diff --git a/db/data/20250226192005_activate_selfhosted_users.rb b/db/data/20250226192005_activate_selfhosted_users.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ActivateSelfhostedUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def up
+    return unless DawarichSettings.self_hosted?
+
+    User.update_all(status: :active) # rubocop:disable Rails/SkipsModelValidations
+  end
+
+  def down
+    return unless DawarichSettings.self_hosted?
+
+    User.update_all(status: :inactive) # rubocop:disable Rails/SkipsModelValidations
+  end
+end