diff --git a/meali/config/meali.env b/meali/config/meali.env
index d3a0acb..31066b3 100644
Binary files a/meali/config/meali.env and b/meali/config/meali.env differ
diff --git a/meali/kustomization.yaml b/meali/kustomization.yaml
index a4241c7..86d36a9 100644
--- a/meali/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/meali/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ resources:
   - resources/namespace.yaml
   - resources/db/db.yaml
   - resources/db/user.yaml
+  - resources/pvc.yaml
   - resources/deployment.yaml
 
 secretGenerator:
diff --git a/meali/resources/deployment.yaml b/meali/resources/deployment.yaml
index 4cf9a84..226a007 100644
--- a/meali/resources/deployment.yaml
+++ b/meali/resources/deployment.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: meali
 spec:
-  replicas: 2
+  replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: meali
@@ -33,14 +35,21 @@ spec:
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 200m
-              memory: 200Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
             requests:
-              cpu: 50m
-              memory: 50Mi
+              cpu: 150m
+              memory: 450Mi
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: app-data
+              mountPath: /app/data/
+      volumes:
+        - name: app-data
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: meali-data
       securityContext:
-        runAsUser: 1001
-        runAsGroup: 1001
-        fsGroup: 1001
+        runAsUser: 1000
+        runAsGroup: 1000
+        fsGroup: 1000
       affinity:
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
diff --git a/meali/resources/pvc.yaml b/meali/resources/pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3972a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meali/resources/pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: meali-data
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: meali
+spec:
+  storageClassName: hcloud-blob
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 10Gi
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany