Program.cs

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore; 
using TrackMeet2.Data;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args); 

var connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")
    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'DefaultConnection' not found.");

builder.Services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
    options.UseSqlServer(connectionString));

builder.Services.AddDefaultIdentity<IdentityUser>(options =>
{
    options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedAccount = false; 
    options.Password.RequireDigit = true; 
    options.Password.RequiredLength = 6; 
    options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = false; 
    options.Password.RequireUppercase = false;
})
.AddRoles<IdentityRole>() 
.AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>(); 

builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();

var app = builder.Build(); 

if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment()){
    app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error"); 
    app.UseHsts(); 
}

app.UseHttpsRedirection(); 
app.UseStaticFiles(); 

app.UseRouting(); 

app.UseAuthentication(); 
app.UseAuthorization(); 

app.MapControllerRoute(
    name: "default",
    pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");

app.MapRazorPages(); 

using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
{
    var services = scope.ServiceProvider;
    try
    {
        var context = services.GetRequiredService<ApplicationDbContext>();
        context.Database.Migrate(); 

        var roleManager = services.GetRequiredService<RoleManager<IdentityRole>>();
        var userManager = services.GetRequiredService<UserManager<IdentityUser>>();

        if (!await roleManager.RoleExistsAsync("Admin"))
        {
            await roleManager.CreateAsync(new IdentityRole("Admin"));
        }

        var adminEmail = "admin@trackmeet.com";
        var adminUser = await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(adminEmail);
        if (adminUser == null)
        {
            adminUser = new IdentityUser
            {
                UserName = adminEmail,
                Email = adminEmail,
                EmailConfirmed = true
            };
            await userManager.CreateAsync(adminUser, "Admin123!");
            await userManager.AddToRoleAsync(adminUser, "Admin");
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        var logger = services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
        logger.LogError(ex, "An error occurred while seeding the database.");
    }
}

app.Run();