diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 847764c..4896aed 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -61,6 +61,3 @@ docker-compose.dev.yml
 # documentation
 README.md
 docs
-
-# scripts
-scripts
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ce14e20..47926fa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RUN pnpm prisma generate
 # Copy source files
 COPY src ./src
 COPY public ./public
+COPY scripts ./scripts
 
 # Build the application
 RUN pnpm build
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/.next ./.next
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder /app/next-env.d.ts ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/tailwind.config.ts ./
+COPY --from=builder /app/scripts ./scripts
 
 # Add non-root user for security
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs && \
@@ -83,5 +85,5 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s \
   CMD wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000/api/health || exit 1
 
-# Start the application
-CMD ["pnpm", "start"] 
\ No newline at end of file
+# Start the application (init DB then start)
+CMD ["pnpm", "start:prod"] 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ENV.md b/ENV.md
index 5b268e9..ff0c20b 100644
--- a/ENV.md
+++ b/ENV.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ MONGODB_URI=mongodb://admin:your-secure-password@mongodb:27017/stripstream?authS
 NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your-secret-key-here-generate-with-openssl-rand-base64-32
 NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3020
 
+# Admin User (optional - default password for julienfroidefond@gmail.com)
+ADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=Admin@2025
+
 # Node Environment
 NODE_ENV=production
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4c848f..9bac198 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     "dev": "next dev",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
+    "start:prod": "node scripts/init-db.mjs && pnpm start",
+    "init-db": "node scripts/init-db.mjs",
     "lint": "next lint",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "icons": "node scripts/generate-icons.js"
diff --git a/scripts/init-db.mjs b/scripts/init-db.mjs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..53d7302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/init-db.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Script d'initialisation de la base de données
+ * Exécuté au démarrage de l'application
+ */
+
+import { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
+import bcrypt from "bcryptjs";
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient();
+
+const ADMIN_EMAIL = "julienfroidefond@gmail.com";
+const ADMIN_PASSWORD = process.env.ADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD || "Admin@2025";
+
+async function initializeAdminUser() {
+  try {
+    // Vérifier si l'utilisateur existe déjà
+    const existingAdmin = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+      where: { email: ADMIN_EMAIL },
+    });
+
+    if (existingAdmin) {
+      // Vérifier si l'utilisateur a le rôle admin
+      const hasAdminRole = existingAdmin.roles.includes("ROLE_ADMIN");
+      
+      if (hasAdminRole) {
+        console.log(`✅ Admin user ${ADMIN_EMAIL} already exists with admin role`);
+      } else {
+        // Ajouter le rôle admin
+        const updatedRoles = Array.from(new Set([...existingAdmin.roles, "ROLE_ADMIN"]));
+        await prisma.user.update({
+          where: { email: ADMIN_EMAIL },
+          data: { roles: updatedRoles },
+        });
+        console.log(`✅ Admin role added to ${ADMIN_EMAIL}`);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Créer l'utilisateur admin
+    const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(ADMIN_PASSWORD, 10);
+    await prisma.user.create({
+      data: {
+        email: ADMIN_EMAIL,
+        password: hashedPassword,
+        roles: ["ROLE_USER", "ROLE_ADMIN"],
+      },
+    });
+
+    console.log(`✅ Admin user created: ${ADMIN_EMAIL}`);
+    console.log(`   Default password: ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}`);
+    console.log(`   ⚠️  Please change the password after first login!`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("❌ Error initializing admin user:", error);
+    throw error;
+  } finally {
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log("🔧 Initializing database...");
+  
+  try {
+    await initializeAdminUser();
+    console.log("✅ Database initialization completed");
+    process.exit(0);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("❌ Database initialization failed:", error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main();
+