diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/server.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/server.ts
index 825ca22c6c..4b5103de72 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/server.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/server.ts
@@ -16,19 +16,33 @@ export const fetchServer = createDataLoadingThunk(
       dispatch(importFetchedAccount(instance.contact.account));
     }
   },
+  {
+    condition: (_, { getState }) => !getState().server.server.isLoading,
+  },
 );
 
 export const fetchExtendedDescription = createDataLoadingThunk(
   'server/extended_description',
   () => apiGetExtendedDescription(),
+  {
+    condition: (_, { getState }) =>
+      !getState().server.extendedDescription.isLoading,
+  },
 );
 
 export const fetchServerTranslationLanguages = createDataLoadingThunk(
   'server/translation_languages',
   () => apiGetTranslationLanguages(),
+  {
+    condition: (_, { getState }) =>
+      !getState().server.translationLanguages.isLoading,
+  },
 );
 
 export const fetchDomainBlocks = createDataLoadingThunk(
   'server/domain_blocks',
   () => apiGetDomainBlocks(),
+  {
+    condition: (_, { getState }) => !getState().server.domainBlocks.isLoading,
+  },
 );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/about.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/about.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d690c0709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/about.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { fetchExtendedDescription } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/server';
+import { Account } from 'flavours/glitch/components/account';
+import { Skeleton } from 'flavours/glitch/components/skeleton';
+import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from 'flavours/glitch/store';
+
+import classes from './styles.module.scss';
+
+const Placeholder = () => (
+  <div className={classes.placeholder}>
+    <Skeleton width='100%' />
+    <Skeleton width='100%' />
+    <Skeleton width='100%' />
+  </div>
+);
+
+export const About = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const server = useAppSelector((state) => state.server.server);
+  const extendedDescription = useAppSelector(
+    (state) => state.server.extendedDescription,
+  );
+
+  const accountId = server.item?.contact.account?.id ?? '';
+  const isLoading = extendedDescription.isLoading;
+  const hasContent = (extendedDescription.item?.content.length ?? 0) > 0;
+  const content = extendedDescription.item?.content ?? '';
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void dispatch(fetchExtendedDescription());
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className={classes.block}>
+        <h2>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='custom_homepage.administered_by'
+            defaultMessage='Administered by'
+          />
+        </h2>
+        <Account id={accountId} size={36} minimal />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className={classes.block}>
+        <h2>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='custom_homepage.about_this_server'
+            defaultMessage='About this server'
+          />
+        </h2>
+        {isLoading ? (
+          <Placeholder />
+        ) : hasContent ? (
+          <div
+            className='prose'
+            dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: content }}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <div className='prose'>
+            <p>
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='about.not_available'
+                defaultMessage='This information has not been made available on this server.'
+              />
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/footer.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/footer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d437d4043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/footer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { fetchServer } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/server';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'flavours/glitch/store';
+
+import classes from '../styles.module.scss';
+
+export const Footer = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const server = useAppSelector((state) => state.server.server);
+  const email = server.item?.contact.email ?? '';
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void dispatch(fetchServer());
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  return (
+    <footer className={classes.minimalFooter}>
+      <div className={classes.contact}>
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='custom_homepage.contact'
+          defaultMessage='Contact:'
+        />
+        <a href={`mailto:${email}`}>{email}</a>
+      </div>
+
+      <Link to='/privacy-policy' rel='privacy-policy'>
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='footer.privacy_policy'
+          defaultMessage='Privacy policy'
+        />
+      </Link>
+    </footer>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/header.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/header.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3af673da2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/header.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { domain, sso_redirect } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
+
+import classes from '../styles.module.scss';
+
+export const Header = () => (
+  <div className={classes.minimalHeader}>
+    <div className={classes.leftSide}>
+      <Link to='/overview'>{domain}</Link>
+    </div>
+
+    <div className={classes.rightSide}>
+      <a
+        href={sso_redirect ?? '/auth/sign_in'}
+        data-method={sso_redirect ? 'post' : undefined}
+        className='button button-secondary'
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage id='sign_in_banner.sign_in' defaultMessage='Login' />
+      </a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+);
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/index.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef64a82c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { Route, Switch, useRouteMatch } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { Helmet } from '@unhead/react/helmet';
+
+import { fetchServer } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/server';
