diff --git a/conf/.env b/conf/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efda5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export admin__username="__ADMIN__"
+export admin__password="__PASSWORD__"
+export admin__password__confirm="__PASSWORD__"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf/config.json b/conf/config.json
index 389039a..8ad5f72 100644
--- a/conf/config.json
+++ b/conf/config.json
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
     "url": "http://127.0.0.1:__PORT__",
     "secret": "__SECRET__",
     "port": "__PORT__",
-    "admin__username": "__ADMIN__",
-    "admin__password": "__PASSWORD__",
-    "export admin__password__confirm": "__PASSWORD__",
-
     "database": "redis",
     "redis": {
         "host": "127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index ed6700f..08c4ea0 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ chown -R $app:www-data "$final_path"
 #=================================================
 
 ynh_add_config --template="../conf/config.json" --destination="$final_path/config.json"
+ynh_add_config --template="../conf/.env" --destination="$final_path/config.base.env"
 chmod 666 "$final_path/config.json"
 chown $app "$final_path/config.json"
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ chown $app "$final_path/config.json"
 #=================================================
 
 pushd $final_path
+	ynh_exec_as $app env $ynh_node_load_PATH $final_path/config.base.env
 	ynh_exec_as $app env $ynh_node_load_PATH $final_path/nodebb setup $final_path/config.json #-l > $install_log
 popd