diff --git a/charts/spire/README.md b/charts/spire/README.md
index 8a0e83a..4c24570 100644
--- a/charts/spire/README.md
+++ b/charts/spire/README.md
@@ -372,8 +372,10 @@ Now you can interact with the Spire agent socket from your own application. The
 | spire-server.nodeSelector | object | `{}` | Select specific nodes to run on (currently only amd64 is supported by Tornjak) |
 | spire-server.notifier.k8sbundle.namespace | string | `""` | Namespace to push the bundle into, if blank will default to SPIRE Server namespace |
 | spire-server.persistence.accessMode | string | `"ReadWriteOnce"` |  |
+| spire-server.persistence.hostPath | string | `""` | Which path to use on the host when type = hostPath |
 | spire-server.persistence.size | string | `"1Gi"` |  |
 | spire-server.persistence.storageClass | string | `nil` |  |
+| spire-server.persistence.type | string | `"pvc"` | What type of volume to use for persistence. Valid options pvc (recommended), hostPath, emptyDir (testing only) |
 | spire-server.podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | spire-server.podSecurityContext | object | `{}` |  |
 | spire-server.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds | int | `5` | Initial delay seconds for readinessProbe |
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/README.md b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/README.md
index f0208c3..bc5da26 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/README.md
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/README.md
@@ -172,8 +172,10 @@ In order to run Tornjak with simple HTTP Connection only, make sure you don't cr
 | nodeSelector | object | `{}` | Select specific nodes to run on (currently only amd64 is supported by Tornjak) |
 | notifier.k8sbundle.namespace | string | `""` | Namespace to push the bundle into, if blank will default to SPIRE Server namespace |
 | persistence.accessMode | string | `"ReadWriteOnce"` |  |
+| persistence.hostPath | string | `""` | Which path to use on the host when type = hostPath |
 | persistence.size | string | `"1Gi"` |  |
 | persistence.storageClass | string | `nil` |  |
+| persistence.type | string | `"pvc"` | What type of volume to use for persistence. Valid options pvc (recommended), hostPath, emptyDir (testing only) |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | podSecurityContext | object | `{}` |  |
 | readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds | int | `5` | Initial delay seconds for readinessProbe |
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 4a5e148..99523af 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 {{- $configSum3 := (include (print $.Template.BasePath "/controller-manager-configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum) }}
 {{- $configSumTornjak := (include (print $.Template.BasePath "/tornjak-config.yaml") . | sha256sum) }}
 {{- $fullname := include "spire-server.fullname" . }}
+{{- if not (has .Values.persistence.type (list "pvc" "hostPath" "emptyDir")) }}
+{{- fail "persistence.type must be one of [\"pvc\", \"hostPath\", \"emptyDir\"]" }}
+{{- end }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
@@ -285,6 +288,16 @@ spec:
         {{- if gt (len .Values.extraVolumes) 0 }}
         {{- toYaml .Values.extraVolumes | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if eq .Values.persistence.type "emptyDir" }}
+        - name: spire-data
+          emptyDir: {}
+        {{- else if eq .Values.persistence.type "hostPath" }}
+        - name: spire-data
+          hostPath:
+            path: {{ .Values.persistence.hostPath }}
+            type: Directory
+        {{- end }}
+  {{- if eq .Values.persistence.type "pvc" }}
   volumeClaimTemplates:
     - metadata:
         name: spire-data
@@ -297,3 +310,4 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
         storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
         {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/values.yaml b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/values.yaml
index 3472027..f2843c9 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/values.yaml
@@ -101,9 +101,13 @@ readinessProbe:
   periodSeconds: 5
 
 persistence:
+  # -- What type of volume to use for persistence. Valid options pvc (recommended), hostPath, emptyDir (testing only)
+  type: pvc
   size: 1Gi
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
   storageClass: null
+  # -- Which path to use on the host when type = hostPath
+  hostPath: ""
 
 dataStore:
   sql: