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diff --git a/src/base/management/commands/__init__.py b/src/base/management/commands/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/base/management/commands/initadmin.py b/src/base/management/commands/initadmin.py
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+import os
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+
+ADMIN_USERNAME = os.environ.get("ADMIN_USERNAME", "admin")  # Default username
+ADMIN_EMAIL = os.environ.get("ADMIN_EMAIL", "admin@andrew.cmu.edu")  # Default email
+ADMIN_PASSWORD = os.environ.get("ADMIN_PASSWORD", "admin123")  # Default password
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Automatically creates a superuser"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not User.objects.filter(username=ADMIN_USERNAME).exists():
+            User.objects.create_superuser(ADMIN_USERNAME, ADMIN_EMAIL, ADMIN_PASSWORD)
+            self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("Superuser created successfully"))
+        else:
+            self.stdout.write(self.style.WARNING("Superuser already exists"))