diff --git a/cluster/apps/invidious/inv-start-sh.yml b/cluster/apps/invidious/inv-start-sh.yml
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+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: invidious-startup-script
+data:
+  start.sh: |
+    #!/bin/sh
+    # Create the config directory if it doesn't exist
+    mkdir -p /etc/invidious
+    
+    # Get the base config from environment variable
+    echo "$INVIDIOUS_CONFIG" > /etc/invidious/config.yml
+    
+    # Inject the hmac_key from the secret
+    sed -i "s/hmac_key:.*/hmac_key: \"${hmac_key}\"/" /etc/invidious/config.yml
+    
+    # Start the application
+    exec /invidious/invidious