diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 93cc0aa..5bf868e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ node_modules/
 # Backup files
 *.bak
 
+# Other extra files that I'm hosting on the website for personal use
+etc/
+
 # Personal TODO files
 TODO
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 966845b..4677328 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ hugo gen chromastyles --style=monokai > "$STATIC_BUILD/css/highlight.css"
 mkdir -p "$STATIC_BUILD/scss"
 cp -r "$STATIC_SRC/scss"/* "$STATIC_BUILD/scss"
 
-
 hugo -vDEF --gc $@
+
+ln -s ../etc "$OUTPUT_DIR/etc"