+import { ServerHeroImage } from 'flavours/glitch/components/server_hero_image';
+import { TabLink, TabList } from 'flavours/glitch/components/tab_list';
+import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from 'flavours/glitch/store';
+
+import { About } from './about';
+import { LatestActivity } from './latest_activity';
+import classes from './styles.module.scss';
+
+export const CustomHomepage: React.FC = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const server = useAppSelector((state) => state.server.server);
+  const { path } = useRouteMatch();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void dispatch(fetchServer());
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={classes.page}>
+      <ServerHeroImage
+        alt={server.item?.thumbnail.description ?? ''}
+        blurhash={server.item?.thumbnail.blurhash ?? ''}
+        src={server.item?.thumbnail.url ?? ''}
+        srcSet={Object.keys(server.item?.thumbnail.versions ?? {})
+          .map(
+            (key) =>
+              `${server.item?.thumbnail.versions?.[key]} ${key.replace('@', '')}`,
+          )
+          .join(', ')}
+        className={classes.header}
+      />
+
+      <div className={classes.topSection}>
+        <h1>{server.item?.domain}</h1>
+        <p>{server.item?.description}</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <TabList>
+        <TabLink to={path} exact>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='custom_homepage.latest_activity'
+            defaultMessage='Latest activity'
+          />
+        </TabLink>
+
+        <TabLink to={`${path}/about`} exact>
+          <FormattedMessage id='custom_homepage.about' defaultMessage='About' />
+        </TabLink>
+      </TabList>
+
+      <Switch>
+        <Route path={path} exact component={LatestActivity} />
+        <Route path={`${path}/about`} exact component={About} />
+      </Switch>
+
+      <Helmet>
+        <title>{server.item?.domain}</title>
+        <meta name='robots' content='all' />
+      </Helmet>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/latest_activity.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/latest_activity.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23f076e352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/latest_activity.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { expandCommunityTimeline } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/timelines';
+import { Callout } from 'flavours/glitch/components/callout';
+import StatusListContainer from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container';
+import { useAppDispatch } from 'flavours/glitch/store';
+
+import classes from './styles.module.scss';
+
+export const LatestActivity = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void dispatch(expandCommunityTimeline());
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  return (
+    <StatusListContainer
+      prepend={
+        <Callout className={classes.banner}>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id='custom_homepage.these_are_the_latest_posts'
+            defaultMessage='These are the latest 40 posts from accounts on this server.'
+          />
+        </Callout>
+      }
+      scrollKey='custom_homepage'
+      timelineId='community'
+      maxItems={40}
+      bindToDocument
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/styles.module.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/styles.module.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbf834ffc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/styles.module.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+.page {
+  border-radius: 16px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
+  background: var(--color-bg-primary);
+  min-height: 100%;
+
+  :global(.item-list) article:last-child :global(.status) {
+    border-bottom: 0;
+  }
+
+  @media screen and (width <= 1175px) {
+    border-radius: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.header {
+  aspect-ratio: 40/21;
+  border-radius: 16px 16px 0 0;
+
+  @media screen and (width <= 1175px) {
+    border-radius: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.banner {
+  margin: 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.topSection {
+  display: flex;
+  padding: 16px;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+
+  h1 {
+    font-size: 24px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    line-height: 30px;
+    letter-spacing: -0.12px;
+  }
+
+  p {
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    line-height: 24px;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+}
+
+.block {
+  padding: 16px;
+
+  h2 {
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    line-height: 22.4px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+  }
+
+  :global(.account) {
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
+    padding: 18px 16px;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+
+    --avatar-border-radius: 50%;
+  }
+}
+
+.placeholder {
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 12px;
+
+  :global(.skeleton) {
+    height: 40px;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    background: var(--color-bg-overlay-highlight);
+  }
+}
+
+.minimalHeader {
+  padding-top: 24px;
+  padding-bottom: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+
+  @media screen and (width <= 1175px) {
+    padding-inline-start: 12px;
+    padding-inline-end: 12px;
+  }
+}
+
+.leftSide {
+  font-size: 15px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  max-width: 300px;
+
+  a {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: inherit;
+  }
+}
+
+.rightSide {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+  flex: 1 0 0;
+}
+
+.minimalFooter {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  font-size: 16px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  line-height: 22.4px;
+  padding-top: 28px;
+  padding-bottom: 54px;
+  gap: 8px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+
+  a {
+    color: inherit;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+  }
+
+  @media screen and (width <= 1175px) {
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding-inline-start: 12px;
+    padding-inline-end: 12px;
+  }
+}
+
+.contact {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.tsx
index 547e62a838..7c0c03cf0b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import type { List, Record } from 'immutable';
 
