diff --git a/snap/hooks/install b/snap/hooks/install
index 91a3633f..0928b5be 100755
--- a/snap/hooks/install
+++ b/snap/hooks/install
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ set -uex
 conf="${SNAP_DATA}/conf"
 mkdir -p -m 0755 "${conf}"
 cp "${SNAP}/share/metadata.yaml" "${conf}"
+
+# TODO: add a symlink to etc/ceph
+ln -s $conf /etc/ceph
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diff --git a/snap/hooks/remove b/snap/hooks/remove
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe6f14cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/hooks/remove
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -uex
+conf="${SNAP_DATA}/conf"
+# TODO: remove the symlink to etc/ceph
+rm $conf
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diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 816897a1..da58b597 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ plugs:
     modules:
       - name: rbd
         load: on-boot
+  etc-ceph:
+    interface: system-files
+    read: /etc/ceph
+    write: /etc/ceph
 
 slots:
   ceph-conf:
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ apps:
       - network
       - network-bind
       - microceph-support
+      - etc-ceph
     slots:
       - microceph
   mds: