diff --git a/freebsd/20_bastille.md b/freebsd/20_bastille.md
index 77ccd02..f7b6f8e 100644
--- a/freebsd/20_bastille.md
+++ b/freebsd/20_bastille.md
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ Enable Gitea to start on boot
 sysrc gitea_enable="YES"
 ```
 
+Create gitea user and group
+
+``` sh
+pw useradd gitea -c "Gitea" -d /var/db/gitea -s /usr/sbin/nologin
+pw groupadd gitea
+```
+
 Create the Gitea required directories
 
 ``` sh