 import { useAppSelector } from '@/flavours/glitch/store';
+import { Footer } from 'flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/footer';
+import { Header } from 'flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage/components/header';
 import { CollapsibleNavigationPanel } from 'flavours/glitch/features/navigation_panel';
 
 import { useBreakpoint } from '../hooks/useBreakpoint';
@@ -85,9 +87,10 @@ export const ColumnsArea = forwardRef<
   HTMLDivElement,
   {
     singleColumn?: boolean;
+    minimalShell?: boolean;
     children: React.ReactElement | React.ReactElement[];
   }
->(({ children, singleColumn }, ref) => {
+>(({ children, minimalShell, singleColumn }, ref) => {
   const renderComposePanel = !useBreakpoint('full');
   const columns = useAppSelector((state) =>
     (state.settings as Record<{ columns: List<Record<Column>> }>).get(
@@ -98,6 +101,24 @@ export const ColumnsArea = forwardRef<
     (state) => !state.modal.get('stack').isEmpty(),
   );
 
+  if (minimalShell) {
+    return (
+      <div className='columns-area__panels'>
+        <div className='columns-area__panels__main'>
+          <Header />
+
+          <div className='tabs-bar__wrapper'>
+            <TabsBarPortal />
+          </div>
+
+          <div className='columns-area columns-area--mobile'>{children}</div>
+
+          <Footer />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (singleColumn) {
     return (
       <div className='columns-area__panels'>
@@ -112,6 +133,7 @@ export const ColumnsArea = forwardRef<
           <div className='tabs-bar__wrapper'>
             <TabsBarPortal />
           </div>
+
           <div className='columns-area columns-area--mobile'>{children}</div>
         </main>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
index f485119d92..bdc6837dd0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ const getRegex = createSelector([
 
 const makeGetStatusIds = (pending = false) => createSelector([
   (state, { type }) => state.getIn(['settings', type], ImmutableMap()),
-  (state, { type }) => state.getIn(['timelines', type, pending ? 'pendingItems' : 'items'], ImmutableList()),
+  (state, { type, maxItems }) => {
+    const items = state.getIn(['timelines', type, pending ? 'pendingItems' : 'items'], ImmutableList());
+
+    if (maxItems) {
+      return items.take(maxItems);
+    }
+
+    return items;
+  },
   (state)           => state.get('statuses'),
   getRegex,
 ], (columnSettings, statusIds, statuses, regex) => {
@@ -64,8 +72,17 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
   const getStatusIds = makeGetStatusIds();
   const getPendingStatusIds = makeGetStatusIds(true);
 
