diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserCreate.php b/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserCreate.php
index 284f5c071..322ed2a4a 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserCreate.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserCreate.php
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ private function createMember(array $input): int
                 'password' => Hash::make($input['password']),
             ]);
             $user->markEmailAsVerified();
+            $this->deletePersonalTeams($user);
             $user->teams()->syncWithoutDetaching([
                 $rootTeam->id => ['role' => $input['team_role']],
             ]);
@@ -113,6 +114,25 @@ private function createMember(array $input): int
         return $this->succeedWithUser($user);
     }
 
+    private function deletePersonalTeams(User $user): void
+    {
+        // MapleDeploy branding: dashboard-managed users should only see the
+        // managed instance root team, not an empty personal Coolify team.
+        $personalTeams = Team::query()
+            ->where('teams.id', '!=', 0)
+            ->where('personal_team', true)
+            ->whereHas('members', fn ($query) => $query->whereKey($user->id))
+            ->get();
+
+        foreach ($personalTeams as $team) {
+            DB::table('team_user')
+                ->where('team_id', $team->id)
+                ->where('user_id', $user->id)
+                ->delete();
+            DB::table('teams')->where('id', $team->id)->delete();
+        }
+    }
+
     private function readPassword(): string
     {
         return rtrim((string) stream_get_contents(STDIN), "\n");
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserSetPassword.php b/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserSetPassword.php
index ba6d6614a..b4d344652 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserSetPassword.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Mapledeploy/UserSetPassword.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Commands\Mapledeploy;
 
+use App\Enums\Role;
+use App\Models\Team;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
@@ -42,6 +44,13 @@ public function handle(): int
         if (! $user) {
             return $this->failWith('USER_NOT_FOUND');
         }
+        $rootTeam = null;
+        if ((int) $user->id !== 0) {
+            $rootTeam = Team::find(0);
+            if (! $rootTeam) {
+                return $this->failWith('ROOT_TEAM_MISSING');
+            }
+        }
 
         $changes = [
             'password' => Hash::make($password),
@@ -60,13 +69,23 @@ public function handle(): int
             $changes['name'] = $input['name'];
         }
 
-        $user->forceFill($changes)->save();
-        if ($updatesOwner && ! $user->hasVerifiedEmail()) {
-            $user->markEmailAsVerified();
-        }
-        // MapleDeploy branding: password resets from the dashboard should end
-        // any browser sessions authenticated with the previous password.
-        DB::table('sessions')->where('user_id', $user->id)->delete();
+        DB::transaction(function () use ($user, $changes, $updatesOwner, $rootTeam) {
+            $user->forceFill($changes)->save();
+            if ($updatesOwner && ! $user->hasVerifiedEmail()) {
+                $user->markEmailAsVerified();
+            }
+            if ($rootTeam) {
+                // MapleDeploy branding: matching an existing Coolify user by
+                // email must grant the same root-team admin access as a newly
+                // dashboard-created user.
+                $user->teams()->syncWithoutDetaching([
+                    $rootTeam->id => ['role' => Role::ADMIN->value],
+                ]);
+            }
+            // MapleDeploy branding: password resets from the dashboard should
+            // end browser sessions authenticated with the previous password.
+            DB::table('sessions')->where('user_id', $user->id)->delete();
+        });
 
         $this->line(json_encode([
             'user' => [
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index 944d00420..e435ead6b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ public function link()
                     $user->teams()->attach($team->id, ['role' => $invitation->first()->role]);
                     $invitation->delete();
                 } else {
-                    $team = $user->teams()->first();
+                    // MapleDeploy branding: root-team admins should land in
+                    // the managed instance team, not their empty personal team.
+                    $team = $user->mapledeployPreferredTeam();
                 }
                 Auth::login($user);
                 session(['currentTeam' => $team]);
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/DecideWhatToDoWithUser.php b/app/Http/Middleware/DecideWhatToDoWithUser.php
index dbf261f4d..748241c81 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/DecideWhatToDoWithUser.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/DecideWhatToDoWithUser.php
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
             $currentTeam = auth()->user()?->recreate_personal_team();
             refreshSession($currentTeam);
         }
+        $preferredTeam = auth()?->user()?->mapledeployPreferredTeam();
+        if (
+            $preferredTeam &&
+            $preferredTeam->id === 0 &&
+            auth()?->user()?->currentTeam()?->id !== 0
+        ) {
+            // MapleDeploy branding: repair sessions that landed in the empty
+            // personal team before dashboard-managed root-team access existed.
+            refreshSession($preferredTeam);
+        }
         if (auth()?->user()?->currentTeam()) {
             refreshSession(auth()->user()->currentTeam());
         } elseif (auth()?->user()?->teams?->count() > 0) {
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 49a9b89d5..582efa26c 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -209,6 +209,20 @@ public function recreate_personal_team()
         return $new_team;
     }
 
