diff --git a/exampleSite/.gitignore b/exampleSite/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de19fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exampleSite/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+public/
+themes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exampleSite/static/.gitkeep b/exampleSite/static/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29