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@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ Following is the list of the all the environment variables that can be passed do
 | SKIP_DEMO_DATA | Indicates whether to skip the installation of demo data provided by GeoServer | `false` |
 | ROOT_WEBAPP_REDIRECT | Indicates whether to issue a permanent redirect to the web interface | `false` |
 | HEALTHCHECK_URL | URL to the resource / endpoint used for `docker` health checks | `http://localhost:8080/geoserver/web/wicket/resource/org.geoserver.web.GeoServerBasePage/img/logo.png` |
+| GEOSERVER_ADMIN_USER | Admin username |   |
+| GEOSERVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD | Admin password |  |
 
 The following values cannot really be safely changed (as they are used to download extensions and community modules as the docker image first starts up).
 | VAR NAME | DESCRIPTION | SAMPLE VALUE |