diff --git a/content/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/resource/preconfigured.md b/content/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/resource/preconfigured.md
index a5e2e140b1..62cc8ca29f 100644
--- a/content/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/resource/preconfigured.md
+++ b/content/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/resource/preconfigured.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ menu:
     name: Use preconfigured resource tokens
 weight: 202
 related:
-  - /influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured/
   - /influxdb3/enterprise/reference/config-options/#permission-tokens-file, Configuration options > permission-tokens-file
   - /influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/create/token/permission/
 ---
@@ -22,6 +21,10 @@ specified in the provided permission (resource) tokens file.
 - [Generate an offline permissions (resource) tokens file](#generate-an-offline-permissions-resource-tokens-file)
   - [Offline permission tokens file schema](#offline-permission-tokens-file-schema)
 - [Start InfluxDB with the preconfigured permission tokens](#start-influxdb-with-the-preconfigured-permission-tokens)
+- [Use Docker Compose with preconfigured resource tokens](#use-docker-compose-with-preconfigured-resource-tokens)
+  - [Create a permission tokens file](#create-a-permission-tokens-file)
+  - [Configure Docker Compose with secrets](#configure-docker-compose-with-secrets)
+  - [CI/CD setup](#cicd-setup)
 
 ## Generate an offline permissions (resource) tokens file
 
@@ -170,3 +173,119 @@ influxdb3 serve \
 When the server starts, you can use the preconfigured permission (resource) tokens
 to write data to and query data from with your {{% product-name %}} instance or
 cluster.
+
+## Use Docker Compose with preconfigured resource tokens
+
+For containerized deployments, you can use Docker Compose with Docker secrets to securely manage your preconfigured resource tokens.
+
+### Create a permission tokens file
+
+Create a JSON file with your resource tokens using the
+[offline permission tokens file schema](#offline-permission-tokens-file-schema):
+
+```json
+{
+  "create_databases": [
+    "sensors",
+    "metrics"
+  ],
+  "tokens": [
+    {
+      "token": "apiv3_your_token_here",
+      "name": "app-writer",
+      "permissions": [
+        "db:sensors,metrics:read,write"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "token": "apiv3_another_token_here",
+      "name": "dashboard-reader",
+      "permissions": [
+        "db:sensors,metrics:read"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+For security, restrict file permissions:
+
+```bash
+chmod 600 path/to/permission-tokens.json
+```
+
+### Configure Docker Compose with secrets
+
+Use Docker secrets to securely provide the permission tokens file to your container:
+
+```yaml
+# compose.yaml
+services:
+  influxdb3-enterprise:
+    image: influxdb:3-enterprise
+    ports:
+      - 8181:8181
+    command:
+      - influxdb3
+      - serve
+      - --node-id=node0
+      - --cluster-id=cluster0
+      - --object-store=file
+      - --data-dir=/var/lib/influxdb3/data
+      - --permission-tokens-file=/run/secrets/permission-tokens
+    environment:
+      - INFLUXDB3_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
+    secrets:
+      - permission-tokens
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ~/.influxdb3/data
+        target: /var/lib/influxdb3/data
+
+secrets:
+  permission-tokens:
+    file: path/to/permission-tokens.json
+```
+
+Start the service:
+
+<!--pytest.mark.skip-->
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+> [!Important]
+> #### Docker secrets security benefits
+>
+> Docker secrets provide better security than bind mounts for sensitive data:
+> - Secrets are stored encrypted in memory
+> - Not visible in `docker inspect` output
+> - Not exposed in environment variables or logs
+> - Follow Docker and Kubernetes security best practices
+
+### CI/CD setup
+
+For CI/CD pipelines and automated environments, create the permission tokens file from
+environment variables:
+
+<!--pytest.mark.skip-->
+
+```bash
+# Create permission tokens file from CI/CD environment variables
+cat > permission-tokens.json << EOF
+{
+  "create_databases": ["$INFLUXDB3_DATABASE"],
+  "tokens": [
+    {
+      "token": "$INFLUXDB3_RESOURCE_TOKEN",
+      "name": "app-token",
+      "permissions": ["db:$INFLUXDB3_DATABASE:read,write"]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+chmod 600 permission-tokens.json
+```
+
+Then use the file in your Docker Compose configuration as shown above.
diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md b/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md
index 00c1f1130b..73b98859f9 100644
--- a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md
+++ b/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Offline tokens are designed to help with automated deployments.
 - [Generate an offline admin token file](#generate-an-offline-admin-token-file)
   - [Offline admin token file schema](#offline-admin-token-file-schema)
 - [Start InfluxDB with the preconfigured admin token](#start-influxdb-with-the-preconfigured-admin-token)
+- [Use Docker Compose with preconfigured admin tokens](#use-docker-compose-with-preconfigured-admin-tokens)
+  - [Create an admin token file](#create-an-admin-token-file)
+  - [Configure Docker Compose with secrets](#configure-docker-compose-with-secrets)
+  - [CI/CD setup](#cicd-setup)
 
