diff --git a/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh b/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 920573e..e0347d0 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/deploy/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ if [ -f "$APP_DIR/artisan" ]; then
   log "Running database migrations"
   ( cd "$APP_DIR" && php artisan migrate --force 2>&1 || log "migrations failed (continuing)" ) | head -10
   
+  # Run database seeders to create initial users
+  log "Running database seeders"
+  ( cd "$APP_DIR" && php artisan db:seed --force 2>&1 || log "seeders failed (continuing)" ) | head -10
+  
   # Clear caches AFTER migrations (now cache table exists)
   log "Clearing Laravel caches"
   ( cd "$APP_DIR" && php artisan config:clear 2>&1 || log "config:clear failed (continuing)" ) | head -5