diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index dcd0aebdc4ab40f0def897c9b3f70537a7a8cb62..1333743eb3816882be5f05679efc8575e0533670 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from flask import Flask
+from flask import render_template
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 @app.route('/')
 def home():
-    return "Space Station Chatbot"
+    return render_template("index.html")
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d8ab780cb6e27bcaea7a156f3b1e369ce8afa025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <title>Space Station Chatbot</title>
+        <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    </head>
+
+    <body>
+        <h1>Welcome to the Space Station Chatbot!</h1>
+    </body>
+</html>
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