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Add Windows environment variable instructions for INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN #6325

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42 changes: 30 additions & 12 deletions content/shared/influxdb3-get-started/setup.md
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{{% /code-tab-content %}}
{{% code-tab-content %}}

{{% code-placeholders "CONTAINER_NAME" %}}
```bash
```bash { placeholders="CONTAINER_NAME" }
# With Docker — in a new terminal:
docker exec -it CONTAINER_NAME influxdb3 create token --admin
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

Replace {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`CONTAINER_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}} with the name of your running Docker container.

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Set the `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable to have the CLI use your
token automatically:

{{% code-placeholders "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" %}}
```bash
{{< tabs-wrapper >}}
{{% tabs %}}
[macOS and Linux](#)
[PowerShell](#)
[CMD](#)
{{% /tabs %}}
{{% tab-content %}}

```bash { placeholders="YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" }
export INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN=YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

{{% /tab-content %}}
{{% tab-content %}}

```powershell { placeholders="YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" }
$env:INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN = "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN"
```

{{% /tab-content %}}
{{% tab-content %}}

```cmd { placeholders="YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" }
set INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN=YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN
# Make sure to include a space character at the end of this command.
```

{{% /tab-content %}}
{{< /tabs-wrapper >}}

{{% /tab-content %}}
{{% tab-content %}}

Include the `--token` option with CLI commands:

{{% code-placeholders "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" %}}
```bash
```bash { placeholders="YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" }
influxdb3 show databases --token YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

{{% /tab-content %}}
{{< /tabs-wrapper >}}

For HTTP API requests, include your token in the `Authorization` header--for example:

{{% code-placeholders "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" %}}
```bash
```bash { placeholders="YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" }
curl "http://{{< influxdb/host >}}/api/v3/configure/database" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN"
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}

#### Learn more about tokens and permissions

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