diff --git a/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb.yml b/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb.yml
index 3a22b45..0226275 100644
--- a/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb.yml
+++ b/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ services:
       - MARIADB_USER=${DB_ADMIN_USER}
       - MARIADB_PASSWORD=${DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
       - MARIADB_DATABASE=initial_db
+      - SST_PASSWORD=${SST_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - /docker/maria/data:/var/lib/mysql
       - /docker/maria/conf:/etc/mysql/conf.d
+      - /docker/maria/init:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
     command:
-      - mariadb
+      - mariadbd
       - --${WS_NEW_CLUSTER}
       - --wsrep-on=ON
       - --wsrep-provider=/usr/lib/galera/libgalera_smm.so
diff --git a/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb/01_deploy_mgdb_dbs.sh b/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb/01_deploy_mgdb_dbs.sh
index d739bd9..1a0569f 100644
--- a/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb/01_deploy_mgdb_dbs.sh
+++ b/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/mgdb/01_deploy_mgdb_dbs.sh
@@ -30,4 +30,13 @@ EOSQL
 done
 
 echo "All slots provisioned. Flushing privileges..."
-mariadb -u root -p"${M_ROOT_PASS}" -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
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+mariadb -u root -p"${M_ROOT_PASS}" -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+
+# Add this inside your 01_deploy_mgdb_dbs.sh script 
+# (either in the loop or as a standalone block at the bottom)
+
+mariadb -u root -p"${M_ROOT_PASS}" <<-EOSQL
+    CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'sstuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${SST_PASSWORD}';
+    GRANT RELOAD, PROCESS, LOCK TABLES, REPLICATION CLIENT ON *.* TO 'sstuser'@'localhost';
+    FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+EOSQL
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