Backend Scripts

Utility scripts for backend management tasks.

create_admin.py

Creates an admin user account with elevated privileges.

Usage

cd backend
python scripts/create_admin.py

The script will prompt you for:

Email address
Password (minimum 8 characters)
First name
Last name

Security Notes

Admin users can only be created through this script or direct database manipulation
The admin role cannot be assigned through the signup API
Existing email addresses will be rejected
Passwords are hashed using werkzeug's secure hash algorithm

Example

$ python scripts/create_admin.py
=== Create Admin User ===

Email: admin@example.com
Password: ********
First name: Admin
Last name: User

Create admin user 'admin@example.com'? (yes/no): yes
✓ Admin user created successfully!
  Email: admin@example.com
  Name: Admin User
  Role: admin

Requirements

The script requires the backend virtual environment to be activated:

# Windows
.venv\Scripts\activate

# Linux/Mac
source .venv/bin/activate