diff --git a/api/db/knex-database-connection.js b/api/db/knex-database-connection.js
index cdbc27c4936..0e742a84b7e 100644
--- a/api/db/knex-database-connection.js
+++ b/api/db/knex-database-connection.js
@@ -118,4 +118,9 @@ async function emptyAllTables() {
   return configuredKnex.raw(`${query}${tables}`);
 }
 
-export { disconnect, emptyAllTables, configuredKnex as knex };
+async function prepareDatabaseConnection() {
+  await configuredKnex.raw('SELECT 1');
+  logger.info('Connection to database established.');
+}
+
+export { disconnect, emptyAllTables, configuredKnex as knex, prepareDatabaseConnection };
diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index 7f65e8a7e73..585ade7a730 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -4,16 +4,36 @@ import { validateEnvironmentVariables } from './src/shared/infrastructure/valida
 
 validateEnvironmentVariables();
 
-import { disconnect } from './db/knex-database-connection.js';
+import { disconnect, prepareDatabaseConnection } from './db/knex-database-connection.js';
 import { createServer } from './server.js';
+import { config } from './src/shared/config.js';
 import { learningContentCache } from './src/shared/infrastructure/caches/learning-content-cache.js';
+import { initLearningContent } from './src/shared/infrastructure/datasources/learning-content/datasource.js';
 import { temporaryStorage } from './src/shared/infrastructure/temporary-storage/index.js';
 import { logger } from './src/shared/infrastructure/utils/logger.js';
 import { redisMonitor } from './src/shared/infrastructure/utils/redis-monitor.js';
 
 let server;
 
+async function _setupEcosystem() {
+  /*
+    Load learning content from Redis to memory cache can take some time
+    Hence, we force this loading before the server starts so the requests can
+    immediately be responded.
+  */
+  await initLearningContent();
+  /*
+    First connection with Knex requires infrastructure operations such as
+    DNS resolution. So we execute one harmless query to our database
+    so those matters are resolved before starting the server.
+  */
+  await prepareDatabaseConnection();
+}
+
 const start = async function () {
+  if (config.featureToggles.setupEcosystemBeforeStart) {
+    await _setupEcosystem();
+  }
   server = await createServer();
   await server.start();
 };
diff --git a/api/src/shared/config.js b/api/src/shared/config.js
index ea920b76eba..e5bd834bb54 100644
--- a/api/src/shared/config.js
+++ b/api/src/shared/config.js
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ const configuration = (function () {
       isQuestEnabled: toBoolean(process.env.FT_ENABLE_QUESTS),
       isTextToSpeechButtonEnabled: toBoolean(process.env.FT_ENABLE_TEXT_TO_SPEECH_BUTTON),
       isV3EligibilityCheckEnabled: toBoolean(process.env.FT_ENABLE_V3_ELIGIBILITY_CHECK),
+      setupEcosystemBeforeStart: toBoolean(process.env.FT_SETUP_ECOSYSTEM_BEFORE_START) || false,
       showExperimentalMissions: toBoolean(process.env.FT_SHOW_EXPERIMENTAL_MISSIONS),
       showNewCampaignPresentationPage: toBoolean(process.env.FT_SHOW_NEW_CAMPAIGN_PRESENTATION_PAGE),
       showNewResultPage: toBoolean(process.env.FT_SHOW_NEW_RESULT_PAGE),
diff --git a/api/src/shared/infrastructure/datasources/learning-content/datasource.js b/api/src/shared/infrastructure/datasources/learning-content/datasource.js
index c79a217e158..b183cde9f7e 100644
--- a/api/src/shared/infrastructure/datasources/learning-content/datasource.js
+++ b/api/src/shared/infrastructure/datasources/learning-content/datasource.js
@@ -77,4 +77,6 @@ const refreshLearningContentCacheRecords = async function () {
   return learningContent;
 };
 
-export { extend, refreshLearningContentCacheRecords };
+const initLearningContent = _DatasourcePrototype._getLearningContent;
+
+export { extend, initLearningContent, refreshLearningContentCacheRecords };
diff --git a/api/tests/shared/acceptance/application/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-controller_test.js b/api/tests/shared/acceptance/application/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-controller_test.js
index c76f071564f..bb99828175a 100644
--- a/api/tests/shared/acceptance/application/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-controller_test.js
+++ b/api/tests/shared/acceptance/application/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-controller_test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe('Acceptance | Shared | Application | Controller | feature-toggle', func
             'is-self-account-deletion-enabled': false,
             'is-text-to-speech-button-enabled': false,
             'is-v3-eligibility-check-enabled': false,
+            'setup-ecosystem-before-start': false,
             'show-experimental-missions': false,
             'show-new-campaign-presentation-page': false,
             'show-new-result-page': false,