cvat/site/content/en/docs/administration/basics/admin-account.md

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Superuser registration	Superuser registration	2	A CVAT installation guide to create a superuser.

This section is for users who want to be a bit more flexible with CVAT use.

The user you register by default does not have full permissions on the instance, so you must create a superuser. The superuser can use Django administration panel to assign groups (roles) to other users.
Available roles are: user (default), admin, worker.

Prerequisites

Before you register an admin account (superuser), you need to install CVAT locally, see {{< ilink "/docs/administration/basics/installation" "Installation Guide" >}}.

Steps of installation are partly different, depending on the type of operation system (OS).

This section starts with Create superuser step that is common for all OS.

Register as a superuser

In the process of installation you need to create a superuser:

1. In a terminal run the following command:

  docker exec -it cvat_server bash -ic 'python3 ~/manage.py createsuperuser'

2. Set up username, email address, and password.
3. Go to localhost:8080, and log in with credentials from step 2.
4. (Optional) Go to Django administration panel panel to:
   • Create/edit/delete users
   • Control permissions of users and access to the tool.

To manage users' permission, in the Django administration panel:

1. On the left menu click Users.
2. On the main pane click Admin and scroll down to Permissions section.
3. Select user groups and add/remove permissions.