diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md b/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md
index 00c1f1130..2638c8c21 100644
--- a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md
+++ b/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md
@@ -65,13 +65,14 @@ object with the following fields:
 
 - **token**: The raw token string (must begin with `apiv3_`)
 - **name**: The token name (default is `_admin`)
-- **expiry_millis**: <em class="op50">(Optional)</em> Token expiration time as a
-  millisecond Unix timestamp
+- **description**: <em class="op50">(Optional)</em> A description of the token
+- **expiry_millis**: <em class="op50">(Optional)</em> Token expiration time as a millisecond Unix timestamp
 
 ```json
 {
   "token": "apiv3_0XXXX-xxxXxXxxxXX_OxxxX...",
   "name": "_admin",
+  "description": "Admin token for InfluxDB 3",
   "expiry_millis": 1756400061529
 }
 ```
diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md b/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md
index c2c6e0db7..b7f59872b 100644
--- a/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md
+++ b/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md
@@ -310,6 +310,91 @@ The command pulls the latest {{% product-name %}} Docker image and starts
 > For more information about mapping your container port to a specific host port, see the
 > Docker guide for [Publishing and exposing ports](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/docker-concepts/running-containers/publishing-ports/).
 
+{{% /expand %}}
+{{% expand "Docker Compose with preconfigured admin tokens" %}}
+
+For automated deployments or CI/CD pipelines, you can start {{% product-name %}} with a preconfigured admin token file that contains your admin token in JSON format.
+
+### Create an admin token file
+
+Create a JSON file with your admin token:
+
+```json
+{
+  "token": "apiv3_your_token_here",
+  "name": "admin",
+  "description": "Admin token for automated deployment"
+}
+```
+
+For security, restrict file permissions:
+
+```bash
+chmod 600 path/to/admin-token.json
+```
+
+### Use Docker Compose with secrets
+
+For secure token management in Docker Compose, use Docker secrets instead of bind mounts:
+
+```yaml
+# compose.yaml
+services:
+  influxdb3-{{< product-key >}}:
+    image: influxdb:3-{{< product-key >}}
+    ports:
+      - 8181:8181
+    command:
+      - influxdb3
+      - serve
+      - --node-id=node0
+      {{% show-in "enterprise" %}}--cluster-id=cluster0{{% /show-in %}}
+      - --object-store=file
+      - --data-dir=/var/lib/influxdb3/data
+      - --admin-token-file=/run/secrets/admin-token
+    {{% show-in "enterprise" %}}environment:
+      - INFLUXDB3_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_EMAIL=your-email@example.com{{% /show-in %}}
+    secrets:
+      - admin-token
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ~/.influxdb3/data
+        target: /var/lib/influxdb3/data
+
+secrets:
+  admin-token:
+    file: path/to/admin-token.json
+```
+
+Start the service:
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d influxdb3-{{< product-key >}}
+```
+
+> [!Important]
+> #### Docker secrets security benefits
+>
+> Docker secrets provide better security than bind mounts:
+> - Secrets are stored encrypted in memory
+> - Not visible in `docker inspect` output
+> - Not exposed in environment variables or logs
+> - Follow Docker and Kubernetes best practices
+
+### CI/CD setup
+
+For automated environments, create the admin token file from environment variables:
+
+```bash
+# Create token file from environment
+echo "{\"token\": \"$INFLUXDB3_ADMIN_TOKEN\", \"name\": \"admin\", \"description\": \"CI/CD admin token\"}" > admin-token.json
+chmod 600 admin-token.json
+```
+
+Then use the file in your Docker Compose configuration as shown above.
+
+For more information about preconfigured admin tokens, see [Use a preconfigured admin token](/influxdb3/version/admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured/).
+
 {{% /expand %}}
 {{% expand "S3 object storage" %}}