diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index d176717..0d1421c 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -32,12 +32,9 @@ config :aprsme, AprsmeWeb.Gettext,
   default_locale: "en"
 
 # Configure Exq for background jobs
+# Redis connection settings are configured in runtime.exs
 config :exq,
   name: Exq,
-  host: "localhost",
-  port: 6379,
-  password: "",
-  database: 0,
   concurrency: :infinite,
   queues: [
     {"default", 10},
diff --git a/k8s/poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/k8s/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63ca1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: policy/v1
+kind: PodDisruptionBudget
+metadata:
+  name: aprs-pdb
+  namespace: aprs
+spec:
+  minAvailable: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: aprs
+  unhealthyPodEvictionPolicy: IfHealthyBudget
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diff --git a/k8s/statefulset-patch.yaml b/k8s/statefulset-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a3e412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/statefulset-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  name: aprs
+  namespace: aprs
+spec:
+  updateStrategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+    rollingUpdate:
+      partition: 0
+      maxUnavailable: 0  # This ensures pods are only terminated after new ones are ready
+  minReadySeconds: 30  # Wait 30 seconds after a pod is ready before considering the update successful
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diff --git a/k8s/statefulset-startup-probe-patch.yaml b/k8s/statefulset-startup-probe-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96a8853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/statefulset-startup-probe-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  name: aprs
+  namespace: aprs
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: aprs
+        startupProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: 4000
+          initialDelaySeconds: 10
+          periodSeconds: 5
+          timeoutSeconds: 3
+          successThreshold: 1
+          failureThreshold: 12  # Gives 60 seconds total to start up
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