diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 030167ea..2aa8c966 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ RUN mkdir /opt/recipes
 RUN chown recipes:recipes /opt/recipes
 WORKDIR /opt/recipes
 COPY --chown=recipes:recipes . ./
-RUN chmod +x boot.sh
+RUN chmod +x boot.sh setup.sh
+RUN ln -s /opt/recipes/setup.sh /usr/local/bin/createsuperuser
 
 # hadolint ignore=DL3018
 RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps gcc musl-dev postgresql-dev zlib-dev jpeg-dev  && \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0ff63be..2a86988d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ When clicking submit, every recipe containing the word will be updated (tags are
 2. Choose one of the included configurations [here](https://github.com/vabene1111/recipes/tree/develop/docs/docker).
 3. Copy (if needed) the `docker-compose.override.yml.template` to `docker-compose.override.yml` and uncomment the configurations you need.
 4. Start the container (`docker-compose up -d`)
-5. Create a default user by executing into the container with `docker-compose exec web_recipes sh` and run `python3 manage.py createsuperuser`.
+5. Create a default user by running `docker-compose exec -it <web_recipes> createsuperuser`. **Replace "<web_recipes>" with your instance name which can be found via running `docker ps`**
 
 ### Manual
 Copy `.env.template` to `.env` and fill in the missing values accordingly.  
diff --git a/boot.sh b/boot.sh
index ffab2425..0605d78d 100644
--- a/boot.sh
+++ b/boot.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 source venv/bin/activate
 
 echo "Updating database"
-python3 manage.py migrate
-python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 echo "Done"
 
 exec gunicorn -b :8080 --access-logfile - --error-logfile - recipes.wsgi
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diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49286f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+source venv/bin/activate
+echo "Creating Superuser."
+python manage.py createsuperuser
+echo "Done"
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