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First Admin Account

CourseMaker has no built-in default admin. The first account registered through the public sign-up form is automatically promoted to admin. Every subsequent registration is a regular student.

Steps​

  1. Open https://learn.client.com in a browser.
  2. Click Sign Up.
  3. Enter the client's email, a name, and a password (min 8 chars).
  4. Submit. You land on the storefront, logged in.
  5. Open /admin — the admin panel should load. If it does, this account is the admin.
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Do this before sharing the URL with anyone else. If a student accidentally registers first, they become admin and you have to wipe the database to recover.

Verifying admin status​

docker compose exec postgres psql -U coursemaker -d coursemaker \
  -c "SELECT id, email, role FROM \"user\" ORDER BY \"createdAt\";"

The first row should have role = 'admin'.

Promoting an extra admin​

If the client wants a second admin (a co-founder, an assistant), do it from the database — there is no UI yet:

docker compose exec postgres psql -U coursemaker -d coursemaker \
  -c "UPDATE \"user\" SET role = 'admin' WHERE email = 'second@client.com';"

The user must already have registered (so the row exists). They will see the /admin link on next page load.

Resetting if you registered the wrong account first​

docker compose down
docker volume rm coursemaker_pgdata
docker compose up -d --build

This wipes everything — only do this when no real students or courses exist yet.