[bugfix] Fix nil ptr exception on creating user without running server first (#4094)

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closes https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/4049 by removing the silly defer statement. Adds a test too, and a warning in the docs.

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Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/pulls/4094
Co-authored-by: tobi <tobi.smethurst@protonmail.com>
Co-committed-by: tobi <tobi.smethurst@protonmail.com>
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tobi
2025-04-29 16:40:36 +00:00
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@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ Contains `account`, `export`, `import`, and `media` subcommands.
This command can be used to create a new account on your instance.
!!! Warning
You must have launched the server at least once before running this command, to initialize essential entries in the database.
`gotosocial admin account create --help`:
```text