diff --git a/gitlab/configmap.yaml b/gitlab/configmap.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index af272c3..0000000
--- a/gitlab/configmap.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: gitlab-config
-  namespace: gitlab
-data:
-  gitlab.rb: |
-    external_url 'https://git.beta.halia.dev'
-    gitlab_rails['gitlab_default_theme'] = 2
-    registry_external_url 'https://git.beta.halia.dev'
-    puma['worker_processes'] = 0
-    sidekiq['max_concurrency'] = 5
-    nginx['listen_port'] = 80
-    nginx['listen_https'] = false
-    gitlab_kas['enable'] = true
-    registry_nginx['enable'] = true
-    registry_nginx['proxy_set_headers'] = {
-      "X-Forwarded-Proto" => "https",
-      "X-Forwarded-Ssl" => "on"
-    }
-    registry_nginx['listen_port'] = 5050
-    registry_nginx['listen_https'] = false
-    prometheus['enable'] = false
-    gitaly['env'] = {
-      'GITALY_COMMAND_SPAWN_MAX_PARALLEL' => '2'
-    }
-    gitaly['ruby_max_rss'] = 200_000_000
-    gitaly['concurrency'] = [
-      {
-        'rpc' => "/gitaly.SmartHTTPService/PostReceivePack",
-        'max_per_repo' => 3
-      }, {
-        'rpc' => "/gitaly.SSHService/SSHUploadPack",
-        'max_per_repo' => 3
-      }
-    ]
-    node_exporter['listen_address'] = '0.0.0.0:9100'
-    gitlab_workhorse['prometheus_listen_addr'] = '0.0.0.0:9229'
-    gitlab_exporter['listen_address'] = '0.0.0.0'
-    gitlab_exporter['listen_port'] = '9168'
-    sidekiq['listen_address'] = '0.0.0.0'
-    redis_exporter['listen_address'] = '0.0.0.0:9121'
-    postgres_exporter['listen_address'] = '0.0.0.0:9187'
-    gitaly['prometheus_listen_addr'] = '0.0.0.0:9236'
-    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['0.0.0.0']
-    gitlab_rails['prometheus_address'] = '0.0.0.0:9090'
-    nginx['status']['options'] = {
-      "server_tokens" => "off",
-      "access_log" => "off",
-      "allow" => "0.0.0.0",
-      "deny" => "all",
-    }
-    postgresql['enable'] = false
-    gitlab_rails['db_adapter'] = 'postgresql'
-    gitlab_rails['db_encoding'] = 'unicode'
-    gitlab_rails['db_host'] = 'localhost'
-    gitlab_rails['db_password'] = 'aberation'
-    gitlab_rails['manage_backup_path'] = true
-    gitlab_rails['backup_path'] = "/backups"
-
diff --git a/gitlab/deployment.yaml b/gitlab/deployment.yaml
index ae27163..14bb3f1 100644
--- a/gitlab/deployment.yaml
+++ b/gitlab/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,22 @@ spec:
             containers:
               - name: gitlab
                 image: git.halia.dev/athens-school/gitlab:15.5.0-amd64
+                lifecycle:
+                  postStart:
+                    exec:
+                      command: [
+                          '/bin/sh', 
+                          '-c', 
+                          'cp /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.reference /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json && cp /etc/gitlab/reference.rb /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb && chmod 600 /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb']
                 ports:
                   - containerPort: 80
                 volumeMounts:
-                  - mountPath: "/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb"
-                    name: gitlab-config-volume
-                    subPath: gitlab.rb
+                  - mountPath: "/etc/gitlab/reference.rb"
+                    name: gitlab-config-secret
+                    subPath: reference.rb
+                  - mountPath: "/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.reference"
+                    name: gitlab-secrets
+                    subPath: gitlab-secrets.reference
                   - mountPath: "/var/opt/gitlab"
                     name: gitlab-pv
               - name: gitlab-db
@@ -45,15 +55,18 @@ spec:
                     name: gitlab-backup
                     subPath: backups
             volumes:
-              - name: gitlab-db-pv
-                hostPath:
-                  path: "/mnt/gitlab/db"
               - name: gitlab-pv
                 hostPath:
                   path: "/mnt/gitlab/data"
-              - name: gitlab-config-volume
-                configMap:
-                  name: gitlab-config
+              - name: gitlab-config-secret
+                secret:
+                  secretName: gitlab-config
+              - name: gitlab-secrets
+                secret:
+                  secretName: gitlab-secrets
+              - name: gitlab-db-pv
+                hostPath:
+                  path: "/mnt/gitlab/db"
               - name: gitlab-backup
                 persistentVolumeClaim:
                   claimName: gitlab-backup-pvc
diff --git a/gitlab/gitlab-secret-config.yaml b/gitlab/gitlab-secret-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f99969c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlab/gitlab-secret-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+data:
+  reference.rb: 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
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: gitlab-config
+  namespace: gitlab