diff --git a/conf/.gitignore b/conf/.gitignore
index 232e260..55a0124 100644
--- a/conf/.gitignore
+++ b/conf/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 */*
 !.gitkeep
-!example.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+!example.xml
+*.pdf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 96b4b1b..18acb38 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ services:
       - bigbluebutton:/var/bigbluebutton
       - ./mod/nginx/bbb:/etc/nginx/bbb
       - ./mod/nginx/bigbluebutton:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+      - ${DEFAULT_PRESENTATION:-/dev/null}:/etc/nginx/html/default.pdf
     networks:
       - bbb-net
     extra_hosts:
diff --git a/mod/nginx/default.pdf b/mod/nginx/default.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32374bc
Binary files /dev/null and b/mod/nginx/default.pdf differ
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index e64f843..9849dc7 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ WELCOME_FOOTER=This server is running <a href="http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/" t
 # use following line for an additional SIP dial-in message
 #WELCOME_FOOTER=This server is running <a href="http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/" target="_blank"><u>BigBlueButton</u></a>. <br><br>To join this meeting by phone, dial:<br>  INSERT_YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER_HERE<br>Then enter %%CONFNUM%% as the conference PIN number.
 
-
+# for a different default presentation, place the pdf file in ./conf/ and
+# adjust the following path
+DEFAULT_PRESENTATION=./mod/nginx/default.pdf
 
 
 # -------------------------------