+    public function mapledeployPreferredTeam(): ?Team
+    {
+        // MapleDeploy branding: dashboard-managed users are attached to the
+        // root team so they can administer the customer's managed instance.
+        $rootTeam = $this->teams->firstWhere('id', 0);
+        $rootRole = data_get($rootTeam, 'pivot.role');
+        if ($rootTeam && ($rootRole === 'admin' || $rootRole === 'owner')) {
+            return $rootTeam;
+        }
+
+        return $this->teams->firstWhere('personal_team', true)
+            ?? $this->teams->first();
+    }
+
     public function createToken(string $name, array $abilities = ['*'], ?DateTimeInterface $expiresAt = null)
     {
         $plainTextToken = sprintf(
diff --git a/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php
index 6817aaf44..47ee25679 100644
--- a/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ public function boot(): void
                     $user->currentTeam = $invitation->team;
                     $invitation->delete();
                 } else {
-                    // Normal login - use personal team
-                    $user->currentTeam = $user->teams->firstWhere('personal_team', true);
+                    // MapleDeploy branding: root-team admins should land in
+                    // the managed instance team, not their empty personal team.
+                    $user->currentTeam = $user->mapledeployPreferredTeam();
                     if (! $user->currentTeam) {
                         $user->currentTeam = $user->recreate_personal_team();
                     }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/MapledeployPreferredTeamLoginTest.php b/tests/Feature/MapledeployPreferredTeamLoginTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bab1baf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/MapledeployPreferredTeamLoginTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Http\Middleware\DecideWhatToDoWithUser;
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    config([
+        'app.maintenance.store' => 'array',
+        'cache.default' => 'array',
+    ]);
+});
+
+test('MapleDeploy root team admins log in to the managed root team', function () {
+    InstanceSettings::unguarded(fn () => InstanceSettings::query()->create(['id' => 0]));
+    $rootTeam = Team::factory()->create([
+        'id' => 0,
+        'name' => 'Root Team',
+        'personal_team' => false,
+    ]);
+    $user = User::factory()->create([
+        'email' => 'member@example.com',
+    ]);
+    expect($user->teams()->where('personal_team', true)->exists())->toBeTrue();
+    $user->teams()->syncWithoutDetaching([
+        $rootTeam->id => ['role' => 'admin'],
+    ]);
+
+    $response = $this->post('/login', [
+        'email' => 'member@example.com',
+        'password' => 'password',
+    ]);
+
+    $response->assertRedirect();
+    expect(session('currentTeam')?->id)->toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('MapleDeploy root team admin sessions are repaired from personal team to root team', function () {
+    $rootTeam = Team::factory()->create([
+        'id' => 0,
+        'name' => 'Root Team',
+        'personal_team' => false,
+    ]);
+    $user = User::factory()->create([
+        'email' => 'member@example.com',
+    ]);
+    $personalTeam = $user->teams()->where('personal_team', true)->firstOrFail();
+    $user->teams()->syncWithoutDetaching([
+        $rootTeam->id => ['role' => 'admin'],
+    ]);
+    $this->actingAs($user);
+    session(['currentTeam' => $personalTeam]);
+
+    app(DecideWhatToDoWithUser::class)->handle(
+        Request::create('/'),
+        fn () => response('ok'),
+    );
+
+    expect(session('currentTeam')?->id)->toBe(0);
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/MapledeployUserManagementCommandsTest.php b/tests/Feature/MapledeployUserManagementCommandsTest.php
index 36575ae99..f1fcf9706 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/MapledeployUserManagementCommandsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/MapledeployUserManagementCommandsTest.php
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ function runMapledeployUserCommand(array $arguments, string $stdin = ''): array
         ->and($member['json']['user']['email'])->toBe('member@example.com');
 
     $memberUser = User::whereEmail('member@example.com')->firstOrFail();
-    expect($memberUser->teams()->where('teams.id', 0)->first()?->pivot?->role)->toBe('admin');
+    expect($memberUser->teams()->where('teams.id', 0)->first()?->pivot?->role)->toBe('admin')
+        ->and($memberUser->teams()->pluck('teams.id')->all())->toBe([0]);
 
     $list = runMapledeployUserCommand(['mapledeploy:user:list']);
     expect($list['exitCode'])->toBe(0)
@@ -276,6 +277,29 @@ function runMapledeployUserCommand(array $arguments, string $stdin = ''): array
     expect(DB::table('sessions')->where('user_id', 0)->count())->toBe(0);
 });
 
+test('MapleDeploy password command promotes matched native users to root team admin', function () {
+    runMapledeployUserCommand([
+        'mapledeploy:user:create',
+        '--admin',
+        '--email=owner@example.com',
+        '--name=Owner',
+    ], "owner-password\n");
+    $nativeUser = User::factory()->create([
+        'email' => 'native-member@example.com',
+        'name' => 'Native Member',
+    ]);
+    expect($nativeUser->teams()->where('teams.id', 0)->exists())->toBeFalse();
+
+    $reset = runMapledeployUserCommand([
+        'mapledeploy:user:set-password',
+        (string) $nativeUser->id,
+    ], "native-member-password\n");
+
+    expect($reset['exitCode'])->toBe(0)
+        ->and(Hash::check('native-member-password', $nativeUser->fresh()->password))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($nativeUser->fresh()->teams()->where('teams.id', 0)->first()?->pivot?->role)->toBe('admin');
+});
+
 test('MapleDeploy password command rejects ownership transfer to an existing email', function () {
     runMapledeployUserCommand([
         'mapledeploy:user:create',