diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 1816f6915..371a875bf 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ AUTH_JWT_ALGORITHM=HS256
 DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:5433/postgres
 DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:6454/postgres
 REQUEST_X_FORWARDED_HOST_REGEXP=^([a-z]{20}).local.(?:com|dev)$
-SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS=apikey
-AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY=encryptionkey
+SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS=this-value-should-be-changed-to-a-random-string
+AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY=encryptionkey_Value:shouldBe_A_long_random_string
 
 
 #######################################
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 869e5ad54..7ff56bca4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ A scalable, lightweight object storage service.
 cp .env.sample .env && cp .env.test.sample .env.test
 ```
 
+The script at `scripts/init.sh` can be used to help generate strong values for important keys such as `SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS`.
+
 **Your root directory should now have both `.env` and `.env.test` files.**
 
 - Then run the following:
diff --git a/docker-compose-multi-tenant.yml b/docker-compose-multi-tenant.yml
index 2f66e74c2..eba7523da 100644
--- a/docker-compose-multi-tenant.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-multi-tenant.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ services:
       # Auth
       AUTH_JWT_SECRET: f023d3db-39dc-4ac9-87b2-b2be72e9162b
       AUTH_JWT_ALGORITHM: HS256
-      AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY: encryptionkey
+      # change this value to a unique, strong value
+      AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY: encryptionkey_Value:shouldBe_A_long_random_string
       # Multi tenant Mode
       MULTI_TENANT: true
       DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@multitenant_db:5432/postgres
-      SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS: apikey
+      # change this value to a strong API key
+      SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS: this-value-should-be-changed-to-a-random-string
       SERVER_ADMIN_PORT: 5001
       REQUEST_X_FORWARDED_HOST_REGEXP: "^([a-z]{20}).local.(?:com|dev)$"
       # Migrations
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bd7a843f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Help initialise self hosting to change environment variables
+#
+# Portions of this code are derived from Inder Singh's setup.sh shell script.
+# Copyright 2025 Inder Singh. Licensed under Apache License 2.0.
+# Original source: https://github.com/singh-inder/supabase-automated-self-host/blob/main/setup.sh
+#
+
+set -e
+
+gen_hex() {
+    openssl rand -hex "$1"
+}
+
+gen_base64() {
+    openssl rand -base64 "$1"
+}
+
+base64_url_encode() {
+    openssl enc -base64 -A | tr '+/' '-_' | tr -d '='
+}
+
+prompt() {
+    local var=$1 msg=$2 default=$3
+    read -p "$msg [$default]: " value
+    printf -v "$var" '%s' "${value:-$default}"
+}
+
+promptYN() {
+    read -p "$1 y/N: " resp
+    resp=$(echo "$resp" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    [[ "$resp" == "y" ]] && echo true || echo false
+}
+
+if ! command -v openssl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: openssl is required but not found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+multitenant=$(promptYN "Use multitenant?")
+if $multitenant; then
+    prompt SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS "Enter SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS" $(gen_hex 16)
+    prompt DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL "Enter DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL" ""
+    prompt DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL "Enter DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL" ""
+fi
+
+prompt AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY "Enter AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY" $(gen_hex 16)
+prompt DATABASE_URL "Enter DATABASE_URL" ""
+prompt DATABASE_POOL_URL "Enter DATABASE_URL" ""
+
+updateEnv=$(promptYN "Create .env and update?")
+if $updateEnv; then
+    echo "Updating .env..."
+    cp .env.sample .env
+    if $multitenant; then
+        sed -i.old \
+        -e "s|^# MULTI_TENANT=true$|MULTI_TENANT=true|" \
+        -e "s|^SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS=.*$|SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS=${SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS}|" \
+        .env
+
+        if [[ -n "$DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL" ]]; then
+            sed -i.old \
+                -e "s|^DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL=.*$|DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL=${DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL}|" \
+            .env
+        fi
+        if [[ -n "$DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL" ]]; then
+            sed -i.old \
+                -e "s|^DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL=.*$|DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL=${DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL}|" \
+            .env
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    sed -i.old \
+        -e "s|^AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY=.*$|AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY}|" \
+    .env
+
+    if [[ -n "$DATABASE_URL" ]]; then
+        sed -i.old \
+            -e "s|^DATABASE_URL=.*$|DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}|" \
+        .env
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "$DATABASE_POOL_URL" ]]; then
+        sed -i.old \
+            -e "s|^DATABASE_POOL_URL=.*$|DATABASE_POOL_URL=${DATABASE_POOL_URL}|" \
+        .env
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo -e "\n\n#### Initialised values:\n"
+
+if $multitenant; then
+    echo "SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS: ${SERVER_ADMIN_API_KEYS}"
+    if [[ -n "$DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL" ]]; then
+        echo "DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL: ${DATABASE_MULTITENANT_URL}"
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "$DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL" ]]; then
+        echo "DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL: ${DATABASE_MULTITENANT_POOL_URL}"
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo "AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${AUTH_ENCRYPTION_KEY}"
+if [[ -n "$DATABASE_URL" ]]; then
+    echo "DATABASE_URL: ${DATABASE_URL}"
+fi
+if [[ -n "$DATABASE_POOL_URL" ]]; then
+    echo "DATABASE_POOL_URL: ${DATABASE_POOL_URL}"
+fi
diff --git a/src/storage/events/pgboss/move-jobs.ts b/src/storage/events/pgboss/move-jobs.ts
index d70695878..78ae40f80 100644
--- a/src/storage/events/pgboss/move-jobs.ts
+++ b/src/storage/events/pgboss/move-jobs.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class MoveJobs extends BaseEvent<MoveJobsPayload> {
 
       try {
         const sql = `
-            INSERT INTO ${schema}.job (
+            INSERT INTO :schema:.job (
                 id,
                 name,
                 priority,
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ export class MoveJobs extends BaseEvent<MoveJobsPayload> {
                 policy,
                 state
             )
-            SELECT 
+            SELECT
                 id,
-                '${toQueue.name}' as name,
+                :to_queue_name as name,
                 priority,
                 data,
                 retry_limit,
@@ -94,23 +94,31 @@ export class MoveJobs extends BaseEvent<MoveJobsPayload> {
                 created_on,
                 keep_until,
                 output,
-                '${toQueue.policy}' as policy,
+                :to_queue_policy as policy,
                 'created' as state
-            FROM ${schema}.job
-            WHERE name = '${fromQueueName}'
+            FROM :schema:.job
+            WHERE name = :from_queue_name
                 AND state IN ('created', 'active', 'retry')
             ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
         `
 
-        await tnx.raw(sql)
+        await tnx.raw(sql, {
+          schema: schema,
+          to_queue_name: toQueue.name,
+          to_queue_policy: toQueue.policy,
+          from_queue_name: fromQueueName
+        })
 
         if (job.data.deleteJobsFromOriginalQueue) {
           const deleteSql = `
-                DELETE FROM ${schema}.job
-                WHERE name = '${fromQueueName}'
+                DELETE FROM :schema:.job
+                WHERE name = :from_queue_name
                     AND state IN ('created', 'active', 'retry')
             `
-          await tnx.raw(deleteSql)
+          await tnx.raw(deleteSql, {
+            schema: schema,
+            from_queue_name: fromQueueName
+          })
         }
       } catch (error) {
         logSchema.error(logger, '[PgBoss] Error while copying jobs', {