1. A method comprising: monitoring, by a processing device executing a virtual machine that provides a service to a client, one or more conditions associated with at least one of the virtual machine or the client; receiving a data packet from the client by the processing device, wherein the data packet is addressed to the virtual machine; and determining, by the processing device, based on the one or more conditions, whether to route the data packet from the client through a virtual appliance before sending the data packet to the virtual machine.