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# Create Secret for Hugging Face Token

Create a secret to store the Hugging Face token. If you are using a Linux operating system, then run the following syntax to create the pvc.yaml file.

```bash
nano secret.yaml
```

If you are using a Windows operating system, open a text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++.

<figure><img src="/files/BsjbwkBGhwTv6O7RQ0QD" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Text Editor</p></figcaption></figure>

Enter the following syntax.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Replace `your-hugging-face-token-base64`with the base64-encoded version of your actual Hugging Face token. Click this link for further explanation.
{% endhint %}

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: hf-token-secret
  namespace: vllm
type: Opaque
data:
  token: your-hugging-face-token-base64
```

If you are using a **Linux** operating system, run the following syntax but If you are using a **Windows** operating system, after save the file as secret.yaml, in CMD navigate to the folder that contains the secret.yaml file and run the following syntax.

```bash
kubectl apply -f secret.yaml
```

<figure><img src="/files/ixVPVuTaHMrlpfndHc8I" alt=""><figcaption><p>success create</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="warning" %}
To delete the secret.yaml configuration that has been applied, run the following syntax.

```bash
kubectl delete -f secret.yaml -n [namespace]
```

**Replace \[namespace] with the namespace you created in the sub-chapter** [**Create Namespace**](/reference/deployment-llama-3.1-70b-with-vllm-on-kubernetes/create-namespace.md)**.**
{% endhint %}