diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 2ac5e0e7a..f13591f2c 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 	RewriteEngine on
+	# Uncomment if you have a .well-known directory in the root folder, e.g. for the Let's Encrypt challenge
+	# https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5785
+	#RewriteRule ^(\.well-known/.*)$ $1 [L]
 	RewriteRule ^$ app/webroot/ [L]
 	RewriteRule (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]
 </IfModule>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/.htaccess b/app/.htaccess
index 128e7871b..f7ab0332c 100644
--- a/app/.htaccess
+++ b/app/.htaccess
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 	RewriteEngine on
+	# Uncomment if you have a .well-known directory in the app folder, e.g. for the Let's Encrypt challenge
+	# https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5785
+	#RewriteRule ^(\.well-known/.*)$ $1 [L]
 	RewriteRule ^$ webroot/ [L]
 	RewriteRule (.*) webroot/$1 [L]
 </IfModule>
\ No newline at end of file