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 Default admin user for Binder is 'admin', and password is 'admin' as well.
 
+If the default admin user doesn't exist in your database, create one:
+```shell script
+python manage.py createsuperuser
+```
+
 ### MySQL database ###
 
 If you wish to use a MySQL database, the following structure works: