diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/brb_host/cfg.yml b/ansible/host_vars/brb_host/cfg.yml
index 97e138b38..3be9f4793 100644
--- a/ansible/host_vars/brb_host/cfg.yml
+++ b/ansible/host_vars/brb_host/cfg.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 NEXTCLOUD_REDIRECT_URL: https://nextcloud-brb.dbildungscloud.dev/apps/files/?dir=/
 NEXTCLOUD_BASE_URL: https://nextcloud-brb.dbildungscloud.dev/
 BETTERMARKS_APPS_URL: "https://apps.bettermarks.brb.dbildungscloud.dev"
-BETTERMARKS_SCHOOL_URL: "https://school.bettermarks.brb.dbildungscloud.dev"
\ No newline at end of file
+BETTERMARKS_SCHOOL_URL: "https://school.bettermarks.brb.dbildungscloud.dev"
+ANNOTATIONS: true
+RELOADER: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index f0ef7a0d1..5d05bebea 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: clamav-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: clamav
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/clammit/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/clammit/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index c83827fc3..84f4b7988 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/clammit/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/clammit/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: clammit-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: clammit
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index d8afd2969..c8fbb0974 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: etherpad-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: etherpad
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index cb820284b..b913096c9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: etherpad-nginx-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: etherpad-nginx
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_mailcatcher/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_mailcatcher/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 6e70048ad..57a2763a9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_mailcatcher/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_mailcatcher/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: mailcatcher-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: mailcatcher
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_mongo/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_mongo/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 8f5b2d0df..0170f9894 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_mongo/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_mongo/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: mongo-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: mongo
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_postgresql/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_postgresql/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index e00f625c6..8b44c1a17 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_postgresql/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_postgresql/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: postgres-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: postgres
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 021ba9467..c2242dbbf 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: redis-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: redis
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index acae6bedd..ea841322b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: erwinidm-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: erwinidm
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/h5p-proxy/templates/api-h5p-proxy-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/h5p-proxy/templates/api-h5p-proxy-deployment.yml.j2
index 9e286177f..3438ee6ad 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/h5p-proxy/templates/api-h5p-proxy-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/h5p-proxy/templates/api-h5p-proxy-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-h5p-proxy-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: api-h5p-proxy
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 452c27bfa..ad6323b9e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: hydra-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: hydra
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ingress/templates/default-backend-404-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/ingress/templates/default-backend-404-deployment.yml.j2
index a034272c6..6373a773b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ingress/templates/default-backend-404-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ingress/templates/default-backend-404-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: default-backend-404-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: default-backend-404
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/libreoffice/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/libreoffice/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index aa3965d79..7cd8c96dd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/libreoffice/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/libreoffice/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: libreoffice-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: libreoffice
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/maildrop/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/maildrop/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 30df51de4..b2a2e2147 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/maildrop/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/maildrop/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: maildrop-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: maildrop
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/oidcmock/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/oidcmock/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 38a9e5fa4..6ea02d4e7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/oidcmock/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/oidcmock/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: oidcmock-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: oidcmock
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 68ca99ac9..dcdc83f3e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: rocketchat-deployment
   #namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: rocketchat
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 768280bc7..69b4788db 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: storage-deployment
   namespace: {{ NAMESPACE }}
+{% if ANNOTATIONS is defined and ANNOTATIONS|bool %}
+  annotations:
+{% if RELOADER is defined and RELOADER|bool %}
+    reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
   labels:
     app: storage
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund