diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/.gemrc b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/.gemrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64193c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/.gemrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gem: --user-install
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/bashrc.d/150.rubygem-bin-path.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/bashrc.d/150.rubygem-bin-path.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc40381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/bashrc.d/150.rubygem-bin-path.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+if [[ -d $HOME/Library/RubyGems/ruby ]]; then
+    for DIR in $HOME/Library/RubyGems/ruby/*/bin ; do
+        PATH+=":$DIR"
+    done
+fi
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/000.link-rubygems-dir.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/000.link-rubygems-dir.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12dd0ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/000.link-rubygems-dir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if [[ ! -d ~/Library/RubyGems ]]; then
+    mkdir ~/Library/RubyGems
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -e ~/.gem ]]; then
+    ln -s ~/Library/RubyGems ~/.gem
+fi
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-python-packages.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-python-packages.sh
index eb1f402..a3219dd 100644
--- a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-python-packages.sh
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-python-packages.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PYTHON_PKGS="
     awscli
+    awsebcli
     virtualenv
 "
 
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/200.install-rubygem-packages.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/200.install-rubygem-packages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa7af51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/200.install-rubygem-packages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# set up paths and whatnot
+source $HOME/.profile
+
+RUBYGEM_PKGS="
+    bundler
+    overcommit
+"
+
+for PKG in $RUBYGEM_PKGS ; do
+    gem install $PKG
+done