diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 143da75..ff43edd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *~
 venv*
+static*
 *.pyc
 .idea*
 .*.swp
diff --git a/flashy/settings.py b/flashy/settings.py
index c979da3..712c148 100644
--- a/flashy/settings.py
+++ b/flashy/settings.py
@@ -103,3 +103,4 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = 'static'
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8569cbf..d00f474 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ greenlet==0.4.5
 redis==2.10.3
 six==1.9.0
 djangorestframework
-docutils
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+docutils
+gunicorn