diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3537745..5162c91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,21 +7,22 @@ Fairpost helps you manage users social media feeds from a single
 entry point, using Node. It supports Facebook, Instagram, 
 Reddit, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
 
-A Feed is just a folder on disk, and all subfolders are Posts, 
+A Feed is just a folder on disk, and all subfolders are Source Posts, 
 containing at least one text file (the post body) and 
-optionally images or video. 
+optionally images or video. The Source Post will be transformed
+into real posts for each connected platform.
+
 Fairpost is *opinionated*, meaning, it will decide
-how a folder with contents can best be presented
-as a post on each platform. 
+how a Source Post with contents can best be presented
+as a Post on each platform. 
 
-By default there is one user with a feed located in `./feed`.
-Read [Set up for multiple users](./docs/MultipleUsers.md)
-on how to set it up for more users.
+For each platform, you'll have to register the app on the
+platform. This usually results in an AppId and AppSecret or 
+something similar, which should be stored in global config.
 
-Edit `.env` to manage the platforms
-you want to support, the interval for new posts,
-etcetera. For each platform, you'll have to 
-register the app to post on the users behalf.
+Then for each user, you'll have to allow the app to
+post on their behalf. This is usually done via an
+online (oauth) consent page in a webbrowser.
 
 Commonly, you would call this script every day or week
 for every user. Fairpost can then automatically **prepare** the folders,
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ add folders with content.
 
 Or, if you prefer, you can manually publish one
 specific folder as posts on all supported and enabled 
-platforms at once.
+platforms at once, or just one post on one platform,
+etcetera.
 
 
 ## Setting up 
@@ -48,11 +50,28 @@ cp .env.dist .env && nano .env
 # run
 ./fairpost.js help
 ```
- 
-## Enable platforms
 
-Read how to enable various social media platforms in the [docs](docs).
+### Set up platforms
+
+Read how to set up various social media platforms in the [docs](docs).
+
+### Create a user and connect a platform 
+
+Read how to connect various social media platforms in the [docs](docs);
+but in general, the steps are 
+
+```
+# create a user foobar
+./fairpost.js create-user --userid=foobar
+
+# edit the users .env, finetune settings
+# and enable platform `bla`
+nano users/foobar/.env
 
+# connect platform `bla` to user `foobar`
+./fairpost.js @foobar setup-platform --platform=bla
+
+```
 
 ## Feed planning
 ### Prepare
@@ -99,9 +118,9 @@ a certain post to a certain platform if you like.
 
 Access and refresh tokens for various platforms may
 expire sooner or later. Before you do anything, try
-`fairpost.js refresh-platforms`. Eventually, even
+`fairpost.js @userid refresh-platforms`. Eventually, even
 refresh tokens may expire, and you will have to run
-`fairpost.js setup-platform --platform=bla` again
+`fairpost.js @userid setup-platform --platform=bla` again
 to get a new pair of tokens.
 
 
@@ -110,40 +129,41 @@ to get a new pair of tokens.
 ```
 # basic commands:
 fairpost: help
-fairpost: get-feed [--config=xxx]
-fairpost: setup-platform --platform=xxx
-fairpost: setup-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
-fairpost: test-platform --platform=xxx
-fairpost: test-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
-fairpost: refresh-platform --platform=xxx
-fairpost: refresh-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
-fairpost: get-platform --platform=xxx
-fairpost: get-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
-fairpost: get-folder --folder=xxx
-fairpost: get-folders [--folders=xxx,xxx]
-fairpost: get-post --post=xxx:xxx
-fairpost: get-posts [--status=xxx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] 
-fairpost: prepare-post --post=xxx:xxx
-fairpost: schedule-post --post=xxx:xxx --date=xxxx-xx-xx 
-fairpost: schedule-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx] --date=xxxx-xx-xx
-fairpost: publish-post --post=xxx:xxx [--dry-run]
-fairpost: publish-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]
+fairpost: @userid get-user
+fairpost: @userid get-feed
+fairpost: @userid setup-platform --platform=xxx
+fairpost: @userid setup-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
+fairpost: @userid test-platform --platform=xxx
+fairpost: @userid test-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
+fairpost: @userid refresh-platform --platform=xxx
+fairpost: @userid refresh-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
+fairpost: @userid get-platform --platform=xxx
+fairpost: @userid get-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]
+fairpost: @userid get-folder --folder=xxx
+fairpost: @userid get-folders [--folders=xxx,xxx]
+fairpost: @userid get-post --post=xxx:xxx
+fairpost: @userid get-posts [--status=xxx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] 
+fairpost: @userid prepare-post --post=xxx:xxx
+fairpost: @userid schedule-post --post=xxx:xxx --date=xxxx-xx-xx 
+fairpost: @userid schedule-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx] --date=xxxx-xx-xx
+fairpost: @userid schedule-next-post [--date=xxxx-xx-xx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx] 
+fairpost: @userid publish-post --post=xxx:xxx [--dry-run]
+fairpost: @userid publish-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]
 
