diff --git a/loomio/db-init-job.yaml b/loomio/db-init-job.yaml
index 020d9f6..60dc44f 100644
--- a/loomio/db-init-job.yaml
+++ b/loomio/db-init-job.yaml
@@ -8,57 +8,48 @@ spec:
       restartPolicy: OnFailure
       containers:
       - name: db-init
-        image: postgres:15-alpine
+        image: {{ .image }}
+        command:
+        - /bin/bash
+        - -c
+        - |
+          set -e
+          echo "Initializing Loomio database..."
+          # Patch schema.rb to use IF NOT EXISTS for pghero schema
+          sed -i 's/create_schema "pghero"/execute "CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS pghero"/g' db/schema.rb
+          bundle exec rake db:schema:load db:seed
+          echo "Database initialization complete"
         env:
-        - name: PGHOST
-          value: "{{ .db.host }}"
-        - name: PGPORT
-          value: "{{ .db.port }}"
-        - name: PGUSER
-          value: postgres
-        - name: PGPASSWORD
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: postgres-secrets
-              key: postgres.password
-        - name: LOOMIO_DB_NAME
-          value: "{{ .db.name }}"
-        - name: LOOMIO_DB_USER
-          value: "{{ .db.user }}"
-        - name: LOOMIO_DB_PASSWORD
+        - name: RAILS_ENV
+          value: production
+        - name: DATABASE_URL
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: loomio-secrets
-              key: dbPassword
-        command:
-        - sh
-        - -c
-        - |
-          echo "Creating database and user for Loomio..."
-
-          # Check if database exists, create if not
-          psql -tc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname = '$LOOMIO_DB_NAME'" | grep -q 1 || \
-            psql -c "CREATE DATABASE \"$LOOMIO_DB_NAME\""
-
-          # Check if user exists, create or update password
-          psql -tc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_user WHERE usename = '$LOOMIO_DB_USER'" | grep -q 1 && \
-            psql -c "ALTER USER \"$LOOMIO_DB_USER\" WITH PASSWORD '$LOOMIO_DB_PASSWORD'" || \
-            psql -c "CREATE USER \"$LOOMIO_DB_USER\" WITH PASSWORD '$LOOMIO_DB_PASSWORD'"
-
-          # Grant all privileges
-          psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE \"$LOOMIO_DB_NAME\" TO \"$LOOMIO_DB_USER\""
-
-          # Connect to the database and grant schema permissions
-          psql -d "$LOOMIO_DB_NAME" -c "GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO \"$LOOMIO_DB_USER\""
-
-          echo "Database initialization complete!"
+              key: dbUrl
+        - name: REDIS_URL
+          value: {{ .redisUrl }}
+        - name: DEVISE_SECRET
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: loomio-secrets
+              key: deviseSecret
+        - name: SECRET_COOKIE_TOKEN
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: loomio-secrets
+              key: secretCookieToken
         securityContext:
-          runAsNonRoot: true
-          runAsUser: 999  # postgres user
-          runAsGroup: 999
+          runAsNonRoot: false
+          runAsUser: 0
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             drop: [ALL]
-          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
           seccompProfile:
-            type: RuntimeDefault
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+            type: RuntimeDefault
+      securityContext:
+        runAsNonRoot: false
+        runAsUser: 0
+        seccompProfile:
+          type: RuntimeDefault
diff --git a/loomio/deployment-worker.yaml b/loomio/deployment-worker.yaml
index cdd67b7..29b1720 100644
--- a/loomio/deployment-worker.yaml
+++ b/loomio/deployment-worker.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ spec:
           value: "{{ .smtp.tls }}"
         - name: REPLY_HOSTNAME
           value: {{ .smtp.from }}
+        - name: BUNDLE_APP_CONFIG
+          value: /loomio/tmp/.bundle
         volumeMounts:
         - name: uploads
           mountPath: /loomio/public/system
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /loomio/storage
         - name: tmp
           mountPath: /loomio/tmp
+        - name: log
+          mountPath: /loomio/log
