diff --git a/static/.gitignore b/static/.gitignore
index d6b7ef32..7c9d611b 100644
--- a/static/.gitignore
+++ b/static/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *
 !.gitignore
+!README.md
diff --git a/static/README.md b/static/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a402c777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Don't edit files in this folder.
+
+Populate the required static files with the command:
+
+`python manage.py collectstatic`