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Edits to templates/404.md

Added bit about how the 404.html page has to be set to load automatically - auto on Github but needs config on other web servers.

Also tweaked the text a little to emphasize it's a node type, and explain a little more about where the 404 template should be saved.

--- a/docs/content/templates/404.md

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@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@

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 When using Hugo with [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com/), you can provide

-your own template for a [custom 404 error page](https://help.github.com/articles/custom-404-pages/) by creating a 404.html file in the root.

+your own template for a [custom 404 error page](https://help.github.com/articles/custom-404-pages/) by creating a 404.html template file in your `/layouts` folder. When Hugo generates your site, the `404.html` file will be placed in the root.

-404 pages are of the type "node" and have all the [node

+404 pages are of the type **"node"** and have all the [node

 variables](/layout/variables/) available to use in the templates.

 In addition to the standard node variables, the 404 page has access to

@@ -39,4 +39,13 @@

     </section>

     {{ partial "footer.html" . }}

+

+### Automatic Loading

+

+Your 404.html file can be set to load automatically when a visitor enters a mistaken URL path, dependent upon the web serving environment you are using. For example: 

+

+* _Github Pages_ - it's automatic. 

+* _Apache_ - one way is to specify `ErrorDocument 404 /404.html` in an `.htaccess` file in the root of your site.

+* _Nginx_ - you might specify `error_page   404  =  /404.html;` in your `nginx.conf` file. 

+* _Amazon AWS S3_ - when setting a bucket up for static web serving, you can specify the error file.