diff --git a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/config-map.yaml b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/config-map.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b14aacad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/config-map.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: minecraft-creative-world-env
+data:
+  EULA: "true"
+  DIFFICULTY: peaceful
+  OPS: "tyriis,jazzlyin"
+  MAX_PLAYERS: "25"
+  ALLOW_NETHER: "false"
+  ENABLE_COMMAND_BLOCK: "true"
+  GENERATE_STRUCTURES: "false"
+  SPAWN_ANIMALS: "false"
+  SPAWN_MONSTERS: "false"
+  SPAWN_NPCS: "false"
+  SPAWN_PROTECTION: "0"
+  VIEW_DISTANCE: "14"
+  MODE: creative
+  MOTD: hello minecraft creative world
+  PVP: "false"
+  LEVEL_TYPE: DEFAULT
+  ONLINE_MODE: "false"
+  CF_PARALLEL_DOWNLOADS: "4"
+  ENABLE_RCON: "true"
+  MAX_BUILD_HEIGHT: "256"
+  ENABLE_ROLLING_LOGS: "true"
+  LOG_TIMESTAMP: "true"
+  SNOOPER_ENABLED: "true"
+  LEVEL: creative-world
+  SERVER_NAME: creative-world
+  STOP_SERVER_ANNOUNCE_DELAY: "30"
+  STOP_DURATION: "30"
+  USE_AIKAR_FLAGS: "true"
diff --git a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/helm-release.yaml b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/helm-release.yaml
index 09756dfe1..ba3c40fba 100644
--- a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/helm-release.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/helm-release.yaml
@@ -71,29 +71,16 @@ spec:
                   name: minecraft-rcon
               - secretRef:
                   name: curseforge-api-key
+              - configMapRef:
+                  name: minecraft-creative-world-env
             env:
               # https://docker-minecraft-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/variables
               TZ: ${SETTING_TZ}
-              EULA: "true"
               TYPE: "PAPER"
               # TODO renovate
               VERSION: "1.21.4"
-              DIFFICULTY: normal
-              OPS: "tyriis,jazzlyin"
-              MAX_PLAYERS: "25"
-              VIEW_DISTANCE: "14"
-              MODE: creative
-              MOTD: "hello minecraft creative world"
-              PVP: "false"
-              LEVEL_TYPE: DEFAULT
-              ONLINE_MODE: "false"
               MEMORY: "1024M"
-              ENABLE_RCON: "true"
-              CF_PARALLEL_DOWNLOADS: "4"
               MODS_FILE: /config/plugins.txt
-              LEVEL: creative-world
-              STOP_SERVER_ANNOUNCE_DELAY: "30"
-              STOP_DURATION: "30"
               LOG_TIMESTAMP: "true"
               REPLACE_ENV_DURING_SYNC: "true"
               CFG_PROXY_SECRET:
@@ -150,6 +137,12 @@ spec:
             interval: 1m
 
     persistence:
+      data:
+        existingClaim: minecraft-creative-world-data
+        advancedMounts:
+          minecraft:
+            app:
+              - path: /data
       config:
         type: configMap
         name: minecraft-creative-world-config
diff --git a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/kustomization.yaml b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/kustomization.yaml
index 48a748dda..786d1cfc3 100644
--- a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
-  - ./helm-release.yaml
-commonLabels:
-  app.kubernetes.io/name: minecraft-creative-world
-  app.kubernetes.io/instance: minecraft-creative-world
+  - config-map.yaml
+  - secret.sops.yaml
+  - replication-destination.yaml
+  - persistent-volume-claim.yaml
+  - replication-source.yaml
+  - helm-release.yaml
 configMapGenerator:
   - name: minecraft-creative-world-config
     files:
diff --git a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/persistent-volume-claim.yaml b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/persistent-volume-claim.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f05dfcd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/persistent-volume-claim.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: minecraft-creative-world-data
+  labels:
+    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/prune: disabled
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  dataSourceRef:
+    kind: ReplicationDestination
+    apiGroup: volsync.backube
+    name: minecraft-creative-world-data
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 10Gi
+  storageClassName: ceph-block
diff --git a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/replication-destination.yaml b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/replication-destination.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa955b1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/replication-destination.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://kubernetes-schemas.pages.dev/volsync.backube/replicationdestination_v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: volsync.backube/v1alpha1
