diff --git a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/api-deployment.yaml b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/api-deployment.yaml
index ebb6160..b664d2f 100644
--- a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/api-deployment.yaml
+++ b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/api-deployment.yaml
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /app/database
       volumes:
       - name: database
-        emptyDir: {}
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: sqdc-database-pvc
+      imagePullSecrets:
+      - name: registry-credentials
diff --git a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/db-init-job.yaml b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/db-init-job.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc116ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/db-init-job.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: sqdc-db-init
+  namespace: sqdc-dashboard
+  labels:
+    app: sqdc-api
+spec:
+  backoffLimit: 3
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: sqdc-api-init
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: sqdc-db-init
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+      - name: db-init
+        image: gitea.vidoks.fr/sortifal/pfee:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          echo "Starting database initialization..."
+
+          if [ ! -f /app/database/sqdc.db ]; then
+            echo "Creating new database from schema..."
+            sqlite3 /app/database/sqdc.db < /app/database/schema.sql
+
+            echo "Populating database with sample data..."
+            python3 /app/database/populate_db.py
+
+            echo "✅ Database initialized successfully"
+          else
+            echo "✅ Database already exists, skipping initialization"
+          fi
+
+          echo "Verifying database integrity..."
+          sqlite3 /app/database/sqdc.db "SELECT COUNT(*) as table_count FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table';"
+
+          echo "Database initialization complete"
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: database
+          mountPath: /app/database
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: "128Mi"
+            cpu: "100m"
+          limits:
+            memory: "256Mi"
+            cpu: "200m"
+      volumes:
+      - name: database
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: sqdc-database-pvc
+      imagePullSecrets:
+      - name: registry-credentials
diff --git a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/db-init-sa.yaml b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/db-init-sa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a533311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/db-init-sa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: sqdc-db-init
+  namespace: sqdc-dashboard
+  labels:
+    app: sqdc-api
diff --git a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml
index 7ffa56d..27978a8 100644
--- a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -46,3 +46,5 @@ spec:
           periodSeconds: 5
           timeoutSeconds: 3
           failureThreshold: 2
+      imagePullSecrets:
+      - name: registry-credentials
diff --git a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/kustomization.yaml b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/kustomization.yaml
index 0651d06..a883f6e 100644
--- a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ namespace: sqdc-dashboard
 
 resources:
   - namespace.yaml
+  - pvc.yaml
+  - db-init-sa.yaml
+  - db-init-job.yaml
   - api-deployment.yaml
   - api-service.yaml
   - frontend-deployment.yaml
diff --git a/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/pvc.yaml b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72586b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard-sqdc/k8s/pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: sqdc-database-pvc
+  namespace: sqdc-dashboard
+  labels:
+    app: sqdc-api
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Gi