diff --git a/release/preinstall.sh b/release/preinstall.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/preinstall.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if ! getent passwd navidrome-uploader > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf "Creating navidrome-uploader user\n"
+    useradd --system --shell /usr/sbin/nologin --user-group navidrome-uploader
+fi
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