diff --git a/ct/immichframe.sh b/ct/immichframe.sh
index 782152ee1..3ef69d573 100644
--- a/ct/immichframe.sh
+++ b/ct/immichframe.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ function update_script() {
     restore_backup
     chown -R immichframe:immichframe /opt/immichframe
 
+    if ! grep -q '^Environment=IMMICHFRAME_ADMIN_PASSWORD=' /etc/systemd/system/immichframe.service; then
+      msg_info "Setting Admin Password"
+      ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
+      sed -i "/^Environment=DOTNET_CONTENTROOT=/a Environment=IMMICHFRAME_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}" /etc/systemd/system/immichframe.service
+      {
+        echo "ImmichFrame Admin User: admin"
+        echo "ImmichFrame Admin Password: $ADMIN_PASSWORD"
+      } >>~/immichframe.creds
+      systemctl daemon-reload
+      msg_ok "Set Admin Password (see ~/immichframe.creds)"
+    fi
 
     msg_info "Starting Service"
     systemctl start immichframe
diff --git a/install/immichframe-install.sh b/install/immichframe-install.sh
index 4a1b384f2..e0e7f58e3 100644
--- a/install/immichframe-install.sh
+++ b/install/immichframe-install.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ chown -R immichframe:immichframe /opt/immichframe
 msg_ok "Setup ImmichFrame"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
+{
+  echo "ImmichFrame Admin User: admin"
+  echo "ImmichFrame Admin Password: $ADMIN_PASSWORD"
+} >>~/immichframe.creds
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/immichframe.service
 [Unit]
 Description=ImmichFrame Digital Photo Frame
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/dotnet /opt/immichframe/ImmichFrame.WebApi.dll
 Environment=ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:8080
 Environment=ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
 Environment=DOTNET_CONTENTROOT=/opt/immichframe
+Environment=IMMICHFRAME_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$ADMIN_PASSWORD
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5
 StandardOutput=journal