diff --git a/apps.yaml b/apps.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65d1853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolume
+metadata:
+  name: apps-data
+  labels:
+    type: local
+spec:
+  capacity:
+    storage: 5Gi # Adjust this to your desired size
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain # Retain the data even if the PV is deleted
+  storageClassName: "manual-app-data"
+  hostPath:
+    path: "/data/volumes/apps" # The specific host path for your 'apps' volume
+    type: DirectoryOrCreate # Ensures the directory exists on the host
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: apps-data
+  namespace: prod # Specify the namespace
+spec:
+  storageClassName: "manual-app-data"
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 5Gi # Must match or be less than the PV's capacity
diff --git a/apps/charts/zerobyte/templates/deployment.yaml b/apps/charts/zerobyte/templates/deployment.yaml
index 96d7e31..60618cb 100644
--- a/apps/charts/zerobyte/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/charts/zerobyte/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ spec:
             - mountPath: /data/pictures
               name: pictures
               readOnly: true
+            - mountPath: /data/apps
+              name: apps
+              readOnly: true
       volumes:
         - name: config
           persistentVolumeClaim:
@@ -47,3 +50,6 @@ spec:
         - name: pictures
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: pictures
+        - name: apps
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: apps-data