diff --git a/metrics/scripts/README.md b/metrics/scripts/README.md
index adf84944f..db8f66bc9 100644
--- a/metrics/scripts/README.md
+++ b/metrics/scripts/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-This directory contains scripts to manage a local instance of [InfluxDB OSS](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.5/) and [Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/v5.2/)
+This directory contains scripts to manage a local instance of [InfluxDB OSS](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.6/) and [Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/v5.2/)
 
 ### Setup
 
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ Start the local metric services:
 
 `$ ./start.sh`
 
-Metrics are enabled on a per-shell basis which means you must `source` the following scripts in each shell in which you start an application you wish to collect metrics from.  For example, if running a Solana fullnode you must call `source ./enable.sh` before starting the node:
+Metrics are enabled on a per-shell basis which means you must `source` the
+following scripts in each shell in which you start an application you wish to
+collect metrics from.  For example, if running a Solana validator you must run
+`source ./enable.sh` before starting the node:
 
 `$ source ./enable.sh`
 
 Once metrics have been started and you have an application running you can view the metrics at:
 
-http://localhost:3000/d/local/local-monitor
+http://localhost:3000/dashboards
 
-To test that things are working correctly you can send a test airdrop data point and then check the 
+To test that things are working correctly you can send a test airdrop data point and then check the
 metrics dashboard:
 
 `$ ./test.sh`
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ adhoc metrics collection/viewing
 Simple example of pulling all airdrop measurements out of the `testnet` database:
 
 ```sh
-$ influx -database testnet -username admin -password admin -execute 'SELECT * FROM "drone-airdrop"'
+$ influx -database testnet -username read -password read -execute 'SELECT * FROM "drone-airdrop"'
 ```
 
 Reference: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.5/query_language/
diff --git a/metrics/scripts/start.sh b/metrics/scripts/start.sh
index f43837d77..ff2857871 100755
--- a/metrics/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/metrics/scripts/start.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ docker run \
   --env INFLUXDB_DB=testnet \
   --env INFLUXDB_ADMIN_USER=admin \
   --env INFLUXDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin \
+  --env INFLUXDB_READ_USER=read \
+  --env INFLUXDB_READ_PASSWORD=read \
   --env INFLUXDB_WRITE_USER=write \
   --env INFLUXDB_WRITE_PASSWORD=write \
   $INFLUXDB_IMAGE -config /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf /init-influxdb.sh