diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.bash_profile b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49c25bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # include .bashrc if it exists
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.bashrc b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.bashrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfa82949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export TERM=xterm-xfree86
+
+PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w \$\[\033[00m\] '
+
+export NODE_PATH=/usr/lib/node_modules
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.profile b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.profile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49c25bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # include .bashrc if it exists
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.bash_profile b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49c25bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # include .bashrc if it exists
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.bashrc b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.bashrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfa82949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export TERM=xterm-xfree86
+
+PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w \$\[\033[00m\] '
+
+export NODE_PATH=/usr/lib/node_modules
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.profile b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.profile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49c25bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/mycroft/.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # include .bashrc if it exists
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.bash_profile b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49c25bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # include .bashrc if it exists
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.bashrc b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.bashrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b1fe763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export TERM=xterm-xfree86
+
+PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w \$\[\033[00m\] '
+
+export NODE_PATH=/usr/lib/node_modules
+export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.profile b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.profile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49c25bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/root/.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # include .bashrc if it exists
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+    . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+  fi
+fi