diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7409d35..eb0375f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This repository contains a Teamspeak 3 Server Quadlet configuration.
 
 ## Components
 - Teamspeak 3 Server
-- Postgresql Server
+- MariaDB Server
 
 ## Ports
 
diff --git a/secrets.yml.tmpl b/secrets.yml.tmpl
index 16dc5e2..8b34821 100644
--- a/secrets.yml.tmpl
+++ b/secrets.yml.tmpl
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ metadata:
   name: ts3-secrets
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  database-password: CHANGE-ME-TO-SOMETHING-GOOD
\ No newline at end of file
+  database-password: CHANGE-ME-TO-SOMETHING-GOOD
+  database-root-password: CHANGE-ME-TO-SOMETHING-GOOD
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts3server.yml b/ts3server.yml
index ef1aca0..dd450f0 100644
--- a/ts3server.yml
+++ b/ts3server.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ spec:
           value: "ssh,raw"
         # Database Configuration
         - name: TS3SERVER_DB_PLUGIN
-          value: "ts3db_postgres"
+          value: "ts3db_mariadb"
         - name: TS3SERVER_DB_SQLCREATEPATH
-          value: "create_postgres"
+          value: "create_mariadb"
         - name: TS3SERVER_DB_WAITUNTILREADY
           value: 30
         - name: TS3SERVER_DB_HOST
@@ -58,32 +58,47 @@ spec:
         - mountPath: /var/ts3server
           name: ts3-server-data
 
-    # --- Postgres Database ---
+    # --- MariaDB Database ---
     - name: ts3-db
-      image: docker.io/postgres:18
+      image: docker.io/mariadb:12-ubi
       env:
         # Database Configuration
-        - name: POSTGRES_DB
+        - name: MARIADB_DATABASE
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
               name: ts3-config
               key: database-name
-        - name: POSTGRES_USER
+        - name: MARIADB_USER
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
               name: ts3-config
               key: database-user
-        - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-          valueFrom:
-              secretKeyRef:
-                name: ts3-secrets
-                key: database-password
+        - name: MARIADB_PASSWORD
+          value: /run/secrets/db-user-password
+        - name: MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD_FILE
+          value: /run/secrets/db-root-password
       volumeMounts:
-        - mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql
+        - mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
           name: ts3-db-data
+        - mountPath: /run/secrets/db-user-password
+          name: db-user-password
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /run/secrets/db-root-password
+          name: db-root-password 
+          readOnly: true
 
   # --- Volume Definitions ---
   volumes:
+    - name: db-user-password
+      secret:
+        secretName: ts3-secrets
+        items:
+          - key: database-password
+    - name: db-root-password
+      secret:
+        secretName: ts3-secrets
+        items:
+          - key: database-root-password
     - name: ts3-server-data
       persistentVolumeClaim:
         claimName: ts3-server-data