mb-grid-solutions.com/scripts/create-admin.ts

import { getPayload } from "payload";
import config from "./src/payload/payload.config";

const createAdmin = async () => {
  const payload = await getPayload({ config });

  const email = "marc@mintel.me";
  const password = "Tim300493.";

  console.log(`Creating/Updating admin: ${email}`);

  try {
    // Check if user exists
    const users = await payload.find({
      collection: "users",
      where: {
        email: {
          equals: email,
        },
      },
    });

    if (users.totalDocs > 0) {
      console.log("User already exists. Updating password.");
      await payload.update({
        collection: "users",
        id: users.docs[0].id,
        data: {
          password,
        },
      });
    } else {
      await payload.create({
        collection: "users",
        data: {
          email,
          password,
        },
      });
      console.log("Admin user created successfully.");
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error creating admin:", error);
    process.exit(1);
  }
  process.exit(0);
};

createAdmin();