diff --git a/proxmox/proxmox-pve-essentials.sh b/proxmox/proxmox-pve-essentials.sh
index ebd3655..c24094f 100755
--- a/proxmox/proxmox-pve-essentials.sh
+++ b/proxmox/proxmox-pve-essentials.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,27 @@ apt-get dist-upgrade -y
 # download and install packages
 apt-get install -y hstr htop ncdu proxmox-ve postfix open-iscsi sudo pwgen curl wget zip unzip git man-db cifs-utils nfs-common ntfs-3g parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
 
+# add akanealw user if not existing
+isInFile=$(cat /etc/passwd | grep -c "akanealw")
+if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
+    then
+        echo "Set password for akanealw"
+        useradd -m -p '$y$j9T$NB7zOwLzhMgtxiCGjzwvf.$YGAIpv6m/DIlgNT5IU5H.K.QSNMCG5/TKY9sYlfGsGB' -s /bin/bash -d /home/akanealw akanealw
+        mkdir /home/akanealw/.ssh
+        chown akanealw:akanealw /home/akanealw/.ssh
+        chmod 700 /home/akanealw/.ssh
+        cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys /home/akanealw/.ssh > /dev/null 2>&1
+        chown akanealw:akanealw /home/akanealw/.ssh/authorized_keys > /dev/null 2>&1
+        chmod 600 /home/akanealw/.ssh/authorized_keys > /dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+
+# create akanealw file in /etc/sudoers.d
+if [[ ! -f /etc/sudoers.d/akanealw ]]
+    then
+        echo "akanealw ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers.d/akanealw
+fi
+usermod -a -G sudo akanealw
+
 # update templates
 pveam update