diff --git a/ansible/roles/common-cartridge/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/common-cartridge/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index b09366736cb..ff840ebd95a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common-cartridge/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common-cartridge/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: common-cartridge-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: common-cartridge
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/admin-api-server-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/admin-api-server-deployment.yml.j2
index 4a5e7751dca..ae0ebe2fb6c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/admin-api-server-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/admin-api-server-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: admin-api-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-admin
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/amqp-files-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/amqp-files-deployment.yml.j2
index 8902d144c40..89bfe8d61c9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/amqp-files-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/amqp-files-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: amqp-files-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: amqp-files
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-files-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-files-deployment.yml.j2
index f7c263afc85..d42d0af45b6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-files-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-files-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-files-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-files
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-fwu-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-fwu-deployment.yml.j2
index 0c4d5d6f394..340c939d0fd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-fwu-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/api-fwu-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-fwu-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-fwu
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/board-collaboration-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/board-collaboration-deployment.yml.j2
index 60ebcc839c8..dc0e0483c15 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/board-collaboration-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/board-collaboration-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: board-collaboration-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: board-collaboration
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 83fe41b0adb..4aa30ff41b4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-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
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/preview-generator-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/preview-generator-deployment.yml.j2
index ba72d275c75..4fdb651aa02 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/preview-generator-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/preview-generator-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: preview-generator-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: preview-generator
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/tldraw-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/tldraw-deployment.yml.j2
index 56cf6d540c8..ed052650dad 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/tldraw-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-core/templates/tldraw-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: tldraw-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: tldraw-server
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-h5p/templates/api-h5p-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-h5p/templates/api-h5p-deployment.yml.j2
index 5bed585e511..0e52c547a1c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-h5p/templates/api-h5p-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-h5p/templates/api-h5p-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-h5p-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
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-init/templates/management-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-init/templates/management-deployment.yml.j2
index 1fc3b3f0af2..3f02564879b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-init/templates/management-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-init/templates/management-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: management-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: management-deployment
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-ldapsync/templates/api-ldap-worker-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-ldapsync/templates/api-ldap-worker-deployment.yml.j2
index bfcca9e9dd2..027ce4e0c74 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-ldapsync/templates/api-ldap-worker-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-ldapsync/templates/api-ldap-worker-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-worker-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-worker
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-migration-system/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-migration-system/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 91859fc969c..ea0b242ee2c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-migration-system/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-migration-system/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-migration-systems-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-migration-systems
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund
diff --git a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-tspsync/templates/api-tsp-sync-deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-tspsync/templates/api-tsp-sync-deployment.yml.j2
index c38da100fa4..38a13ef7629 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-tspsync/templates/api-tsp-sync-deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/schulcloud-server-tspsync/templates/api-tsp-sync-deployment.yml.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: api-tsp-sync-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-tsp-sync
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: schulcloud-verbund