diff --git a/docker/scripts/app-create-dirs.sh b/docker/scripts/app-create-dirs.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+for sub in \
+    test/id \
+    test/staging \
+    test/archive \
+    test/rfc \
+    test/media \
+    test/wiki/ietf \
+    data/nomcom_keys/public_keys \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/bofreq \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/charter \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/conflict-reviews \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/internet-drafts \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/rfc \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/status-changes \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/yang/catalogmod \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/yang/draftmod \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/yang/ianamod \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/yang/invalmod \
+    data/developers/ietf-ftp/yang/rfcmod \
+    data/developers/www6s \
+    data/developers/www6s/staging \
+    data/developers/www6s/wg-descriptions \
+    data/developers/www6s/proceedings \
+    data/developers/www6/ \
+    data/developers/www6/iesg \
+    data/developers/www6/iesg/evaluation \
+    data/developers/media/photo \
+    ; do
+    if [ ! -d "$sub"  ]; then
+        echo "Creating dir $sub"
+        mkdir -p "$dir";
+    fi
+done