---
title: Automated install
To install authentik automatically (skipping the Out-of-box experience), you can use the following environment variables:
### `AUTHENTIK_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD` or `AK_ADMIN_PASS`
Configure the default password for the `akadmin` user. Only read on the first startup. Can be used for any flow executor.
:::info
For versions before 2022.6, this variable was called `AK_ADMIN_PASS`. This will be removed in 2022.7
:::
### `AUTHENTIK_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN` or `AK_ADMIN_TOKEN`
:::note
This option has been added in 2021.8
Create a token for the default `akadmin` user. Only read on the first startup. The string you specify for this variable is the token key you can use to authenticate yourself to the API.
For versions before 2022.6, this variable was called `AK_ADMIN_TOKEN`. This will be removed in 2022.7
