diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29e5061..3ede755 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ data/
 *.sqlite
 *.sqlite3
 
+# Demo media (tracked for out-of-the-box playout)
+!media/
+
 # Docker
 .dockerignore
 **/.dockerignore
diff --git a/backend/playout/Dockerfile b/backend/playout/Dockerfile
index cc8b564..c241079 100644
--- a/backend/playout/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/playout/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ RUN chmod +x /app/*.sh /app/playlist-manager
 # Create directories for playlist, media, and HLS output
 RUN mkdir -p /app/playlist /app/media /app/hls
 
+# Copy demo media and playlist for out-of-the-box playout
+COPY media/ /app/media/
+COPY media/playlist.txt /app/playlist/playlist.txt
+
 # Expose HLS directory (will be served by nginx)
 VOLUME ["/app/hls"]
 
diff --git a/media/demo1.mp4 b/media/demo1.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f71377
Binary files /dev/null and b/media/demo1.mp4 differ
diff --git a/media/demo2.mp4 b/media/demo2.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc4df6d
Binary files /dev/null and b/media/demo2.mp4 differ
diff --git a/media/playlist.txt b/media/playlist.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b31a390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/playlist.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Linear Void Demo Playlist
+file '/app/media/demo1.mp4'
+file '/app/media/demo2.mp4'