diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6dad66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+{
+  "confirm_listening": true,
+  "play_wav_cmdline": "pw-play %1",
+  "play_mp3_cmdline": "pw-play %1",
+  "sounds": {
+    "start_listening": "/home/ovos/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ovos_dinkum_listener/res/snd/start_listening.wav",
+    "end_listening": "/home/ovos/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ovos_dinkum_listener/res/snd/end_listening.wav",
+    "acknowledge": "/home/ovos/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ovos_dinkum_listener/res/snd/acknowledge.mp3"
+  },
+  "skills": {
+    "wait_for_internet": true
+  },
+  "gui": {
+    "extension": "ovos-gui-plugin-shell-companion",
+    "idle_display_skill": "skill-ovos-homescreen.openvoiceos",
+    "generic": {
+      "homescreen_supported": true
+    },
+    "gui_file_host_path": "/home/ovos/.cache/gui_files"
+  },
+  "websocket": {
+    "max_msg_size": 100
+  },
+  "listener": {
+    "silence_end": 0.5,
+    "recording_timeout": 7,
+    "VAD": {
+      "module": "ovos-vad-plugin-silero",
+      "ovos-vad-plugin-silero": {"threshold": 0.2}
+    },
+    "remove_silence": true
+  },
+  "hotwords": {
+    "hey_mycroft": {
+      "module": "ovos-ww-plugin-precise-lite",
+      "model": "https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/precise-lite-models/raw/master/wakewords/en/hey_mycroft.tflite",
+      "listen": true,
+      "sound": "snd/start_listening.wav",
+      "expected_duration": 3,
+      "trigger_level": 3,
+      "sensitivity": 0.5,
+      "fallback_ww": "hey_mycroft_openwakeword"
+    },
+    "hey_mycroft_openwakeword": {
+      "module": "ovos-ww-plugin-openwakeword",
+      "threshold": 0.4,
+      "fallback_ww": "hey_mycroft_vosk"
+    }
+  },
+  "tts": {
+    "module": "ovos-tts-plugin-server",
+    "ovos-tts-plugin-server": {
+      "host": "https://pipertts.ziggyai.online",
+      "voice": "ryan-low",
+      "sentence_tokenize": true
+    }
+  },
+  "stt": {
+    "module": "ovos-stt-plugin-server",
+    "ovos-stt-plugin-server": {
+      "url": "https://fasterwhisper.ziggyai.online/stt"
+    },
+    "fallback_module": "ovos-stt-plugin-vosk",
+    "ovos-stt-plugin-vosk": {
+      "model": "http://alphacephei.com/vosk/models/vosk-model-small-en-us-0.15.zip"
+    }
+  },
+  "padatious": {
+    "regex_only": false
+  },
+  "g2p": {
+    "module": "ovos-g2p-plugin-mimic"
+  },
+  "Audio": {
+    "backends": {
+      "OCP": {
+        "type": "ovos_common_play",
+        "manage_external_players": true,
+        "active": true,
+        "youtube_backend": "youtube-dl",
+        "ydl_backend": "auto",
+        "disable_mpris": true
+      },
+      "vlc": {
+        "type": "ovos_vlc",
+        "active": false
+      },
+      "simple": {
+        "type": "ovos_audio_simple",
+        "active": false
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "debug": false,
+  "log_level": "INFO",
+  "log_dir": "/var/log/mycroft",
+  "logs": {
+    "path": "stdout"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/hivemind-cli.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/hivemind-cli.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/hivemind-cli.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/hivemind-listener.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/hivemind-listener.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/hivemind-listener.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-audio.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-audio.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-audio.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-cli.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-cli.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-cli.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-core.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-core.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-core.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-gui-shell.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-gui-shell.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-gui-shell.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-gui-websocket.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-gui-websocket.