diff --git a/applications/skynet.ie.nix b/applications/skynet.ie.nix
index b56a189..a691388 100644
--- a/applications/skynet.ie.nix
+++ b/applications/skynet.ie.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,17 @@ in {
         "skynet.ie" = {
           forceSSL = true;
           useACMEHost = "skynet";
-          root = "${inputs.skynet_website.defaultPackage."x86_64-linux"}";
+          locations = {
+            "/" = {
+              root = "${inputs.skynet_website.defaultPackage."x86_64-linux"}";
+            };
+
+            # this redirects old links to new format
+            "~* ~(?<username>[a-z_0-9]*)(?<files>\\S+)$" = {
+              priority = 1;
+              return = "307 https://$username.users.skynet.ie$files";
+            };
+          };
         };
 
         # archive of teh site as it was ~2012 to 2016