diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go
index 0d885e1..0747f90 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster_file.go
@@ -104,3 +104,12 @@ func (m *Cluster) WriteStringFile(value string, name string, args ...any) error
 	_, err = buf.WriteTo(f)
 	return err
 }
+
+// MkdirAll creates directories relative to the cluster's config directory
+func (m *Cluster) MkdirAll(name string, args ...any) error {
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		name = fmt.Sprintf(name, args...)
+	}
+
+	return fs.MkdirAll(m.dir, name, 0755)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
index 0dff58e..f4bb148 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 // OpenFile opens a file on the machine's config directory with the specified flags
 func (m *Machine) OpenFile(name string, flags int, args ...any) (fs.File, error) {
-	base := m.zone.zones.dir
 	fullName := m.getFilename(name, args...)
 
-	return fs.OpenFile(base, fullName, flags, 0644)
+	return m.zone.zones.OpenFile(fullName, flags)
 }
 
 // CreateTruncFile creates or truncates a file on the machine's config directory
@@ -49,10 +48,9 @@ func (m *Machine) RemoveFile(name string, args ...any) error {
 
 // ReadFile reads a file from the machine's config directory
 func (m *Machine) ReadFile(name string, args ...any) ([]byte, error) {
-	base := m.zone.zones.dir
 	fullName := m.getFilename(name, args...)
 
-	return fs.ReadFile(base, fullName)
+	return m.zone.zones.ReadFile(fullName)
 }
 
 // WriteStringFile writes the given content to a file on the machine's config directory
@@ -62,6 +60,13 @@ func (m *Machine) WriteStringFile(value string, name string, args ...any) error
 	return m.zone.zones.WriteStringFile(value, fullName)
 }
 
+// MkdirAll creates directories relative to the machine's config directory
+func (m *Machine) MkdirAll(name string, args ...any) error {
+	fullName := m.getFilename(name, args...)
+
+	return m.zone.zones.MkdirAll(fullName)
+}
+
 func (m *Machine) getFilename(name string, args ...any) string {
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		name = fmt.Sprintf(name, args...)
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index ded0abb..7f0dd8b 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cluster
 // SyncAll updates all config files
 func (m *Cluster) SyncAll() error {
 	for _, fn := range []func() error{
+		m.SyncMkdirAll,
 		m.SyncAllWireguard,
 		m.SyncAllCeph,
 		m.WriteHosts,
@@ -15,6 +16,20 @@ func (m *Cluster) SyncAll() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SyncMkdirAll creates the directories needed to store files
+// required to represent the cluster.
+func (m *Cluster) SyncMkdirAll() error {
+	err := m.MkdirAll(".")
+	if err == nil {
+		m.ForEachMachine(func(p *Machine) bool {
+			err = p.MkdirAll(".")
+			return err != nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
 // SyncAllWireguard updates all wireguard config files
 func (m *Cluster) SyncAllWireguard() error {
 	var err error