diff --git a/src/tixlcontrol/static/tixlcontrol/less/main.less b/src/tixlcontrol/static/tixlcontrol/less/main.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d056d1fe2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tixlcontrol/static/tixlcontrol/less/main.less
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@import "../../../../tixlbase/static/bootstrap/less/bootstrap.less";
+@import "../../../../tixlbase/static/fontawesome/less/font-awesome.less";
+@fa-font-path: "../../fontawesome/fonts";
diff --git a/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/base.html b/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/base.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..261f21f339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tixlcontrol/templates/tixlcontrol/base.html
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{% load compress %}
+{% load staticfiles %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+
+
+ {{ settings.TIXL_INSTANCE_NAME }}
+ {% compress css %}
+
+ {% endcompress %}
+
+
+
+
+ {% block content %}
+ {% endblock %}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/tixlcontrol/views/main.py b/src/tixlcontrol/views/main.py
index 8090b1d99f..d52d69b01f 100644
--- a/src/tixlcontrol/views/main.py
+++ b/src/tixlcontrol/views/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.shortcuts import render
def index(request):
- return HttpResponse('Coming soon.')
+ return render(request, 'tixlcontrol/base.html', {})