diff --git a/.packwizignore b/client/.packwizignore
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rename from .packwizignore
rename to client/.packwizignore
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--- a/.packwizignore
+++ b/client/.packwizignore
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 
 # Exclude README
 *.zip
+/config/placeholder.txt
+/mods/placeholder.txt
 /README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/config/placeholder.txt b/client/config/placeholder.txt
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/client/mods/placeholder.txt b/client/mods/placeholder.txt
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diff --git a/server/.packwizignore b/server/.packwizignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da317b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.packwizignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# .packwizignore follows the same format as .gitignore, and can be used to exclude unwanted files from pack exports
+# See https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
+
+# Exclude README
+*.zip
+/config/placeholder.txt
+/mods/placeholder.txt
+/README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/config/placeholder.txt b/server/config/placeholder.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/server/mods/placeholder.txt b/server/mods/placeholder.txt
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