query.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79b56466e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/query.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// QUERY_CREATED = "query:created",
+// <!-- maybe -->
+// QUERY_IMPORT = "query:import",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/role.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/role.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34cbd19569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/role.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// ROLE_CREATED = "role:created",
+// ROLE_ASSIGNED = "role:assigned",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/row.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/row.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52b0664231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/row.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// ROW_IMPORT = "row:import",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/screen.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/screen.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d000321625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/screen.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// SCREEN_CREATED = "screen:created",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/table.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..116e7bbbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// TABLE_CREATED = "table:created",
+// <!-- maybe -->
+// TABLE_DATA_IMPORTED = "table:data:imported",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/view.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/view.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9f4544f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/app/view.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// VIEW_CREATED = "view:created",
+// VIEW_FILTER_CREATED = "view:filter:created",
+// VIEW_CALCULATION_CREATED = "view:calculation:created",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/event_app_backfill.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/event_app_backfill.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b46959b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/event_app_backfill.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import * as app from "./app/app"
+
+/**
+ * Date:
+ * May 2022
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Backfill app events.
+ */
+
+export const run = async (db: any) => {}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/event_backfill.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/event_backfill.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d010c1c149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/event_backfill.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import * as syncPublishedApps from "../usageQuotas/syncPublishedApps"
+
+/**
+ * Date:
+ * May 2022
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Backfill global events.
+ */
+
+export const run = async (db: any) => {}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/config.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c058952ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// EMAIL_SMTP_CREATED = "email:smtp:created",
+// AUTH_SSO_CREATED = "auth:sso:created",
+// AUTH_SSO_ACTIVATED = "auth:sso:activated",
+// AUTH_SSO_DEACTIVATED = "auth:sso:deactivated",
+// ORG_NAME_UPDATED = "org:info:name:updated",
+// ORG_LOGO_UPDATED = "org:info:logo:updated",
+// ORG_PLATFORM_URL_UPDATED = "org:platformurl:updated",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/user.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/user.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52eadeb3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/user.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// USER_CREATED = "user:created",
+// USER_PERMISSION_ADMIN_ASSIGNED = "user:admin:assigned",
+// USER_PERMISSION_BUILDER_ASSIGNED = "user:builder:assigned",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/index.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/index.ts
index 6d63d81544..bf2e8f6aca 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-const {
-  MIGRATION_TYPES,
-  runMigrations,
-} = require("@budibase/backend-core/migrations")
+import { migrations } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 // migration functions
 import * as userEmailViewCasing from "./functions/userEmailViewCasing"
@@ -35,33 +32,43 @@ export interface MigrationOptions {
 
 export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
   {
-    type: MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
+    type: migrations.MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
     name: "user_email_view_casing",
     fn: userEmailViewCasing.run,
   },
   {
-    type: MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
+    type: migrations.MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
     name: "quotas_1",
     fn: quota1.run,
   },
   {
-    type: MIGRATION_TYPES.APP,
+    type: migrations.MIGRATION_TYPES.APP,
     name: "app_urls",
     opts: { all: true },
     fn: appUrls.run,
   },
   {
-    type: MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
+    type: migrations.MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
     name: "developer_quota",
     fn: developerQuota.run,
   },
   {
-    type: MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
+    type: migrations.MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
     name: "published_apps_quota",
     fn: publishedAppsQuota.run,
   },
+  {
+    type: migrations.MIGRATION_TYPES.GLOBAL,
+    name: "event_backfill",
+    fn: publishedAppsQuota.run,
+  },
+  {
+    type: migrations.MIGRATION_TYPES.APP,
+    name: "event_app_backfill",
+    fn: publishedAppsQuota.run,
+  },
 ]
 
 export const migrate = async (options?: MigrationOptions) => {
-  await runMigrations(MIGRATIONS, options)
+  await migrations.runMigrations(MIGRATIONS, options)
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/nodemon.json b/packages/worker/nodemon.json
index 3b941c4d0f..e5184939ff 100644
--- a/packages/worker/nodemon.json
+++ b/packages/worker/nodemon.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "watch": ["src", "../backend-core", "../../../budibase-pro/packages/pro"],
   "ext": "js,ts,json",
-  "ignore": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/**/*.spec.js"],
+  "ignore": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/**/*.spec.js", "../backend-core/dist/**/*"],
   "exec": "ts-node src/index.ts"
 }