diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/ApplicationConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/ApplicationConfiguration.java
index 50bbaff..6b2a9ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/ApplicationConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/ApplicationConfiguration.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.gcube.smartgears.configuration.application;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.gcube.smartgears.configuration.ProxyAddress;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.persistence.PersistenceWriter;
 
 /**
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@ public interface ApplicationConfiguration {
 	 */
 	String context();
 	
-	boolean proxied();
+	boolean proxable();
+	
+	ProxyAddress proxyAddress();
+	
+	ApplicationConfiguration proxyAddress(ProxyAddress proxy);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Sets the context path of the application
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/BridgedApplicationConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/BridgedApplicationConfiguration.java
index 9bea447..8028765 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/BridgedApplicationConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/BridgedApplicationConfiguration.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package org.gcube.smartgears.configuration.application;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.gcube.smartgears.configuration.ProxyAddress;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.configuration.container.ContainerConfiguration;
+import org.gcube.smartgears.persistence.LocalPersistence;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.persistence.PersistenceWriter;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -25,11 +28,20 @@ public class BridgedApplicationConfiguration implements ApplicationConfiguration
 		
 		if (application.persistence()==null) {
 			
-			application.persistence(container.persistence());
+			String location = container.persistence().getLocation()+"/"+application.name();
+			File dir = new File(location);
+			if (!dir.exists())
+				dir.mkdirs();
+			
+			application.persistence(new LocalPersistence(location));
+			
+			log.trace("setting persistence location for {} @ {}",application.name(), dir.getAbsolutePath());
 			
-			log.trace("setting persistence location for {} the same as the container persistence",application.name());
 		}
 		
+		if (application.proxable() && container.proxy()!=null) 
+			application.proxyAddress(container.proxy());
+		
 	}
 	
 	public ApplicationConfiguration inner() {
@@ -110,8 +122,8 @@ public class BridgedApplicationConfiguration implements ApplicationConfiguration
 	
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean proxied() {
-		return application.proxied();
+	public boolean proxable() {
+		return application.proxable();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -124,4 +136,14 @@ public class BridgedApplicationConfiguration implements ApplicationConfiguration
 		return application.includes(includes);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ProxyAddress proxyAddress() {
+		return application.proxyAddress();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ApplicationConfiguration proxyAddress(ProxyAddress proxy) {
+		return proxyAddress(proxy);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/DefaultApplicationConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/DefaultApplicationConfiguration.java
index e091b3b..94248e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/DefaultApplicationConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/configuration/application/DefaultApplicationConfiguration.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.validator.ValidatorFactory;
 import org.gcube.common.validator.annotations.IsValid;
 import org.gcube.common.validator.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.configuration.ProxyAddress;
+import org.gcube.smartgears.persistence.LocalPersistence;
 import org.gcube.smartgears.persistence.PersistenceWriter;
 
 /**
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ public class DefaultApplicationConfiguration implements ApplicationConfiguration
 
 	String context;
 	
-	@XmlAttribute(name = "proxied")
-	private boolean proxied = true;
+	@XmlAttribute(name = "proxable")
+	private boolean proxable = true;
 	
 	@XmlElement(name="name" , required=true)
 	@NotNull
@@ -58,9 +59,13 @@ public class DefaultApplicationConfiguration implements ApplicationConfiguration
 	@XmlElementRef
 	Set<Include> includes= new LinkedHashSet<Include>();
 	
+	@XmlElementRef(type=LocalPersistence.class)
 	@NotNull @IsValid
 	private PersistenceWriter persistenceManager;
 	
+	@IsValid
+	ProxyAddress proxyAddress;
+	
 	@Override
 	public Set<Exclude> excludes() {
 		return excludes;
@@ -144,10 +149,21 @@ public class DefaultApplicationConfiguration implements ApplicationConfiguration
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean proxied() {
-		return proxied;
+	public boolean proxable() {
+		return proxable;
 	}
-	
+		
+	public ProxyAddress proxyAddress() {
+		return proxyAddress;
+	}
+
+
+	public ApplicationConfiguration proxyAddress(ProxyAddress proxyAddress) {
+		this.proxyAddress = proxyAddress;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	public PersistenceWriter persistence() {
 		return persistenceManager;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java
index 6c28f86..742631b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java
@@ -207,8 +207,10 @@ public class ApplicationProfileManager extends ApplicationLifecycleHandler {
 								context.events().fire(context,changed);
 							}
 						};
-
-						periodicUpdates = Utils.scheduledServicePool.scheduleAtFixedRate(updateTask, Constants.application_republish_frequency_in_minutes, Constants.application_republish_frequency_in_minutes , TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+												
+						periodicUpdates = Utils.scheduledServicePool.scheduleAtFixedRate(updateTask, 
+								Constants.application_republish_frequency_in_minutes, 
+								Constants.application_republish_frequency_in_minutes , TimeUnit.MINUTES);
 
 					}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/persistence/LocalPersistence.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/persistence/LocalPersistence.java
index e298a53..49a9026 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/persistence/LocalPersistence.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/persistence/LocalPersistence.java
@@ -8,12 +8,19 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+
 import org.gcube.common.validator.annotations.NotEmpty;
 import org.gcube.common.validator.annotations.NotNull;
 
+@XmlRootElement(name="persistence")
+@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 public class LocalPersistence implements PersistenceWriter {
 
-	@NotNull @NotEmpty
+	@XmlAttribute(name="location") @NotNull @NotEmpty
 	private String location;
 	
 	protected LocalPersistence() {}