diff --git a/docs/examples/docker/basic-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docs/examples/docker/basic-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 57a9868b..9cfa03e4 100644
--- a/docs/examples/docker/basic-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/examples/docker/basic-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ services:
       - ./:/cfg:z
       - /path/to/your/fileshare/top/folder:/w:z
 
+    # enabling mimalloc by replacing "NOPE" with "2" will make some stuff twice as fast, but everything will use twice as much ram:
+    environment:
+      LD_PRELOAD: /usr/lib/libmimalloc-secure.so.NOPE
+
     stop_grace_period: 15s  # thumbnailer is allowed to continue finishing up for 10s after the shutdown signal
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget --spider -q 127.0.0.1:3923/?reset"]
diff --git a/docs/examples/docker/idp-authelia-traefik/docker-compose.yml b/docs/examples/docker/idp-authelia-traefik/docker-compose.yml
index 4d0e53d5..5fe25a15 100644
--- a/docs/examples/docker/idp-authelia-traefik/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/examples/docker/idp-authelia-traefik/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ services:
       - 'traefik.http.routers.copyparty.tls=true'
       - 'traefik.http.routers.copyparty.middlewares=authelia@docker'
     stop_grace_period: 15s  # thumbnailer is allowed to continue finishing up for 10s after the shutdown signal
+    environment:
+      LD_PRELOAD: /usr/lib/libmimalloc-secure.so.NOPE
+      # enable mimalloc by replacing "NOPE" with "2" for a nice speed-boost (will use twice as much ram)
 
   authelia:
     image: authelia/authelia:v4.38.0-beta3  # the config files in the authelia folder use the new syntax
diff --git a/docs/examples/docker/idp-authentik-traefik/docker-compose.yml b/docs/examples/docker/idp-authentik-traefik/docker-compose.yml
index 2359a69c..b9a6a69b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/docker/idp-authentik-traefik/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/examples/docker/idp-authentik-traefik/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ services:
       retries: 5
       start_period: 15s
     stop_grace_period: 15s  # thumbnailer is allowed to continue finishing up for 10s after the shutdown signal
+    environment:
+      LD_PRELOAD: /usr/lib/libmimalloc-secure.so.NOPE
+      # enable mimalloc by replacing "NOPE" with "2" for a nice speed-boost (will use twice as much ram)
 
   traefik:
     image: traefik:v2.11