# Including startup file in each user server on Jupyterhub

**URL:** https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/including-startup-file-in-each-user-server-on-jupyterhub/5784
**Category:** Zero to JupyterHub on Kubernetes
**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/including-startup-file-in-each-user-server-on-jupyterhub/5784 "2020-08-28T21:43:58Z")
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### Author: ![maluhoss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e79b87/32.png) [@maluhoss](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/maluhoss)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/including-startup-file-in-each-user-server-on-jupyterhub/5784/1 "2020-08-28T21:43:58Z")

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I saw how Colab has a welcome file when you start your server. I’d like to include a welcome file as well in my current Jupyterhub setup which is deployed through Kubernetes.

I saw that there was `c.Spawner.args = ['--NotebookApp.default_url=/contents/Welcome.ipynb']` but I get an error saying page does not exist, meaning I need to have this welcome file in advance.

I’ve also come across this link which may shed some light on this. Has anyone tried this?  
[https://zero-to-jupyterhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/customizing/user-environment.html](https://zero-to-jupyterhub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/customizing/user-environment.html)

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### Author: ![markperri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/markperri/32/2187_2.png) [@markperri](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/markperri)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/including-startup-file-in-each-user-server-on-jupyterhub/5784/2 "2020-08-30T17:48:53Z")

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You could add it into your notebook image or copy it before spawning in pre\_spawn\_hook.