diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6d916f..9fc7ca8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ tree-sitter/
 .mc-lists.el
 backups/
 .lsp-session-v1
+.cache
diff --git a/custom.el b/custom.el
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..aef3e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom.el
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/ardent/git/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/custom.el
\ No newline at end of file