diff --git a/hades/sql/000_create_db.sql b/hades/sql/000_create_db.sql
index a7f363f..42cbc2d 100644
--- a/hades/sql/000_create_db.sql
+++ b/hades/sql/000_create_db.sql
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@
 -- This file runs first to ensure proper migration ordering
 
 SELECT 'Database migration starting for hades_db' AS message;
+
+-- Create hades_user for app connections (shared MySQL only has mysql_user)
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'hades_user'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'local-hades-pass';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON hades_db.* TO 'hades_user'@'%';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;