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+import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/node-postgres/migrator"
+import { db } from "./index"
+import { users } from "./schema"
+import * as argon2 from "argon2"
+
+async function runMigration() {
+  try {
+    console.log("Running migrations...")
+    await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: "./drizzle" })
+    console.log("Migrations completed successfully")
+
+    console.log("Checking for admin user...")
+    const existingAdmin = await db.query.users.findFirst({
+      where: (users, { eq }) => eq(users.email, "admin@emberclone.local")
+    })
+
+    if (!existingAdmin) {
+      console.log("Creating default admin user...")
+      const passwordHash = await argon2.hash("emberclone2026")
+      
+      await db.insert(users).values({
+        email: "admin@emberclone.local",
+        passwordHash,
+        name: "Admin",
+        role: "admin"
+      })
+      console.log("Default admin user created: admin@emberclone.local")
+    } else {
+      console.log("Admin user already exists")
+    }
+
+    process.exit(0)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Migration failed:", error)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+runMigration()
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