3 files changed, 39 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/config.ts b/src/lib/config.ts
index 4bc43bd..b4086d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import toml from "toml";
 import { exitWithError } from "./process.js";
 import { Response } from "express";
+import { markdownToSanitizedHTML } from "../util/markdown.js";
 
 interface StaticPage {
     title: string;
@@ -152,6 +153,31 @@ export const instanceRules = (): InstanceRule[] => {
     return rules;
 };
 
+export const instanceDescription = (): string => {
+    const config = getConfig();
+    const defaultInstanceDescription =
+        "**{{ siteName }}** is running on Gathio — a simple, federated, privacy-first event hosting platform.";
+    let instanceDescription = defaultInstanceDescription;
+    try {
+        if (fs.existsSync("./static/instance-description.md")) {
+            const fileBody = fs.readFileSync(
+                "./static/instance-description.md",
+                "utf-8",
+            );
+            instanceDescription = markdownToSanitizedHTML(fileBody);
+        }
+        // Replace {{siteName}} with the instance name
+        instanceDescription = instanceDescription.replace(
+            /\{\{ ?siteName ?\}\}/g,
+            config?.general.site_name,
+        );
+        return instanceDescription;
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.log(err);
+        return defaultInstanceDescription;
+    }
+};
+
 // Attempt to load our global config. Will stop the app if the config file
 // cannot be read (there's no point trying to continue!)
 export const getConfig = (): GathioConfig => {
diff --git a/src/routes/frontend.ts b/src/routes/frontend.ts
index 4d977d7..86ad69c 100644
--- a/src/routes/frontend.ts
+++ b/src/routes/frontend.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { Router, Request, Response } from "express";
+import fs from "fs";
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
 import { marked } from "marked";
 import { markdownToSanitizedHTML, renderPlain } from "../util/markdown.js";
-import { frontendConfig, instanceRules } from "../lib/config.js";
+import {
+    frontendConfig,
+    instanceDescription,
+    instanceRules,
+} from "../lib/config.js";
 import { addToLog, exportICal } from "../helpers.js";
 import Event from "../models/Event.js";
 import EventGroup, { IEventGroup } from "../models/EventGroup.js";
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ router.get("/", (_: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.render("home", {
         ...frontendConfig(res),
         instanceRules: instanceRules(),
+        instanceDescription: instanceDescription(),
     });
 });
 
@@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ router.get("/about", (_: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.render("home", {
         ...frontendConfig(res),
         instanceRules: instanceRules(),
+        instanceDescription: instanceDescription(),
     });
 });
 
@@ -126,6 +133,8 @@ router.get("/events", async (_: Request, res: Response) => {
         upcomingEvents: upcomingEvents,
         pastEvents: pastEvents,
         eventGroups: updatedEventGroups,
+        instanceDescription: instanceDescription(),
+        instanceRules: instanceRules(),
         ...frontendConfig(res),
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/routes/static.ts b/src/routes/static.ts
index 6fab98d..6670214 100644
--- a/src/routes/static.ts
+++ b/src/routes/static.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import { Router, Request, Response } from "express";
 import fs from "fs";
 import getConfig, { frontendConfig } from "../lib/config.js";
 import { markdownToSanitizedHTML } from "../util/markdown.js";
+import { getConfigMiddleware } from "../lib/middleware.js";
 
 const config = getConfig();
 const router = Router();
 
+router.use(getConfigMiddleware);
+
 if (config.static_pages?.length) {
     config.static_pages
         .filter((page) => page.path?.startsWith("/") && page.filename)