```sh
su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl user set admin --admin"
```
+
+## Create your first user and set as admin
+```sh
+cd /opt/pleroma/bin
+su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl user new joeuser joeuser@sld.tld --admin"
+```
+This will create an account withe the username of 'joeuser' with the email address of joeuser@sld.tld, and set that user's account as an admin. This will result in a link that you can paste into the browser, which logs you in and enables you to set the password.
+
### Updating
Generally, doing the following is enough:
```sh