diff --git a/deployments/custom-installation/deployOperator.yaml b/deployments/custom-installation/deployOperator.yaml
index 3c1d99f4aadf955697697e53b5ca9b3ad91f6c60..2e7aba8fcbf5b018dce8bf16129d9a95cab5d620 100644
--- a/deployments/custom-installation/deployOperator.yaml
+++ b/deployments/custom-installation/deployOperator.yaml
@@ -28,33 +28,35 @@ spec:
           done;
           sleep 5;
       containers:
-      - image: alexdecb/l2sm-operator:2.2
+      - image: alexdecb/l2sm-operator:2.3
         name: l2sm-opt-pod
         env:
           - name: CONTROLLER_IP
             value: l2sm-controller-service
         #imagePullPolicy: Always
-      - image: mysql/mysql-server:5.7
-        name: mysql
-        env:
-          - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
-            value: password
-          - name: MYSQL_DATABASE
-            value: L2SM
-          - name: MYSQL_USER
-            value: l2sm
-          - name: MYSQL_PASSWORD
-            value: l2sm;
+      - name: mysql
+        image: mysql:5.7
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: mysql-secret
         ports:
           - containerPort: 3306
             name: mysql
         volumeMounts:
           - name: mysql-persistent-storage
             mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
+          - name: initdb-volume
+            mountPath: /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
       volumes:
         - name: mysql-persistent-storage
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: mysql-pv-claim
+        - name: initdb-volume
+          configMap:
+            name: mysql-schema
+            items:
+            - key: init.sql
+              path: init.sql
       nodeSelector:
         dedicated: master
       tolerations:
@@ -75,5 +77,68 @@ spec:
       targetPort: 8080
   selector:
     l2sm-component: l2sm-opt
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: mysql-schema
+data:
+  init.sql: |
+  
+    CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS l2sm;
+    USE l2sm;
+
+    CREATE TABLE networks (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      type ENUM('vlink', 'vnet', 'ext-vnet') NOT NULL,
+      UNIQUE KEY unique_network_name (name, type)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE switches (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      node_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      openflowId TEXT,
+      ip VARCHAR(15)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE neds (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      node_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      provider VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      openflowId TEXT,
+      ip VARCHAR(15)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE interfaces (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      name VARCHAR(255),
+      pod VARCHAR(255),
+      switch_id INT,
+      ned_id INT,
+      network_id INT,
+      FOREIGN KEY (switch_id) REFERENCES switches(id),
+      FOREIGN KEY (ned_id) REFERENCES neds(id),
+      FOREIGN KEY (network_id) REFERENCES networks(id)
+    );
+
+    -- Define the one-to-many relationship between switches and interfaces
+    ALTER TABLE interfaces
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_switch_interface
+    FOREIGN KEY (switch_id)
+    REFERENCES switches(id);
+
+    -- Define the one-to-many relationship between neds and interfaces
+    ALTER TABLE interfaces
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_ned_interface
+    FOREIGN KEY (ned_id)
+    REFERENCES neds(id);
+
+    -- Define the many-to-one relationship between networks and interfaces
+    ALTER TABLE interfaces
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_network_interface
+    FOREIGN KEY (network_id)
+    REFERENCES networks(id);
+
 
 
diff --git a/deployments/l2sm-deployment.yaml b/deployments/l2sm-deployment.yaml
index 4955681aa488cee0a929cc24731dbad221c8a2f4..8511d72427bb7e8b30b127d590aaccbea85bd76c 100644
--- a/deployments/l2sm-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/l2sm-deployment.yaml
@@ -250,33 +250,35 @@ spec:
           done;
           sleep 5;
       containers:
-      - image: alexdecb/l2sm-operator:2.2
+      - image: alexdecb/l2sm-operator:2.3
         name: l2sm-opt-pod
         env:
           - name: CONTROLLER_IP
             value: l2sm-controller-service
         #imagePullPolicy: Always
-      - image: mysql/mysql-server:5.7
-        name: mysql
-        env:
-          - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
-            value: password
-          - name: MYSQL_DATABASE
-            value: L2SM
-          - name: MYSQL_USER
-            value: l2sm
-          - name: MYSQL_PASSWORD
-            value: l2sm;
+      - name: mysql
+        image: mysql:5.7
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: mysql-secret
         ports:
           - containerPort: 3306
             name: mysql
         volumeMounts:
           - name: mysql-persistent-storage
             mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
+          - name: initdb-volume
+            mountPath: /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
       volumes:
         - name: mysql-persistent-storage
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: mysql-pv-claim
+        - name: initdb-volume
+          configMap:
+            name: mysql-schema
+            items:
+            - key: init.sql
+              path: init.sql
       nodeSelector:
         dedicated: master
       tolerations:
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ spec:
         operator: Equal
         value: master
         effect: NoSchedule
+        
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -297,6 +300,68 @@ spec:
   selector:
     l2sm-component: l2sm-opt
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: mysql-schema
+data:
+  init.sql: |
+  
+    CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS l2sm;
+    USE l2sm;
+
+    CREATE TABLE networks (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      type ENUM('vlink', 'vnet', 'ext-vnet') NOT NULL,
+      UNIQUE KEY unique_network_name (name, type)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE switches (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      node_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      openflowId TEXT,
+      ip VARCHAR(15)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE neds (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      node_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      provider VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+      openflowId TEXT,
+      ip VARCHAR(15)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE interfaces (
+      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+      name VARCHAR(255),
+      pod VARCHAR(255),
+      switch_id INT,
+      ned_id INT,
+      network_id INT,
+      FOREIGN KEY (switch_id) REFERENCES switches(id),
+      FOREIGN KEY (ned_id) REFERENCES neds(id),
+      FOREIGN KEY (network_id) REFERENCES networks(id)
+    );
+
+    -- Define the one-to-many relationship between switches and interfaces
+    ALTER TABLE interfaces
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_switch_interface
+    FOREIGN KEY (switch_id)
+    REFERENCES switches(id);
+
+    -- Define the one-to-many relationship between neds and interfaces
+    ALTER TABLE interfaces
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_ned_interface
+    FOREIGN KEY (ned_id)
+    REFERENCES neds(id);
+
+    -- Define the many-to-one relationship between networks and interfaces
+    ALTER TABLE interfaces
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_network_interface
+    FOREIGN KEY (network_id)
+    REFERENCES networks(id);
+---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: DaemonSet
 metadata: