diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c487282..dd07e58 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ debug/
 target/
 
 # Cargo.lock has no effects on the consumers of a library crate
-/Cargo.lock
+Cargo.lock
 
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
diff --git a/examples/insert/Cargo.toml b/examples/insert/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d375e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/insert/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "insert"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+alloy-primitives = "1.2.1"
+alloy-trie = "0.8.1"
+rand = "0.9.1"
+triedb = { path = "../.." }
+
+[profile.release]
+debug = true
diff --git a/examples/insert/src/main.rs b/examples/insert/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d4b615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/insert/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::env;
+
+use alloy_primitives::{Address, StorageKey, StorageValue, U256};
+use alloy_trie::{EMPTY_ROOT_HASH, KECCAK_EMPTY};
+use rand::prelude::*;
+use triedb::{
+    Database,
+    account::Account,
+    path::{AddressPath, StoragePath},
+    transaction::TransactionError,
+};
+
+pub const DEFAULT_SETUP_DB_EOA_SIZE: usize = 1_000_000;
+pub const DEFAULT_SETUP_DB_CONTRACT_SIZE: usize = 100_000;
+pub const DEFAULT_SETUP_DB_STORAGE_PER_CONTRACT: usize = 10;
+const SEED_EOA: u64 = 42; // EOA seeding value
+const SEED_CONTRACT: u64 = 43; // contract account seeding value
+
+pub fn generate_random_address(rng: &mut StdRng) -> AddressPath {
+    let addr = Address::random_with(rng);
+    AddressPath::for_address(addr)
+}
+
+pub fn setup_database(
+    db: &Database,
+    repeat: usize,
+    eoa_size: usize,
+    contract_size: usize,
+    storage_per_contract: usize,
+) -> Result<(), TransactionError> {
+    // Populate database with initial accounts
+    let mut eoa_rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(SEED_EOA);
+    let mut contract_rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(SEED_CONTRACT);
+    for _i in 0..repeat {
+        let mut tx = db.begin_rw()?;
+        for i in 1..=eoa_size {
+            let address = generate_random_address(&mut eoa_rng);
+            let account =
+                Account::new(i as u64, U256::from(i as u64), EMPTY_ROOT_HASH, KECCAK_EMPTY);
+
+            tx.set_account(address, Some(account))?;
+        }
+
+        for i in 1..=contract_size {
+            let address = generate_random_address(&mut contract_rng);
+            let account =
+                Account::new(i as u64, U256::from(i as u64), EMPTY_ROOT_HASH, KECCAK_EMPTY);
+
+            tx.set_account(address.clone(), Some(account))?;
+
+            // add random storage to each account
+            for key in 1..=storage_per_contract {
+                let storage_key = StorageKey::from(U256::from(key));
+                let storage_path =
+                    StoragePath::for_address_path_and_slot(address.clone(), storage_key);
+                let storage_value =
+                    StorageValue::from_be_slice(storage_path.get_slot().pack().as_slice());
+
+                tx.set_storage_slot(storage_path, Some(storage_value))?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        tx.commit()?;
+    }
+    println!("root hash: {:?}", db.state_root());
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+
+    let db_path = args.get(1).map(|s| s.to_owned()).unwrap_or_else(|| "test.db".to_string());
+    let repeat = args.get(2).and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok()).unwrap_or(1);
+    let eoa_size =
+        args.get(3).and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok()).unwrap_or(DEFAULT_SETUP_DB_EOA_SIZE);
+    let contract_size =
+        args.get(4).and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok()).unwrap_or(DEFAULT_SETUP_DB_CONTRACT_SIZE);
+    let storage_per_contract = args
+        .get(5)
+        .and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_SETUP_DB_STORAGE_PER_CONTRACT);
+
+    let db = Database::options().create(true).wipe(true).open(db_path).unwrap();
+
+    println!("eoa size: {eoa_size}");
+    println!("repeat {repeat} times");
+    println!("contract size: {contract_size}, storage per contract: {storage_per_contract}");
+
+    setup_database(&db, repeat, eoa_size, contract_size, storage_per_contract).unwrap();
+}