diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/release.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/release.yaml
index 0421b9a..e69f921 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/release.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/release.yaml
@@ -27,14 +27,10 @@ spec:
       persistence:
         volumeName: "qbittorrent-config"
     volumeMounts:
-      - name: qbittorrent-download
+      - name: qbittorrent-download-pvc
         mountPath: /download
     volumes:
       - name: qbittorrent-config
         hostPath:
           path: /mnt/nfs/AppData/qbittorrent/config
-          type: Directory
-      - name: qbittorrent-download
-        hostPath:
-          path: /mnt/nfs/AppData/qbittorrent/download
           type: Directory
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diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/volume.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/volume.yaml
index f0a9a50..c517dd1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/volume.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/qbittorrent/app/volume.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ spec:
   persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
   local:
     path: "/mnt/nfs/AppData/qbittorrent/download"
+  claimRef:
+    apiVersion: v1
+    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+    name: qbittorrent-download-pvc
+    namespace: qbittorrent
   nodeAffinity:
     required:
       nodeSelectorTerms:
@@ -48,4 +53,20 @@ spec:
             - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
               operator: In
               values:
-                - rpi5-cluster-node-3
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+                - rpi5-cluster-node-3
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: qbittorrent-download-pvc
+  namespace: qbittorrent
+  labels:
+    name: qbittorrent-download-pvc
+spec:
+  storageClassName: local-path
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 64Gi
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