diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 27913bd..ee878f1 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Admin Account Configuration
 ADMIN_USERNAME=owner
-ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH=YWRtaW4xMjM=  # Base64 encoded password
+ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH=$2b$10$N9qo8uLOickgx2ZMRZoMyeIjZAgcfl7p92ldGxad68LJZdL17lhWy  # bcrypt hashed password
+# Legacy Base64 hashes are automatically migrated to bcrypt on server start/first login
 
 # Domain Configuration
 DOMAIN=localhost:5173  # For production: your-domain.com