diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*~
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
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+++ b/index.html
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+<!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html lang="en-US">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <noscript>
+      <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;url=api/latest/">
+    </noscript>
+    <title>XCM API Documentation Redirection</title>
+  </head>
+  <body onload="latest_redirect()">
+    <script>
+      function latest_redirect() {
+	  location.href = "api/latest/";
+      }
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
