diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 3ff8bb7..1daaccd 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -8,7 +8,19 @@ LD_HOST_DATA_DIR=./data
 # Must end with a slash `/`
 LD_CONTEXT_PATH=
 
+# Username of the initial superuser to create, leave empty to not create one
+LD_SUPERUSER_NAME=
+# Password for the initial superuser, leave empty to disable credentials authentication and rely on proxy authentication instead
+LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=
 # Option to disable background tasks
 LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS=False
 # Option to disable URL validation for bookmarks completely
 LD_DISABLE_URL_VALIDATION=False
+# Enables support for authentication proxies such as Authelia
+LD_ENABLE_AUTH_PROXY=False
+# Name of the request header that the auth proxy passes to the application to identify the user
+# See docs/Options.md for more details
+LD_AUTH_PROXY_USERNAME_HEADER=
+# The URL that linkding should redirect to after a logout, when using an auth proxy
+# See docs/Options.md for more details
+LD_AUTH_PROXY_LOGOUT_URL=
diff --git a/bookmarks/management/commands/create_initial_superuser.py b/bookmarks/management/commands/create_initial_superuser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f44a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookmarks/management/commands/create_initial_superuser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import os
+import logging
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Creates an initial superuser for a deployment using env variables"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        User = get_user_model()
+        superuser_name = os.getenv('LD_SUPERUSER_NAME', None)
+        superuser_password = os.getenv('LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD', None)
+
+        # Skip if option is undefined
+        if not superuser_name:
+            logger.info('Skip creating initial superuser, LD_SUPERUSER_NAME option is not defined')
+            return
+
+        # Skip if user already exists
+        user_exists = User.objects.filter(username=superuser_name).exists()
+        if user_exists:
+            logger.info('Skip creating initial superuser, user already exists')
+            return
+
+        user = User(username=superuser_name, is_superuser=True, is_staff=True)
+
+        if superuser_password:
+            user.set_password(superuser_password)
+        else:
+            user.set_unusable_password()
+
+        user.save()
+        logger.info('Created initial superuser')
diff --git a/bookmarks/tests/test_create_initial_superuser_command.py b/bookmarks/tests/test_create_initial_superuser_command.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81caa3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookmarks/tests/test_create_initial_superuser_command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import os
+from unittest import mock
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from bookmarks.models import User
+from bookmarks.management.commands.create_initial_superuser import Command
+
+
+class TestCreateInitialSuperuserCommand(TestCase):
+
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {'LD_SUPERUSER_NAME': 'john', 'LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD': 'password123'})
+    def test_create_with_password(self):
+        Command().handle()
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, User.objects.count())
+
+        user = User.objects.first()
+        self.assertEqual('john', user.username)
+        self.assertTrue(user.has_usable_password())
+        self.assertTrue(user.check_password('password123'))
+
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {'LD_SUPERUSER_NAME': 'john'})
+    def test_create_without_password(self):
+        Command().handle()
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, User.objects.count())
+
+        user = User.objects.first()
+        self.assertEqual('john', user.username)
+        self.assertFalse(user.has_usable_password())
+
+    def test_create_without_options(self):
+        Command().handle()
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, User.objects.count())
+
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {'LD_SUPERUSER_NAME': 'john', 'LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD': 'password123'})
+    def test_create_multiple_times(self):
+        Command().handle()
+        Command().handle()
+        Command().handle()
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, User.objects.count())
+
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index ef72f4c..fb184c0 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ mkdir -p data
 python manage.py migrate
 # Generate secret key file if it does not exist
 python manage.py generate_secret_key
+# Create initial superuser if defined in options / environment variables
+python manage.py create_initial_superuser
 
 # Ensure the DB folder is owned by the right user
 chown -R www-data: /etc/linkding/data
diff --git a/docs/Options.md b/docs/Options.md
index 75b89f8..705c00e 100644
--- a/docs/Options.md
+++ b/docs/Options.md
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ All options need to be defined as environment variables in the environment that
 
 ## List of options
 
+### `LD_SUPERUSER_NAME`
+
+Values: `String` | Default = None
+
+When set, creates an initial superuser with the specified username when starting the container.
+Does nothing if the user already exists.
+
+See [`LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD`](#ld_superuser_password) on how to configure the respective password.
+
+### `LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD`
+
+Values: `String` | Default = None
+
+The password for the initial superuser.
+When left undefined, the superuser will be created without a usable password, which means the user can not authenticate using credentials / through the login form, and can only be authenticated using proxy authentication (see [`LD_ENABLE_AUTH_PROXY`](#ld_enable_auth_proxy)).
+
 ### `LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS`
 
 Values: `True`, `False` | Default = `False`