+kind: ReplicationDestination
+metadata:
+  name: minecraft-creative-world-data
+  labels:
+    # https://fluxcd.io/flux/components/kustomize/kustomizations/#controlling-the-apply-behavior-of-resources
+    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/ssa: IfNotPresent
+spec:
+  trigger:
+    manual: restore-once
+  restic:
+    repository: minecraft-creative-world-data-volsync
+    copyMethod: Snapshot
+    volumeSnapshotClassName: csi-ceph-blockpool
+    cacheStorageClassName: ceph-block
+    cacheAccessModes:
+      - ReadWriteOnce
+    cacheCapacity: 5Gi
+    storageClassName: ceph-block
+    accessModes:
+      - ReadWriteOnce
+    capacity: 10Gi
+    moverSecurityContext:
+      runAsUser: 1000
+      runAsGroup: 1000
+      fsGroup: 1000
+    enableFileDeletion: true
+    cleanupCachePVC: true
+    cleanupTempPVC: true
diff --git a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/replication-source.yaml b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/replication-source.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a1d8598f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/replication-source.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://kubernetes-schemas.pages.dev/volsync.backube/replicationsource_v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: volsync.backube/v1alpha1
+kind: ReplicationSource
+metadata:
+  name: minecraft-creative-world-data
+spec:
+  sourcePVC: minecraft-creative-world-data
+  trigger:
+    schedule: "0 * * * *"
+  restic:
+    copyMethod: Snapshot
+    pruneIntervalDays: 14
+    repository: minecraft-creative-world-data-volsync
+    volumeSnapshotClassName: csi-ceph-blockpool
+    cacheCapacity: 5Gi
+    cacheStorageClassName: ceph-block
+    cacheAccessModes:
+      - ReadWriteOnce
+    storageClassName: ceph-block
+    accessModes:
+      - ReadWriteOnce
+    moverSecurityContext:
+      runAsUser: 1000
+      runAsGroup: 1000
+      fsGroup: 1000
+    retain:
+      hourly: 24
+      daily: 7
+      weekly: 4
+      monthly: 3
diff --git a/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/secret.sops.yaml b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/secret.sops.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f9f5b320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/talos-flux/apps/gaming/minecraft-java/creative-world/secret.sops.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# yamllint disable
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+    name: minecraft-creative-world-data-volsync
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+    RESTIC_REPOSITORY: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:I78cc8FKGTK/ei/wBDvxEYCjeLBcNEOhzvDnVUzdhuAsUeAMFnqRiTFR7s3Q+++j8P0S5CiAhY2PfPdY1DBPPbuUrwmt6Drtb1kT2aM=,iv:Orkyb+FaUeQEbdq/QAcGTi8GzYdRMbeu0Em7ysD1L14=,tag:hAMPb9qtMNItJjV8WT7UfQ==,type:str]
+    RESTIC_PASSWORD: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:3UHkZkvo6C5ISl+K9Jt99MNkcYr51lnAnpI+x0EPRz5j3KDYbtsT/09XGHFRUei6b28Ed4OyeC64eosjifmT2g==,iv:r7mU2+Iop/kJrn6NmOziKWkzNndzEzWp/kcHUUyiSj4=,tag:SNZ5IoeNTkSwFdEhwovF1w==,type:str]
+    AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:JEXZW41lEw==,iv:pduvJsbyBRNMiP6rJ5T7mz79rdW5VLpR/Y3lOXHKU8A=,tag:HZKS59FvxO4FwZrb3LhKmg==,type:str]
+    AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:aguU70F7QhX2FSEJFmknY8+31PbPIXdF0iGArAkBIihiGhAfOMkD6upDfpZmuZYQcJJgRPpH2jk=,iv:I/9UIpgz0uXHzhhlbV4481gS9KRtm1ZhzvoxJScGsxg=,tag:ax0t2h1ltyPkk+0TgnMCIg==,type:str]
+sops:
+    kms: []
+    gcp_kms: []
+    azure_kv: []
+    hc_vault: []
+    age:
+        - recipient: age16zqeqx5y6ay3flwz0d06rn83yjv9ckys3j8tpkysf9v6295fhc6sf4r0uj
+          enc: |
+            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSAzYjdZeVptaDlPZW9idmtP
+            UkRGdmxyb0REM2s4dnZVSERQNFFSRHlqVkcwClJlZHVhQUVnUm16QVloazMyUUFx
+            Q24vakF5RUEvMTExZ0lPa1RXblFEV3cKLS0tIFNMcGx3NzRQT0U4MTZER0FQUzh3
+            SThDODl4ZFFMMUlxM3BneWlrNDdjdUUKm16agevW+HLV4al0q2m5W/SyS84E5SXh
+            QfWlkG1byRaLRQ+tMeTuCN0tk2A2asmSPygQ1IKo4AO9kMirDEjQ6w==
+            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+    lastmodified: "2025-02-05T10:21:40Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:FOwa237uRnIs6BKBEOmn0b4Y0qUj47MAWiXAOj6Fae+XY7JxfGvWkLIg/uy82ZOm2O2dEJMxZP6EGWuS3us68nNsi4nFRHAE8FR5IoNjo3BEt+HNkOIzpeF7HW2QJPkMrlORzMRDxv2khIykN/6AUwaEdyR9bEEE1Vrt0jlbc9g=,iv:wkjkHTLllpSKHRWtI9W8so7ke72Q48X2TF9/bs0BE+4=,tag:5IHhSkTdj45DWx5tnMkMng==,type:str]
+    pgp: []
+    encrypted_regex: ^(data|stringData)$
+    version: 3.9.4