 # feed planning:
-fairpost: prepare-posts  [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]
-fairpost: schedule-next-post [--date=xxxx-xx-xx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] 
-fairpost: publish-due-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] [--dry-run]
+fairpost: @userid prepare-posts  [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]
+fairpost: @userid schedule-next-posts [--date=xxxx-xx-xx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] 
+fairpost: @userid publish-due-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] [--dry-run]
 
-# api server
+# admin only:
+fairpost: create-user --userid=xxx
+fairpost: get-user --userid=xxx
 fairpost: serve
 ```
 
 ### Common arguments 
 
 ```
-# Select which user to handle
-fairpost.js @[user] [command] [arguments] 
-
 # Set the cli output format to pure json
 fairpost.js [command] [arguments] --output=json
 
diff --git a/docs/Ayrshare.md b/docs/Ayrshare.md
index a9f51d8..f06e829 100644
--- a/docs/Ayrshare.md
+++ b/docs/Ayrshare.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ But if you have an Ayrshare account, you can enable
 it here and enable the platforms that you have connected
 to Ayrshare, to publish to those platforms via Ayrshare.
 
+An Ayrshare account can only manage each platform
+once per user; you will have to create a new account
+for each user. 
+
 Ayrshare posts will not be scheduled on Ayrshare; 
 they will be published instantly. Use Fairpost for
 scheduling posts.
@@ -20,18 +24,18 @@ The Ayrshare platforms supported by FairPost are
 - astiktok
 - asyoutube
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
 
-## Setting up the Ayrshare platform
+## Connect the platform to a user
+
+### Get an api key for the user
 
 - get an account at Ayrshare
 - get your Api key at https://app.ayrshare.com/api
-- store this key as FAIRPOST_AYRSHARE_API_KEY in your global .env
+- store this key as FAIRPOST_AYRSHARE_API_KEY in your users .env
 
-### Enable and test the facebook platform
+### Enable and test a random platform
  - Add one or more of the 'as*' platforms to `FAIRPOST_FEED_PLATFORMS` in the users `.env`
- - call `./fairpost.js test-platforms`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid test-platforms`
 
 # Limitations 
 
diff --git a/docs/Facebook.md b/docs/Facebook.md
index e1bcd72..aa6a19d 100644
--- a/docs/Facebook.md
+++ b/docs/Facebook.md
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 The `facebook` platform manages a facebook **page** (not your feed)
 using the plain graph api - no extensions installed.
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
 
-## Setting up the Facebook platform
+## Set up the platform
 
 
 ### Create a new App in your facebook account
@@ -18,15 +16,17 @@ the same as your global .env
    - save this as `FAIRPOST_FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET` in your global .env
  - keep the app under development, otherwise the localhost return url wont work
 
-### Find the page id of the page you want the app to manage
-  - go to https://business.facebook.com/
-  - find your page (currently under 'settings > accounts > pages')
-  - save the page id as `FAIRPOST_FACEBOOK_PAGE_ID` in your users .env
+## Connect the platform to a user
 
 ### Enable the platform
  - Add 'facebook' to your `FAIRPOST_FEED_PLATFORMS` in your users `.env`
 
 
+### Find the page id of the page you want the app to manage
+  - go to https://business.facebook.com/
+  - find your page (currently under 'settings > accounts > pages')
+  - save the page id as `FAIRPOST_FACEBOOK_PAGE_ID` in your users .env
+
 ### Get a (long lived) Page Access Token for the page you want the app to manage
 
 This token should last forever. It involves getting a user access token,
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ tokens, you can turn on Live mode and start posting.
   - go to https://developers.facebook.com/
   - select your app, edit it 
   - set App Mode to 'dev'
-- call `./fairpost.js setup-platform --platform=facebook`
+- call `./fairpost.js @userid setup-platform --platform=facebook`
 - follow instructions from the command line
 
 ### Test the platform
- - call `./fairpost.js test-platform --platform=facebook`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid test-platform --platform=facebook`
 
 ### Set the App to Live Mode
 before you use the app, set the App Mode to 'Live'
@@ -61,18 +61,14 @@ before you use the app, set the App Mode to 'Live'
   - set App Mode to 'live'
   - use https://github.com/commonpike/fairpost/blob/master/public/privacy-policy.md for the privacy policy url
 
-### Other settings 
 
-`FAIRPOST_FACEBOOK_PUBLISH_POSTS` - if false, posts will be posted but not be published
 
-## Manage additional pages with the same app
+## Connect the platform to another user
 
 One fairpost user can only manage one page. If you create a second user, you can use the same app to manage a different page. The app is registered on your account, so if you can manage the other page, so can the app. 
 
