diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d869ee2..df30d7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 config/git/config/*
 !config/git/config/.gitkeep
 !config/git/config/README.md
+managed/*
+!managed/.gitkeep
diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3a1dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+    "directories": [
+        ".local/bin",
+        ".local/cache",
+        ".local/config",
+        ".local/data",
+        ".local/state",
+        ".local/state/bash",
+        ".local/state/less",
+        "Applications",
+        "Certificates",
+        "Docker",
+        "Documents",
+        "Downloads",
+        "Games",
+        "Git",
+        "Laboratory",
+        "Laboratory/Training",
+        "Laboratory/Lab",
+        "Music",
+        "Notes",
+        "Pictures",
+        "Projects",
+        "Templates",
+        "Videos"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/config/X11/xinitrc b/files/X11/xinitrc
similarity index 100%
rename from config/X11/xinitrc
rename to files/X11/xinitrc
diff --git a/config/alacritty/alacritty.toml b/files/alacritty/alacritty.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
rename to files/alacritty/alacritty.toml
diff --git a/config/amfora/config.toml b/files/amfora/config.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/amfora/config.toml
rename to files/amfora/config.toml
diff --git a/config/ansible/ansible.cfg b/files/ansible/ansible.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from config/ansible/ansible.cfg
rename to files/ansible/ansible.cfg
diff --git a/config/ansible/hosts.yml b/files/ansible/hosts.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/ansible/hosts.yml
rename to files/ansible/hosts.yml
diff --git a/config/bash/bash_profile b/files/bash/bash_profile
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bash_profile
rename to files/bash/bash_profile
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc b/files/bash/bashrc
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc
rename to files/bash/bashrc
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/X11 b/files/bash/bashrc.d/X11
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/X11
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/X11
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/aliases b/files/bash/bashrc.d/aliases
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/aliases
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/aliases
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/ansible b/files/bash/bashrc.d/ansible
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/ansible
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/ansible
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/docker b/files/bash/bashrc.d/docker
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/docker
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/docker
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/exercism b/files/bash/bashrc.d/exercism
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/exercism
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/exercism
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/functions b/files/bash/bashrc.d/functions
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/functions
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/functions
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/git b/files/bash/bashrc.d/git
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/git
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/git
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/gnupg b/files/bash/bashrc.d/gnupg
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/gnupg
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/gnupg
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/go b/files/bash/bashrc.d/go
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/go
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/go
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/history b/files/bash/bashrc.d/history
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/history
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/history
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/kubectl b/files/bash/bashrc.d/kubectl
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/kubectl
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/kubectl
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/less b/files/bash/bashrc.d/less
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/less
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/less
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/lf b/files/bash/bashrc.d/lf
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/lf
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/lf
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/local_software b/files/bash/bashrc.d/local_software
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/local_software
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/local_software
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/minikube b/files/bash/bashrc.d/minikube
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/minikube
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/minikube
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/misc b/files/bash/bashrc.d/misc
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/misc
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/misc
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/pass b/files/bash/bashrc.d/pass
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/pass
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/pass
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/prompt b/files/bash/bashrc.d/prompt
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/prompt
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/prompt
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/pulumi b/files/bash/bashrc.d/pulumi
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/pulumi
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/pulumi
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/terminfo b/files/bash/bashrc.d/terminfo
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/terminfo
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/terminfo
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/vagrant b/files/bash/bashrc.d/vagrant
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/vagrant
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/vagrant
diff --git a/config/bash/bashrc.d/vault b/files/bash/bashrc.d/vault
similarity index 100%
rename from config/bash/bashrc.d/vault
rename to files/bash/bashrc.d/vault
diff --git a/files/bash/environment b/files/bash/environment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87faaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/bash/environment
