diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all/affinity.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all/affinity.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acffab534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all/affinity.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE = true
+ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY = "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 3102e441d..5fc8431e6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/clamav/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - clamav
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 8c03d70ac..416e6efb6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - etherpad
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 119129963..4511e853b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_etherpad_nginx/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - etherpad-nginx
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index bd7e1c4b4..2a8b7d809 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/dof_redis/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - redis
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 6f0cab253..459ba2b3a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/erwin-idm/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - erwinidm
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index c7ed41511..792bddb64 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/hydra/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - hydra
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 98d8fe613..69749e853 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/rocketchat/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - rocketchat
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 66241e75a..2b5dc858a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/storage/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - minio
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector: