diff --git a/func/common/.imports.sh.swp b/func/common/.imports.sh.swp
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diff --git a/sync/common b/sync/common
index 0c50eac..e4b0dc5 100644
--- a/sync/common
+++ b/sync/common
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
 # To be sourced by scripts to use
 
 # Variables that can be overriden should be noted with optional context. It is
@@ -65,3 +66,59 @@ MODS=(
 # Used to iterate over ISOs?
 # Override: Allowed
 VARIANTS=(boot minimal dvd1)
+
+# Syncing functions
+function parallel_rsync_no_delete_staging() {
+  TARGET="${1}"
+  sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+function parallel_rsync_no_delete_prod() {
+  TARGET="${1}"
+  sudo -l && find ./ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec find {}/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d \;|sed 's/^..//g' | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2035
+  sudo -l && find ** -maxdepth 0 -type l | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+function parallel_rsync_delete_staging() {
+  TARGET="${1}"
+  sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable --delete {} "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+function parallel_rsync_delete_prod() {
+  TARGET="${1}"
+  sudo -l && find ./ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec find {}/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d \;|sed 's/^..//g' | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable --delete {} "${TARGET}"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2035
+  sudo -l && find ** -maxdepth 0 -type l | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+function rsync_no_delete_staging() {
+  TARGET="${1}"
+  sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable compose/ "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+function rsync_no_delete_prod() {
+  REV="${1}"
+  TARGET="${2}"
+  sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable "${REV}/" "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+function rsync_delete_staging() {
+  TARGET="${1}"
+  sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable --delete compose/ "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+function rsync_delete_prod() {
+  REV="${1}"
+  TARGET="${2}"
+  sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable --delete "${REV}/" "${TARGET}"
+}
+
+export -f parallel_rsync_no_delete_staging
+export -f parallel_rsync_no_delete_prod
+export -f parallel_rsync_delete_staging
+export -f parallel_rsync_delete_prod
+export -f rsync_no_delete_staging
+export -f rsync_no_delete_prod
+export -f rsync_delete_staging
+export -f rsync_delete_prod
diff --git a/sync/sync-to-staging.delete.sh b/sync/sync-to-staging.delete.sh
index dd8be5b..902c91a 100644
--- a/sync/sync-to-staging.delete.sh
+++ b/sync/sync-to-staging.delete.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ fi
 # Major Version (eg, 8)
 MAJ=${RLVER}
 
-cd "${RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT}/compose" || { echo "Failed to change directory"; ret_val=1; exit 1; }
+#cd "${RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT}/compose" || { echo "Failed to change directory"; ret_val=1; exit 1; }
+cd "${RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT}/" || { echo "Failed to change directory"; ret_val=1; exit 1; }
 ret_val=$?
 
 if [ $ret_val -eq "0" ]; then
@@ -23,17 +24,17 @@ if [ $ret_val -eq "0" ]; then
   mkdir -p "${TARGET}"
   # disabling because none of our files should be starting with dashes. If they
   # are something is *seriously* wrong here.
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2035
-  sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable --delete \
-      {} "${TARGET}"
+  #sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable --delete \
+  #    {} "${TARGET}"
 
   # This is temporary until we implement rsync into empanadas
-  if [ -f "COMPOSE_ID" ]; then
-    cp COMPOSE_ID "${TARGET}"
-    chown 10004:10005 "${TARGET}/COMPOSE_ID"
-  fi
+  #if [ -f "COMPOSE_ID" ]; then
+  #  cp COMPOSE_ID "${TARGET}"
+  #  chown 10004:10005 "${TARGET}/COMPOSE_ID"
+  #fi
 
-  if [ -d "metadata" ]; then
-    rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable metadata "${TARGET}"
-  fi
+  #if [ -d "metadata" ]; then
+  #  rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable metadata "${TARGET}"
+  #fi
+  rsync_delete_staging "${TARGET}"
 fi
diff --git a/sync/sync-to-staging.sh b/sync/sync-to-staging.sh
index 156e4d3..2775835 100644
--- a/sync/sync-to-staging.sh
+++ b/sync/sync-to-staging.sh
@@ -15,27 +15,28 @@ fi
 # Major Version (eg, 8)
 MAJ=${RLVER}
 
-cd "${RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT}/compose" || { echo "Failed to change directory"; ret_val=1; exit 1; }
+#cd "${RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT}/compose" || { echo "Failed to change directory"; ret_val=1; exit 1; }
+cd "${RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT}/" || { echo "Failed to change directory"; ret_val=1; exit 1; }
 ret_val=$?
 
 if [ $ret_val -eq "0" ]; then
   TARGET="${STAGING_ROOT}/${CATEGORY_STUB}/${REV}"
   mkdir -p "${TARGET}"
+  rsync_no_delete_staging "${TARGET}"
   # disabling because none of our files should be starting with dashes. If they
   # are something is *seriously* wrong here.
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2035
-  sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable \
-      {} "${TARGET}"
+  #sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable \
+  #    {} "${TARGET}"
 
   # This is temporary until we implement rsync into empanadas
-  if [[ "${COMPOSE}" == "Rocky" ]]; then
-    if [ -f "COMPOSE_ID" ]; then
-      cp COMPOSE_ID "${TARGET}"
-      chown 10004:10005 "${TARGET}/COMPOSE_ID"
-    fi
+  #if [[ "${COMPOSE}" == "Rocky" ]]; then
+  #  if [ -f "COMPOSE_ID" ]; then
+  #    cp COMPOSE_ID "${TARGET}"
+  #    chown 10004:10005 "${TARGET}/COMPOSE_ID"
+  #  fi
 
-    if [ -d "metadata" ]; then
-      rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable metadata "${TARGET}"
-    fi
-  fi
+#    if [ -d "metadata" ]; then
+#      rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable metadata "${TARGET}"
+#    fi
+#  fi
 fi