-To get this working, you need to follow instruction at [Set up for multiple users](./docs/MultipleUsers.md)
-
-## Add a second user 
-- call `./fairpost.js add-user --user=foo` # todo
+### Add a second user 
+- call `./fairpost.js create-user --userid=foo` 
 
 ### Enable the app on the other page 
 
@@ -92,6 +88,10 @@ To get this working, you need to follow instruction at [Set up for multiple user
 ### Test the platform for the other page
  - call `./fairpost.js @foo test-platform --platform=facebook`
 
+## More user settings 
+
+`FAIRPOST_FACEBOOK_PUBLISH_POSTS` - if false, posts will be posted but not be published
+
 # Limitations 
 
 ## Images 
diff --git a/docs/Instagram.md b/docs/Instagram.md
index a9fb49d..1d11881 100644
--- a/docs/Instagram.md
+++ b/docs/Instagram.md
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ It uses the related facebook account to
 upload temporary files, because the instagram
 api requires files in posts to have an url.
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
 
-## Setting up the Instagram platform
+## Set up the platform
 
 
 ### Create a new App in your facebook account
@@ -30,6 +28,7 @@ the same as your global .env
  - under 'settings', find your app secret
    - save this as `FAIRPOST_INSTAGRAM_APP_SECRET` in your global .env
 
+## Connect the platform to a user
 
 ### Find your instagram user id 
   - go to https://www.instagram.com/web/search/topsearch/?query={username}
@@ -60,11 +59,11 @@ tokens, you can turn on Live mode and start posting.
   - go to https://developers.facebook.com/
   - select your app, edit it 
   - set App Mode to 'dev'
-- call `./fairpost.js setup-platform --platform=instagram`
+- call `./fairpost.js @userid setup-platform --platform=instagram`
 - follow instructions from the command line
 
 ### Test the  platform
- - call `./fairpost.js test-platform --platform=instagram`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid test-platform --platform=instagram`
 
 ### Set the App to Live Mode
 before you use the app, set the App Mode to 'Live'
@@ -73,14 +72,12 @@ before you use the app, set the App Mode to 'Live'
   - set App Mode to 'live'
   - use https://github.com/commonpike/fairpost/blob/master/public/privacy-policy.md for the privacy policy url
 
-## Manage additional pages with the same app
+## Connect the platform to another user
 
 One fairpost user can only manage one page. If you create a second user, you can use the same app id to manage a different page. The app is registered on your account, so if you can manage the other page, so can the app. 
 
-To get this working, you need to follow instruction at [Set up for multiple users](./docs/MultipleUsers.md)
-
-## Add a second user 
-- call `./fairpost.js add-user --user=foo` # todo
+### Add a second user 
+- call `./fairpost.js create-user --userid=foo` 
 
 ### Find your other instagram user id 
   - go to https://www.instagram.com/web/search/topsearch/?query={username}
diff --git a/docs/LinkedIn.md b/docs/LinkedIn.md
index cfa0055..74a8370 100644
--- a/docs/LinkedIn.md
+++ b/docs/LinkedIn.md
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 The LinkedIn platform posts to your companies feed.
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
-
-## Setting up the LinkedIn platform
-
+## Set up the platform
 
 ### Create a new App in your linkedin account
 - create an company your account can manage
@@ -26,6 +22,7 @@ https://www.linkedin.com/developers/apps/new
     in your global `.env`
   - add redirect url for your app as set in your .env (http://localhost:8000/callback)
 
+## Connect the platform to a user
 
 ### Enable the platform
  - Add 'linkedin' to your `FAIRPOST_FEED_PLATFORMS` in your users `.env`
@@ -35,20 +32,18 @@ https://www.linkedin.com/developers/apps/new
 This token last for 60 days and should be refreshed.
 The refresh token (if given) lasts for 1 year.
 
- - call `./fairpost.js setup-platform --platform=linkedin`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid setup-platform --platform=linkedin`
  - follow instructions from the command line
 
 ### Test the platform
- - call `./fairpost.js test-platform --platform=linkedin`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid test-platform --platform=linkedin`
 
-## Manage additional pages with the same app
+## Connect the platform to another user
 
 One fairpost user can only manage one page. If you create a second user, you can use the same app id to manage a different page. The app is registered on your account, so if you can manage the other page, so can the app. 
 
-To get this working, you need to follow instruction at [Set up for multiple users](./docs/MultipleUsers.md)
-
-## Add a second user 
-- call `./fairpost.js add-user --user=foo` # todo
+### Create a new user 
+- call `./fairpost.js create-user --userid=foo` 
 - add linkedin to its FAIRPOST_PLATFORMS
 - find your company id (in the url, like , 93841222)
   - save this as `FAIRPOST_LINKEDIN_COMPANY_ID` in your users .env
diff --git a/docs/MultipleUsers.md b/docs/MultipleUsers.md
index 37bcf30..a73ec19 100644
--- a/docs/MultipleUsers.md
+++ b/docs/MultipleUsers.md
@@ -1,32 +1,8 @@
 # Set up for multiple users
 
-By default, Fairpost serves a single user. If
-your client is allowed to manage multiple feeds/pages/channels/etc. on some platforms, you can change it to manage those.
-
 For each feed/page/channel/etc, Fairpost uses one 'user' that has it's own configuration, logging and feed folder.
+If you don't specify a user, Fairpost assumes it's 'admin'. The admin user has no homedir and uses global config, logging and storage.
 
-At least one user called `admin` is required.
-If you don't specify a user, Fairpost assumes it's 'admin'.
-
-## Setup
-
-```
-mkdir ./users
-cp -a ./etc/skeleton ./users/admin
-cp -a ./etc/skeleton ./users/foobar
-mv ./users/foobar/.env.dist ./users/foobar/.env
-
-# enter your users platform details:
-nano ./users/foobar/.env
-
-# change the global .env to multi-user setup:
-# - comment out 'app single user settings'
-# - uncomment 'app multi user settings'
-nano .env
-
-# test it 
-./fairpost.js @foobar get-user
-```
 
 ## User storage
 
@@ -37,22 +13,11 @@ to enter the feed/page/channel/etc settings for each platform. The rest is set g
 
 The other stores, like access tokens, will also be stored in the user directory in the path specified in his .env
 
-## Separate logging
-
-To enable seperate logging for seperate users,
-edit `./log4js.json` and change 
-```
-"categories": {
-    "default": { "appenders": ["global"], "level": "info" }
-  }
-```
-  to
-```
-  "categories": {
-    "default": { "appenders": ["user","global-filtered"], "level": "info" }
-  }
-```
-
-This will generate two logfiles: one `./users/foobar/var/log/fairpost.log` and one in `./var/log/fairpost.log`, each with possibly different logging levels.
-
-The user could also host it's own log4js.json; settings there would completely override the settings in the global log4j.json.
+## User logging
+
+When command are called on behalf of a user, `./log4js.json` uses the 
+'user' category instead of the default category. It logs in a dedicated
+logfile for the user, but also append some messages to the global log.
+
+The user could also host it's own log4js.json; settings there would 
+completely override the settings in the global log4j.json.
diff --git a/docs/Reddit.md b/docs/Reddit.md
index 4a2fc61..3993b57 100644
--- a/docs/Reddit.md
+++ b/docs/Reddit.md
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Platform: Reddit
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
-
-## Setting up the Reddit platform
+## Set up the platform
 
 ### Create a new App in your Reddit account
 
@@ -16,6 +13,8 @@ the same as your global .env
 - read the terms here https://www.reddit.com/wiki/api/#wiki_read_the_full_api_terms_and_sign_up_for_usage
 - request access to the API using the request form, and wait until approved
 
+## Connect the platform to a user
+
 ### Enable the platform
  - Add 'reddit' to your `FAIRPOST_FEED_PLATFORMS` in your users `.env`
 
@@ -23,12 +22,12 @@ the same as your global .env
 
 This token only lasts for 24 hours and should be refreshed.
 
- - call `./fairpost.js setup-platform --platform=reddit`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid setup-platform --platform=reddit`
  - follow instructions from the command line
 
 
 ### Test the platform
- - call `./fairpost.js test-platform --platform=reddit`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid test-platform --platform=reddit`
    
 # Random documentation
 
diff --git a/docs/TikTok.md b/docs/TikTok.md
index d31f4a4..008f0a3 100644
--- a/docs/TikTok.md
+++ b/docs/TikTok.md
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 Tiktok does not allow services to run for a single user.
 This platform is not yet working.
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
 
-# setup
+## Set up the platform
 
 - sign up for a developer account https://developers.tiktok.com/apps/
 - create a personal app
diff --git a/docs/Twitter.md b/docs/Twitter.md
index ba6a3b0..f0c701a 100644
--- a/docs/Twitter.md
+++ b/docs/Twitter.md
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 The Twitter platform is using 
 https://github.com/PLhery/node-twitter-api-v2
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
 
-## Setting up the Twitter platform
+## Set up the platform
 
 The Twitter api was being rebuild when Elon Musk
 bought it and broke it. Part of it now runs on 
@@ -37,6 +35,8 @@ keys will not be needed anymore.
   - save `FAIRPOST_TWITTER_CLIENT_ID` in your global .env
   - save `FAIRPOST_TWITTER_CLIENT_SECRET` in your global .env
 
+## Connect the platform to a user
+
 ### Enable the platform
  - Add 'twitter' to your `FAIRPOST_FEED_PLATFORMS` in your users `.env`
 
@@ -44,21 +44,19 @@ keys will not be needed anymore.
 
 This token should last forever (?)
 
- - call `./fairpost.js setup-platform --platform=twitter`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid setup-platform --platform=twitter`
  - follow instructions from the command line
 
 ### Test the platform
- - call `./fairpost.js test-platform --platform=twitter`
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid test-platform --platform=twitter`
 
-## Manage additional feeds with the same app
+## Connect the platform to another user
 
 One fairpost user can only manage one feed. If you create a second user, you can use the same app to manage a different feed. OAuth2 allows you to enable the app for your second account, but the OAuth1 part is tied to your first
 account and requires you to specify an 'additional_owner' for the uploaded media.
 
-To get this working, you need to follow instruction at [Set up for multiple users](./docs/MultipleUsers.md)
-
-## Add a second user 
-- call `./fairpost.js add-user --user=foo` # todo
+### Add a second user 
+- call `./fairpost.js create-user --userid=foo` 
 
 ### Get an OAuth2 Access Token for your other page
 
diff --git a/docs/Youtube.md b/docs/Youtube.md
index 5739a3d..d3fa7cd 100644
--- a/docs/Youtube.md
+++ b/docs/Youtube.md
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ the YouTube Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
 Your posts will be preprocessed to fit YouTube. The limitations 
 imposed by Fairpost are not imposed by YouTube. 
 
-If you only have one user, your user .env is 
-the same as your global .env
 
-## Setting up the YouTube platform
+## Set up the platform
 
 
 ### Create a new project in your account
@@ -36,22 +34,9 @@ Below is how to do it manually.
  - Under credentials, create OAuth 2.0 Client IDs
    - Save as `FAIRPOST_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID` and `FAIRPOST_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET` in your global .env
 
-### Enable the platform
- - Add 'youtube' to your `FAIRPOST_FEED_PLATFORMS` in your users `.env`
-
-### Get an OAuth2 Access Token for your platform
-
-This token last for a few hours and should be refreshed.
-The refresh token (if given) lasts until it is revoked.
-
- - call `./fairpost.js setup-platform --platform=youtube`
- - follow instructions from the command line
-
-### Test the platform
- - call `./fairpost.js test-platform --platform=youtube`
-
 ### Get your app audited
 
+You can already proceed below to test the app for private videoos.
 To have Fairpost publish **public** videos, your app has to be audited
 
  - go to https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/yt_api_form
@@ -60,18 +45,26 @@ To have Fairpost publish **public** videos, your app has to be audited
    - For the 'document describing your implementation', post this file
  - wait.
 
+## Connect the platform to a user
+
+### Enable the platform
+ - Add 'youtube' to your `FAIRPOST_FEED_PLATFORMS` in your users `.env`
+
+### Get an OAuth2 Access Token for your platform
 
-### Other user settings 
+This token last for a few hours and should be refreshed.
+The refresh token (if given) lasts until it is revoked.
 
-- `FAIRPOST_YOUTUBE_PRIVACY` = public | private | unlisted
-- `FAIRPOST_YOUTUBE_CATEGORY` = valid youtube category id
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid setup-platform --platform=youtube`
+ - follow instructions from the command line
+
+### Test the platform
+ - call `./fairpost.js @userid test-platform --platform=youtube`
 
-## Manage additional pages with the same app
 
-To get this working, you need to follow instruction at [Set up for multiple users](./docs/MultipleUsers.md)
+## Connect the platform to another user
 
-## Add a second user 
-- call `./fairpost.js add-user --user=foo` # todo
+- call `./fairpost.js create-user --user=foo` 
 - add youtube to its FAIRPOST_PLATFORMS
 
 ### Get an OAuth2 Access Token for your other page
@@ -82,6 +75,11 @@ To get this working, you need to follow instruction at [Set up for multiple user
 ### Test the other installation
  - call `./fairpost.js @foo test-platform --platform=youtube`
 
+## More user settings 
+
+- `FAIRPOST_YOUTUBE_PRIVACY` = public | private | unlisted
+- `FAIRPOST_YOUTUBE_CATEGORY` = valid youtube category id
+
 # Limitations 
 
 ## Video 
diff --git a/feed/README.md b/feed/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index dd9ac7f..0000000
--- a/feed/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Feed folder
-
-This folder can actually be anywhere, the path
-is defined in your `.env` file.
-
-Post your posts here, each in a separate folder.
-Folder names starting with an underscore are ignored.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/log4js.json b/log4js.json
index 5bad6a7..a679962 100644
--- a/log4js.json
+++ b/log4js.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     }
   },
   "categories": {
-    "default": { "appenders": ["global"], "level": "info" }
+    "default": { "appenders": ["global"], "level": "info" },
+    "user": { "appenders": ["user","global-filtered"], "level": "info" }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index c33c594..b3e1c95 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const COMMAND = process.argv[2]?.includes("@")
 
 // options
 const DRY_RUN = !!getOption("dry-run") ?? false;
+const USERID = (getOption("userid") as string) ?? "";
 const OUTPUT = (getOption("output") as string) ?? "text";
 const PLATFORMS =
   ((getOption("platforms") as string)?.split(",") as PlatformId[]) ?? undefined;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ async function main() {
   try {
     const { result, report } = await CommandHandler.execute(user, COMMAND, {
       dryrun: DRY_RUN,
+      userid: USERID,
       platforms: PLATFORMS,
       platform: PLATFORM,
       folders: FOLDERS,
diff --git a/src/models/Store.ts b/src/models/Store.ts
index 6b28c90..c454985 100644
--- a/src/models/Store.ts
+++ b/src/models/Store.ts
@@ -25,17 +25,21 @@ export default class Store {
   envData: { [key: string]: string } = {};
   constructor(userid: string) {
     this.loadGlobalEnv();
-    this.envPath = this.getEnv("USER_ENVPATH", "users/%user%/.env").replace(
-      "%user%",
-      userid,
-    );
+    if (userid !== "admin") {
+      this.envPath = this.getEnv("USER_ENVPATH", "users/%user%/.env").replace(
+        "%user%",
+        userid,
+      );
+      this.jsonPath = this.getEnv(
+        "USER_JSONPATH",
+        "users/%user%/var/lib/storage.json",
+      ).replace("%user%", userid);
+    } else {
+      this.envPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../.env");
+      this.jsonPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../var/lib/storage.json");
+    }
     this.loadUserEnv();
     this.loadConsoleEnv();
-
-    this.jsonPath = this.getEnv(
-      "USER_JSONPATH",
-      "users/%user%/var/lib/storage.json",
-    ).replace("%user%", userid);
     this.loadJson();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/models/User.ts b/src/models/User.ts
index b9e590f..5429f22 100644
--- a/src/models/User.ts
+++ b/src/models/User.ts
@@ -27,17 +27,22 @@ export default class User {
   constructor(id: string = "default") {
     this.id = id;
     this.store = new Store(this.id);
-    this.homedir = this.get("settings", "USER_HOMEDIR", "users/%user%").replace(
-      "%user%",
-      this.id,
-    );
-    this.logger = this.getLogger();
-    if (
-      !fs.existsSync(this.homedir) ||
-      !fs.statSync(this.homedir).isDirectory()
-    ) {
-      throw this.error("No such user: " + id);
+    if (this.id !== "admin") {
+      this.homedir = this.get(
+        "settings",
+        "USER_HOMEDIR",
+        "users/%user%",
+      ).replace("%user%", this.id);
+      if (
+        !fs.existsSync(this.homedir) ||
+        !fs.statSync(this.homedir).isDirectory()
+      ) {
+        throw this.error("No such user: " + id);
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.homedir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../");
     }
+    this.logger = this.getLogger();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -53,11 +58,35 @@ export default class User {
     return report;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @returns the new user
+   */
+
+  public createUser(userId: string): User {
+    if (this.id !== "admin") {
+      throw this.error("Only admin can create users");
+    }
+    const src = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../etc/skeleton");
+    const dst = this.get("settings", "USER_HOMEDIR", "users/%user%").replace(
+      "%user%",
+      userId,
+    );
+    if (fs.existsSync(dst)) {
+      throw this.error("Homedir already exists: " + dst);
+    }
+    fs.cpSync(src, dst, { recursive: true });
+    fs.renameSync(dst + "/.env.dist", dst + "/.env");
+    return new User(userId);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @returns the feed for this user
    */
 
   public getFeed(): Feed {
+    if (this.id === "admin") {
+      throw this.error("Admin does not have a feed");
+    }
     this.loadPlatforms();
     return new Feed(this);
   }
@@ -68,6 +97,9 @@ export default class User {
    * active
    */
   private loadPlatforms(): void {
+    if (this.id === "admin") {
+      throw this.error("Admin does not have platforms");
+    }
     const activePlatformIds = this.get("settings", "FEED_PLATFORMS", "").split(
       ",",
     );
@@ -141,28 +173,42 @@ export default class User {
       "LOGGER_CONFIG",
       "log4js.json",
     );
-    const category = this.store.get("settings", "LOGGER_CATEGORY", "default");
+    const category = this.id === "admin" ? "default" : "user";
     const level = this.store.get("settings", "LOGGER_LEVEL", "INFO");
     const addConsole =
       this.store.get("settings", "LOGGER_CONSOLE", "false") === "true";
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
     const config = fs.existsSync(this.homedir + "/" + configFile)
-      ? require(
-          path.resolve(__dirname + "/../../", this.homedir + "/" + configFile),
+      ? JSON.parse(
+          fs.readFileSync(
+            path.resolve(
+              __dirname + "/../../",
+              this.homedir + "/" + configFile,
+            ),
+            "utf8",
+          ),
         )
-      : require(path.resolve(__dirname + "/../../", configFile));
+      : JSON.parse(
+          fs.readFileSync(
+            path.resolve(__dirname + "/../../", configFile),
+            "utf8",
+          ),
+        );
     if (!config.categories[category]) {
       throw new Error(
         "Logger: Log4js category " + category + " not found in " + configFile,
       );
     }
+
     for (const appender in config.appenders) {
-      if (config.appenders[appender].filename) {
-        config.appenders[appender].filename = config.appenders[
-          appender
-        ].filename?.replace("%user%", this.id);
-      }
+      config.appenders[appender].filename = config.appenders[
+        appender
+      ].filename?.replace("%user%", this.id);
+    }
+
+    if (this.id === "admin") {
+      config.categories = { default: config.categories["default"] };
     }
 
     if (
diff --git a/src/services/CommandHandler.ts b/src/services/CommandHandler.ts
index c0c613b..7a8df61 100644
--- a/src/services/CommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/services/CommandHandler.ts
@@ -41,24 +41,52 @@ class CommandHandler {
       );
     }
 
-    const feed = user.getFeed();
+    const feed = user.id !== "admin" ? user.getFeed() : null;
     user.trace(
       "Fairpost " + user.id + " " + command,
       args.dryrun ? " dry-run" : "",
     );
 
     switch (command) {
+      case "create-user": {
+        if (user.id !== "admin") {
+          throw user.error("only admins can create-user");
+        }
+        if (!args.userid) {
+          throw user.error("userid is required");
+        }
+        if (!args.userid.match("^[a-z][a-z0-9_\\-\\.]{3,31}$")) {
+          throw user.error(
+            "invalid userid: must be between 4 and 32 long, start with a character and contain only (a-z,0-9,-,_,.)",
+          );
+        }
+        const newUser = user.createUser(args.userid);
+        result = newUser;
+        report = newUser.report();
+        break;
+      }
       case "get-user": {
-        result = user;
-        report = user.report();
+        if (args.userid) {
+          if (user.id !== "admin") {
+            throw user.error("only admins can get-user other users");
+          }
+          const other = new User(args.userid);
+          result = other;
+          report = other.report();
+        } else {
+          result = user;
+          report = user.report();
+        }
         break;
       }
       case "get-feed": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         result = feed;
         report = feed.report();
         break;
       }
       case "setup-platform": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platform) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -72,12 +100,14 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "setup-platforms": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         await feed.setupPlatforms(args.platforms);
         result = "Success"; // or error
         report = "Result: \n" + JSON.stringify(result, null, "\t");
         break;
       }
       case "get-platform": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platform) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -90,6 +120,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "get-platforms": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         const platforms = feed.getPlatforms(args.platforms);
         report += platforms.length + " Platforms\n------\n";
         platforms.forEach((platform) => {
@@ -99,6 +130,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "test-platform": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platform) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -110,11 +142,13 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "test-platforms": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         result = await feed.testPlatforms(args.platforms);
         report = "Result: \n" + JSON.stringify(result, null, "\t");
         break;
       }
       case "refresh-platform": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platform) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -126,11 +160,13 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "refresh-platforms": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         result = await feed.refreshPlatforms(args.platforms);
         report = "Result: \n" + JSON.stringify(result, null, "\t");
         break;
       }
       case "get-folder": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.folder) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -147,6 +183,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "get-folders": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         const folders = feed.getFolders(args.folders);
         report += folders.length + " Folders\n------\n";
         folders.forEach((folder) => {
@@ -156,6 +193,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "get-post": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.folder) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -178,6 +216,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "get-posts": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         const allposts = feed.getPosts({
           folders: args.folders,
           platforms: args.platforms,
@@ -191,6 +230,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "prepare-post": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.folder) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -213,6 +253,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "prepare-posts": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platforms && args.platform) {
           args.platforms = [args.platform];
         }
@@ -230,6 +271,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "schedule-post": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.folder) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -258,6 +300,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "schedule-posts": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platforms && args.platform) {
           args.platforms = [args.platform];
         }
@@ -290,6 +333,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "schedule-next-post": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platforms && args.platform) {
           args.platforms = [args.platform];
         }
@@ -312,6 +356,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "publish-post": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.folder) {
           throw user.error(
             "CommandHandler " + command,
@@ -334,6 +379,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "publish-posts": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         if (!args.platforms && args.platform) {
           args.platforms = [args.platform];
         }
@@ -362,6 +408,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
 
