diff --git a/devU-api/package.json b/devU-api/package.json
index 1471b189..27951f8e 100644
--- a/devU-api/package.json
+++ b/devU-api/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "npm run migrate && ts-node-dev src/index.ts",
     "migrate": "npm run typeorm -- migration:run -d src/database.ts",
+    "create-migrate": "npx typeorm-ts-node-commonjs migration:generate -d src/database.ts",
     "update-shared": "cd ../devU-shared && npm run build-local && cd ../devU-api && npm i",
     "typeorm": "typeorm-ts-node-commonjs",
     "test": "jest --passWithNoTests",
diff --git a/devU-api/src/authentication/login.developer/login.developer.controller.ts b/devU-api/src/authentication/login.developer/login.developer.controller.ts
index 8593f10b..ede9f56e 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/authentication/login.developer/login.developer.controller.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/authentication/login.developer/login.developer.controller.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export async function callback(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction)
   try {
     const { email = '', externalId = '' } = req.body
 
-    const { user } = await UserService.ensure({ email, externalId })
+    const { user } = await UserService.ensure({ email, externalId, isAdmin: false })
     const refreshToken = AuthService.createRefreshToken(user)
 
     res.cookie('refreshToken', refreshToken, refreshCookieOptions)
diff --git a/devU-api/src/authorization/authorization.middleware.ts b/devU-api/src/authorization/authorization.middleware.ts
index 567554a7..4fdf73bd 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/authorization/authorization.middleware.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/authorization/authorization.middleware.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import UserCourseService from '../entities/userCourse/userCourse.service'
 import RoleService from '../entities/role/role.service'
 import { serialize } from '../entities/role/role.serializer'
 import { Role } from '../../devu-shared-modules'
+import UserService from '../entities/user/user.service'
 
 /**
  * Are you authorized to access this endpoint?
@@ -23,6 +24,14 @@ export function isAuthorized(permission: string, permissionIfSelf?: string) {
       return res.status(404).json(NotFound)
     }
 
+    // check if admin
+    const user = await UserService.isAdmin(userId!)
+    if (user && user.isAdmin!) {
+      // no role checks needed
+      // user is admin !
+      return next()
+    }
+
     // Pull userCourse
     const userCourse = await UserCourseService.retrieveByCourseAndUser(courseId, userId)
 
diff --git a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.controller.ts b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.controller.ts
index b36a2eaa..6b5cefce 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.controller.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.controller.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export async function detail(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
     next(err)
   }
 }
+
 //USE THIS
 export async function getByCourse(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
   try {
@@ -48,6 +49,48 @@ export async function getByCourse(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunctio
   }
 }
 
+// create an admin, only an admin can create a new admin
+export async function createNewAdmin(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
+  try {
+    let newAdminUserId = req.body.newAdminUserId
+    if (!newAdminUserId) {
+      return res.status(404).send('Not found')
+    }
+
+    await UserService.createAdmin(newAdminUserId!)
+    res.status(201).send('Created new admin')
+  } catch (e) {
+    next(e)
+  }
+}
+
+
+// delete an admin, only an admin can delete an admin
+export async function deleteAdmin(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
+  try {
+    let deleteAdminUserId = req.body.newAdminUserId
+    if (!deleteAdminUserId) {
+      return res.status(404).send('Not found')
+    }
+    await UserService.softDeleteAdmin(deleteAdminUserId)
+    res.status(204)
+  } catch (e) {
+    next(e)
+  }
+}
+
+// list admins
+export async function listAdmins(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
+  try {
+    let users = await UserService.listAdmin()
+    const response = users.map(serialize)
+    res.status(200).json(response)
+  } catch (e) {
+    next(e)
+  }
+}
+
+
 export async function post(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
   try {
     const user = await UserService.create(req.body)
@@ -56,7 +99,7 @@ export async function post(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
     res.status(201).json(response)
   } catch (err) {
     if (err instanceof Error) {
-        res.status(400).json(new GenericResponse(err.message))
+      res.status(400).json(new GenericResponse(err.message))
     }
   }
 }
@@ -87,4 +130,4 @@ export async function _delete(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
   }
 }
 
