diff --git a/persistent-storage-performance-testing/deploy.yaml b/persistent-storage-performance-testing/deploy.yaml
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index 00000000..37e153cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistent-storage-performance-testing/deploy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+---
+version: "2.0"
+
+services:
+  app:
+    image: ubuntu:latest
+    expose:
+      - port: 80
+        as: 80
+        proto: tcp
+        to:
+          - global: true
+      - port: 22
+        as: 22
+        proto: tcp
+        to:
+          - global: true
+    env:
+     - "my_root_password=111111"
+    command:
+      - "bash"
+      - "-c"
+    args:
+      - 'apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade -y ; apt-get install -y  curl fio ; curl -s  https://gist.githubusercontent.com/shimpa1/5755a556d72beeac17a66041c98368e1/raw/6d51a4a9a9fd20fafa1a753e7e2b5455675ac7ad/start.sh | bash ; sleep infinity'
+    params:
+      storage:
+        fio-test:
+          mount: /root/fio
+          readOnly: false
+profiles:
+  compute:
+    app:
+      resources:
+        cpu:
+          units: 1.0
+        memory:
+          size: 1Gi
+        storage:
+          - size: 10Gi
+          - name: fio-test
+            size: 100Gi
+            attributes:
+              persistent: true
+              class: beta3
+  placement:
+    akash:
+      attributes:
+      pricing:
+        app:
+          denom: uakt
+          amount: 10000
+deployment:
+  app:
+    akash:
+      profile: app
+      count: 1
diff --git a/persistent-storage-performance-testing/readme.md b/persistent-storage-performance-testing/readme.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+A modified Ubuntu server 22.04 SDL by Dimokus, built to test the performance of persistent storage subsystem of an Akash provider.
+
+Make sure you update your root password in the SDL!!
+Also, make sure you specify the correct storage class of the provider you want to test (beta1/beta2/beta3)
diff --git a/speedtest-tracker/deploy.yaml b/speedtest-tracker/deploy.yaml
index de19fa4b..ad7bc389 100644
--- a/speedtest-tracker/deploy.yaml
+++ b/speedtest-tracker/deploy.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ services:
         as: 80
         to:
           - global: true
+    params:
+      storage:
+        data:
+          mount: /config
     env:
       -  OOKLA_EULA_GDPR=true 
       #Set to true to accept the Ookla EULA and privacy agreement. If this is not set, the container will not start
@@ -34,7 +38,13 @@ profiles:
         memory:
           size: 512Mi
         storage:
-          size: 512Mi
+          # size: 1Gi
+          - size: 1Gi
+          - name: data
+            size: 3Gi
+            attributes:
+              persistent: true
+              class: beta3
   placement:
     akash:
       pricing: