diff --git a/server/start-microservices.sh b/server/start-microservices.sh
index 153fb97cd3ae7..f2802af4cae10 100644
--- a/server/start-microservices.sh
+++ b/server/start-microservices.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
 #! /bin/sh
+
+if [ "$DB_HOSTNAME_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_HOSTNAME=$(cat $DB_HOSTNAME_FILE)
+	unset DB_HOSTNAME_FILE
+fi
+
+if [ "$DB_DATABASE_NAME_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_DATABASE_NAME=$(cat $DB_DATABASE_NAME_FILE)
+	unset DB_DATABASE_NAME_FILE
+fi
+
+if [ "$DB_USERNAME_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_USERNAME=$(cat $DB_USERNAME_FILE)
+	unset DB_USERNAME_FILE
+fi
+
+if [ "$DB_PASSWORD_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_PASSWORD=$(cat $DB_PASSWORD_FILE)
+	unset DB_PASSWORD_FILE
+fi
+
 exec node dist/apps/microservices/apps/microservices/src/main
diff --git a/server/start-server.sh b/server/start-server.sh
index 0b539f3069d57..c808439a942c2 100644
--- a/server/start-server.sh
+++ b/server/start-server.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
 #! /bin/sh
+
+if [ "$DB_HOSTNAME_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_HOSTNAME=$(cat $DB_HOSTNAME_FILE)
+	unset DB_HOSTNAME_FILE
+fi
+
+if [ "$DB_DATABASE_NAME_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_DATABASE_NAME=$(cat $DB_DATABASE_NAME_FILE)
+	unset DB_DATABASE_NAME_FILE
+fi
+
+if [ "$DB_USERNAME_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_USERNAME=$(cat $DB_USERNAME_FILE)
+	unset DB_USERNAME_FILE
+fi
+
+if [ "$DB_PASSWORD_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_PASSWORD=$(cat $DB_PASSWORD_FILE)
+	unset DB_PASSWORD_FILE
+fi
+
 exec node dist/apps/immich/apps/immich/src/main