diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index 70e856b4..6d8227a0 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -13,3 +13,18 @@ bundle:
 # Build only the Navidrome sidecar binary.
 sidecar:
     ./desktop/scripts/build.sh --skip-tauri
+
+# Remove Navidrome's persistent state (database, cache, backups) for a clean
+# first-run. Your music files are NOT touched. Quit the app first.
+clean-state:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    case "$(uname -s)" in
+      Darwin) dir="$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.quintodrome.desktop" ;;
+      Linux)  dir="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/com.quintodrome.desktop" ;;
+      MINGW*|MSYS*|CYGWIN*) dir="${APPDATA:-$HOME/AppData/Roaming}/com.quintodrome.desktop" ;;
+      *) echo "unsupported OS" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    echo "Removing: $dir"
+    rm -rf "$dir"
+    echo "Done. Next launch starts fresh (first-run setup)."
diff --git a/desktop/README.md b/desktop/README.md
index 49613f60..0d3f7ca5 100644
--- a/desktop/README.md
+++ b/desktop/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ On launch the app:
 4. On exit, sends `SIGTERM` to the spawned server so it shuts down gracefully
    (falls back to a hard kill after 3s).
 
+On a **fresh install** (no existing Navidrome data) the app also auto-creates
+the initial admin user (`admin` / `admin`) behind the scenes, so you skip
+Navidrome's "create an admin user" first-run screen. Change the password in
+Navidrome settings afterwards; override it via `QUINTODROME_ADMIN_PASSWORD`.
+
 ## How to launch
 
 From the repo root:
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ Environment variables override the defaults:
 | `QUINTODROME_HOST`          | `127.0.0.1`              | Address the webview connects to |
 | `QUINTODROME_PORT`          | `4533`                   | Port for the Navidrome server   |
 | `QUINTODROME_MUSIC_FOLDER`  | OS music dir (e.g. `~/Music`) | Where your music lives      |
+| `QUINTODROME_ADMIN_PASSWORD` | `admin`                 | Password for the auto-created admin user (fresh installs only) |
 | `QUINTODROME_PUBLIC_URL`    | `http://quintodrome`     | Friendly origin shown in the address bar |
 
 The data folder (DB, cache) is always the OS app-data directory
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs
index 93ae8241..bdbf8646 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/server.rs
@@ -104,9 +104,19 @@ fn spawn(handle: &AppHandle, navidrome: &Navidrome) -> Result<(), ServerError> {
         music_folder,
     ];
 
+    // Auto-provision the first admin user on a fresh install. Navidrome only
+    // honors this during initial setup (when no users/data exist), so an
+    // existing installation is left untouched.
+    let admin_password =
+        std::env::var("QUINTODROME_ADMIN_PASSWORD").unwrap_or_else(|_| "admin".to_string());
+
     let (mut rx, child) = handle
         .shell()
         .sidecar("navidrome")?
+        .env(
+            "ND_DEVAUTOCREATEADMINPASSWORD",
+            admin_password.as_str(),
+        )
         .args(args)
         .spawn()?;