diff --git a/create-user.sh b/create-user.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+export DATABASE_URL="postgresql:///annotatemap?host=$PWD/.pgdata"
+exec npx tsx server/src/cli/create-user.ts "$@"