diff --git a/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service.go b/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service.go
index b0230e9..8daa1d2 100644
--- a/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service.go
+++ b/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service.go
@@ -1304,6 +1304,12 @@ func (service *Service) ensureBootstrapPOSIXSkeleton(
 	teamPath := filepath.Join(departmentPath, "teams", slugDir("team", team.Slug))
 	projectPath := filepath.Join(rootPath, "projects", slugDir("project", project.Slug))
 	usersPath := filepath.Join(rootPath, "users")
+	personalName := strings.TrimSpace(admin.DisplayName)
+	if personalName == "" {
+		personalName = defaultPersonalDisplayName
+	}
+	personalSlug := normalizePOSIXSlug(personalName)
+	personalHomePath := filepath.Join(usersPath, "personals", slugDir("personal", personalSlug))
 
 	for _, dirPath := range []string{
 		departmentPath,
@@ -1312,6 +1318,8 @@ func (service *Service) ensureBootstrapPOSIXSkeleton(
 		filepath.Join(projectPath, "children"),
 		filepath.Join(projectPath, "tree"),
 		filepath.Join(usersPath, "personals"),
+		personalHomePath,
+		filepath.Join(personalHomePath, "tree"),
 	} {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, 0o755); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create POSIX directory %s: %w", dirPath, err)
@@ -1397,6 +1405,37 @@ func (service *Service) ensureBootstrapPOSIXSkeleton(
 		return fmt.Errorf("write users data.json: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := writeJSONFile(filepath.Join(personalHomePath, "settings.json"), map[string]any{
+		"id":          admin.ID,
+		"name":        personalName,
+		"slug":        personalSlug,
+		"type":        "personal",
+		"ownerUserId": admin.ID,
+		"email":       admin.Email,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write personal settings.json: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := writeJSONFile(filepath.Join(personalHomePath, "layout.json"), map[string]any{
+		"version": 1,
+		"type":    "personal-layout",
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write personal layout.json: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := writeJSONFile(filepath.Join(personalHomePath, "home.json"), map[string]any{
+		"type":  "personal-home",
+		"title": personalHomeTitle(personalName),
+		"owner": map[string]any{
+			"id":          admin.ID,
+			"email":       admin.Email,
+			"displayName": personalName,
+		},
+		"widgets": []any{},
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write personal home.json: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service_test.go b/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service_test.go
index f0184ca..ea3e0ae 100644
--- a/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service_test.go
+++ b/Backend/internal/bootstrap/service_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func TestEnsureBootstrapPOSIXSkeletonInitializesEmptyRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "settings.json"),
 		filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "data.json"),
 		filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "personals"),
+		filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "personals", "personal-ronald", "settings.json"),
+		filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "personals", "personal-ronald", "layout.json"),
+		filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "personals", "personal-ronald", "home.json"),
+		filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "personals", "personal-ronald", "tree"),
 	}
 
 	for _, path := range requiredPaths {
@@ -102,6 +106,25 @@ func TestEnsureBootstrapPOSIXSkeletonInitializesEmptyRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	if usersSettings["primaryAdminId"] != "admin-1" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected primary admin id admin-1, got %#v", usersSettings["primaryAdminId"])
 	}
+
+	personalSettings := readJSONFileForTest[map[string]any](t, filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "personals", "personal-ronald", "settings.json"))
+	if personalSettings["type"] != "personal" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected personal settings type personal, got %#v", personalSettings["type"])
+	}
+	if personalSettings["name"] != "Ronald" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected personal name Ronald, got %#v", personalSettings["name"])
+	}
+	if personalSettings["slug"] != "ronald" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected personal slug ronald, got %#v", personalSettings["slug"])
+	}
+
+	personalHome := readJSONFileForTest[map[string]any](t, filepath.Join(rootPath, "users", "personals", "personal-ronald", "home.json"))
+	if personalHome["type"] != "personal-home" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected personal home type personal-home, got %#v", personalHome["type"])
+	}
+	if personalHome["title"] != "Ronald's Home" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected personal home title Ronald's Home, got %#v", personalHome["title"])
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCreateProjectHierarchyFolderOnDiskCreatesExpectedFolderShape(t *testing.T) {