diff --git a/services/default.nix b/services/default.nix
index 2777adf..93fe1fe 100644
--- a/services/default.nix
+++ b/services/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     ./bitwarden_rs.nix
     ./borg-backup.nix
     ./fail2ban.nix
-    ./gitea.nix
+    ./gitea
     ./jellyfin.nix
     ./lohr.nix
     ./matrix.nix
diff --git a/services/gitea.nix b/services/gitea/default.nix
similarity index 94%
rename from services/gitea.nix
rename to services/gitea/default.nix
index 0f47cba..57ea41a 100644
--- a/services/gitea.nix
+++ b/services/gitea/default.nix
@@ -95,5 +95,7 @@ in {
         };
       };
     };
+
+    systemd.services.gitea.preStart = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/ln -sfT ${./templates} ${config.services.gitea.stateDir}/custom/templates";
   };
 }
diff --git a/services/gitea/templates/home.tmpl b/services/gitea/templates/home.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff47d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/gitea/templates/home.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{{template "base/head" .}}
+<div class="page-content home">
+	<div class="ui stackable middle very relaxed page grid">
+		<div class="sixteen wide center aligned centered column">
+			<div>
+				<img class="logo" src="{{StaticUrlPrefix}}/img/gitea-lg.png"/>
+			</div>
+			<div class="hero">
+				<h1 class="ui icon header title">
+					{{AppName}}
+				</h1>
+				<h2>alarsyo's personal projects are hosted here</h2>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+{{template "base/footer" .}}