diff --git a/Borealis.ps1 b/Borealis.ps1
index 6a18b8a..b1e1a2b 100644
--- a/Borealis.ps1
+++ b/Borealis.ps1
@@ -324,6 +324,17 @@ switch ($choice) {
     "1" {
         $host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "Borealis Server"
         Write-Host "Ensuring Server Dependencies Exist..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+        
+        # ---------------------- Ensure users.json is Present ----------------------
+        Run-Step "Config: users.json" {
+            $usersJsonPath = Join-Path $scriptDir "users.json"
+            if (-not (Test-Path $usersJsonPath)) {
+                $defaultUsers = @{ users = @(@{ username = "admin"; password = "e6c83b282aeb2e022844595721cc00bbda47cb24537c1779f9bb84f04039e1676e6ba8573e588da1052510e3aa0a32a9e55879ae22b0c2d62136fc0a3e85f8bb" }) } |
+                    ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4
+                Set-Content -Path $usersJsonPath -Value $defaultUsers -Encoding UTF8
+            }
+        }
+        
         Install_Shared_Dependencies
         Install_Server_Dependencies
 
diff --git a/users.json b/users.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ae8fc2..0000000
--- a/users.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "users": [
-    {
-      "username": "admin",
-      "password": "e6c83b282aeb2e022844595721cc00bbda47cb24537c1779f9bb84f04039e1676e6ba8573e588da1052510e3aa0a32a9e55879ae22b0c2d62136fc0a3e85f8bb"
-    }
-  ]
-}
-