diff --git a/.static b/.static
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
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+++ b/app.json
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+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "dokku": {
+      "predeploy": "cd /app/www && mkdir -p public && hugo --gc --minify"
+    }
+  }
+}