diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/kickstart.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/kickstart.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b627e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/kickstart.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Any custom kickstart additions may go here.  It may be required to
+# modify base kickstart file to change certain portions, but adding
+# custom content to this file allows for most convenient way to 
+# refresh to a newer base profile if desired.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eea34051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+. /etc/confluent/functions
+# This is a convenient place to keep customizations separate from modifying the stock scripts
+# While modification of the stock scripts is fine, it may be easier to rebase to a newer
+# stock profile if the '.custom' files are used.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eea34051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/post.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+. /etc/confluent/functions
+# This is a convenient place to keep customizations separate from modifying the stock scripts
+# While modification of the stock scripts is fine, it may be easier to rebase to a newer
+# stock profile if the '.custom' files are used.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cf0900e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+. /tmp/functions
+# This is a convenient place to keep customizations separate from modifying the stock scripts
+# While modification of the stock scripts is fine, it may be easier to rebase to a newer
+# stock profile if the '.custom' files are used.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/kickstart.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/kickstart.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b627e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/kickstart.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Any custom kickstart additions may go here.  It may be required to
+# modify base kickstart file to change certain portions, but adding
+# custom content to this file allows for most convenient way to 
+# refresh to a newer base profile if desired.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eea34051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+. /etc/confluent/functions
+# This is a convenient place to keep customizations separate from modifying the stock scripts
+# While modification of the stock scripts is fine, it may be easier to rebase to a newer
+# stock profile if the '.custom' files are used.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/post.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/post.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eea34051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/post.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+. /etc/confluent/functions
+# This is a convenient place to keep customizations separate from modifying the stock scripts
+# While modification of the stock scripts is fine, it may be easier to rebase to a newer
+# stock profile if the '.custom' files are used.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cf0900e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+. /tmp/functions
+# This is a convenient place to keep customizations separate from modifying the stock scripts
+# While modification of the stock scripts is fine, it may be easier to rebase to a newer
+# stock profile if the '.custom' files are used.
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b