diff --git a/.env b/.env
index b1bd93c1404ddba09cfa23202b8e961e5139c910..eb18f05a564052de19c8bd60c1b4b7bc90c38cd0 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
 FUSIONAUTH_APP_MEMORY=512M
 
 MINIO_USERNAME=workflow-dev
-MINIO_PASSWORD=workflow-dev
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+MINIO_PASSWORD=workflow-dev
+
+# central envs
+CENTRAL_USER_EMAIL=chakshu@samagragovernance.in
+CENTRAL_USER_PASS=StrongPassword@1234
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diff --git a/install-central.sh b/install-central.sh
index 14038096c059e2c6e002fee82be7c622cc000283..84c354641abe2b125b7b91d36f77bb50d96cf659 100644
--- a/install-central.sh
+++ b/install-central.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ docker-compose up -d
 
 sleep 30
 
-echo "StrongPassword@1234" | docker compose exec -T service odk-cmd --email chakshu@samagragovernance.in user-create
-docker compose exec service odk-cmd --email chakshu@samagragovernance.in user-promote
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+source ../.env
+
+echo $CENTRAL_USER_PASS | docker compose exec -T service odk-cmd --email $CENTRAL_USER_EMAIL user-create
+docker compose exec service odk-cmd --email $CENTRAL_USER_EMAIL user-promote
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