diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0f7da28..d33ad5e 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ echo \
 apt update
 apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin -y
 
+groupadd --system pterodactyl
+useradd --system --shell /sbin/nologin --comment "Pterodactyl Wings Daemon"   --gid pterodactyl --home-dir /etc/pterodactyl --no-create-home pterodactyl
+mkdir -p /run/wings/machine-id
+chown pterodactyl:pterodactyl /run/wings/machine-id
+