diff --git a/etc/.gitkeep b/etc/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/etc/hosts_additions b/etc/hosts_additions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c1afa0ab6a3463d72d8b59684d0a09f9d29265e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/hosts_additions
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#192.168.16.1        metobs01.instrument
+192.168.16.2        bikini.instrument
+192.168.16.3        rtc.instrument
+192.168.16.4        unknown1.instrument
+192.168.16.5        unknown2.instrument
+192.168.16.6        gargoyle.instrument
+192.168.16.7        jotnar.instrument
+192.168.16.10       iqeye-north.instrument
+192.168.16.11       iqeye-south.instrument
+192.168.16.12       iqeye-east.instrument
+192.168.16.13       iqeye-west.instrument
+192.168.16.14       iqeye-northeast.instrument
+192.168.16.15       iqeye-northwest.instrument
+192.168.16.21       tower.instrument
+192.168.16.22       djones.instrument
+192.168.16.23       metobs-vmhost.instrument
+192.168.16.24       aeronet.instrument
+192.168.16.25       metobs01.instrument
+192.168.16.26       metobs02.instrument
+192.168.16.27       moxa-ser2eth.instrument
+192.168.16.28       tester.instrument
+192.168.16.29       poker.instrument
+192.168.16.30       dopplerlidar.instrument
+192.168.16.31       dopperdisplay.instrument
+192.168.16.32       aeri.instrument
+192.168.16.33       buoy.instrument
+192.168.16.129      rain01.instrument
+192.168.16.130      rain02.instrument
+
+172.16.0.2  metobs02.local
+172.16.0.1  metobs01.local
+
+166.159.163.119 modem.sparc
diff --git a/etc/logrotate.d/.gitkeep b/etc/logrotate.d/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/etc/logrotate.d/metobs_tidy b/etc/logrotate.d/metobs_tidy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c0403f9178f63250e9107684d43cd2989b9babf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/logrotate.d/metobs_tidy
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+ifempty
+create 664 metobs metobsgrp
+
+/opt/metobs/aoss_aeri/log/*.log {
+weekly
+}
+
+
+/opt/metobs/aoss_ceilo/log/*.log {
+weekly
+}
+
+/opt/metobs/aoss_dopplerlidar/log/*.log {
+weekly
+}
+
+/opt/metobs/aoss_tower/log/*.log {
+weekly
+}
+
+/opt/metobs/mendota_buoy/log/*.log {
+weekly
+}
+
+/opt/metobs/sparchive/log/*.log {
+weekly
+}