 ## Generate an offline admin token file
 
@@ -65,13 +69,14 @@ 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
 }
 ```
@@ -113,3 +118,120 @@ influxdb3 serve \
 When the server starts, you can use the preconfigured admin token to interact with 
 your {{% product-name %}}{{% show-in "enterprise" %}} cluster or{{% /show-in %}}
 instance.
+
+## Use Docker Compose with preconfigured admin tokens
+
+For containerized deployments, you can use Docker Compose with Docker secrets to securely manage your preconfigured admin token.
+
+### Create an admin token file
+
+Create a JSON file with your admin token using the
+[offline admin token file schema](#offline-admin-token-file-schema):
+
+```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
+```
+
+### Configure Docker Compose with secrets
+
+Use Docker secrets to securely provide the admin token file to your container:
+
+{{% show-in "core" %}}
+```yaml
+# compose.yaml
+services:
+  influxdb3-core:
+    image: influxdb:3-core
+    ports:
+      - 8181:8181
+    command:
+      - influxdb3
+      - serve
+      - --node-id=node0
+      - --object-store=file
+      - --data-dir=/var/lib/influxdb3/data
+      - --admin-token-file=/run/secrets/admin-token
+    secrets:
+      - admin-token
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ~/.influxdb3/data
+        target: /var/lib/influxdb3/data
+
+secrets:
+  admin-token:
+    file: path/to/admin-token.json
+```
+{{% /show-in %}}
+{{% show-in "enterprise" %}}
+```yaml
+# compose.yaml
+services:
+  influxdb3-enterprise:
+    image: influxdb:3-enterprise
+    ports:
+      - 8181:8181
+    command:
+      - influxdb3
+      - serve
+      - --node-id=node0
+      - --cluster-id=cluster0
+      - --object-store=file
+      - --data-dir=/var/lib/influxdb3/data
+      - --admin-token-file=/run/secrets/admin-token
+    environment:
+      - INFLUXDB3_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
+    secrets:
+      - admin-token
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ~/.influxdb3/data
+        target: /var/lib/influxdb3/data
+
+secrets:
+  admin-token:
+    file: path/to/admin-token.json
+```
+{{% /show-in %}}
+
+Start the service:
+
+<!--pytest.mark.skip-->
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+> [!Important]
+> #### Docker secrets security benefits
+>
+> Docker secrets provide better security than bind mounts for sensitive data:
+> - Secrets are stored encrypted in memory
+> - Not visible in `docker inspect` output
+> - Not exposed in environment variables or logs
+> - Follow Docker and Kubernetes security best practices
+
+### CI/CD setup
+
+For CI/CD pipelines and automated environments, create the admin token file from
+environment variables:
+
+<!--pytest.mark.skip-->
+
+```bash
+# Create token file from CI/CD environment variable
+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.
diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md b/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md
index c2c6e0db78..1502edaf17 100644
--- a/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md
+++ b/content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md
@@ -482,7 +482,12 @@ commands and HTTP API requests.
 {{% product-name %}} supports _admin_ tokens, which grant access to all CLI actions and API endpoints. 
 {{% /show-in %}}
 
-For more information about tokens and authorization, see [Manage tokens](/influxdb3/version/admin/tokens/).
+
+> [!Tip]
+> ### Preconfigured admin tokens for automated deployments
+>
+> For CI/CD pipelines or automated deployments, you can start {{% product-name %}} with a preconfigured admin token file instead of creating tokens manually after startup.
+> For more information, see [Use a preconfigured admin token](/influxdb3/version/admin/tokens/admin/preconfigured/).
 
 ### Create an operator token