diff --git a/mongo-init/init.js b/mongo-init/init.js
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+db = db.getSiblingDB("TextBee");
+
+db.createUser({
+  user: "textbeeUser",
+  pwd: "textbeePassword",
+  roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "TextBee" }]
+});
+
+db.init.insertOne({ createdBy: "seed" });
+
+print("✅ TextBee DB initialized and user created.");