-export default { get, detail, post, put, _delete, getByCourse }
\ No newline at end of file
+export default { get, detail, post, put, _delete, getByCourse, deleteAdmin, createNewAdmin, listAdmins }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.middlware.ts b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.middlware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e046a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.middlware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express'
+import UserService from './user.service'
+
+// is admin middleware, use this when marking an endpoint as only accessible by admin
+// different from userCourse permissions. this is attached to a user instead of a course level permission
+export async function isAdmin(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
+  const userId = req.currentUser?.userId
+  if (!userId) {
+    return res.status(403).json({ 'error': 'Unauthorized' })
+  }
+
+  const isAdmin = await UserService.isAdmin(userId)
+  if (!isAdmin!.isAdmin!) return res.status(403).json({ "error": 'Unauthorized' })
+
+  next()
+}
diff --git a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.model.ts b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.model.ts
index 59d0c04a..70a5ad07 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.model.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.model.ts
@@ -40,4 +40,7 @@ export default class UserModel {
 
   @Column({ name: 'preferred_name', length: 128, nullable: true })
   preferredName: string
+
+  @Column({ name: 'is_admin', default: false })
+  isAdmin: boolean
 }
diff --git a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.router.ts b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.router.ts
index d2557d4b..0bb0be4a 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.router.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.router.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { asInt } from '../../middleware/validator/generic.validator'
 import { isAuthorized } from '../../authorization/authorization.middleware'
 
 import UserController from './user.controller'
+import { isAdmin } from './user.middlware'
 
 const Router = express.Router()
 
@@ -70,6 +71,69 @@ Router.get('/:id', asInt(), UserController.detail)
 Router.get('/course/:id', /* isAuthorized('courseViewAll'), */ asInt(), UserController.getByCourse)
 // TODO: Removed authorization for now, fix later
 
+const adminRouter = express.Router()
+
+Router.use('/admin', isAdmin, adminRouter)
+
+/**
+ * @swagger
+ * /users/admin/:
+ *   get:
+ *     summary: list admin users
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Users
+ *     responses:
+ *       '200':
+ *         description: OK
+ */
+adminRouter.get('/list', UserController.listAdmins)
+
+/**
+ * @swagger
+ * /users/admin/:
+ *   post:
+ *     summary: Make a user admin
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Users
+ *     responses:
+ *       '200':
+ *         description: OK
+ *     requestBody:
+ *        application/json:
+ *          schema:
+ *            type: object
+ *            required:
+ *              - userId
+ *            properties:
+ *              newAdminUserId:
+ *                description: "User id to make admin"
+ *                type: number
+ */
+adminRouter.post('/', UserController.createNewAdmin)
+
+/**
+ * @swagger
+ * /users/admin/:
+ *   delete:
+ *     summary: delete a user admin
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Users
+ *     responses:
+ *       '200':
+ *         description: OK
+ *     requestBody:
+ *        application/json:
+ *          schema:
+ *            type: object
+ *            required:
+ *              - userId
+ *            properties:
+ *              newAdminUserId:
+ *                description: "User id to make admin"
+ *                type: number
+ */
+adminRouter.delete('/', UserController.deleteAdmin)
+
 /**
  * @swagger
  * /users:
diff --git a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.serializer.ts b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.serializer.ts
index 4109f31c..68dad1b0 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.serializer.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.serializer.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ export function serialize(user: UserModel): User {
     createdAt: user.createdAt.toISOString(),
     updatedAt: user.updatedAt.toISOString(),
     preferredName: user.preferredName,
+    isAdmin: user.isAdmin,
   }
 }
diff --git a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.service.ts b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.service.ts
index b25bb9a7..b0e62ec4 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.service.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/entities/user/user.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ import UserCourseService from '../userCourse/userCourse.service'
 const connect = () => dataSource.getRepository(UserModel)
 
 export async function create(user: User) {
+  // check if the first account
+  const users = await connect().count({ take: 1 })
+  if (users == 0) {
+    // make first created account admin
+    user.isAdmin = true
+  }
+
   return await connect().save(user)
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +36,35 @@ export async function retrieve(id: number) {
   return await connect().findOneBy({ id, deletedAt: IsNull() })
 }
 
+export async function isAdmin(id: number) {
+  return await connect().findOne({
+    where: { id, deletedAt: IsNull() },
+    select: ['isAdmin'],
+  })
+}
+
+export async function createAdmin(id: number) {
+  return await connect().update(id, { isAdmin: true })
+}
+
+// soft deletes an admin
+export async function softDeleteAdmin(id: number) {
+  let res = await connect().count({ take: 2, where: { isAdmin: true } })
+  // check if this deletes the last admin
+  // there must always be at least 1 admin
+  if (res == 1) {
+    throw Error('Unable to delete, only a single admin remains')
+  }
+
+  return await connect().update(id, { isAdmin: false })
+}
+
+// list all admins
+export async function listAdmin() {
+  return await connect().findBy({ isAdmin: true, deletedAt: IsNull() })
+}
+
+
 export async function retrieveByEmail(email: string) {
   return await connect().findOneBy({ email: email, deletedAt: IsNull() })
 }
@@ -46,13 +82,13 @@ export async function listByCourse(courseId: number, userRole?: string) {
 }
 
 export async function ensure(userInfo: User) {
-  const { externalId, email } = userInfo
+  const { externalId } = userInfo
 
   const user = await connect().findOneBy({ externalId })
 
   if (user) return { user, isNewUser: false }
 
-  const newUser = await create({ email, externalId })
+  const newUser = await create(userInfo)
 
   return { user: newUser, isNewUser: true }
 }
@@ -64,6 +100,10 @@ export default {
   update,
   _delete,
   list,
+  isAdmin,
+  createAdmin,
+  softDeleteAdmin,
+  listAdmin,
   ensure,
   listByCourse,
 }
diff --git a/devU-api/src/entities/webhooks/webhooks.middleware.ts b/devU-api/src/entities/webhooks/webhooks.middleware.ts
index 97bf9fa5..6c40389f 100644
--- a/devU-api/src/entities/webhooks/webhooks.middleware.ts
+++ b/devU-api/src/entities/webhooks/webhooks.middleware.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function responseInterceptor(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunct
           console.log('Sent webhook successfully')
         },
       ).catch(err => {
-        console.error('Error sending webhook', err)
+        console.warn('Error sending webhook', err)
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/devU-api/src/migration/1731053786646-user-admin.ts b/devU-api/src/migration/1731053786646-user-admin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07505e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devU-api/src/migration/1731053786646-user-admin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class UserAdmin1731053786646 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = 'UserAdmin1731053786646'
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ADD "is_admin" boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" DROP COLUMN "is_admin"`);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/devU-client/package.json b/devU-client/package.json
index df476526..743abc69 100644
--- a/devU-client/package.json
+++ b/devU-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "scripts": {
-    "update-shared": "npm update devu-shared-modules",
+    "update-shared": "cd ../devU-shared && npm run build-local && cd ../devU-client && npm i",
     "local": "cross-env NODE_ENV=local webpack-dev-server --mode development",
     "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server -d --open --mode development",
     "prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack-dev-server -d --open --mode development",
diff --git a/devU-client/src/redux/initialState/user.initialState.ts b/devU-client/src/redux/initialState/user.initialState.ts
index 17d26f44..4284c0d8 100644
--- a/devU-client/src/redux/initialState/user.initialState.ts
+++ b/devU-client/src/redux/initialState/user.initialState.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const defaultState: UserState = {
   createdAt: '',
   updatedAt: '',
   preferredName: '',
+  isAdmin: false,
 }
 
 export default defaultState
diff --git a/devU-shared/src/types/user.types.ts b/devU-shared/src/types/user.types.ts
index b19cf9fa..8421b1d1 100644
--- a/devU-shared/src/types/user.types.ts
+++ b/devU-shared/src/types/user.types.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export type User = {
   createdAt?: string
   updatedAt?: string
   preferredName?: string
+  isAdmin: boolean
 }