diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml b/inventory/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml
index d284100..6aa088f 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ music_user_nextcloud_videos_pswd: "{{ vault_music_user_nextcloud_videos_pswd }}"
 services_root_dataset: "{{ system_var_root_dataset }}"
 services_data_dataset: "{{ system_var_data_dataset }}"
 services_containers_dataset: "{{ system_var_containers_dataset }}"
+services_external_dataset: "{{ system_external_data_dataset }}"
 
 services_host_services:
   lrproxy:
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/services/datasets/user/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/services/datasets/user/tasks/main.yml
index 6a177f1..39f4bd3 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/services/datasets/user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/services/datasets/user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -31,12 +31,26 @@
         extra_zfs_properties:
           canmount: "off"
 
+    - name: "{{ services_service_name }} : create external dataset"
+      community.general.zfs:
+        name: "{{ services_external_dataset }}/{{ services_service_user_name }}"
+        state: "present"
+        extra_zfs_properties:
+          canmount: "off"
+
     - name: "{{ services_service_name }} : create volume datasets"
       community.general.zfs:
         name: "{{ services_data_dataset }}/{{ services_service_user_name }}/{{ item.key }}"
         state: "present"
         extra_zfs_properties: "{{ item.value.extra_zfs_properties | default({}) }}"
-      loop: "{{ services_service_volumes | dict2items }}"
+      loop: "{{ services_service_volumes | dict2items | rejectattr('value.external', 'true') }}"
+
+    - name: "{{ services_service_name }} : create external volume datasets"
+      community.general.zfs:
+        name: "{{ services_external_dataset }}/{{ services_service_user_name }}/{{ item.key }}"
+        state: "present"
+        extra_zfs_properties: "{{ item.value.extra_zfs_properties | default({}) }}"
+      loop: "{{ services_service_volumes | dict2items | selectattr('value.external', 'true') }}"
 
 
   when: