diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7f557eb..b6dfaf5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ENV NODE_PATH $NVM_DIR/v$NODE_VERSION/lib/node_modules
 ENV PATH $NVM_DIR/versions/node/v$NODE_VERSION/bin:$PATH
 
 RUN adduser --disabled-password futurebit
+RUN grep -qxF 'futurebit  ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' /etc/sudoers || echo 'futurebit  ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/apolloapi
 RUN chown -R futurebit /opt
 
diff --git a/backend/install b/backend/install
index 66a7f22..cf1a009 100755
--- a/backend/install
+++ b/backend/install
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ arch=$(uname -m)
 
 cp $APOLLO_DIR/backend/apollo-miner/bin/$arch/apollo-miner $APOLLO_DIR/backend/apollo-miner/futurebit-miner
 
+### Bitcoind ###
+cp $APOLLO_DIR/backend/node/bin/$arch/bitcoind $APOLLO_DIR/backend/node/bitcoind
+
 ### TOR ###
 usermod -a -G debian-tor futurebit
 cp $APOLLO_DIR/backend/torrc /etc/tor/torrc
diff --git a/backend/node/bitcoin.conf b/backend/node/bitcoin.conf
index 37ce7c9..c16170f 100755
--- a/backend/node/bitcoin.conf
+++ b/backend/node/bitcoin.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-# makes client run in background
 server=1
 rpcuser=futurebit
-rpcpassword=futurebit
+rpcpassword=vw28PnhzS5Wf
 daemon=0
 maxconnections=32
 upnp=1
 uacomment=FutureBit-Apollo-Node
-#USER_INPUT_START
-hello=world
-#USER_INPUT_END
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index e8ce1c6..e1cbb89 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    user: 1000:1000
+    user: root
     volumes:
       - .:/opt/apolloapi
     command: sh -c "yarn --production=false && yarn dev"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    user: 1000:1000
+    user: root
     volumes:
       - ./apolloui:/app
     command: sh -c "npm start"
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index fbaf6bd..228e7bc 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports.auth = {
   },
 
   changeSystemPassword (password) {
-    exec(`sudo usermod --password ${password} futurebit`)
+    exec(`echo "futurebit:${password}" | sudo chpasswd`)
   },
 
   async changeNodeRpcPassword (password) {