diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b202a64..435fce4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,20 +76,26 @@ logs/php7/
 tmp/
 temp/
 
-srv/aether_api/
-srv/aether_app/
-srv/hosted_files/
-srv/hosted_tmp/
+# srv/aether_api/
+# srv/aether_app/
+# srv/hosted_files/
+# srv/hosted_tmp/
 srv/html_php/
 srv/mailman2/
-srv/mariadb/
-srv/nextcloud/
-srv/oneskyit_site/
-srv/static_files/
+# srv/mariadb/
+# srv/nextcloud/
+# srv/oneskyit_site/
+# srv/static_files/
 
 srv/aether_api_link/
+srv/aether_api_link
 srv/aether_app_link/
+srv/aether_app_link
 srv/hosted_files_dev_link/
+srv/hosted_files_dev_link
 srv/hosted_files_link/
+srv/hosted_files_link
 srv/hosted_tmp_dev_link/
+srv/hosted_tmp_dev_link
 srv/hosted_tmp_link/
+srv/hosted_tmp_link
diff --git a/srv/README.md b/srv/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bb638b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Create links to the actual file directories
+./srv/aether_api
+./srv/aether_app
+./srv/hosted_files
+./srv/mariadb
+./srv/nextcloud
+./srv/oneskyit_site
+./srv/static_files
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/aether_api/.gitignore b/srv/aether_api/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/aether_api/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/aether_api_link b/srv/aether_api_link
deleted file mode 120000
index ee37a75..0000000
--- a/srv/aether_api_link
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/home/scott/OSIT_dev/aether_api_fastapi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/aether_app/.gitignore b/srv/aether_app/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/aether_app/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/aether_app_link b/srv/aether_app_link
deleted file mode 120000
index 6553b05..0000000
--- a/srv/aether_app_link
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/home/scott/OSIT_dev/aether_app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/hosted_files/.gitignore b/srv/hosted_files/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/hosted_files/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/hosted_files_dev_link b/srv/hosted_files_dev_link
deleted file mode 120000
index 4bc3d28..0000000
--- a/srv/hosted_files_dev_link
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/mnt/data_drive/srv/data/osit_app/hosted_files_dev
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/hosted_files_link b/srv/hosted_files_link
deleted file mode 120000
index 64ddebd..0000000
--- a/srv/hosted_files_link
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/mnt/data_drive/srv/data/osit_app/hosted_files
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/hosted_tmp_dev_link b/srv/hosted_tmp_dev_link
deleted file mode 120000
index fd2566a..0000000
--- a/srv/hosted_tmp_dev_link
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/mnt/data_drive/srv/data/osit_app/hosted_tmp_dev
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/hosted_tmp_link b/srv/hosted_tmp_link
deleted file mode 120000
index d5a2afd..0000000
--- a/srv/hosted_tmp_link
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/mnt/data_drive/srv/data/osit_app/hosted_tmp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/mariadb/.gitignore b/srv/mariadb/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/mariadb/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/nextcloud/.gitignore b/srv/nextcloud/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/nextcloud/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/oneskyit_site/.gitignore b/srv/oneskyit_site/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/oneskyit_site/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srv/static_files/.gitignore b/srv/static_files/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/static_files/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file