From 888395739324ccb2e2c3300da178d1307021b0d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "CanbiZ (MickLesk)" <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:48:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(discourse): create admin via rails runner, fix invalid
 email

---
 ct/discourse.sh              |  4 ++--
 install/discourse-install.sh | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ct/discourse.sh b/ct/discourse.sh
index e9387dd69..2ddb8c10e 100644
--- a/ct/discourse.sh
+++ b/ct/discourse.sh
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Admin Setup:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}Create the first account in the web UI (use admin@local to match developer emails)${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Credentials saved in:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}/root/discourse.creds"
diff --git a/install/discourse-install.sh b/install/discourse-install.sh
index 09ed75817..d6cf565ab 100644
--- a/install/discourse-install.sh
+++ b/install/discourse-install.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ DISCOURSE_DB_NAME=discourse
 DISCOURSE_DB_USERNAME=discourse
 DISCOURSE_DB_PASSWORD=${DISCOURSE_DB_PASS}
 DISCOURSE_REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
-DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS=admin@local
+DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS=admin@discourse.local
 DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME=${LOCAL_IP}
 DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS=localhost
 DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT=25
@@ -96,6 +96,29 @@ $STD bundle exec rails db:migrate
 $STD bundle exec rails db:seed
 msg_ok "Set Up Database"
 
+msg_info "Creating Admin Account"
+ADMIN_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 18 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c16)
+$STD bundle exec rails runner "
+user = User.new(email: 'admin@discourse.local', username: 'admin', password: '${ADMIN_PASS}')
+user.active = true
+user.admin = true
+user.approved = true
+user.save!(validate: false)
+user.activate
+user.grant_admin!
+user.change_trust_level!(TrustLevel[4])
+SiteSetting.has_login_hint = false
+SiteSetting.wizard_enabled = false
+"
+{
+  echo "Discourse Credentials"
+  echo "Admin Username: admin"
+  echo "Admin Email: admin@discourse.local"
+  echo "Admin Password: ${ADMIN_PASS}"
+  echo "Database Password: ${DISCOURSE_DB_PASS}"
+} >~/discourse.creds
+msg_ok "Created Admin Account"
+
 msg_info "Building Discourse Assets"
 cd /opt/discourse
 export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$HOME/.rbenv/shims:$PATH"