diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eab687183..36011b2b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ testbin/*
 *.swo
 *~
 
-# environment file
-.env
-
-# personal developer's secret
-config/manager/creds_secret.yaml
-
 config/manager/kustomization.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04a5141af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+repos:
+  -   repo: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets
+      rev: v1.4.0
+      hooks:
+        -   id: detect-secrets
+            args: ['--baseline', '.secrets.baseline']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13b3bc64f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -0,0 +1,1174 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "plugins_used": [
+    {
+      "name": "ArtifactoryDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "AWSKeyDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "AzureStorageKeyDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Base64HighEntropyString",
+      "limit": 4.5
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "BasicAuthDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "CloudantDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DiscordBotTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "GitHubTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "HexHighEntropyString",
+      "limit": 3.0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "IbmCloudIamDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "IbmCosHmacDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "JwtTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "KeywordDetector",
+      "keyword_exclude": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "MailchimpDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "NpmDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "PrivateKeyDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SendGridDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SlackDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SoftlayerDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SquareOAuthDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "StripeDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "TwilioKeyDetector"
+    }
+  ],
+  "filters_used": [
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.allowlist.is_line_allowlisted"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.common.is_ignored_due_to_verification_policies",
+      "min_level": 2
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_indirect_reference"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_likely_id_string"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_lock_file"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_not_alphanumeric_string"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_potential_uuid"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_prefixed_with_dollar_sign"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_sequential_string"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_swagger_file"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_templated_secret"
+    },
+    {
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+      "pattern": [
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+      ]
+    }
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+      }
+    ],
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+        "filename": "apis/clusterresources/v1beta1/opensearchuser_types.go",
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+        "line_number": 62
+      }
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+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "apis/clusterresources/v1beta1/postgresqluser_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "5baa61e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8",
+        "is_verified": false,
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+      }
+    ],
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+        "filename": "apis/clusterresources/v1beta1/redisuser_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "5baa61e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8",
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+      }
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+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "apis/clusterresources/v1beta1/structs.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "e03127a337f643c1c0eb2b0e8683e9140e19120d",
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+        "line_number": 65
+      }
+    ],
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+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
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+        "hashed_secret": "44e17306b837162269a410204daaa5ecee4ec22c",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 548
+      },
+      {
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+        "filename": "apis/clusterresources/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go",
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+      }
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+        "hashed_secret": "e0a46b27231f798fe22dc4d5d82b5feeb5dcf085",
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+        "line_number": 313
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/cassandra_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "e7f873437cda278898e12c04e623fcbefc193cb8",
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+        "line_number": 349
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+    ],
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+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/cassandra_webhook.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "e0a46b27231f798fe22dc4d5d82b5feeb5dcf085",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 260
+      }
+    ],
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+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/kafka_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "964c67cddfe8e6707157152dcf319126502199dc",
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+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
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+        "hashed_secret": "75ba0f10db4ab09467225d44f7911a3f724a0917",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 374
+      }
+    ],
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+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/kafkaconnect_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "46fe9b29395041087f91b33bd8c5c6177cd42fd1",
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+        "hashed_secret": "d62d56668a8c859e768e8250ed2fb690d03cead3",
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+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/redis_types.go",
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+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/redis_webhook.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "bc1c5ae5fd4a238d86261f422e62c489de408c22",
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+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/zookeeper_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "5ffe533b830f08a0326348a9160afafc8ada44db",
+        "is_verified": false,
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+        "filename": "apis/clusters/v1beta1/zookeeper_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "5baa61e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8",
+        "is_verified": false,
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+      }
+    ],
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+        "filename": "apis/kafkamanagement/v1beta1/kafkauser_types.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "5baa61e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8",
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+        "filename": "apis/kafkamanagement/v1beta1/usercertificate_webhook.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "3747c0c1bc4416dc2334f5aff52f3c9df602d92d",
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+      },
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+        "filename": "apis/kafkamanagement/v1beta1/usercertificate_webhook.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "11495ec6584371b5d9982b538de7b47957781c13",
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+        "filename": "apis/kafkamanagement/v1beta1/usercertificate_webhook.go",
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+        "filename": "apis/kafkamanagement/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go",
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+        "filename": "config/certmanager/certificate.yaml",
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+        "filename": "config/default/manager_webhook_patch.yaml",
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+        "filename": "config/samples/clusterresources_v1beta1_cassandrauser.yaml",
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+        "hashed_secret": "415c2814e8941222d7dfbcf0bba5f0086cb4465b",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 34
+      }
+    ],
+    "pkg/models/cadence_apiv2.go": [
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/cadence_apiv2.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "2d8ca9a11a2e2ef6931d0f0ef52b1896114a4558",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 21
+      }
+    ],
+    "pkg/models/on_premises.go": [
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/on_premises.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "da29522ee0860b12cb0ec830c83c9a81478fad0f",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 28
+      }
+    ],
+    "pkg/models/operator.go": [
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "b021a4982481503b77dfa4c9e34dbd935c5121cc",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 32
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "f4e7a8740db0b7a0bfd8e63077261475f61fc2a6",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 71
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "7d4e4f654101e1514e18672295dfd53b64e7e5ee",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 77
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "e5e9fa1ba31ecd1ae84f75caaa474f3a663f05f4",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 122
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "5baa61e4c9b93f3f0682250b6cf8331b7ee68fd8",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 150
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "d65d45369e8aef106a8ca1c3bad151ad24163494",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 180
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "638724dcc0799a22cc4adce12434fcac73c8af58",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 181
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "4fe486f255f36f8787d5c5cc1185e3d5d5c91c03",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 182
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Secret Keyword",
+        "filename": "pkg/models/operator.go",
+        "hashed_secret": "2331919a92cbb5c2d530947171fa5e1a1415af2f",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 183
+      }
+    ],
+    "scripts/cloud-init-secret.yaml": [
+      {
+        "type": "Base64 High Entropy String",
+        "filename": "scripts/cloud-init-secret.yaml",
+        "hashed_secret": "302bf518f7d8be886ebfd2f1b065b25ac400f750",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 6
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "generated_at": "2024-01-31T10:27:15Z"
+}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4af6522bf..5f9893459 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ deploy: manifests kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in
 	cd scripts && ./make_creds_secret.sh
 	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=${IMG}
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl apply -f -
+	kubectl apply -f ~/creds_secret.yaml
 
