diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index dc2d9a0..8eb778b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ KEY=
 SECRET=
 ADMIN_EMAIL=
 ADMIN_PASSWORD=
-PORT=
+PORT=
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59f126d..863b30d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,24 +10,6 @@ To generate the `SECRET` and `KEY`
 
 `docker-compose up -d`
 
-## On first launch, create the DB
-
-A few troubles to run Directus with Docker on MariaDB instead of Postgresql, so we have to create the DB manually on the first launch.
-
-`docker exec -it PROJECTNAME_Directus_DB /bin/bash`
-
-`mariadb -u root`
-
-`CREATE DATABASE directus;`
-
-`GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON directus.* TO 'directus'@'%';`
-
-`FLUSH PRIVILEGES;`
-
-`exit;`
-
-`exit`
-
 ## Import an exported DB
 
 `docker cp db_export.sql PROJECTNAME_Directus_DB:/root/`
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 00c6100..4f9f17f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-version: "3"
 services:
   database:
     container_name: ${PROJECT_NAME}_Directus_DB
     image: mariadb:10
     volumes:
       - ./data:/var/lib/mysql
+      - ./setup.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/setup.sql
     environment:
       - MARIADB_ALLOW_EMPTY_ROOT_PASSWORD=1
-      - MARIADB_USER=directus
-      - MARIADB_PASSWORD=directus
+      - MARIADB_USER=root
       - MARIADB_DB=directus
 
   cache:
@@ -36,8 +35,8 @@ services:
       DB_HOST: "database"
       DB_PORT: "3306"
       DB_DATABASE: "directus"
-      DB_USER: "directus"
-      DB_PASSWORD: "directus"
+      DB_USER: "root"
+      DB_PASSWORD: ""
 
       CACHE_ENABLED: "true"
       CACHE_STORE: "redis"
@@ -51,4 +50,4 @@ services:
       CORS_ENABLED: true
       CORS_ORIGIN: true
 
-      CACHE_AUTO_PURGE: true
+      CACHE_AUTO_PURGE: true
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