diff --git a/matrix-synapse/Chart.yaml b/matrix-synapse/Chart.yaml
index e7cba8c..f34e6ec 100644
--- a/matrix-synapse/Chart.yaml
+++ b/matrix-synapse/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: matrix-synapse
 description: Matrix reference homeserver
 icon: https://matrix.org/images/matrix-logo.svg
 type: application
-version: 0.0.2
+version: 0.0.3
 # renovate: image=ghcr.io/element-hq/synapse
 appVersion: 1.101.0
 maintainers:
diff --git a/matrix-synapse/README.adoc b/matrix-synapse/README.adoc
index 88f5f43..d9010a8 100644
--- a/matrix-synapse/README.adoc
+++ b/matrix-synapse/README.adoc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 = matrix-synapse
 
-image::https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.0.2-informational?style=flat-square[Version: 0.0.2]
+image::https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.0.3-informational?style=flat-square[Version: 0.0.3]
 image::https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-application-informational?style=flat-square[Type: application]
 image::https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.101.0-informational?style=flat-square[AppVersion: 1.101.0]
 == Maintainers
@@ -237,16 +237,36 @@ helm uninstall matrix-synapse-release
 | `"ReadWriteOnce"`
 |
 
+| persistence.annotations
+| object
+| `{}`
+|
+
 | persistence.enabled
 | bool
 | `true`
 |
 
+| persistence.existingClaim
+| string
+| `nil`
+| A manually managed Persistent Volume and Claim Requires persistence.enabled: true If defined, PVC must be created manually before volume will be bound
+
+| persistence.hostPath
+| string
+| `nil`
+| Do not create an PVC, direct use hostPath in Pod
+
 | persistence.size
 | string
 | `"10Gi"`
 |
 
+| persistence.storageClass
+| string
+| `nil`
+| Persistent Volume Storage Class If defined, storageClassName: <storageClass> If set to "-", storageClassName: "", which disables dynamic provisioning If undefined (the default) or set to null, no storageClassName spec is   set, choosing the default provisioner.  (gp2 on AWS, standard on   GKE, AWS & OpenStack)
+
 | postgresql.auth.database
 | string
 | `"synapse"`
diff --git a/matrix-synapse/templates/deployment.yaml b/matrix-synapse/templates/deployment.yaml
index f7ab9e1..9f15533 100644
--- a/matrix-synapse/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/matrix-synapse/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /synapse/data
             - name: tmpdir
               mountPath: /tmp
-          {{- with .Values.synapse.extraVolumeMounts }}
+            {{- with .Values.synapse.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- . | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
-          {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.synapse.resources | nindent 12 }}
       volumes:
@@ -175,30 +175,38 @@ spec:
         - name: tmpdir
           emptyDir: {}
         - name: media
-        {{- $mediaworker := false }}
-        {{- range $worker, $config := .Values.workers }}
+          {{- $mediaworker := false }}
+          {{- range $worker, $config := .Values.workers }}
           {{- if eq $worker "media_repository" }}
-            {{- $mediaworker = ($config.enabled | default false) }}
+          {{- $mediaworker = ($config.enabled | default false) }}
           {{- end }}
-        {{- end }}
-        {{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled (not $mediaworker) }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if $mediaworker }}
+          emptyDir: {}
+          {{- else }}
+          {{- if .Values.persistence.hostPath }}
+          hostPath:
+            type: Directory
+            path: {{ .Values.persistence.hostPath | quote }}
+          {{- else if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ .Values.persistence.existingClaim | default (include "matrix-synapse.fullname" .) }}
-        {{- else }}
+          {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
-        {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}{{/* end-if hostPath+persistent*/}}
+          {{- end }}{{/* end-if not $mediaworker */}}
         {{- with .Values.synapse.extraVolumes }}
-          {{- . | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- . | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.synapse.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Values.synapse.affinity }}
+      {{- with .Values.synapse.affinity }}
       affinity:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Values.synapse.tolerations }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.synapse.tolerations }}
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-    {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
diff --git a/matrix-synapse/templates/pvc.yaml b/matrix-synapse/templates/pvc.yaml
index f038c43..0a33298 100644
--- a/matrix-synapse/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/matrix-synapse/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
-{{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled (not .Values.persistence.existingClaim) -}}
+{{- if and
+ .Values.persistence.enabled
+  (not .Values.persistence.existingClaim)
+  (not .Values.persistence.hostPath)
+-}}
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   name: {{ template "matrix-synapse.fullname" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "matrix-synapse.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.persistence.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{ toYaml . | indent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
     - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode | quote }}
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size | quote }}
-{{- if .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
-{{- if (eq "-" .Values.persistence.storageClass) }}
+  {{- with .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
+  {{-  if (eq "-" .) }}
   storageClassName: ""
-{{- else }}
-  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}"
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
+  {{-  else }}
+  storageClassName: {{ . | quote }}
+  {{-  end }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
-
diff --git a/matrix-synapse/templates/worker/deployment.yaml b/matrix-synapse/templates/worker/deployment.yaml
index 38a19e4..2f56af4 100644
--- a/matrix-synapse/templates/worker/deployment.yaml
+++ b/matrix-synapse/templates/worker/deployment.yaml
@@ -201,17 +201,21 @@ spec:
                 path: signing.key
         - name: tmpconf
           emptyDir: {}
-      {{- if eq $name "media-repository" }}
+        {{- if eq $name "media-repository" }}
         - name: media
-        {{- if $.Values.persistence.enabled }}
+          {{- if $.Values.persistence.hostPath }}
+          hostPath:
+            type: Directory
+            path: {{ .Values.persistence.hostPath | quote }}
+          {{- else if $.Values.persistence.enabled }}
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ $.Values.persistence.existingClaim | default (include "matrix-synapse.fullname" $) }}
-        {{- else }}
+          {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
+          {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}{{/* end-if media-repository */}}
+        {{- with $config.volumes | default $default.volumes }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
-      {{- end }}
-      {{- with $config.volumes | default $default.volumes }}
-        {{ . | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/matrix-synapse/values.yaml b/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
index 3256e7b..5bf991f 100644
--- a/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
+++ b/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
@@ -760,9 +760,22 @@ externalRedis:
 ##
 persistence:
   enabled: true
-  # existingClaim: synapse-data
+  annotations: {}
+  # --  Persistent Volume Storage Class
+  # If defined, storageClassName: <storageClass>
+  # If set to "-", storageClassName: "", which disables dynamic provisioning
+  # If undefined (the default) or set to null, no storageClassName spec is
+  #   set, choosing the default provisioner.  (gp2 on AWS, standard on
+  #   GKE, AWS & OpenStack)
+  storageClass:
 
-  # storageClass: "-"
+  # -- A manually managed Persistent Volume and Claim
+  # Requires persistence.enabled: true
+  # If defined, PVC must be created manually before volume will be bound
+  existingClaim:
+
+  # -- Do not create an PVC, direct use hostPath in Pod
+  hostPath:
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
   size: 10Gi