diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index 7b7aff0..29ae4f8 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { EleventyHtmlBasePlugin, EleventyI18nPlugin } = require("@11ty/eleventy");
 const eleventyNavigationPlugin = require("@11ty/eleventy-navigation");
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 // update this :)
 const year = 2024;
@@ -17,6 +18,18 @@ module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
     return value.filter(item => item.page.lang === this.page.lang)
   });
 
+  // copy german start page to root url
+  eleventyConfig.on(
+    "eleventy.after",
+    async ({ dir, runMode, outputMode }) => {
+      if (outputMode === "fs") {
+        fs.copyFile(`${dir.output}/de/index.html`, `${dir.output}/index.html`, (err) => {
+          if (err) console.log(err);
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  );
+
   return {
     dir: {
       input: "content",