How to Reset a Forgotten Strapi Admin Password

Strapi administrator passwords can be reset without relying on the “Forgot password” email flow by using the supported `strapi admin:reset-user-password` CLI command from the project root, with Yarn, npm, or npx; npm requires an extra `--` before command options. Passwords must meet minimum complexity requirements, and administrators can be listed first with `admin:list-users` if the account email is unknown. Running the reset command without options provides interactive prompts through Yarn or npx, while a database with no administrator requires `admin:create-user` instead. On deployed environments, the command must use the same application configuration, environment variables, and database as the running Strapi instance, whether executed through SSH, Docker, a hosted shell, or locally with production credentials. To make future password-reset emails work, a real email provider such as Nodemailer, SendGrid, SES, Mailgun, or Resend should be configured along with the correct public admin URL. Older console-based methods that directly alter password data are discouraged for Strapi 5 because internal APIs and password hashing mechanisms have changed, making the official CLI commands the safer approach.

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