diff --git a/charts/uffizzi-app/Chart.yaml b/charts/uffizzi-app/Chart.yaml
index 3aeabacb..43d552b2 100644
--- a/charts/uffizzi-app/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/uffizzi-app/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: uffizzi-app
-version: 1.1.3
+version: 1.2.0
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.21.0-0" # https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/77503699
 description: "Uffizzi is an open-source engine for creating lightweight, ephemeral test environments for APIs and full-stack applications. Uffizzi enables teams to preview new features before merging."
 type: application
diff --git a/charts/uffizzi-app/README.md b/charts/uffizzi-app/README.md
index 9344d95f..f3a77196 100644
--- a/charts/uffizzi-app/README.md
+++ b/charts/uffizzi-app/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ global:
   redis:
     password: ChangeMeNow
   uffizzi:
+    firstUser:
+      email: user@example.com
+      password: ChangeMeNow
     controller:
       password: ChangeMeNow
 app_url: https://uffizzi.example.com
@@ -103,9 +106,11 @@ kubectl get ingress --namespace uffizzi
 
 Be sure to add a "wildcard" record for the domain specified in `managed_dns_zone_dns_name`. In the above example, that's `*.uffizzi.example.com`.
 
-### Creating the first user
+### Provisioning users
+
+You'll need to create at least one User Account to access your Uffizzi installation. The easiest way to do this is specify values for `global.uffizzi.firstUser` as shown in the example values file above. Uffizzi will attempt to provision this User each time it starts.
 
