diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a68e53f9..64b3eddeb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ If all goes well you should be prompted with the license agreement, and then
 ## Using secrets ##
 
 This container also supports passing sensitive values via [Docker
-secrets](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/secrets/).  Passing sensitive
+secrets](https://docs.docker.com/compose/how-tos/use-secrets/).  Passing sensitive
 values like your credentials can be more secure using secrets than using
-environment variables.  Your secrets json file can have any name.  This example
+environment variables.
+
+### Config file ###
+
+Your secrets json file can have any name.  This example
 uses `secrets.json`.  Regardless of the name you choose it must be targeted to
 `config.json` within the container as in the example below.  See the
 [secrets](#secrets) section below for a table of all supported secret keys.
@@ -173,6 +177,45 @@ uses `secrets.json`.  Regardless of the name you choose it must be targeted to
             target: config.json
     ```
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> A config file variable will override an environment variable.
+
+### Environment variable files ###
+
+The environment variables that are listed in the [secrets](#secrets)
+section below can have `_FILE` appended to them, and then the contents of the
+file can be used instead, this can be more useful when you store them in a
+`.env` file outside of docker:
+
+```yaml
+---
+secrets:
+  foundry_username:
+    environment: "FOUNDRY_USERNAME"
+  foundry_password:
+    environment: "FOUNDRY_PASSWORD"
+
+services:
+  foundry:
+    image: ghcr.io/felddy/foundryvtt:14
+    hostname: my_foundry_host
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: <your_data_dir>
+        target: /data
+    environment:
+      - FOUNDRY_USERNAME_FILE="/run/secrets/foundry_username"
+      - FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_FILE="/run/secrets/foundry_password"
+    ports:
+      - target: 30000
+        published: 30000
+        protocol: tcp
+    secrets:
+      - foundry_username
+      - foundry_password
+```
+
+
 ## Updating your container ##
 
 The Foundry "Update Software" tab is disabled by default in this container.  To
diff --git a/src/entrypoint.sh b/src/entrypoint.sh
index 80503a5d1..67dc7914b 100755
--- a/src/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/entrypoint.sh
@@ -144,6 +144,56 @@ if [[ ${image_version%.*} != "${FOUNDRY_VERSION}" ]]; then
   log_warn "The container may not function properly with this version mismatch."
 fi
 
+# Check if running docker secrets
+if [[ "${FOUNDRY_ADMIN_KEY_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+  if [ -f "${FOUNDRY_ADMIN_KEY_FILE}" ]; then
+    log_debug "Loading FOUNDRY_ADMIN_KEY from file"
+    FOUNDRY_ADMIN_KEY="$(<${FOUNDRY_ADMIN_KEY_FILE})"
+  else
+    log_warn "Trying to load FOUNDRY_ADMIN_KEY from file but it does not exist"
+  fi
+fi
+if [[ "${FOUNDRY_LICENSE_KEY_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+  if [ -f "${FOUNDRY_LICENSE_KEY_FILE}" ]; then
+    log_debug "Loading FOUNDRY_LICENSE_KEY from file"
+    FOUNDRY_LICENSE_KEY="$(<${FOUNDRY_LICENSE_KEY_FILE})"
+  else
+    log_warn "Trying to load FOUNDRY_LICENSE_KEY from file but it does not exist"
+  fi
+fi
+if [[ "${FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+  if [ -f "${FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_FILE}" ]; then
+    log_debug "Loading FOUNDRY_PASSWORD from file"
+    FOUNDRY_PASSWORD="$(<${FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_FILE})"
+  else
+    log_warn "Trying to load FOUNDRY_PASSWORD from file but it does not exist"
+  fi
+fi
+if [[ "${FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_SALT_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+  if [ -f "${FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_SALT_FILE}" ]; then
+    log_debug "Loading FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_SALT from file"
+    FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_SALT="$(<${FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_SALT_FILE})"
+  else
+    log_warn "Trying to load FOUNDRY_PASSWORD_SALT from file but it does not exist"
+  fi
+fi
+if [[ "${FOUNDRY_SERVICE_KEY_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+  if [ -f "${FOUNDRY_SERVICE_KEY_FILE}" ]; then
+    log_debug "Loading FOUNDRY_SERVICE_KEY from file"
+    FOUNDRY_SERVICE_KEY="$(<${FOUNDRY_SERVICE_KEY_FILE})"
+  else
+    log_warn "Trying to load FOUNDRY_SERVICE_KEY from file but it does not exist"
+  fi
+fi
+if [[ "${FOUNDRY_USERNAME_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+  if [ -f "${FOUNDRY_USERNAME_FILE}" ]; then
+    log_debug "Loading FOUNDRY_USERNAME from file"
+    FOUNDRY_USERNAME="$(<${FOUNDRY_USERNAME_FILE})"
+  else
+    log_warn "Trying to load FOUNDRY_USERNAME from file but it does not exist"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Check for raft secrets
 if [ -f "${secret_file}" ]; then
   log "Reading configured secrets from: ${secret_file}"