diff --git a/apps/backend/.gitignore b/apps/backend/.gitignore
index 9f62ec0..1904b4a 100644
--- a/apps/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/backend/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ node_modules
 .env
 
 /generated/prisma
+
+# Ignore uploaded files but keep the directory
+public/uploads/*
+!public/uploads/.gitkeep
diff --git a/apps/backend/prisma/seed.cjs b/apps/backend/prisma/seed.cjs
index 15d5263..38f3ca2 100644
--- a/apps/backend/prisma/seed.cjs
+++ b/apps/backend/prisma/seed.cjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { PrismaClient } = require('@prisma/client');
 const { Pool } = require('pg');
 const { PrismaPg } = require('@prisma/adapter-pg');
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
+const seedAdmin = require('./seedAdmin.cjs');
 
 const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
 const adapter = new PrismaPg(pool);
@@ -86,17 +87,7 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   // 0. Seed Admin User
-  const adminPassword = await bcrypt.hash('homaroma123', 10);
-  await prisma.user.upsert({
-    where: { username: 'admin' },
-    update: { password: adminPassword },
-    create: {
-      username: 'admin',
-      password: adminPassword,
-      role: 'ADMIN'
-    }
-  });
-  process.stdout.write('✅ Seeded Admin User (admin / homaroma123).\n');
+  await seedAdmin(prisma);
 
   // 0.5 Seed Core Menus
   const coreMenus = [
diff --git a/apps/backend/prisma/seedAdmin.cjs b/apps/backend/prisma/seedAdmin.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..491eabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backend/prisma/seedAdmin.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
+
+async function seedAdmin(prisma) {
+  const adminPassword = await bcrypt.hash('homaroma123', 10);
+  await prisma.user.upsert({
+    where: { username: 'admin' },
+    update: { password: adminPassword },
+    create: {
+      username: 'admin',
+      password: adminPassword,
+      role: 'ADMIN'
+    }
+  });
+  process.stdout.write('✅ Seeded Admin User (admin / homaroma123).\n');
+}
+
+module.exports = seedAdmin;
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  const { PrismaClient } = require('@prisma/client');
+  const { Pool } = require('pg');
+  const { PrismaPg } = require('@prisma/adapter-pg');
+  
+  const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
+  const adapter = new PrismaPg(pool);
+  const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter });
+
+  seedAdmin(prisma)
+    .catch((e) => {
+      console.error(e);
+      process.exit(1);
+    })
+    .finally(async () => {
+      await prisma.$disconnect();
+    });
+}
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index 0000000..b4ffa90
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+++ b/apps/backend/public/uploads/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Keep this directory
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