diff --git a/helm/data/values/prod/nodeSelector.yaml b/helm/data/values/prod/nodeSelector.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6965324cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/data/values/prod/nodeSelector.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+nodeSelector:
+  - im-prod-dedicated: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm/data/values/prod/tolerations.yaml b/helm/data/values/prod/tolerations.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ec9b7169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/data/values/prod/tolerations.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+tolerations:
+  - key: im-prod-dedicated
+    operator: Equal
+    value: true
+    effect: NoSchedule
diff --git a/skaffold.yaml b/skaffold.yaml
index 589da800c..38985e2df 100644
--- a/skaffold.yaml
+++ b/skaffold.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
 #      corsAllowOrigins:
 #        - "https://{{ .UI_URL }}"
 
+#.im-prod-tolerations-config: &im-prod-tolerations-config
+#  key: im-prod-dedicated
+#  operator: Equal
+#  value: true
+#  effect: NoSchedule
+#
+#.im-prod-node-selector-config: &im-prod-node-selector-config
+#  im-prod-dedicated: true
+
 apiVersion: skaffold/v4beta6
 kind: Config
 metadata:
@@ -45,6 +54,9 @@ deploy:
               targetPort: 5552
         valuesFiles:
           - helm/data/secrets/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/rabbitmq.yaml
+# TODO: using value file/s is another option, but we have to create empty one/s for dev, too
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/tolerations.yaml
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/nodeSelector.yaml
 
       - name: im-manager-redis-{{ .ENVIRONMENT }}
         namespace: instance-manager-{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}
@@ -57,6 +69,9 @@ deploy:
           architecture: standalone
           auth:
             enabled: false
+#        valuesFiles:
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/tolerations.yaml
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/nodeSelector.yaml
 
       - name: im-manager-postgresql-{{ .ENVIRONMENT }}
         namespace: instance-manager-{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}
@@ -69,6 +84,8 @@ deploy:
         valuesFiles:
           - helm/data/secrets/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/postgresql.yaml
           - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/postgresql.yaml
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/tolerations.yaml
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/nodeSelector.yaml
 
       - name: im-manager-{{ .ENVIRONMENT }}
         namespace: instance-manager-{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}
@@ -110,6 +127,8 @@ deploy:
         valuesFiles:
           - helm/data/secrets/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/values.yaml
           - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/values.yaml
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/tolerations.yaml
+#          - helm/data/values/{{ .CLASSIFICATION }}/nodeSelector.yaml
 
 profiles:
   - name: dev
@@ -187,3 +206,41 @@ profiles:
           name: im-group-implement
           namespace: implement
           <<: [ *im-group-chart-config, *im-group-prod-service-account-config ]
+
+# TODO: can't refer to a release by name here
+# TODO: can't use YAML anchor for patching both at the same time
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/0/setValues/tolerations
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-tolerations-config
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/0/setValues/nodeSelector
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-node-selector-config
+#
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/1/setValues/tolerations
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-tolerations-config
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/1/setValues/nodeSelector
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-node-selector-config
+#
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/2/setValues/primary/tolerations
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-tolerations-config
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/2/setValues/primary/nodeSelector
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-node-selector-config
+#
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/3/setValues/tolerations
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-tolerations-config
+#      - op: add
+#        path: /deploy/helm/releases/3/setValues/nodeSelector
+#        value:
+#          <<: *im-prod-node-selector-config