diff --git a/docs/installation/postgresql.md b/docs/installation/postgresql.md
index 6ac8127..ec51616 100644
--- a/docs/installation/postgresql.md
+++ b/docs/installation/postgresql.md
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@ Here are a few steps for you to install postgresql on your system:
 sudo apt install postgresql
 ```
 
-By default, the `postgres` user has no password and can hence only connect if ran by the `postgres` system user. The following command will assign it:
-
 ```bash
-sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER postgres PASSWORD 'postgres';"
-```
-
-```bash
-psql postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE argos;"
-psql postgres -c "ALTER DATABASE argos SET TIMEZONE TO 'UTC';"
+sudo -u postgres createuser -P argos
+sudo -u postgres createdb -O argos argos
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER DATABASE argos SET TIMEZONE TO 'UTC';"
 ```
 
 ## MacOS
@@ -32,4 +27,4 @@ brew install postgresql@14
 brew services start postgresql@14
 createuser argos
 createdb argos -O argos
-```
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+```