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+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: gitlab-postgres-init
+  namespace: foxhunt
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: gitlab-postgres-init
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: foxhunt
+spec:
+  ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 300
+  template:
+    spec:
+      nodeSelector:
+        k8s.scaleway.com/pool-name: always-on
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+        - name: init
+          image: timescale/timescaledb:latest-pg16
+          command:
+            - bash
+            - -c
+            - |
+              set -euo pipefail
+              export PGPASSWORD="$POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
+
+              # Wait for postgres to be ready
+              until pg_isready -h postgres -U foxhunt; do
+                echo "Waiting for postgres..."
+                sleep 2
+              done
+
+              # Create gitlab database and user
+              psql -h postgres -U foxhunt -d foxhunt -c "
+                DO \$\$
+                BEGIN
+                  IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'gitlab') THEN
+                    CREATE ROLE gitlab WITH LOGIN PASSWORD '$GITLAB_DB_PASSWORD';
+                  END IF;
+                END
+                \$\$;
+              "
+              psql -h postgres -U foxhunt -c "
+                SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE gitlab OWNER gitlab'
+                WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'gitlab')
+              \gexec"
+              psql -h postgres -U foxhunt -d gitlab -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;"
+              psql -h postgres -U foxhunt -d gitlab -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS btree_gist;"
+              psql -h postgres -U foxhunt -d gitlab -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE gitlab TO gitlab;"
+              psql -h postgres -U foxhunt -d gitlab -c "GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO gitlab;"
+
+              echo "GitLab database initialized successfully."
+          env:
+            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: foxhunt-secrets
+                  key: db-password
+            - name: GITLAB_DB_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: gitlab-secrets
+                  key: db-password