diff --git a/alliance_auth/settings.py.example b/alliance_auth/settings.py.example
index 26fcd0b5..1154de71 100755
--- a/alliance_auth/settings.py.example
+++ b/alliance_auth/settings.py.example
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
 )
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
+    'custom_templates',
     'templates',
 )
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = (
+    'custom_static',
     'static',
 )
 
diff --git a/custom_static/.gitignore b/custom_static/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e7d2734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_static/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore