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description: Available in Phoenix 8.17+
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# 03.21.2025: Environment Variable Based Admin User Configuration 🗝️
You can now specify one or more admin users at startup using an environment variable. This is especially useful for managed deployments, allowing you to define admin access in a manifest or configuration file. The specified users will be automatically seeded into the database, enabling immediate login without manual setup.
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* [**Performance**](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/issues/6858)**:** Smaller page sizes
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