 .PHONY: helm-deploy
 helm-deploy:
@@ -228,3 +229,8 @@ install-virtctl: ## Install virtctl tool
 	chmod +x virtctl
 	sudo install virtctl /usr/local/bin
 	rm virtctl
+
+.PHONY: install-pre-commit
+install-pre-commit:
+	pip install pre-commit
+	pre-commit install
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ed1aa683..efd6e07e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ You’ll need a Kubernetes cluster to run against. You can use [KIND](https://si
 **Note:** Your controller will automatically use the current context in your kubeconfig file (i.e. whatever cluster `kubectl cluster-info` shows).
 
 ### Running on the cluster
-1. Create the .env file, copy all content from the .env.tmpl and fill variables. When the operator deploys, it will create the secret from these variables to access the Instaclustr API.
+1. Create the .env file inside your home folder (~/.env), copy all content from the .env.tmpl and fill variables. When the operator deploys, it will create the secret from these variables to access the Instaclustr API.
 Create the config/manager/kustomization.yaml file and copy all content from the config/manager/kustomization.yaml.tmpl.
 
 2. Deploy the cert-manager:
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml.tmpl b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
index cf48a5090..fa14ed38d 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 resources:
 - manager.yaml
-- creds_secret.yaml
 
 generatorOptions:
   disableNameSuffixHash: true
diff --git a/scripts/make_creds_secret.sh b/scripts/make_creds_secret.sh
index b87a59b65..83dae777e 100755
--- a/scripts/make_creds_secret.sh
+++ b/scripts/make_creds_secret.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-path=$(readlink -f ../.env)
+path=$(readlink -f ~/.env)
 
 . $path
 export USERNAME=$(echo -n $USERNAME | base64)
 export APIKEY=$(echo -n $APIKEY | base64)
 export HOSTNAME=$(echo -n $HOSTNAME | base64)
 
-( echo "cat <<EOF >../config/manager/creds_secret.yaml";
+( echo "cat <<EOF >~/creds_secret.yaml";
   cat secret.yaml;
   echo "EOF";
 ) >tmp.yaml
 . tmp.yaml
-cat ../config/manager/creds_secret.yaml
+cat ~/creds_secret.yaml
 rm tmp.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/secret.yaml b/scripts/secret.yaml
index 08212ba02..5ef167f34 100644
--- a/scripts/secret.yaml
+++ b/scripts/secret.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: creds-secret
-  namespace: system
+  namespace: operator-system
 type: Opaque
 data:
   USERNAME: $USERNAME