-After installation, you'll need to create at least one User to access your Uffizzi installation. For now, the best way to do this is executing an interactive `rake` task within the application server container:
+If you did not specify a `firstUser`, or if you want to provision additional Users, you may execute an interactive `rake` task within the application server container:
 
 ```
 kubectl exec -it deploy/my-uffizzi-app-web --namespace uffizzi -- rake uffizzi_core:create_user
diff --git a/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/configmap-common.yaml b/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/configmap-common.yaml
index ec6b7d5e..7dc46ee2 100644
--- a/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/configmap-common.yaml
+++ b/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/configmap-common.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ data:
   CONTROLLER_URL: {{ default (print "http://" .Release.Name "-controller:8080") .Values.controller_url }}
   EMAIL_DELIVERY_ENABLED: {{ .Values.feature_email_delivery | quote }}
   MANAGED_DNS_ZONE_DNS_NAME: {{ .Values.managed_dns_zone_dns_name | quote }}
+  UFFIZZI_USER_EMAIL: {{ .Values.global.uffizzi.firstUser.email }}
+  UFFIZZI_USER_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.global.uffizzi.firstUser.password | quote }}
+  UFFIZZI_PROJECT_NAME: {{ .Values.global.uffizzi.firstUser.projectName | quote }}
diff --git a/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/web-deployment.yaml b/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/web-deployment.yaml
index e097b748..e8ccc05b 100644
--- a/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/web-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/uffizzi-app/templates/web-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
         - /bin/bash
         - -c
         args:
-        - bundle exec rails db:create db:migrate && bundle exec puma -C config/puma.rb
+        - bundle exec rails db:create db:migrate && bundle exec rake uffizzi_core:create_user && bundle exec puma -C config/puma.rb
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
             name: uffizzi-web-secret-envs
diff --git a/charts/uffizzi-app/values.yaml b/charts/uffizzi-app/values.yaml
index 1a09508a..8508ab78 100644
--- a/charts/uffizzi-app/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/uffizzi-app/values.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ global:
   redis:
     password: ChangeMeNow
   uffizzi:
+    firstUser:
+      email: ""
+      password: ""
+      projectName: default
     controller:
       username: username
       password: ChangeMeNow
diff --git a/core/app/services/uffizzi_core/user_generator_service.rb b/core/app/services/uffizzi_core/user_generator_service.rb
index b91c521b..157a028c 100644
--- a/core/app/services/uffizzi_core/user_generator_service.rb
+++ b/core/app/services/uffizzi_core/user_generator_service.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ class UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService
   DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_NAME = 'default'
 
   class << self
+    def safe_generate(email, password, project_name)
+      generate(email, password, project_name)
+    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
+      puts e.message
+    end
+
     def generate(email, password, project_name)
       user_attributes = build_user_attributes(email, password)
       project_attributes = build_project_attributes(project_name)
@@ -31,19 +37,17 @@ def build_user_attributes(email, password)
 
       if email.present?
         user_attributes[:email] = email
-      else
+      elsif IO::console.present?
         IO::console.write("Enter User Email (default: #{DEFAULT_USER_EMAIL}): ")
         user_attributes[:email] = IO::console.gets.strip.presence || DEFAULT_USER_EMAIL
       end
 
       user_attributes[:password] = if password.present?
         password
-      else
+      elsif IO::console.present?
         IO::console.getpass('Enter Password: ')
       end
 
-      abort('password can\'t be blank') if user_attributes[:password].blank?
-
       user_attributes
     end
 
@@ -53,9 +57,11 @@ def build_project_attributes(project_name)
       }
       if project_name.present?
         project_attributes[:name] = project_name
-      else
+      elsif IO::console.present?
         IO::console.write("Enter Project Name (default: #{DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}): ")
         project_attributes[:name] = IO::console.gets.strip.presence || DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME
+      else
+        project_attributes[:name] = DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME
       end
 
       project_attributes[:slug] = prepare_project_slug(project_attributes[:name])
diff --git a/core/lib/tasks/uffizzi_core_tasks.rake b/core/lib/tasks/uffizzi_core_tasks.rake
index 44cc8e54..d899fca3 100644
--- a/core/lib/tasks/uffizzi_core_tasks.rake
+++ b/core/lib/tasks/uffizzi_core_tasks.rake
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ namespace :uffizzi_core do
 
   desc 'Create a new user'
   task create_user: :environment do
-    UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(ENV['UFFIZZI_USER_EMAIL'], ENV['UFFIZZI_USER_PASSWORD'], ENV['UFFIZZI_PROJECT_NAME'])
+    UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.safe_generate(ENV['UFFIZZI_USER_EMAIL'], ENV['UFFIZZI_USER_PASSWORD'], ENV['UFFIZZI_PROJECT_NAME'])
   end
 end
diff --git a/core/test/services/user_generator_service_test.rb b/core/test/services/user_generator_service_test.rb
index 10cd99d4..aebd9987 100644
--- a/core/test/services/user_generator_service_test.rb
+++ b/core/test/services/user_generator_service_test.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class UffizziCore::UserGeneratorServiceTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     console_mock.stubs(:getpass).returns('')
     IO.stubs(:console).returns(console_mock)
 
-    assert_raises SystemExit do
+    assert_raises StandardError do
       UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
     end
   end
@@ -150,4 +150,95 @@ class UffizziCore::UserGeneratorServiceTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
     end
   end
+
+  test '#generate if a user already exists' do
+    email = generate(:email)
+    password = generate(:password)
+    project_name = generate(:string)
+
+    create(:user, :with_organizational_account, email: email)
+
+    assert_raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid do
+      UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test '#generate if a user already exists and email gets by user' do
+    email = generate(:email)
+    password = generate(:password)
+    project_name = generate(:string)
+
+    create(:user, :with_organizational_account, email: email)
+
+    console_mock = mock('console_mock')
+    console_mock.stubs(:write)
+    console_mock.stubs(:gets).returns(email)
+    IO.stubs(:console).returns(console_mock)
+
+    assert_raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid do
+      UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test '#generate if have data but no console' do
+    email = generate(:email)
+    password = generate(:password)
+    project_name = generate(:string)
+
+    IO.stubs(:console).returns(nil)
+
+    differences = {
+      -> { UffizziCore::User.count } => 1,
+      -> { UffizziCore::Account.count } => 1,
+      -> { UffizziCore::Membership.count } => 1,
+      -> { UffizziCore::Project.count } => 1,
+    }
+
+    assert_difference differences do
+      UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test '#generate if no email and no console' do
+    email = nil
+    password = generate(:password)
+    project_name = generate(:string)
+
+    IO.stubs(:console).returns(nil)
+
+    assert_raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid do
+      UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test '#generate if no password and no console' do
+    email = generate(:email)
+    password = nil
+    project_name = generate(:string)
+
+    IO.stubs(:console).returns(nil)
+
+    assert_raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid do
+      UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test '#generate if no project_name and no console' do
+    email = generate(:email)
+    password = generate(:password)
+    project_name = nil
+
+    IO.stubs(:console).returns(nil)
+
+    differences = {
+      -> { UffizziCore::User.count } => 1,
+      -> { UffizziCore::Account.count } => 1,
+      -> { UffizziCore::Membership.count } => 1,
+      -> { UffizziCore::Project.count } => 1,
+    }
+
+    assert_difference differences do
+      UffizziCore::UserGeneratorService.generate(email, password, project_name)
+    end
+  end
 end