diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae4c52d..3aa0f48 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ Backend for the Contact Hub application based on the  mu.semte.ch microservices
 You can shut down using `docker-compose stop` and remove everything using `docker-compose rm`.
 
 
-## Change default username/password
+## Add username/password for Basic Auth
 
-By default, username/password is equal to root/root. To change it:
+By default, there are two accounts you can use to log-in using basic auth:
+
+- root/root
+- contacthub/contacthub
+
+To add new accounts, execute the following command, then add the result to `./config/proxy/nginx.htpasswd`
+
+`docker run --rm --entrypoint htpasswd registry:2.7.0 -bn username password`
 
-`docker run --rm --entrypoint htpasswd registry:2.7.0 -bn root root > ./config/proxy/nginx.htpasswd`
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diff --git a/config/proxy/nginx.htpasswd b/config/proxy/nginx.htpasswd
index b6f48b4..850d460 100644
--- a/config/proxy/nginx.htpasswd
+++ b/config/proxy/nginx.htpasswd
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 root:$apr1$x9yMUyVV$w2FZk76C0mbKOlDHdLDV30
-
+contacthub:$apr1$X8vLzV8z$Xsb.0lLoyasxfvwxQGQUp/
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