       /* feed planning */
       case "schedule-next-posts": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         const nextposts = feed.scheduleNextPosts(
           args.date ? new Date(args.date) : undefined,
           {
@@ -376,6 +423,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
         break;
       }
       case "publish-due-posts": {
+        if (!feed) throw user.error("User " + user.id + " has no feed");
         const dueposts = await feed.publishDuePosts(
           {
             folders: args.folders,
@@ -415,30 +463,33 @@ class CommandHandler {
         result = [
           "# basic commands:",
           `${cmd} help`,
-          `${cmd} get-feed [--config=xxx]`,
-          `${cmd} setup-platform --platform=xxx`,
-          `${cmd} setup-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
-          `${cmd} test-platform --platform=xxx`,
-          `${cmd} test-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
-          `${cmd} refresh-platform --platform=xxx`,
-          `${cmd} refresh-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
-          `${cmd} get-platform --platform=xxx`,
-          `${cmd} get-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
-          `${cmd} get-folder --folder=xxx`,
-          `${cmd} get-folders [--folders=xxx,xxx]`,
-          `${cmd} get-post --post=xxx:xxx`,
-          `${cmd} get-posts [--status=xxx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] `,
-          `${cmd} prepare-post --post=xxx:xxx`,
-          `${cmd} schedule-post --post=xxx:xxx --date=xxxx-xx-xx `,
-          `${cmd} schedule-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx] --date=xxxx-xx-xx`,
-          `${cmd} schedule-next-post [--date=xxxx-xx-xx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx] `,
-          `${cmd} publish-post --post=xxx:xxx [--dry-run]`,
-          `${cmd} publish-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-user`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-feed`,
+          `${cmd} @userid setup-platform --platform=xxx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid setup-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid test-platform --platform=xxx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid test-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid refresh-platform --platform=xxx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid refresh-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-platform --platform=xxx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-platforms [--platforms=xxx,xxx]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-folder --folder=xxx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-folders [--folders=xxx,xxx]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-post --post=xxx:xxx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid get-posts [--status=xxx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] `,
+          `${cmd} @userid prepare-post --post=xxx:xxx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid schedule-post --post=xxx:xxx --date=xxxx-xx-xx `,
+          `${cmd} @userid schedule-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx] --date=xxxx-xx-xx`,
+          `${cmd} @userid schedule-next-post [--date=xxxx-xx-xx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx] `,
+          `${cmd} @userid publish-post --post=xxx:xxx [--dry-run]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid publish-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]`,
           "\n# feed planning:",
-          `${cmd} prepare-posts  [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]`,
-          `${cmd} schedule-next-posts [--date=xxxx-xx-xx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] `,
-          `${cmd} publish-due-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] [--dry-run]`,
-          "\n# api server:",
+          `${cmd} @userid prepare-posts  [--folders=xxx,xxx|--folder=xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx|--platform=xxx]`,
+          `${cmd} @userid schedule-next-posts [--date=xxxx-xx-xx] [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] `,
+          `${cmd} @userid publish-due-posts [--folders=xxx,xxx] [--platforms=xxx,xxx] [--dry-run]`,
+          "\n# admin only:",
+          `${cmd} create-user --userid=xxx`,
+          `${cmd} get-user --userid=xxx`,
           `${cmd} serve`,
         ];
         (result as string[]).forEach((line) => (report += "\n" + line));
@@ -452,6 +503,7 @@ class CommandHandler {
 }
 interface CommandArguments {
   dryrun?: boolean;
+  userid?: string;
   platforms?: PlatformId[];
   platform?: PlatformId;
   folders?: string[];
diff --git a/src/services/Server.ts b/src/services/Server.ts
index 2006f5d..8f1f3a2 100644
--- a/src/services/Server.ts
+++ b/src/services/Server.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default class Server {
     ];
     const dryrun = parsed.searchParams.get("dry-run") === "true";
     const output = parsed.searchParams.get("output") ?? "json";
+    const userid = parsed.searchParams.get("userid") || undefined;
     const date = parsed.searchParams.get("date");
     const post = parsed.searchParams.get("post");
     const [folder, platform] = post
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export default class Server {
 
     const args = {
       dryrun: dryrun || undefined,
+      userid: userid,
       platforms: platforms,
       platform: platform,
       folders: folders,
diff --git a/users/.gitkeep b/users/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29