diff --git a/archivebox/cli/archivebox_server.py b/archivebox/cli/archivebox_server.py
index dbacf7e5..a4d96dc9 100644
--- a/archivebox/cli/archivebox_server.py
+++ b/archivebox/cli/archivebox_server.py
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ def main(args: Optional[List[str]]=None, stdin: Optional[IO]=None, pwd: Optional
         action='store_true',
         help='Run archivebox init before starting the server',
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--createsuperuser',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Run archivebox manage createsuperuser before starting the server',
+    )
     command = parser.parse_args(args or ())
     reject_stdin(__command__, stdin)
     
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ def main(args: Optional[List[str]]=None, stdin: Optional[IO]=None, pwd: Optional
         reload=command.reload,
         debug=command.debug,
         init=command.init,
+        createsuperuser=command.createsuperuser,
         out_dir=pwd or OUTPUT_DIR,
     )
 
diff --git a/archivebox/main.py b/archivebox/main.py
index eb8cd6a0..c666f5d6 100644
--- a/archivebox/main.py
+++ b/archivebox/main.py
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ def server(runserver_args: Optional[List[str]]=None,
            reload: bool=False,
            debug: bool=False,
            init: bool=False,
+           createsuperuser: bool=False,
            out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR) -> None:
     """Run the ArchiveBox HTTP server"""
 
@@ -1068,6 +1069,9 @@ def server(runserver_args: Optional[List[str]]=None,
     if init:
         run_subcommand('init', stdin=None, pwd=out_dir)
 
+    if createsuperuser:
+        run_subcommand('manage', subcommand_args=['createsuperuser'], pwd=out_dir)
+
     # setup config for django runserver
     from . import config
     config.SHOW_PROGRESS = False