diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index e098c4c8..1b3ac952 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     or CDP
   * Port MAC query now only returns distinct MAC's
   * Keep a hint to SNMP community if new style snmp_auth config is in use
+  * [#43] Add doc note about PostgreSQL MD5 authN
 
   [BUG FIXES]
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco.pm
index 92c8da63..76fff2a5 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco.pm
@@ -121,9 +121,11 @@ See the demo at: L<http://netdisco2-demo.herokuapp.com/>
 
 =back
 
-If you have any trouble getting the frontend running, speak to someone in the
-C<#netdisco> IRC channel (on freenode). Before installing or upgrading please
-review the latest L<Release Notes|App::Netdisco::Manual::ReleaseNotes>.
+If you have any trouble getting installed or running, check out the
+L<Deployment|App::Netdisco::Manual::Deployment> notes, or speak to someone in
+the C<#netdisco> IRC channel (on freenode).  Before installing or upgrading
+please always review the latest L<Release
+Notes|App::Netdisco::Manual::ReleaseNotes>.
 
 =head1 Dependencies
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Deployment.pod b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Deployment.pod
index 6c1e4497..e59a24be 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Deployment.pod
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Manual/Deployment.pod
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 App::Netdisco::Manual::Deployment - Tips and Tricks for Deployment
 
+=head1 Enable MD5 authentication to PostgreSQL
+
+Some installations of PostgreSQL don't have MD5 authentication enabled by
+default. You should enable this by adding the following to your system's
+"C<pg_hba.conf>" file (and restarting the database service):
+
+ # TYPE  DATABASE  USER  ADDRESS       METHOD
+ host    all       all   127.0.0.1/32  md5
+
 =head1 Relocating the Installation
 
 The installation process installs Netdisco self-contained to your home