-  const mapStateToProps = (state, { timelineId, regex, initialLoadingState = true }) => ({
-    statusIds: getStatusIds(state, { type: timelineId, regex }),
+  /**
+   * @param {import('flavours/glitch/store').RootState} state
+   * @param {Object} props
+   * @param {string} props.timelineId
+   * @param {boolean} [props.initialLoadingState]
+   * @param {number} [props.maxItems]
+   * @param {RegExp} [props.regex]
+   */
+  const mapStateToProps = (state, { timelineId, regex, initialLoadingState = true, maxItems }) => ({
+    statusIds: getStatusIds(state, { type: timelineId, regex, maxItems }),
+
     lastId:    state.getIn(['timelines', timelineId, 'items'])?.last(),
     isLoading: state.getIn(['timelines', timelineId, 'isLoading'], initialLoadingState),
     isPartial: state.getIn(['timelines', timelineId, 'isPartial'], false),
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
index e2953d879e..41329d3196 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { uploadCompose, resetCompose, changeComposeSpoilerness } from '../../act
 import { clearHeight } from '../../actions/height_cache';
 import { fetchServer, fetchServerTranslationLanguages } from '../../actions/server';
 import { expandHomeTimeline } from '../../actions/timelines';
-import { initialState, me, owner, singleUserMode, trendsEnabled, landingPage, localLiveFeedAccess, disableHoverCards } from '../../initial_state';
+import { initialState, me, owner, singleUserMode, trendsEnabled, landingPage, localLiveFeedAccess, disableHoverCards, domain } from '../../initial_state';
 
 import BundleColumnError from './components/bundle_column_error';
 import { NavigationBar } from './components/navigation_bar';
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ import {
 import { ColumnsContextProvider } from './util/columns_context';
 import { focusColumn, getFocusedItemIndex, focusItemSibling, focusFirstItem } from './util/focusUtils';
 import { WrappedSwitch, WrappedRoute } from './util/react_router_helpers';
+import { CustomHomepage } from 'flavours/glitch/features/custom_homepage';
 
 // Dummy import, to make sure that <Status /> ends up in the application bundle.
 // Without this it ends up in ~8 very commonly used bundles.
@@ -185,13 +186,15 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends PureComponent {
       rootRedirect = '/explore';
     } else if (localLiveFeedAccess === 'public' && landingPage === 'local_feed') {
       rootRedirect = '/public/local';
+    } else if (landingPage === 'overview') {
+      rootRedirect = '/overview';
     } else {
       rootRedirect = '/about';
     }
 
     return (
       <ColumnsContextProvider multiColumn={!singleColumn}>
-        <ColumnsArea ref={this.setRef} singleColumn={singleColumn}>
+        <ColumnsArea ref={this.setRef} singleColumn={singleColumn} domain={domain} minimalShell={!signedIn && landingPage === 'overview'}>
           <WrappedSwitch>
             <Redirect from='/' to={{pathname: rootRedirect, state: this.props.location.state}} exact />
 
@@ -270,6 +273,8 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends PureComponent {
             <WrappedRoute path='/followed_tags' component={FollowedTags} content={children} />
             <WrappedRoute path='/mutes' component={Mutes} content={children} />
             <WrappedRoute path='/lists' component={Lists} content={children} />
+
+            <Route path='/overview' component={CustomHomepage} />
             <Route component={BundleColumnError} />
           </WrappedSwitch>
         </ColumnsArea>
@@ -686,13 +691,18 @@ class UI extends PureComponent {
       cheat: this.handleDonate,
     };
 
+    const minimalShell = !this.props.identity.signedIn && landingPage === 'overview';
+
     return (
       <Hotkeys global handlers={handlers}>
         <div className={className} ref={this.setRef}>
-          <SkipLinks
-            multiColumn={layout === 'multi-column'}
-            onFocusGettingStartedColumn={this.handleHotkeyGoToStart}
-          />
+          {!minimalShell && (
+            <SkipLinks
+              multiColumn={layout === 'multi-column'}
+              onFocusGettingStartedColumn={this.handleHotkeyGoToStart}
+            />
+          )}
+
           {moved && (<div className='flash-message alert'>
             <FormattedMessage
               id='moved_to_warning'
@@ -715,7 +725,7 @@ class UI extends PureComponent {
             {children}
           </SwitchingColumnsArea>
 
-          <NavigationBar />
+          {!minimalShell && <NavigationBar />}
           {layout !== 'mobile' && <PictureInPicture />}
           <AlertsController />
           {!disableHoverCards && <HoverCardController />}