diff --git a/vcluster/chart/templates/allow-external-services.yaml b/vcluster/chart/templates/allow-external-services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f5e3a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcluster/chart/templates/allow-external-services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: cilium.io/v2
+kind: CiliumNetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: allow-external-services
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+spec:
+  egress:
+  - toFQDNs:
+    - matchName: api.github.com
+    - matchName: dapr.github.io
+    - matchName: gitlab.com
+    - matchName: analytics.loft.rocks
+  endpointSelector:
+    matchLabels: {}
diff --git a/vcluster/chart/templates/jaeger.yaml b/vcluster/chart/templates/jaeger.yaml
index cbc93aa4..2e5febf1 100644
--- a/vcluster/chart/templates/jaeger.yaml
+++ b/vcluster/chart/templates/jaeger.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apiVersion: jaegertracing.io/v1
-kind: "Jaeger"
+kind: Jaeger
 metadata:
   name: jaeger
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
diff --git a/vcluster/chart/templates/vcluster.yaml b/vcluster/chart/templates/vcluster.yaml
index f319123f..c2e023b8 100644
--- a/vcluster/chart/templates/vcluster.yaml
+++ b/vcluster/chart/templates/vcluster.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spec:
               secretName: "{{ $fullname }}-tls"
 
           storage:
-            persistence: false
+            persistence: {{ .Values.persistence }}
 
           # coredns:
           #   image: coredns/coredns:1.10.1
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ spec:
               to: "atlantis/{{ $name }}-archmeister-rw"
             - from: "{{ .Release.Namespace }}/jaeger-collector"
               to: "atlantis/jaeger-collector"
-
           sync:
             secrets:
               all: true
@@ -89,6 +88,9 @@ spec:
                   - apiGroups: [ "cilium.io" ]
                     resources: [ "ciliumnetworkpolicies" ]
                     verbs: [ "get", "list", "watch", "create", "patch" ]
+                  # - apiGroups: [ "jaegertracing.io" ]
+                  #   resources: [ "jaegers" ]
+                  #   verbs: [ "get", "list", "watch", "create", "patch" ]
               config: |-
                 version: v1beta1
                 import:
@@ -96,11 +98,15 @@ spec:
                   apiVersion: postgresql.cnpg.io/v1
                 - kind: Secret
                   apiVersion: v1
+                # - kind: Jaeger
+                #   apiVersion: jaegertracing.io/v1
                 # - kind: CiliumNetworkPolicy
                 #   apiVersion: cilium.io/v2
                 export:
                 - kind: CiliumNetworkPolicy
                   apiVersion: cilium.io/v2
+                # - kind: Jaeger
+                #   apiVersion: jaegertracing.io/v1
           init:
             manifests: |-
               ---