diff --git a/homebridge/on_boot.d/25-homebridge.sh b/homebridge/on_boot.d/25-homebridge.sh
index 7f6e1c4..d8dcdba 100755
--- a/homebridge/on_boot.d/25-homebridge.sh
+++ b/homebridge/on_boot.d/25-homebridge.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 CONTAINER=homebridge
 
+## network configuration and startup:
+CNI_PATH=/mnt/data/podman/cni
+if [ ! -f "$CNI_PATH"/tuning ]; then
+    mkdir -p $CNI_PATH
+    curl -L https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v0.9.0/cni-plugins-linux-arm64-v0.9.0.tgz | tar -xz -C $CNI_PATH
+fi
+
+mkdir -p /opt/cni
+rm -f /opt/cni/bin
+ln -s $CNI_PATH /opt/cni/bin
+
+for file in "$CNI_PATH"/*.conflist
+do
+    if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+        ln -s "$file" "/etc/cni/net.d/$(basename "$file")"
+    fi
+done
+
+
 # Starts the homebridge container on boot.
 # All configs stored in /mnt/data/homebridge