diff --git a/.docker/docker-compose.yml b/.docker/docker-compose.yml
index 3758dcb..b428de8 100644
--- a/.docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-version: '3'
+version: "3"
+
+secrets:
+  password:
+    file: ./secrets/password
+
 services:
   flame:
     image: pawelmalak/flame
@@ -7,6 +12,8 @@ services:
       - /path/to/data:/app/data
     ports:
       - 5005:5005
+    secrets:
+      - password
     environment:
-      - PASSWORD=flame_password
+      - PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/password
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/.docker/secrets/password b/.docker/secrets/password
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a613ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docker/secrets/password
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+flame_docker_secret_password
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a53474e..502a6e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
 ```
 
+##### Docker Secrets
+
+All environment variables set can be overwritten by appending `_FILE` to the variable value.For example, you can use `PASSWORD_FILE` to pass through a docker secret instead of `PASSWORD`. If both `PASSWORD` and `PASSWORD_FILE` are set, the docker secret will take precedent. An example using docker secrets is available in [here](.docker/docker-compose.yml).
+
 #### Skaffold
 
 ```sh
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ metadata:
 - Backup your `db.sqlite` before running script!
 - Known Issues:
   - generated icons are sometimes incorrect
-  
+
 ```bash
 pip3 install Pillow, beautifulsoup4
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2b444e4..ef91c52 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7754,4 +7754,4 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-y11nGElTIV+CT3Zv9t7VKl+Q3hTQoT9a1Qzezhhl6Rp21gJ/IVTW7Z3y9EWXhuUBC2Shnf+DX0antecpAwSP8w=="
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/init/index.js b/utils/init/index.js
index bbc507c..c1cc602 100644
--- a/utils/init/index.js
+++ b/utils/init/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 const initConfig = require('./initConfig');
 const initFiles = require('./initFiles');
+const initSecrets = require('./initSecrets');
 
 const initApp = async () => {
+  initSecrets();
   await initFiles();
   await initConfig();
 };
diff --git a/utils/init/initSecrets.js b/utils/init/initSecrets.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..500dfeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/init/initSecrets.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const { getSecrets } = require('docker-secret');
+const Logger = require('../Logger');
+const logger = new Logger();
+
+const initSecrets = () => {
+  const secrets = getSecrets();
+
+  for (const property in secrets) {
+    const upperProperty = property.toUpperCase();
+    process.env[upperProperty] = secrets[property];
+    logger.log(`${upperProperty} was overwritten with docker secret value`, 'WARN');
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = initSecrets;