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    npx prisma studio
    ```
 8. Click on the `User` model to add a new user record.
-9. Fill out the fields `email`, `username`, and `password` (remembering to encrypt your password with [BCrypt](https://bcrypt-generator.com/)) and click `Save 1 Record` to create your first user.
+9. Fill out the fields `email`, `username`, `password`, and set `metadata` to empty `{}` (remembering to encrypt your password with [BCrypt](https://bcrypt-generator.com/)) and click `Save 1 Record` to create your first user.
 10. Open a browser to [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) and login with your just created, first user.
 11. Set a 32 character random string in your .env file for the CALENDSO_ENCRYPTION_KEY.