diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 803b674..0b69026 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -2735,6 +2735,16 @@ app.post('/api/auth/jwtAuth'
         , auth_api.generateJWT
         , auth_api.returnAuthResponse
 );
+app.post('/api/auth/changePassword', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    let user_uid = req.user.uid;
+    let password = req.body.password;
+    let success = await auth_api.changeUserPassword(user_uid, password);
+    res.send({success: success});
+});
+app.post('/api/auth/adminExists', async (req, res) => {
+    let exists = auth_api.adminExists();
+    res.send({exists: exists});
+});
 
 app.use(function(req, res, next) {
     //if the request is not html then move along
diff --git a/backend/authentication/auth.js b/backend/authentication/auth.js
index 5b5d0a6..b8930a8 100644
--- a/backend/authentication/auth.js
+++ b/backend/authentication/auth.js
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ exports.registerUser = function(req, res) {
           video: []
         },
         subscriptions: [],
-        created: Date.now()
+        created: Date.now(),
+        role: userid === 'admin' ? 'admin' : 'user'
       };
       // check if user exists
       if (users_db.get('users').find({uid: userid}).value()) {
@@ -238,6 +239,23 @@ exports.ensureAuthenticatedElseError = function(req, res, next) {
   }
 }
 
+// change password
+exports.changeUserPassword = async function(user_uid, new_pass) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    bcrypt.hash(new_pass, saltRounds)
+    .then(function(hash) {
+      users_db.get('users').find({uid: user_uid}).assign({passhash: hash}).write();
+      resolve(true);
+    }).catch(err => {
+      resolve(false);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+exports.adminExists = function() {
+  return !!users_db.get('users').find({uid: 'admin'}).value();
+}
+
 // video stuff
 
 exports.getUserVideos = function(user_uid, type) {
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 0bf3165..3fa9207 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { SettingsComponent } from './settings/settings.component';
 import { CheckOrSetPinDialogComponent } from './dialogs/check-or-set-pin-dialog/check-or-set-pin-dialog.component';
 import { AboutDialogComponent } from './dialogs/about-dialog/about-dialog.component';
 import { UserProfileDialogComponent } from './dialogs/user-profile-dialog/user-profile-dialog.component';
+import { SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent } from './dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -148,6 +149,18 @@ onSetTheme(theme, old_theme) {
     } else {
     //
     }
+    this.postsService.open_create_default_admin_dialog.subscribe(open => {
+      if (open) {
+        const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent);
+        dialogRef.afterClosed().subscribe(success => {
+          if (success) {
+            if (this.router.url !== '/login') { this.router.navigate(['/login']); }
+          } else {
+            console.error('Failed to create default admin account. See logs for details.');
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 0334c6a..4d4a46d 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import { ShareMediaDialogComponent } from './dialogs/share-media-dialog/share-me
 import { LoginComponent } from './components/login/login.component';
 import { DownloadsComponent } from './components/downloads/downloads.component';
 import { UserProfileDialogComponent } from './dialogs/user-profile-dialog/user-profile-dialog.component';
+import { SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent } from './dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component';
 registerLocaleData(es, 'es');
 
