diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82fdffcf..49d11fd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Install
* Copy the `h5ai` folder to the web-root directory of your server or alternativly set an alias `/h5ai/` to
this folder.
-* Add the content of file `dot-htaccess` to the `.htaccess` file in the directory
+* Add the content of file `dot.htaccess` to the `.htaccess` file in the directory
you want to be indexed (you might have to create this file). This directory and any subdirectories will be
styled.
diff --git a/dot.htaccess b/dot.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..023e19f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+
+
+
+ # Options +Indexes
+
+
+ ################################
+ # uncomment the following line to force directory listing
+ # even for directories with valid index files
+ ################################
+
+ # DirectoryIndex IGNORE-DEFAULT-INDEX-FILES
+
+
+ ################################
+ # h5ai header and footer
+ ################################
+
+ HeaderName /h5ai/header.html
+ ReadmeName /h5ai/footer.html
+
+
+ ################################
+ # hide h5ai folder and config files from index
+ ################################
+
+ IndexIgnore h5ai h5ai.*
+
+
+ ################################
+ # table options
+ ################################
+
+ IndexOrderDefault Ascending Name
+
+ # IndexOptions Charset=UTF-8
+ IndexOptions FancyIndexing
+ IndexOptions HTMLTable
+ IndexOptions XHTML
+ IndexOptions SuppressHTMLPreamble
+ IndexOptions SuppressRules
+ IndexOptions SuppressDescription
+ IndexOptions FoldersFirst
+ IndexOptions IgnoreCase
+ IndexOptions IconsAreLinks
+ IndexOptions VersionSort
+
+
+ ################################
+ # icon mapping
+ ################################
+
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/log.png log Log LOG
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/authors.png AUTHORS
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/install.png INSTALL
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/copying.png COPYING LICENSE
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/readme.png README
+
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/css.png .less
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/makefile.png .pom pom.xml build.xml
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/script.png .conf .ini .sh .shar .csh .ksh .tcl
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/bin.png .so .o
+
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/zip.png .zip .Z .z .jar .war
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/tar.png .tar
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/archive.png .tar.gz .tgz .tar.bz2
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/pdf.png .pdf
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/deb.png .deb
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/rpm.png .rpm
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/cd.png .iso .cue
+
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/png.png image/png
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/jpg.png image/jpeg
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/gif.png image/gif
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/ico.png image/x-icon
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/bmp.png image/x-ms-bmp
+
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/html.png text/html
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/css.png text/css
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/xml.png application/xml
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/js.png application/javascript application/json
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/php.png application/x-httpd-php
+
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/py.png text/x-python
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/rb.png application/x-ruby
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/java.png text/x-java
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/cpp.png text/x-c++src
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/hpp.png text/x-c++hdr
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/c.png text/x-csrc
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/h.png text/x-chdr
+
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/pdf.png application/pdf
+
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/rtf.png text/rtf application/rtf
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/tex.png text/x-tex
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/makefile.png text/x-makefile
+
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/bin.png application/java-vm
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/exe.png application/x-executable application/x-msdos-program
+
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/text.png text/*
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/image.png image/*
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/audio.png audio/*
+ AddIconByType /h5ai/icons/video.png video/*
+
+ AddIconByEncoding /h5ai/icons/zip.png x-compress x-gzip x-bzip2
+
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/parent.png ..
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/folder.png ^^DIRECTORY^^
+ AddIcon /h5ai/icons/blank.png ^^BLANKICON^^
+
+ DefaultIcon /h5ai/icons/unknown.png
+
+
+
diff --git a/h5ai/footer.html b/h5ai/footer.html
index 0b2252f5..029ba478 100644
--- a/h5ai/footer.html
+++ b/h5ai/footer.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
empty
-
+