# Cannot find file to manage the admin\_token

**URL:** <https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-file-to-manage-the-admin-token/4391>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 2, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-file-to-manage-the-admin-token/4391 "2025-02-02T15:28:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![nephilim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@nephilim](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/nephilim)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-file-to-manage-the-admin-token/4391/1 "2025-02-02T15:28:01Z")

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Hello

I am using the docker container of vaultwarden. It is running so far. But now I want to add the admin\_token to enable the admin panel. Unfortunately I cannot find the file where to add the token to.

```auto
root@my-vps:/# docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
28467bf615f7 vaultwarden/server:latest "/start.sh" About an hour ago Up About an hour (healthy) 0.0.0.0:8080->80/tcp, [::]:8080->80/tcp vaultwarden
41c936be580a jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest "/init" About an hour ago Up About an hour 0.0.0.0:80-81->80-81/tcp, :::80-81->80-81/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->443/tcp, :::443->443/tcp root_app_1
bcb3768a1009 hello-world "/hello" About an hour ago Exited (0) About an hour ago competent_chaum
root@my-vps:/#

```

How can I enter the container and where do I need to add the token to? Any help appreciated.

Kind regards  
//neph

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**Author:** ![nephilim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@nephilim](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/nephilim)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-file-to-manage-the-admin-token/4391/2 "2025-03-24T05:30:58Z")

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Just to bring it up to an end. I found the solution for this. It is just an addition in the command which is starting the container:

```auto
docker run -d --name vaultwarden -e ADMIN_TOKEN='$argon2id$secret' -v /vw-data/:/data/ -p 8081:80 vaultwarden/server:latest

```

In my case I use port 8081 (external) as I am running different containers in my environment and a proxy manager. 8080 and 80 were already occupied.

Kind regards  
//neph