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@@ -169,11 +169,9 @@ messages).
 
 ### State and logs files
 
-Do not write state and logs files inside the current working directory
-in the production environment. This will not do what you expect, because the
-current working directory for the app changes every time we do a deploy.
-Instead, hardcode a path in settings.py -- see SERVER\_LOG\_PATH in
-settings.py for an example.
+When writing out state of log files, always declare the path in
+`ZULIP_PATHS` in `zproject/settings.py`, which will do the right thing
+in both development and production.
 
 ## JS array/object manipulation