diff --git a/docker/lite/Dockerfile b/docker/lite/Dockerfile
index ff65d858dad..89e0cd8bd6a 100644
--- a/docker/lite/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/lite/Dockerfile
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ ENV PATH $VTROOT/bin:$PATH
 # Copy artifacts from builder layer.
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/install /vt
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/web/vtadmin /vt/web/vtadmin
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/init_db.sql /vt/config/
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/mycnf /vt/config/
 
 # Create mount point for actual data (e.g. MySQL data dir)
 VOLUME /vt/vtdataroot
diff --git a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.testing b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.testing
index c6a34df2784..8a1d7121f69 100644
--- a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.testing
+++ b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.testing
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ ENV PATH $VTROOT/bin:$PATH
 # Copy artifacts from builder layer.
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/install /vt
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/web/vtadmin /vt/web/vtadmin
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/init_db.sql /vt/config/
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/mycnf /vt/config/
 
 # Create mount point for actual data (e.g. MySQL data dir)
 VOLUME /vt/vtdataroot
diff --git a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi7 b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi7
index 52cebdc15b7..baab4f5f50b 100644
--- a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi7
+++ b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi7
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ ENV PATH $VTROOT/bin:$PATH
 # Copy artifacts from builder layer.
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/install /vt
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/web/vtadmin /vt/web/vtadmin
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/init_db.sql /vt/config/
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/mycnf /vt/config/
 
 RUN mkdir -p /licenses
 COPY LICENSE /licenses
diff --git a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8 b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8
index 36ef69e5867..ea933184d5e 100644
--- a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8
+++ b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ ENV PATH $VTROOT/bin:$PATH
 # Copy artifacts from builder layer.
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/install /vt
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/web/vtadmin /vt/web/vtadmin
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/init_db.sql /vt/config/
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/mycnf /vt/config/
 
 RUN mkdir -p /licenses
 COPY LICENSE /licenses
diff --git a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8.arm64 b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8.arm64
index a5efb9daa8f..a4b518be74e 100644
--- a/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8.arm64
+++ b/docker/lite/Dockerfile.ubi8.arm64
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ ENV PATH $VTROOT/bin:$PATH
 # Copy artifacts from builder layer.
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/install /vt
 COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/web/vtadmin /vt/web/vtadmin
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/init_db.sql /vt/config/
+COPY --from=builder --chown=vitess:vitess /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess/config/mycnf /vt/config/
 
 RUN mkdir -p /licenses
 COPY LICENSE /licenses