diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b9ed2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ADMIN_TOKEN=
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eadd99f..057f8d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ tmp/
 data/
 dmrmap
 compose.override.yml
+.env
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 8c0fe99..a274412 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
       - BMRPTRS_PATH=/app/bmrptrs.json
       - LISTEN_ADDR=:8080
       - BM_SYNC=true
+      - ADMIN_TOKEN=${ADMIN_TOKEN:-}
     restart: unless-stopped
 
 volumes: