diff --git a/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md b/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md
index a108568..3ff8a08 100644
--- a/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md
+++ b/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md
@@ -495,14 +495,11 @@ echo "Your IP address is: $YOUR_ACTUAL_IP"
 sed -i "s/YOUR_CI_CD_IP/$YOUR_ACTUAL_IP/g" harbor.yml
 sed -i "s/YOUR_CI_CD_IP/$YOUR_ACTUAL_IP/g" docker-compose.yml
 
-# Replace placeholder application name in configuration files
-sed -i "s/APP_NAME/ACTUAL_APP_NAME/g" docker-compose.yml
-
 # Exit SERVICE_USER shell
 exit
 ```
 
-**Important**: This step replaces all instances of `YOUR_CI_CD_IP` with your actual CI/CD Linode IP address and all instances of `APP_NAME` with the actual application name in the Harbor configuration files.
+**Important**: This step replaces all instances of `YOUR_CI_CD_IP` with your actual CI/CD Linode IP address in the Harbor configuration files.
 
 #### 5.3 Set Harbor Environment Variables
 
@@ -510,13 +507,16 @@ exit
 # Set environment variables for Harbor
 export HARBOR_HOSTNAME=$YOUR_ACTUAL_IP
 export HARBOR_ADMIN_PASSWORD="Harbor12345"
-export DB_PASSWORD="your-db-password"
+
+# Generate secure database password for Harbor
+export DB_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 32 | tr -d "=+/" | cut -c1-25)
 
 # Generate secure secrets for Harbor
 export CORE_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
 export JOBSERVICE_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
 
 echo "Generated secrets:"
+echo "DB_PASSWORD: $DB_PASSWORD"
 echo "CORE_SECRET: $CORE_SECRET"
 echo "JOBSERVICE_SECRET: $JOBSERVICE_SECRET"