diff --git a/knotmirror/adminpage.go b/knotmirror/adminpage.go
index 633ac023..4fc3787f 100644
--- a/knotmirror/adminpage.go
+++ b/knotmirror/adminpage.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func NewAdminServer(l *slog.Logger, database *sql.DB, resyncer *Resyncer, x *xrp
 
 func (s *AdminServer) Router() http.Handler {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Get("/", s.handleIndex())
 	r.Get("/repos", s.handleRepos())
 	r.Get("/hosts", s.handleHosts())
 
@@ -79,6 +80,16 @@ func funcmap() template.FuncMap {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *AdminServer) handleIndex() http.HandlerFunc {
+	tpl := template.Must(template.New("").Funcs(funcmap()).ParseFS(templateFS, "templates/base.html", "templates/index.html"))
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		err := tpl.ExecuteTemplate(w, "base", nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to render", "err", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *AdminServer) handleRepos() http.HandlerFunc {
 	tpl := template.Must(template.New("").Funcs(funcmap()).ParseFS(templateFS, "templates/base.html", "templates/repos.html"))
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/knotmirror/templates/index.html b/knotmirror/templates/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4991358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotmirror/templates/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{template "base" .}}
+{{define "content"}}
+  <h1>Knotmirror</h1>
+{{end}}