diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bd2ba0ce..014a8241 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@ repos:
               ^src/core/engines/webjs/_lodash.js|
               ^tests/perf/.*|
               ^scripts/.*|
+              ^scripts/init-waha.js|
           )$
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3c2dc96c..8c82106c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ COPY --from=build /git/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=build /git/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=dashboard /dashboard ./dist/dashboard
 COPY --from=gows /go/gows/bin/gows /app/gows
+COPY .env.example ./.env.example
+COPY scripts/init-waha.js ./scripts/init-waha.js
+RUN chmod +x ./scripts/init-waha.js \
+  && printf '%s\n' '#!/bin/sh' 'exec node /app/scripts/init-waha.js "$@"' > /usr/local/bin/init-waha \
+  && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/init-waha
 ENV WAHA_GOWS_PATH=/app/gows
 ENV WAHA_GOWS_SOCKET=/tmp/gows.sock
 
diff --git a/scripts/init-waha.js b/scripts/init-waha.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3e56f9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/init-waha.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
+
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const forceIndex = args.indexOf('--force');
+const forceOverwrite = forceIndex !== -1;
+
+if (forceOverwrite) {
+  args.splice(forceIndex, 1);
+}
+
+const folderArg = args[0] || '.';
+const sourceArgRaw = args[1];
+const targetArg = args[2] || '.env';
+
+const envDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), folderArg);
+const sourceArg = sourceArgRaw || '.env.example';
+const templateBaseDir = sourceArgRaw ? envDir : projectRoot;
+const templatePath = path.isAbsolute(sourceArg)
+  ? sourceArg
+  : path.resolve(templateBaseDir, sourceArg);
+const targetPath = path.isAbsolute(targetArg)
+  ? targetArg
+  : path.resolve(envDir, targetArg);
+
+function exitWithMessage(message, code = 1) {
+  console.error(message);
+  process.exit(code);
+}
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(envDir)) {
+  exitWithMessage(`Target directory does not exist: ${envDir}`);
+}
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(templatePath)) {
+  exitWithMessage(`Missing template file: ${templatePath}`);
+}
+
+if (!forceOverwrite && fs.existsSync(targetPath)) {
+  const stats = fs.statSync(targetPath);
+  if (stats.size > 0) {
+    exitWithMessage(
+      `${targetPath} already exists and is not empty. Remove it manually or rerun with --force to overwrite.`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const exampleContent = fs.readFileSync(templatePath, 'utf8');
+
+function generateSecret() {
+  return crypto.randomUUID({ disableEntropyCache: true }).replace(/-/g, '');
+}
+
+const apiKey = generateSecret();
+const adminPassword = generateSecret();
+
+const updatedContent = exampleContent
+  .replace(/^WAHA_API_KEY=.*/m, `WAHA_API_KEY=${apiKey}`)
+  .replace(/^WAHA_API_KEY_PLAIN=.*/m, `WAHA_API_KEY_PLAIN=${apiKey}`)
+  .replace(/^WAHA_DASHBOARD_USERNAME=.*/m, 'WAHA_DASHBOARD_USERNAME=admin')
+  .replace(
+    /^WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD=.*/m,
+    `WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD=${adminPassword}`,
+  )
+  .replace(/^WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_USERNAME=.*/m, 'WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_USERNAME=admin')
+  .replace(
+    /^WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD=.*/m,
+    `WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD=${adminPassword}`,
+  );
+
+fs.writeFileSync(targetPath, updatedContent, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+
+const lines = [
+  'Credentials generated.',
+  '',
+  'Dashboard and Swagger:',
+  '  - Username: admin',
+  `  - Password: ${adminPassword}`,
+  '',
+  'API key: ',
+  `  - ${apiKey}`,
+  '',
+  'Use it in the Dashboard connection flow: https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to/dashboard/#api-key',
+];
+
+console.log(lines.join('\n'));