diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index 1bf0816..045266e 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.contrib import admin
 admin.autodiscover()
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
+    (r'^', 'oxdata.views.index'),
     (r'^poster/', include('oxdata.poster.urls')),
     (r'^id/', include('oxdata.lookup.urls')),
 
diff --git a/views.py b/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa2777a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, get_object_or_404, get_list_or_404
+from django.template import RequestContext
+
+
+def index(request):
+    context = RequestContext(request, {})
+    return render_to_response('index.html', context)
+