diff --git a/custom_static/.gitignore b/custom_static/.gitignore
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-# Ignore everything in this directory
-*
-# Except this file
-!.gitignore
-!README.md
diff --git a/custom_static/README.md b/custom_static/README.md
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-Place your custom static files in this folder.
-Maintain the folder structure of the original static folder.
-For instance, if you have a custom background image for the index page, it would be located at:
-
-custom_static/img/index_images/index_blank_bg.jpg
-
-This directory will get searched first for the image, then fall back to the default.
diff --git a/custom_templates/.gitignore b/custom_templates/.gitignore
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-#Ignore everything in this directory
-*
-# Except this file
-!.gitignore
-!README.md
diff --git a/custom_templates/README.md b/custom_templates/README.md
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-Place your custom templates in this folder.
-Maintain the folder structure of the original templates folder.
-For instance, if you have a custom index page, it would be located at:
-
-custom_templates/public/index.html
-
-This directory will get searched first, then fall back to the defaults.