diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3b25114..66937e5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ENV POSTFIXADMIN_DATABASE_TYPE=sqlite \
 # docker-entrypoint.sh dependencies
 RUN set -eux; \
   apt-get update; \
-  apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends gosu; \
+  apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends gosu apache2-utils; \
   rm --recursive --force /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install required PHP extensions
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index cc4bedd..b0eaebd 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ if [ "${POSTFIXADMIN_DATABASE_TYPE}" = 'sqlite' ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+# bycrypt POSTFIXADMIN_SETUP_PASSWORD
+if [ ! -z ${POSTFIXADMIN_SETUP_PASSWORD+x} ]; then
+  POSTFIXADMIN_SETUP_PASSWORD=$(htpasswd -bnBC 10 "" "${POSTFIXADMIN_SETUP_PASSWORD}" | tr -d ':\n')
+fi
 
 # create config.local.pgp with vaules from env with POSTFIXADMIN_ prefix
 POSTFIXADMIN_ENV_VARS=($(env | sort | grep --perl-regexp '^POSTFIXADMIN_.*'))