diff --git a/backend/seismic_site/settings.py b/backend/seismic_site/settings.py
index 86cb41cb..9ac152f6 100644
--- a/backend/seismic_site/settings.py
+++ b/backend/seismic_site/settings.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     HERE_MAPS_API_KEY=(str, ""),
     DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_NUMBER_FIELDS=(int, 1000),
     BACKGROUND_WORKERS_COUNT=(int, 1),
+    DJANGO_ADMIN_EMAIL=(str, ""),
+    DJANGO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=(str, ""),
     # email settings
     EMAIL_SEND_METHOD=(str, "async"),
     EMAIL_BACKEND=(str, "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"),
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@
     "utils",
     "buildings",
     "static_custom",
+    "users",
     # api documentation
     "drf_spectacular",
 ]
@@ -224,6 +227,11 @@
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
 
 
+AUTH_USER_MODEL = "users.User"
+DJANGO_ADMIN_EMAIL = env.str("DJANGO_ADMIN_EMAIL")
+DJANGO_ADMIN_PASSWORD = env.str("DJANGO_ADMIN_PASSWORD")
+
+
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
@@ -305,12 +313,7 @@
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"))
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "media"))
 
-DEV_DEPENDECIES_LOCATION = "bower_components"
-
-STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    os.path.abspath(os.path.join(DEV_DEPENDECIES_LOCATION)),
-    os.path.abspath(os.path.join("static_extras")),
-]
+STATICFILES_DIRS = []
 
 default_storage_options = {}
 
diff --git a/backend/users/__init__.py b/backend/users/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/users/admin.py b/backend/users/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..846f6b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/users/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/backend/users/apps.py b/backend/users/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88f7b179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/users/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class UsersConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "users"
diff --git a/backend/users/migrations/0001_initial.py b/backend/users/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0358af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/users/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.11 on 2024-04-02 05:23
+
+import django.contrib.auth.models
+import django.contrib.auth.validators
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.utils.timezone
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("auth", "0012_alter_user_first_name_max_length"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="User",
+            fields=[
+                ("id", models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name="ID")),
+                ("password", models.CharField(max_length=128, verbose_name="password")),
+                ("last_login", models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name="last login")),
+                (
+                    "is_superuser",
+                    models.BooleanField(
+                        default=False,
+                        help_text="Designates that this user has all permissions without explicitly assigning them.",
+                        verbose_name="superuser status",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "username",
+                    models.CharField(
+                        error_messages={"unique": "A user with that username already exists."},
+                        help_text="Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.",
+                        max_length=150,
+                        unique=True,
+                        validators=[django.contrib.auth.validators.UnicodeUsernameValidator()],
+                        verbose_name="username",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("first_name", models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=150, verbose_name="first name")),
+                ("last_name", models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=150, verbose_name="last name")),
+                ("email", models.EmailField(blank=True, max_length=254, verbose_name="email address")),
+                (
+                    "is_staff",
+                    models.BooleanField(
+                        default=False,
+                        help_text="Designates whether the user can log into this admin site.",
+                        verbose_name="staff status",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "is_active",
+                    models.BooleanField(
+                        default=True,
+                        help_text="Designates whether this user should be treated as active. Unselect this instead of deleting accounts.",
+                        verbose_name="active",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("date_joined", models.DateTimeField(default=django.utils.timezone.now, verbose_name="date joined")),
+                (
+                    "groups",
+                    models.ManyToManyField(
+                        blank=True,
+                        help_text="The groups this user belongs to. A user will get all permissions granted to each of their groups.",
+                        related_name="user_set",
+                        related_query_name="user",
+                        to="auth.group",
+                        verbose_name="groups",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "user_permissions",
+                    models.ManyToManyField(
+                        blank=True,
+                        help_text="Specific permissions for this user.",
+                        related_name="user_set",
+                        related_query_name="user",
+                        to="auth.permission",
+                        verbose_name="user permissions",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "db_table": "auth_user",
+            },
+            managers=[
+                ("objects", django.contrib.auth.models.UserManager()),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/users/migrations/__init__.py b/backend/users/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/users/models.py b/backend/users/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3294eead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/users/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
+
+
+class User(AbstractUser):
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = "auth_user"  # TODO: This will be changed back after the data migration
diff --git a/backend/users/tests.py b/backend/users/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a39b155a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/users/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/backend/users/views.py b/backend/users/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60f00ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/users/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/docker/s6-rc.d/init/init.sh b/docker/s6-rc.d/init/init.sh
index a8162af7..43eba497 100755
--- a/docker/s6-rc.d/init/init.sh
+++ b/docker/s6-rc.d/init/init.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ python3 manage.py check
 
 # Run the database migrations
 if is_enabled "${RUN_MIGRATIONS:-False}"; then
+    
+    # Fix the User model
+    echo "Fixing the User model"
+    echo "INSERT INTO django_migrations (app, name, applied) SELECT 'users', '0001_initial', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT app FROM django_migrations WHERE app='users' AND name='0001_initial');" | python3 manage.py dbshell
+    echo "UPDATE django_content_type SET app_label = 'users' WHERE app_label = 'auth' and model = 'user';" | python manage.py dbshell
+    
+    # Run the actual migrations
     echo "Migrating database"
     python3 manage.py migrate --run-syncdb
     python3 manage.py createcachetable