diff --git a/DOCUMENTATION/content/documentation/index.md b/DOCUMENTATION/content/documentation/index.md
index 5a5f2b3d..1fa6ff62 100644
--- a/DOCUMENTATION/content/documentation/index.md
+++ b/DOCUMENTATION/content/documentation/index.md
@@ -1543,6 +1543,23 @@ Enabling Global Composer Install during the build for the container allows you t
 
 
 
+<br>
+<a name="Magento-2-authentication-credentials"></a>
+## Magento 2 authentication credential (composer install)
+
+1 - Open the `.env` file
+
+2 - Search for the `WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_AUTH` argument under the Workspace Container and set it to `true`
+
+3 - Now add your credentials to `workspace/auth.json`
+
+4 - Re-build the Workspace Container `docker-compose build workspace`
+
+
+
+
+
+
 <br>
 <a name="Install-Prestissimo"></a>
 ## Install Prestissimo
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 005a95b0..e7aff2ac 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ services:
           - INSTALL_AEROSPIKE=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_AEROSPIKE}
           - INSTALL_V8JS=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_V8JS}
           - COMPOSER_GLOBAL_INSTALL=${WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_GLOBAL_INSTALL}
+          - COMPOSER_AUTH=${WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_AUTH}
           - COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST=${WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST}
           - INSTALL_WORKSPACE_SSH=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_WORKSPACE_SSH}
           - INSTALL_LARAVEL_ENVOY=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_LARAVEL_ENVOY}
diff --git a/env-example b/env-example
index 70b35708..e944f1a0 100644
--- a/env-example
+++ b/env-example
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ DOCKER_SYNC_STRATEGY=native_osx
 ### WORKSPACE #############################################
 
 WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_GLOBAL_INSTALL=true
+WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_AUTH=false
 WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST=
 WORKSPACE_INSTALL_NODE=true
 WORKSPACE_NODE_VERSION=node
diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index 5cb86194..501c4873 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ USER root
 # Add the composer.json
 COPY ./composer.json /home/laradock/.composer/composer.json
 
+# Add the auth.json for magento 2 credentials
+COPY ./auth.json /home/laradock/.composer/auth.json
+
 # Make sure that ~/.composer belongs to laradock
 RUN chown -R laradock:laradock /home/laradock/.composer
 
@@ -132,6 +135,15 @@ RUN if [ ${COMPOSER_GLOBAL_INSTALL} = true ]; then \
     composer global install \
 ;fi
 
+# Check if auth file is disabled
+ARG COMPOSER_AUTH=false
+ENV COMPOSER_AUTH ${COMPOSER_AUTH}
+
+RUN if [ ${COMPOSER_AUTH} = false ]; then \
+    # remove the file
+    rm /home/laradock/.composer/auth.json
+;fi
+
 ARG COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST
 ENV COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST ${COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST}
 
diff --git a/workspace/auth.json b/workspace/auth.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03cde45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspace/auth.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "http-basic": {
+        "repo.magento.com": {
+            "username": "",
+            "password": ""
+        }
+    }
+}