diff --git a/_includes/aside.html b/_includes/aside.html
index 7d6599b6..f996b4aa 100644
--- a/_includes/aside.html
+++ b/_includes/aside.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="bdSidebarOffcanvasLabel">Browse docs</h5>
                     {% if doc.hide != true %}
                     <!-- list-group-flush list-group-item-action needed for the full size pill with no borders-->
                     <!-- list-group-item-secondary needed for gray highlight -->
-                      <li><a href="{{ doc.url | relative_url }}" class="bd-links-link d-inline-block rounded"
+                      <li><a href="{{ doc.url | relative_url }}.html" class="bd-links-link d-inline-block rounded"
                           aria-current="page">{{ doc.title }}</a></li>
                     {%endif%}
                   {% endfor %}
diff --git a/_includes/breadcrumb.html b/_includes/breadcrumb.html
index 99fb88f3..ffdacb91 100644
--- a/_includes/breadcrumb.html
+++ b/_includes/breadcrumb.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             {% assign previous_url = previous_url | append: "/" | append: url_part %}
             {% assign previous_url = previous_url | replace: "Home/", "" %}
             
-            <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ previous_url | relative_url }}">{{ url_part }}</a></li>
+            <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ previous_url | relative_url }}.html">{{ url_part }}</a></li>
         {% endfor %}
     </ol>
 </nav>
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index a1e96ae1..5429d6d0 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <div class="container py-4 py-md-5 px-4 px-md-3 text-body-secondary">
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col-lg-3 mb-3">
-                <a class="d-inline-flex align-items-center mb-2 text-body-emphasis text-decoration-none" href="/"
+                <a class="d-inline-flex align-items-center mb-2 text-body-emphasis text-decoration-none" href="{{ '/ | relative_url }}"
                     aria-label="Bootstrap">
 
                     <img src="{{ '/assets/img/dfg_logo_schriftzug_blau_foerderung_en__1200x376.png' | relative_url }}" height="100" width="300"></img>
diff --git a/_includes/sidebar.html b/_includes/sidebar.html
index 304c0613..549f091a 100644
--- a/_includes/sidebar.html
+++ b/_includes/sidebar.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                 <!-- list-group-flush list-group-item-action needed for the full size pill with no borders-->
                                 <!-- list-group-item-secondary needed for gray highlight -->
                                 {% unless doc.hide %}
-                                <li><a href="{{ doc.url | relative_url }}" id="sidebar-link"
+                                <li><a href="{{ doc.url | relative_url }}.html" id="sidebar-link"
                                         class="link-dark rounded list-group-flush list-group-item-action {% if doc.empty %} text-muted {% endif %} {% if doc.url == page.url %} list-group-item-secondary {% endif %}">{{
                                         doc.title }}</a></li>
                                 {% endunless %}
diff --git a/docs/_Getting-Started/01-introduction.md b/docs/_Getting-Started/01-introduction.md
index d911ab2b..d93c1810 100644
--- a/docs/_Getting-Started/01-introduction.md
+++ b/docs/_Getting-Started/01-introduction.md
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ title: The NFDI4Microbiota Knowledge Base
 category: Getting-Started
 layout: default
 docs_css: markdown
-redirect_from: 
-    - /Getting-Started
-    - /Home
-permalink: /
 ---
 
 <!-- <div class="bd-intro pt-2 ps-lg-2">
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05b7f5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+layout: default
+redirect_to: Getting-Started/01-introduction.html
+---
\ No newline at end of file