diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9dcd4be..5b74c60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ openssl pkcs12 -export -out server.pfx -inkey server.pem -in server.crt
 * `--mime`, `-m` optional, uploads MIME type whitelist (comma separated, all by default)
 * `--directory`, `-d` optional, uploads target directory (`public` by default)
 * `--redirect`, `-r` optional, redirection URL on request handle complete (e.g. `gemini://localhost`)
+* `--welcome`, `-w` optional, filepath to welcome page template (in gemtext format)
 
 ### Start
 
diff --git a/src/argument.rs b/src/argument.rs
index 1f6fbe4..db93f70 100644
--- a/src/argument.rs
+++ b/src/argument.rs
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ pub struct Argument {
     /// Redirection URL on request handle complete (e.g. `gemini://localhost`)
     #[arg(short, long)]
     pub redirect: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Welcome page filename (in gemtext format)
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub welcome: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9999ccd..cf672b0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -139,16 +139,44 @@ fn handle(
 }
 
 fn gemini(
-    gemini: titanite::request::Gemini,
+    request: titanite::request::Gemini,
     argument: &Argument,
     peer: &SocketAddr,
     stream: &mut TlsStream<TcpStream>,
 ) {
     use titanite::*;
-    println!("[{}] [info] [{peer}] Request: {}", now(), gemini.url);
-    // file could be large,
-    // to not overflow the memory pool, build the response using chunks
-    match storage::Item::from_url(gemini.url.as_str(), &argument.directory) {
+
+    println!("[{}] [info] [{peer}] Request: {}", now(), request.url);
+
+    // try welcome page
+    if request.url.path().trim_end_matches("/").is_empty() {
+        return send(
+            &match welcome(argument, request.url.host_str(), request.url.port()) {
+                Ok(welcome) => response::success::Default {
+                    data: welcome.as_bytes(),
+                    meta: response::success::default::Meta {
+                        mime: "text/gemini".to_string(),
+                    },
+                }
+                .into_bytes(),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    println!("[{}] [error] [{peer}] {e}", now());
+                    response::failure::temporary::General {
+                        message: Some("Internal server error".to_string()),
+                    }
+                    .into_bytes()
+                }
+            },
+            stream,
+            |result| match result {
+                Ok(()) => println!("[{}] [info] [{peer}] /", now()),
+                Err(e) => println!("[{}] [error] [{peer}] {e}", now()),
+            },
+        );
+    }
+    // try file resource
+    // * it could be large, to not overflow the memory pool, use chunked read
+    match storage::Item::from_url(request.url.as_str(), &argument.directory) {
         Ok(item) => {
             let mut read: usize = 0;
             // create header packet
@@ -185,7 +213,7 @@ fn gemini(
         }
         Err(e) => send(
             &response::failure::permanent::NotFound {
-                message: Some("Not found".to_string()),
+                message: Some("Resource not found".to_string()),
             }
             .into_bytes(),
             stream,
@@ -431,6 +459,24 @@ fn send(data: &[u8], stream: &mut TlsStream<TcpStream>, callback: impl FnOnce(Re
     })());
 }
 
+fn welcome(argument: &Argument, host: Option<&str>, port: Option<u16>) -> Result<String> {
+    let mut file = File::open(argument.welcome.as_deref().unwrap_or("welcome.gmi"))?;
+    let mut data = String::new();
+    file.read_to_string(&mut data)?;
+    Ok(data.replace(
+        "{UPLOAD_URL}",
+        &if let Some(host) = host {
+            let mut url = format!("titan://{host}");
+            if let Some(port) = port {
+                url = format!("{url}:{port}")
+            }
+            url
+        } else {
+            argument.bind.to_string()
+        },
+    ))
+}
+
 fn now() -> u128 {
     SystemTime::now()
         .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
diff --git a/welcome.gmi b/welcome.gmi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdca73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/welcome.gmi
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Titan it!
+
+File Share Server for Gemini & Titan protocols
+
+=> {UPLOAD_URL} Upload..
+
+## About
+
+=> https://github.com/YGGverse/titanit GitHub
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