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+defmodule Mix.Tasks.RegisterUser do
+  use Mix.Task
+  import Mix.Ecto
+  alias Pleroma.{Repo, User}
+
+  @shortdoc "Register user"
+  def run([name, nickname, email, bio, password]) do
+    ensure_started(Repo, [])
+    user = %User{
+      name: name,
+      nickname: nickname,
+      email: email,
+      password_hash: Comeonin.Pbkdf2.hashpwsalt(password),
+      bio: bio
+    }
+
+    user = %{ user | ap_id: User.ap_id(user) }
+
+    Repo.insert!(user)
+  end
+end