diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/feature_servers/app.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/feature_servers/app.py
index 895dbfde97..d917c7f7b2 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/feature_servers/app.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/feature_servers/app.py
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
+import base64
+import os
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
 from mangum import Mangum
 
-import feast
+from feast import FeatureStore
 from feast.feature_server import get_app
 
-# TODO: replace this with an actual feature repo config deserialized from the env variables
-config = feast.RepoConfig()
+# Load RepoConfig
+config_base64 = os.environ["FEAST_CONFIG_BASE64"]
+config_bytes = base64.b64decode(config_base64)
 
-store = feast.FeatureStore(config=config)
+# Override the registry path
+config_yaml = yaml.safe_load(config_bytes)
+config_yaml["registry"] = "registry.db"
+config_bytes = yaml.safe_dump(config_yaml).encode()
 
-app = get_app(store)
+# Load Registry
+registry_base64 = os.environ["FEAST_REGISTRY_BASE64"]
+registry_bytes = base64.b64decode(registry_base64)
+
+# Create a new unique directory for writing feature_store.yaml and registry.db files
+repo_path = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+
+with open(repo_path / "feature_store.yaml", "wb") as f:
+    f.write(config_bytes)
 
+with open(repo_path / "registry.db", "wb") as f:
+    f.write(registry_bytes)
+
+# Initialize the feature store
+store = FeatureStore(repo_path=str(repo_path.resolve()))
+
+# Create the FastAPI app and AWS Lambda handler
+app = get_app(store)
 handler = Mangum(app)