 export function isVisible({ event, element, scrollContainer, offset }: IsVisibleProps<any>) {
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ export function isVisible({ event, element, scrollContainer, offset }: IsVisible
     ShareMediaDialogComponent,
     LoginComponent,
     DownloadsComponent,
-    UserProfileDialogComponent
+    UserProfileDialogComponent,
+    SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent
   ],
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
diff --git a/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts b/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts
index 0bb8c04..a592302 100644
--- a/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ export class LoginComponent implements OnInit {
     if (this.postsService.isLoggedIn) {
       this.router.navigate(['/home']);
     }
+    this.postsService.service_initialized.subscribe(init => {
+      if (init) {
+        if (!this.postsService.config['Advanced']['multi_user_mode']) {
+          this.router.navigate(['/home']);
+        }
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   login() {
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.html b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d800b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<h4 mat-dialog-title><ng-container i18n="Create admin account dialog title">Create admin account</ng-container></h4>
+
+<mat-dialog-content>
+    <div>
+        <p i18n="No default admin detected explanation">No default admin account detected. This will create and set the password for an admin account with the user name as 'admin'.</p>
+    </div>
+    <div style="position: relative">
+        <div>
+            <mat-form-field color="accent">
+                <input type="password" (keyup.enter)="create()" matInput [(ngModel)]="input" placeholder="Password" placeholder-i18n="Password">
+            </mat-form-field>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</mat-dialog-content>
+
+<mat-dialog-actions>
+    <button [disabled]="input.length === 0" color="accent" style="margin-bottom: 12px;" (click)="create()" mat-raised-button><ng-container i18n="Create">Create</ng-container></button>
+    <div class="spinner-div"><mat-spinner [diameter]="25" *ngIf="creating"></mat-spinner></div>
+</mat-dialog-actions>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.scss b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe2b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.spinner-div {
+    position: relative;
+    left: 10px;
+    bottom: 5px;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.spec.ts b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc37170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent } from './set-default-admin-dialog.component';
+
+describe('SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent', () => {
+  let component: SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eec524a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/set-default-admin-dialog/set-default-admin-dialog.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { PostsService } from 'app/posts.services';
+import { MatDialogRef } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-set-default-admin-dialog',
+  templateUrl: './set-default-admin-dialog.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./set-default-admin-dialog.component.scss']
+})
+export class SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent implements OnInit {
+  creating = false;
+  input = '';
+  constructor(private postsService: PostsService, public dialogRef: MatDialogRef<SetDefaultAdminDialogComponent>) { }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+  }
+
+  create() {
+    this.creating = true;
+    this.postsService.createAdminAccount(this.input).subscribe(res => {
+      this.creating = false;
+      if (res['success']) {
+        this.dialogRef.close(true);
+      } else {
+        this.dialogRef.close(false);
+      }
+    }, err => {
+      console.log(err);
+      this.dialogRef.close(false);
+    });
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/posts.services.ts b/src/app/posts.services.ts
index ea47db8..42c6168 100644
--- a/src/app/posts.services.ts
+++ b/src/app/posts.services.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
     service_initialized = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
     initialized = false;
 
+    open_create_default_admin_dialog = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
     config = null;
     constructor(private http: HttpClient, private router: Router, @Inject(DOCUMENT) private document: Document,
                 public snackBar: MatSnackBar) {
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
                             }),
                         };
                         this.jwtAuth();
+                    } else {
+                        this.sendToLogin();
                     }
                 } else {
                     this.setInitialized();
@@ -398,6 +402,7 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
     }
 
     sendToLogin() {
+        this.checkAdminCreationStatus();
         if (this.router.url === '/login') {
             return;
         }
@@ -414,6 +419,26 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
         this.config_reloaded.next(true);
     }
 
+    adminExists() {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'auth/adminExists', {}, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
+    createAdminAccount(password) {
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'auth/register', {userid: 'admin',
+            username: 'admin',
+            password: password}, this.httpOptions);
+    }
+
+    checkAdminCreationStatus() {
+        console.log('checking c stat');
+        this.adminExists().subscribe(res => {
+            if (!res['exists']) {
+                // must create admin account
+                this.open_create_default_admin_dialog.next(true);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     public openSnackBar(message: string, action: string = '') {
         this.snackBar.open(message, action, {
           duration: 2000,
diff --git a/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts b/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
index b8fc2b9..c3021a3 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ export class SettingsComponent implements OnInit {
     const settingsToSave = {'YoutubeDLMaterial': this.new_config};
     this.postsService.setConfig(settingsToSave).subscribe(res => {
       if (res['success']) {
+        if (!this.initial_config['Advanced']['multi_user_mode'] && this.new_config['Advanced']['multi_user_mode']) {
+          // multi user mode was enabled, let's check if default admin account exists
+          this.postsService.checkAdminCreationStatus();
+        }
         // sets new config as old config
         this.initial_config = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.new_config));
         this.postsService.reload_config.next(true);