diff --git a/static/Staticfile b/static/Staticfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a46a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/Staticfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root: src
diff --git a/static/manifest.yml b/static/manifest.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/manifest.yml
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+applications:
+- name: test-static
+  buildpack: staticfile_buildpack
diff --git a/static/src/index.html b/static/src/index.html
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/src/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello from cloud.gov!