diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index dcb4593..fa21fe2 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SECRET_TURN_SECRET_VERSION=v1
 ENTRYPOINT_GREENLIGHT_VERSION=v1
 ENTRYPOINT_COTURN_VERSION=v1
 TURNSERVER_CONF_VERSION=v1
+ENTRYPOINT_APPSAKKA_VERSION=v1
 
 # ====================================
 # ADDITIONS to BigBlueButton
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index eb3cb47..fff053b 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -262,17 +262,23 @@ services:
       bbb-net:
         ipv4_address: 10.7.7.14
   
-  # todo: apps-akka (seems to be an bbb app integration endpoint)
+  # apps-akka (seems to be an bbb app integration endpoint)
   apps-akka:
     image: alangecker/bbb-docker-apps-akka:v2.7.3
-    restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       - redis
     environment:
       DOMAIN: ${DOMAIN}
-      SHARED_SECRET: /run/secret/shared_secret
+      # SHARED_SECRET is set via entrypoint
     volumes:
       - vol-freeswitch:/var/freeswitch/meetings
+    configs:
+       - source: entrypoint_appsakka
+         target: /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+         mode: 0555
+    secrets:
+       - shared_secret
+    entrypoint: /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
     networks:
       bbb-net:
         ipv4_address: 10.7.7.15
diff --git a/entrypoint.apps-akka.sh b/entrypoint.apps-akka.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..342c662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.apps-akka.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# set shared_secret variable
+if test -f "/run/secrets/shared_secret"; then
+    pwd=`cat /run/secrets/shared_secret`
+    if [ -z $pwd ]; then
+        echo >&2 "error: /run/secrets/shared_secret is empty"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "entrypoint.apps-akka.sh setting SHARED_SECRET"
+    export "SHARED_SECRET"="${pwd}"
+    unset "pwd"
+else
+    echo >&2 "error: /run/secrets/shared_secret does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TARGET=/etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-apps-akka.conf
+cp /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-apps-akka.conf.tmpl $TARGET
+sed -i "s/DOMAIN/$DOMAIN/" $TARGET
+sed -i "s/SHARED_SECRET/$SHARED_SECRET/" $TARGET
+
+cd /bbb-apps-akka
+/bbb-apps-akka/bin/bbb-apps-akka