diff --git a/.ci/deploy.sh b/.ci/deploy.sh
index 32602627fb43587c2860ba190ff04e15af081465..6734463cf593d9c1d733c65563289d11bb4cbdbc 100644
--- a/.ci/deploy.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ do
                 mkdir $rootDir/public/$BLADE/latest
                 mkdir $rootDir/public/$BLADE/stable
 
+                # create img folders
+                mkdir $rootDir/public/img/unstable
+                mkdir $rootDir/public/img/latest
+                mkdir $rootDir/public/img/stable
+
                 # change to the blade directory to be built
                 cd $BLADE
 
@@ -51,6 +56,12 @@ do
 
                 grunt dist
                 mv public/* $rootDir/public/$BLADE/unstable/.
+
+                # link to the img directory
+                mv $rootDir/public/$BLADE/unstable/slides/img/* $rootDir/public/img/unstable/.
+                rm -rf $rootDir/public/$BLADE/unstable/slides/img
+                ln -s $rootDir/public/img/unstable $rootDir/public/$BLADE/unstable/slides/img
+
                 echo " > unstable built for file set ${BLADE}"
 
                 # build the master version into stable
@@ -61,6 +72,12 @@ do
                 git submodule update --init
                 grunt dist
                 mv public/* $rootDir/public/$BLADE/stable/.
+
+                # link to the img directory
+                mv $rootDir/public/$BLADE/stable/slides/img/* $rootDir/public/img/stable/.
+                rm -rf $rootDir/public/$BLADE/stable/slides/img
+                ln -s $rootDir/public/img/stable $rootDir/public/$BLADE/stable/slides/img
+
                 echo " > stable built for file set ${BLADE}"
 
                 # build the develop version into latest
@@ -71,6 +88,12 @@ do
                 git submodule update --init
                 grunt dist
                 mv public/* $rootDir/public/$BLADE/latest/.
+
+                # link to the img directory
+                mv $rootDir/public/$BLADE/latest/slides/img/* $rootDir/public/img/latest/.
+                rm -rf $rootDir/public/$BLADE/latest/slides/img
+                ln -s $rootDir/public/img/latest $rootDir/public/$BLADE/latest/slides/img
+
                 echo " > latest built for file set ${BLADE}"
 
                 # auto redirect file to the stable version