diff --git a/debug-pod.yaml b/debug-pod.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: alpine-debug
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: alpine-debug
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: alpine-debug
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: alpine-debug
+          image: alpine:latest
+          command: ["sleep", "3600"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: knot-config
+              mountPath: /mnt
+      volumes:
+        - name: knot-config
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: knot-dns-config
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diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Starting Knot DNS initialization..."
+
+# Create necessary directories
+mkdir -p /etc/knot /var/lib/knot/keys
+
+# Copy template files to working directories if they don't exist
+if [ ! -f /etc/knot/knot.conf ]; then
+    echo "Copying knot.conf from template..."
+    cp /etc/knot-dist/knot.conf /etc/knot/
+
+    echo "Copying zone file from template..."
+    cp /var/lib/knot-dist/my-dnssec-test-domain.de.zone /var/lib/knot/
+fi
+
+# Ensure proper ownership
+echo "Setting file ownership..."
+chown -R knot:knot /etc/knot /var/lib/knot
+
+# Check configuration
+echo "Validating configuration..."
+/usr/sbin/knotc conf-check
+
+echo "Starting Knot DNS server..."
+exec /usr/sbin/knotd -d
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