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-gui-websocket.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-listener-dinkum.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-listener-dinkum.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-listener-dinkum.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-messagebus.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-messagebus.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-messagebus.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-phal.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-phal.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-phal.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-tts-server-piper.container.d/Mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-tts-server-piper.container.d/Mycroft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/.config/containers/systemd/ovos-tts-server-piper.container.d/Mycroft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Volume=/etc/mycroft.conf:/etc/mycroft.conf:ro
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/ovos/config/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/ovos/config/mycroft.conf
index d6dad66b..2c63c085 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/ovos/config/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/home/ovos/ovos/config/mycroft.conf
@@ -1,100 +1,2 @@
 {
-  "confirm_listening": true,
-  "play_wav_cmdline": "pw-play %1",
-  "play_mp3_cmdline": "pw-play %1",
-  "sounds": {
-    "start_listening": "/home/ovos/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ovos_dinkum_listener/res/snd/start_listening.wav",
-    "end_listening": "/home/ovos/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ovos_dinkum_listener/res/snd/end_listening.wav",
-    "acknowledge": "/home/ovos/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ovos_dinkum_listener/res/snd/acknowledge.mp3"
-  },
-  "skills": {
-    "wait_for_internet": true
-  },
-  "gui": {
-    "extension": "ovos-gui-plugin-shell-companion",
-    "idle_display_skill": "skill-ovos-homescreen.openvoiceos",
-    "generic": {
-      "homescreen_supported": true
-    },
-    "gui_file_host_path": "/home/ovos/.cache/gui_files"
-  },
-  "websocket": {
-    "max_msg_size": 100
-  },
-  "listener": {
-    "silence_end": 0.5,
-    "recording_timeout": 7,
-    "VAD": {
-      "module": "ovos-vad-plugin-silero",
-      "ovos-vad-plugin-silero": {"threshold": 0.2}
-    },
-    "remove_silence": true
-  },
-  "hotwords": {
-    "hey_mycroft": {
-      "module": "ovos-ww-plugin-precise-lite",
-      "model": "https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/precise-lite-models/raw/master/wakewords/en/hey_mycroft.tflite",
-      "listen": true,
-      "sound": "snd/start_listening.wav",
-      "expected_duration": 3,
-      "trigger_level": 3,
-      "sensitivity": 0.5,
-      "fallback_ww": "hey_mycroft_openwakeword"
-    },
-    "hey_mycroft_openwakeword": {
-      "module": "ovos-ww-plugin-openwakeword",
-      "threshold": 0.4,
-      "fallback_ww": "hey_mycroft_vosk"
-    }
-  },
-  "tts": {
-    "module": "ovos-tts-plugin-server",
-    "ovos-tts-plugin-server": {
-      "host": "https://pipertts.ziggyai.online",
-      "voice": "ryan-low",
-      "sentence_tokenize": true
-    }
-  },
-  "stt": {
-    "module": "ovos-stt-plugin-server",
-    "ovos-stt-plugin-server": {
-      "url": "https://fasterwhisper.ziggyai.online/stt"
-    },
-    "fallback_module": "ovos-stt-plugin-vosk",
-    "ovos-stt-plugin-vosk": {
-      "model": "http://alphacephei.com/vosk/models/vosk-model-small-en-us-0.15.zip"
-    }
-  },
-  "padatious": {
-    "regex_only": false
-  },
-  "g2p": {
-    "module": "ovos-g2p-plugin-mimic"
-  },
-  "Audio": {
-    "backends": {
-      "OCP": {
-        "type": "ovos_common_play",
-        "manage_external_players": true,
-        "active": true,
-        "youtube_backend": "youtube-dl",
-        "ydl_backend": "auto",
-        "disable_mpris": true
-      },
-      "vlc": {
-        "type": "ovos_vlc",
-        "active": false
-      },
-      "simple": {
-        "type": "ovos_audio_simple",
-        "active": false
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "debug": false,
-  "log_level": "INFO",
-  "log_dir": "/var/log/mycroft",
-  "logs": {
-    "path": "stdout"
-  }
 }