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+## vim: ft=sh :
+
+# == Add personal bin directory to PATH
+if ! [[ "${PATH}" =~ "${HOME}/.local/bin" ]]; then
+    export PATH=${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH}
+fi
+
+# == Add custom scripts directory to PATH
+if ! [[ "${PATH}" =~ "${HOME}/.local/scripts" ]]; then
+    export PATH=${HOME}/.local/scripts:${PATH}
+fi
+
+# == Add AppImage directory to PATH
+if ! [[ "${PATH}" =~ "${HOME}/Applications" ]]; then
+    export PATH=${HOME}/Applications:${PATH}
+fi
+
+# == The XDG Directories
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${HOME}/.local/config
+export XDG_DATA_HOME=${HOME}/.local/share
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME=${HOME}/.local/cache
+export XDG_STATE_HOME=${HOME}/.local/state
+
+export LOG_HOME="${XDG_STATE_HOME}/logs"
diff --git a/config/dunst/dunstrc b/files/dunst/dunstrc
similarity index 100%
rename from config/dunst/dunstrc
rename to files/dunst/dunstrc
diff --git a/files/git/config/gitconfig-parameters b/files/git/config/gitconfig-parameters
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd8530e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/git/config/gitconfig-parameters
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+GIT_USER_NAME="Dan Anglin"
+GIT_USER_EMAIL="daangling@gmail.com"
+GIT_USER_SIGNINGKEY="0C1D44CFBEE68638"
diff --git a/config/git/gitconfig b/files/git/gitconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from config/git/gitconfig
rename to files/git/gitconfig
diff --git a/config/git/gitignore b/files/git/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from config/git/gitignore
rename to files/git/gitignore
diff --git a/config/git/gitmessage b/files/git/gitmessage
similarity index 100%
rename from config/git/gitmessage
rename to files/git/gitmessage
diff --git a/config/lf/lfrc b/files/lf/lfrc
similarity index 100%
rename from config/lf/lfrc
rename to files/lf/lfrc
diff --git a/config/logrotate/logrotate.conf b/files/logrotate/logrotate.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from config/logrotate/logrotate.conf
rename to files/logrotate/logrotate.conf
diff --git a/config/river/init b/files/river/init
similarity index 100%
rename from config/river/init
rename to files/river/init
diff --git a/config/tmux/tmux.conf b/files/tmux/tmux.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from config/tmux/tmux.conf
rename to files/tmux/tmux.conf
diff --git a/config/xdg/user-dirs.dirs b/files/xdg/user-dirs.dirs
similarity index 100%
rename from config/xdg/user-dirs.dirs
rename to files/xdg/user-dirs.dirs
diff --git a/config/xdg/user-dirs.locale b/files/xdg/user-dirs.locale
similarity index 100%
rename from config/xdg/user-dirs.locale
rename to files/xdg/user-dirs.locale
diff --git a/files/zk/config.toml b/files/zk/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f24dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/zk/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[note]
+default-title = "Note"
+extension     = "md"
+filename      = "{{date now '%Y%m%d%H%M%S'}}-{{slug title}}"
+language      = "en"
+
+[extra]
+author = "dananglin"
+
+[tool]
+editor = "nvim"
diff --git a/magefiles/config.go b/magefiles/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd444fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magefiles/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//go:build mage
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+const (
+	configDir      string = "./config/"
+	configFileName string = "config.json"
+)
+
+type config struct {
+	Directories []string `json:"directories"`
+}
+
+func newConfig() (config, error) {
+	var cfg config
+
+	path := filepath.Join(configDir, configFileName)
+
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cfg, fmt.Errorf("unable to open the file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	if err = json.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&cfg); err != nil {
+		return cfg, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return cfg, nil
+}
diff --git a/magefiles/directories.go b/magefiles/directories.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eacc74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magefiles/directories.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//go:build mage
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
+)
+
+const (
+	dirModePerm fs.FileMode = 0700
+)
+
+// Directories ensure that the directories specified in the configuration is present within the home directory.
+func Directories() error {
+	config, err := newConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to load the configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	userHome, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the user's home directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, dir := range slices.All(config.Directories) {
+		path := filepath.Join(userHome, dir)
+		if err := ensureDirectory(path); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to ensure that %s is present: %w", path, err)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("Successfully ensured %s is present.\n", path)
+	}
+
+
+	/*
+	for each dir:
+
+	- get full path
+	- get dirinfo
+	- if no path, create directory and set mode to 0700 and exit (create a separate function for this)
+	- ensure existing directory mode is set to 0700
+	*/
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ensureDirectory(path string) error {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path);
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			if err := os.Mkdir(path, dirModePerm); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the directory: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an unexpected error after attempting to get the directory information: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		return errors.New("the path exists but it is not a directory")
+	}
+
+	if info.Mode().Perm() != dirModePerm {
+		if err := os.Chmod(path, dirModePerm); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to update the directory's mode to %d: %w", dirModePerm, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/magefiles/go.mod b/magefiles/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a692b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magefiles/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/linux-home/manager/magefiles
+
+go 1.23.1
diff --git a/magefiles/main.go b/magefiles/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8883df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magefiles/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//go:build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/magefile/mage/mage"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	os.Exit(mage.Main())
+}
diff --git a/managed/.gitkeep b/managed/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29