diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 40ba80f0..b26b6428 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@
       ///
       overviewHeadline: "Overview",
       serverAddress: "Server address",
+      serverAddressPlaceholder: "wss://192.168.0.69:3000",
       connectAudioLabel: "connect to server",
       disconnectAudioLabel: "disconnect from server",
       manageConnectionsAudioLabel: "manage connections",
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@
       outboxHeadline: "Outbox",
       outboxAllItemsSent: "All items sent",
       yourNameLabel: "Your name",
+      yourNamePlaceholder: "Jane Doe",
       setNameButton: "Set",
       firstDayOfWeekLabel: "First day of week",
       scrollToChatButton: "Chats",
@@ -415,6 +417,7 @@
     const overviewSection = /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { id: "overview-section" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("h2", null, translations.homePage.overviewHeadline), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("label", { class: "tile flex-no" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "cell_tower"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, translations.homePage.serverAddress), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "input",
       {
+        placeholder: translations.homePage.serverAddressPlaceholder,
         "bind:value": connectionViewModel2.serverAddressInput,
         "on:enter": connectionViewModel2.connect
       }
@@ -446,6 +449,7 @@
     )), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "tile flex-no" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "inbox"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("b", null, translations.homePage.mailboxHeadline), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "error" }, translations.homePage.mailboxDisabled))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "tile flex-no" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "outbox"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("b", null, translations.homePage.outboxHeadline), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "success" }, translations.homePage.outboxAllItemsSent))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("label", { class: "tile flex-no" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "account_circle"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, translations.homePage.yourNameLabel), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "input",
       {
+        placeholder: translations.homePage.yourNamePlaceholder,
         "bind:value": settingsViewModel2.nameInput,
         "on:enter": settingsViewModel2.setName
       }
diff --git a/src/View/homePage.tsx b/src/View/homePage.tsx
index e44e8fbb..5031f721 100644
--- a/src/View/homePage.tsx
+++ b/src/View/homePage.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function HomePage(
         <div>
           <span>{translations.homePage.serverAddress}</span>
           <input
+            placeholder={translations.homePage.serverAddressPlaceholder}
             bind:value={connectionViewModel.serverAddressInput}
             on:enter={connectionViewModel.connect}
           ></input>
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export function HomePage(
         <div>
           <span>{translations.homePage.yourNameLabel}</span>
           <input
+            placeholder={translations.homePage.yourNamePlaceholder}
             bind:value={settingsViewModel.nameInput}
             on:enter={settingsViewModel.setName}
           ></input>
diff --git a/src/View/translations.ts b/src/View/translations.ts
index b29bc6a4..687014c9 100644
--- a/src/View/translations.ts
+++ b/src/View/translations.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const englishTranslations = {
     overviewHeadline: "Overview",
 
     serverAddress: "Server address",
+    serverAddressPlaceholder: "wss://192.168.0.69:3000",
     connectAudioLabel: "connect to server",
     disconnectAudioLabel: "disconnect from server",
     manageConnectionsAudioLabel: "manage connections",
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ const englishTranslations = {
     outboxAllItemsSent: "All items sent",
 
     yourNameLabel: "Your name",
+    yourNamePlaceholder: "Jane Doe",
     setNameButton: "Set",
 
     firstDayOfWeekLabel: "First day of week",