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: 256Mi
@@ -81,9 +85,8 @@ spec:
             memory: 1Gi
             cpu: 500m
         securityContext:
-          runAsNonRoot: true
-          runAsUser: 1000
-          runAsGroup: 1000
+          runAsNonRoot: false
+          runAsUser: 0
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             drop: [ALL]
@@ -98,4 +101,6 @@ spec:
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: loomio-storage
       - name: tmp
+        emptyDir: {}
+      - name: log
         emptyDir: {}
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diff --git a/loomio/deployment.yaml b/loomio/deployment.yaml
index 8c54136..d5f8620 100644
--- a/loomio/deployment.yaml
+++ b/loomio/deployment.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: loomio
         image: {{ .image }}
+        command:
+        - /bin/bash
+        - -c
+        - |
+          set -e
+          bundle exec rake db:schema:load db:seed
+          bundle exec thrust puma -C config/puma.rb
         ports:
         - containerPort: 3000
           name: http
@@ -73,10 +80,12 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: loomio-secrets
               key: smtpPassword
-        - name: SMTP_USE_SSL
-          value: "{{ .smtp.tls }}"
         - name: REPLY_HOSTNAME
           value: {{ .smtp.from }}
+        - name: CHANNELS_URI
+          value: wss://{{ .domain }}
+        - name: BUNDLE_APP_CONFIG
+          value: /loomio/tmp/.bundle
         volumeMounts:
         - name: uploads
           mountPath: /loomio/public/system
@@ -84,6 +93,8 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /loomio/storage
         - name: tmp
           mountPath: /loomio/tmp
+        - name: log
+          mountPath: /loomio/log
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: 512Mi
@@ -92,21 +103,18 @@ spec:
             memory: 2Gi
             cpu: 1000m
         livenessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /health
+          tcpSocket:
             port: 3000
           initialDelaySeconds: 60
           periodSeconds: 30
         readinessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /health
+          tcpSocket:
             port: 3000
           initialDelaySeconds: 30
           periodSeconds: 10
         securityContext:
-          runAsNonRoot: true
-          runAsUser: 1000
-          runAsGroup: 1000
+          runAsNonRoot: false
+          runAsUser: 0
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             drop: [ALL]
@@ -121,4 +129,6 @@ spec:
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: loomio-storage
       - name: tmp
+        emptyDir: {}
+      - name: log
         emptyDir: {}
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diff --git a/loomio/manifest.yaml b/loomio/manifest.yaml
index 3b7013e..37a4777 100644
--- a/loomio/manifest.yaml
+++ b/loomio/manifest.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ requires:
 defaultConfig:
   namespace: loomio
   externalDnsDomain: "{{ .cloud.domain }}"
-  image: loomio/loomio:v3.0.11
-  workerImage: loomio/loomio:v3.0.11
+  image: loomio/loomio:latest
+  workerImage: loomio/loomio:latest
   appName: Loomio
   domain: "loomio.{{ .cloud.domain }}"
   tlsSecretName: wildcard-wild-cloud-tls
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ defaultSecrets:
   - key: secretCookieToken
     default: "{{ random.AlphaNum 32 }}"
   - key: smtpPassword
+    default: "{{ .secrets.smtp.password }}"
 requiredSecrets:
   - postgres.password
diff --git a/loomio/pvc-storage.yaml b/loomio/pvc-storage.yaml
index d34c554..0248326 100644
--- a/loomio/pvc-storage.yaml
+++ b/loomio/pvc-storage.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: loomio-storage
 spec:
   accessModes:
-  - ReadWriteOnce
+  - ReadWriteMany
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .storage.files }}
diff --git a/loomio/pvc-uploads.yaml b/loomio/pvc-uploads.yaml
index 33e3e6d..57dc8a7 100644
--- a/loomio/pvc-uploads.yaml
+++ b/loomio/pvc-uploads.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: loomio-uploads
 spec:
   accessModes:
-  - ReadWriteOnce
+  - ReadWriteMany
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .storage.uploads }}