diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 5f8735ea..79613dd2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
+
diff --git a/static/custom.css b/static/custom.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93f380f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/custom.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER FILE
+ place a css file at $static_dir/static/custom.css
+ to apply custom styles to your frontend
+*/