diff --git a/clusters/aprs/aprs-statefulset.yaml b/clusters/aprs/aprs-statefulset.yaml
index 839c9ff..3da5f8a 100644
--- a/clusters/aprs/aprs-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/clusters/aprs/aprs-statefulset.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,72 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: aprs-service-account
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: ghcr-pull-secret
+      initContainers:
+        - name: wait-for-db
+          image: busybox:1.36.1
+          command: 
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL at 10.0.19.220:5432..."
+              until nc -z 10.0.19.220 5432; do 
+                echo "Database not ready, waiting..."
+                sleep 2
+              done
+              echo "Database is ready!"
+        - name: wait-for-redis
+          image: busybox:1.36.1
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - until nc -z redis 6379; do echo waiting for redis; sleep 2; done
+        - name: migrate
+          image: ghcr.io/aprsme/aprs.me:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          command: ["/app/bin/aprsme", "eval", "Aprsme.Release.migrate()"]
+          env:
+            - name: DATABASE_URL
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: aprs-secret
+                  key: database-url
+            - name: DATABASE_SSL
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: aprs-secret
+                  key: database-ssl
+            - name: DATABASE_SSL_VERIFY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: aprs-secret
+                  key: database-ssl-verify
+            - name: SECRET_KEY_BASE
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: aprs-secret
+                  key: secret-key-base
+            - name: MIX_ENV
+              value: "prod"
+            - name: POOL_SIZE
+              value: "1"
+            - name: SKIP_DB_CREATE
+              value: "true"
+            - name: REDIS_URL
+              value: "redis://redis.aprs.svc.cluster.local:6379"
+            - name: PHX_HOST
+              value: "aprs.me"
+            - name: PORT
+              value: "4000"
+            - name: APRS_CALLSIGN
+              value: "W5ISP-1"
+            - name: APRS_FILTER
+              value: "r/33/-96/1000000000000"
+            - name: APRS_PASSCODE
+              value: "15748"
+            - name: APRS_PORT
+              value: "10152"
+            - name: APRS_SERVER
+              value: "dallas.aprs2.net"
       containers:
         - name: aprs
           image: ghcr.io/aprsme/aprs.me:latest
@@ -67,7 +133,17 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: aprs-secret
-                  key: database-url-pgbouncer
+                  key: database-url
+            - name: DATABASE_SSL
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: aprs-secret
+                  key: database-ssl
+            - name: DATABASE_SSL_VERIFY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: aprs-secret
+                  key: database-ssl-verify
             - name: SECRET_KEY_BASE
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
@@ -115,14 +191,15 @@ spec:
             - name: DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS
               value: "45000"
             - name: SKIP_DB_CREATE
-              value: "true"
+              value: "true"  # Database already exists on external server
+            - name: AUTO_MIGRATE
+              value: "false"  # Disabled - migrations now handled by init container
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: "512Mi"
-              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "1Gi"
             requests:
-              memory: "256Mi"
-              cpu: "250m"
+              memory: "1Gi"
+              cpu: "500m"
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health