mintel.me/apps/web/scripts/create-user.ts

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

async function run() {
  try {
    const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise });

    const existing = await payload.find({
      collection: "users",
      where: { email: { equals: "marc@mintel.me" } },
    });

    if (existing.totalDocs > 0) {
      console.log("User already exists, updating password...");
      await payload.update({
        collection: "users",
        where: { email: { equals: "marc@mintel.me" } },
        data: {
          password: "Tim300493.",
        },
      });
      console.log("Password updated.");
    } else {
      console.log("Creating user...");
      await payload.create({
        collection: "users",
        data: {
          email: "marc@mintel.me",
          password: "Tim300493.",
        },
      });
      console.log("User marc@mintel.me created.");
    }
    process.exit(0);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error("Failed to create user:", err);
    process.exit(1);
  }
}

run();