diff --git a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
index 40dde3a..73a762a 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
@@ -89,3 +89,11 @@ func (m *Machine) getFilename(name string, args ...any) string {
 
 	return filepath.Join(s...)
 }
+
+// MkdirAll creates the directory representing this [Machine]
+func (m *Machine) MkdirAll() error {
+	base := m.zone.zones.dir
+	fullName := m.getFilename(".")
+
+	return fs.MkdirAll(base, fullName, 0755)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index ded0abb..7a3e958 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 package cluster
 
+import (
+	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpadfs"
+)
+
 // SyncAll updates all config files
 func (m *Cluster) SyncAll() error {
 	for _, fn := range []func() error{
+		m.MkdirAll,
 		m.SyncAllWireguard,
 		m.SyncAllCeph,
 		m.WriteHosts,
@@ -15,6 +20,20 @@ func (m *Cluster) SyncAll() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// MkdirAll creates the directories needed to store files
+// required to represent the cluster.
+func (m *Cluster) MkdirAll() error {
+	err := hackpadfs.MkdirAll(m.dir, ".", 0755)
+	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