diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cb66c4b..e873d49e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",
-    "sync-users": "ts-node --transpile-only scripts/sync-users.ts"
+    "sync-users": "node scripts/sync-users.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.802.0",
diff --git a/scripts/sync-users.js b/scripts/sync-users.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb2da019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sync-users.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+const { PrismaClient } = require('@prisma/client');
+const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient();
+
+async function syncUsers() {
+  try {
+    console.log('Starting user sync process...');
+    
+    // Use your existing /api/users endpoint to get users from Keycloak
+    // This endpoint already exists in your codebase and handles all the Keycloak auth
+    const apiUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL || 'http://localhost:3000';
+    console.log(`Fetching users from: ${apiUrl}/api/users`);
+    
+    // Get client credentials token for authentication
+    const tokenResponse = await fetch(
+      `${process.env.KEYCLOAK_BASE_URL}/realms/${process.env.KEYCLOAK_REALM}/protocol/openid-connect/token`,
+      {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+        },
+        body: new URLSearchParams({
+          grant_type: 'client_credentials',
+          client_id: process.env.KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID,
+          client_secret: process.env.KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET,
+        }),
+      }
+    );
+
+    const tokenData = await tokenResponse.json();
+    if (!tokenResponse.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to get token: ${JSON.stringify(tokenData)}`);
+    }
+
+    console.log("Token obtained successfully");
+    
+    // Now fetch users from Keycloak
+    const usersResponse = await fetch(
+      `${process.env.KEYCLOAK_BASE_URL}/admin/realms/${process.env.KEYCLOAK_REALM}/users?briefRepresentation=false`,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${tokenData.access_token}`,
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+      }
+    );
+
+    if (!usersResponse.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to fetch users: ${usersResponse.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const users = await usersResponse.json();
+    
+    // Filter out service accounts and users from other realms
+    const filteredUsers = users.filter((user) => 
+      !user.serviceAccountClientId && // Remove service accounts
+      (!user.realm || user.realm === process.env.KEYCLOAK_REALM) // Only users from our realm
+    );
+    
+    console.log(`Fetched ${filteredUsers.length} users from Keycloak API`);
+    
+    const results = {
+      total: filteredUsers.length,
+      created: 0,
+      updated: 0,
+      failed: 0,
+    };
+
+    // Process each user from Keycloak
+    for (const user of filteredUsers) {
+      try {
+        // Check if the keycloak ID exists in our database
+        const existingUser = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+          where: { id: user.id },
+        });
+
+        if (existingUser) {
+          // Update existing user
+          await prisma.user.update({
+            where: { id: user.id },
+            data: {
+              email: user.email,
+              // Don't update password as it might be locally changed
+              updatedAt: new Date(),
+            },
+          });
+          console.log(`Updated user: ${user.id} (${user.email})`);
+          results.updated++;
+        } else {
+          // Create new user
+          // Generate a temporary random password
+          const tempPassword = await bcrypt.hash(Math.random().toString(36).slice(-10), 10);
+          
+          await prisma.user.create({
+            data: {
+              id: user.id, // Use the keycloak ID as our primary ID
+              email: user.email,
+              password: tempPassword,
+              createdAt: new Date(),
+              updatedAt: new Date(),
+            },
+          });
+          console.log(`Created new user: ${user.id} (${user.email})`);
+          results.created++;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Error processing user ${user.id}:`, error);
+        results.failed++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    console.log('Sync completed. Results:', results);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error syncing users:', error);
+  } finally {
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the sync function
+syncUsers(); 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/sync-users.ts b/scripts/sync-users.ts
index 5efa0261..656581a9 100644
--- a/scripts/sync-users.ts
+++ b/scripts/sync-users.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
-import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';
+const { PrismaClient } = require('@prisma/client');
+const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
+require('dotenv').config();
 
 const prisma = new PrismaClient();
 
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index d635317d..b39f71d0 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "es2017",
+    "module": "commonjs",
     "lib": ["dom", "dom.iterable", "esnext"],
     "allowJs": true,
-    "target": "ES2024",
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "strict": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "module": "ESNext",
-    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "isolatedModules": true,
     "jsx": "preserve",
     "incremental": true,
-    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "plugins": [
       {
         "name": "next"