diff --git a/docs/content/doc/setup/docker-start-to-finish.md b/docs/content/doc/setup/docker-start-to-finish.md
index d56049db1..4e1920446 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/setup/docker-start-to-finish.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/setup/docker-start-to-finish.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ services:
     command: --character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      MYSQL_USER: vikunja
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
       MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
     volumes:
       - ./db:/var/lib/mysql
@@ -44,9 +46,9 @@ services:
     image: vikunja/api
     environment:
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_HOST: db
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: secret
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE: mysql
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: root
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: vikunja
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_DATABASE: vikunja
     volumes: 
       - ./files:/app/vikunja/files
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/setup/full-docker-example.md b/docs/content/doc/setup/full-docker-example.md
index 9e67c321f..c043c0cce 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/setup/full-docker-example.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/setup/full-docker-example.md
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ services:
     command: --character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: supersecret
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
+	  MYSQL_USER: vikunja
+	  MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
+	  MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
     volumes:
       - ./db:/var/lib/mysql
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -211,9 +213,9 @@ services:
     image: vikunja/api
     environment:
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_HOST: db
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: secret
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE: mysql
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: root
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: vikunja
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_DATABASE: vikunja
     volumes: 
       - ./files:/app/vikunja/files
@@ -259,7 +261,9 @@ services:
     command: --character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: supersecret
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
+	  MYSQL_USER: vikunja
+	  MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
+	  MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
     volumes:
       - ./db:/var/lib/mysql
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -267,9 +271,9 @@ services:
     image: vikunja/api
     environment:
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_HOST: db
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: secret
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE: mysql
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: root
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: vikunja
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_DATABASE: vikunja
     volumes: 
       - ./files:/app/vikunja/files
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/setup/install-backend.md b/docs/content/doc/setup/install-backend.md
index 31c1df9ed..db6a85a64 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/setup/install-backend.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/setup/install-backend.md
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ services:
     image: vikunja/api:latest
     environment:
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_HOST: db
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: secret
       VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE: mysql
-      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: root
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: vikunja
       VIKUNJA_SERVICE_JWTSECRET: <generated secret>
     volumes:
       - ./files:/app/vikunja/files
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ services:
     command: --character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      MYSQL_USER: vikunja
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
       MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
     volumes:
       - ./db:/var/lib/mysql