# How to manage users in a Penpot instance **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the community\ **Created:** [March 20, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-manage-users-in-a-penpot-instance/2792 "2023-03-20T21:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![factor3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/factor3/32/2741_2.png) [@factor3](https://community.penpot.app/u/factor3)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-manage-users-in-a-penpot-instance/2792/1 "2023-03-20T21:17:00Z")
Greetings: I am running a self-hosted Penpot. I would like to provide it as a service for a specific group of people and _only_ that group. For various reasons I cannot have random people registering on the service. Unfortunately, if I disable registration on the service there is no apparent way to create, manage, or (when necessary) remove accounts. There is no documentation describing how to manage accounts in Penpot. Is there a way to add, manage, or remove accounts in Penpot? If so, how is this done? ---
**Author:** ![hirunatan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/hirunatan/32/38_2.png) [@hirunatan](https://community.penpot.app/u/hirunatan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-manage-users-in-a-penpot-instance/2792/2 "2023-03-21T16:10:25Z")
Hi. We have a command-line utility to create users: > **[1. Self-hosting Guide](https://help.penpot.app/technical-guide/getting-started/#create-users-using-cli)** > > Design freedom for teams. Currently we are working in a more complete instance administation panel, but it’s still in development. Please follow our release notes, we’ll comment it when it’s ready to use. ---
**Author:** ![factor3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/factor3/32/2741_2.png) [@factor3](https://community.penpot.app/u/factor3)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-manage-users-in-a-penpot-instance/2792/3 "2023-11-10T02:34:54Z")
I have used the script described in the link you provided, and created a new user account for a friend/partner. The enable-prepl-server flag is also set. It was set when I ran the script. It still is. I get login failures when I test the new user. This still occurs even though I restarted Penpot. Is there something else I need to do in order to make this work? The script is apparently failing to create the new user. ---
**Author:** ![nextideas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/nextideas/32/4441_2.png) [@nextideas](https://community.penpot.app/u/nextideas)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-manage-users-in-a-penpot-instance/2792/4 "2024-03-14T20:06:32Z")
Hi friend, do you have an command line to remove users? ---
**Author:** ![raniaamina](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/raniaamina/32/497_2.png) [@raniaamina](https://community.penpot.app/u/raniaamina)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-manage-users-in-a-penpot-instance/2792/5 "2024-03-18T03:57:46Z")
is this what you mean? `docker exec -ti penpot-penpot-backend-1 python3 ./manage.py delete-profile -e ` ---
**Author:** ![janstieler](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/janstieler/32/10175_2.png) [@janstieler](https://community.penpot.app/u/janstieler)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-manage-users-in-a-penpot-instance/2792/6 "2025-08-07T12:53:05Z")
Hi, is the CLI also integrated in the alst version? I can’t find something about? I want to create a user without using the registration form which I have disabled in my selfhosting? Best