diff --git a/src/bin/syndicate-server.rs b/src/bin/syndicate-server.rs
index 15ebbb3..3e66af5 100644
--- a/src/bin/syndicate-server.rs
+++ b/src/bin/syndicate-server.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,27 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     trace!("startup");
 
+    {
+        const BRIGHT_GREEN: &str = "\x1b[92m";
+        const GREEN: &str = "\x1b[32m";
+        const NORMAL: &str = "\x1b[0m";
+        const BRIGHT_YELLOW: &str = "\x1b[93m";
+        info!(r"   {}   __{}__{}__   {}", GREEN, BRIGHT_GREEN, GREEN, NORMAL);
+        info!(r"   {}  /{}_/  \_{}\  {}", GREEN, BRIGHT_GREEN, GREEN, NORMAL);
+        info!(r"   {} /  \__/  \ {}                         __             __", BRIGHT_GREEN, NORMAL);
+        info!(r"   {}/{}\__/  \__/{}\{}   _______  ______  ____/ /__________  / /____", GREEN, BRIGHT_GREEN, GREEN, NORMAL);
+        info!(r"   {}\{}/  \__/  \{}/{}  / ___/ / / / __ \/ __  / / ___/ __ \/ __/ _ \", GREEN, BRIGHT_GREEN, GREEN, NORMAL);
+        info!(r"   {} \__/  \__/ {} _\_ \/ /_/ / / / / /_/ / / /__/ /_/ / /_/  __/", BRIGHT_GREEN, NORMAL);
+        info!(r"   {}  \_{}\__/{}_/ {} /____/\__, /_/ /_/\____/_/\___/\__/_/\__/\___/", GREEN, BRIGHT_GREEN, GREEN, NORMAL);
+        info!(r"                    /____/");
+        info!(r"");
+        info!(r"   {}version {}{}", BRIGHT_YELLOW, env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), NORMAL);
+        info!(r"");
+        info!(r"   documentation & reference material: https://syndicate-lang.org/");
+        info!(r"   source code & bug tracker: https://git.leastfixedpoint.com/");
+        info!(r"");
+    }
+
     for port in config.ports.clone() {
         let spaces = Arc::clone(&spaces);
         let config = Arc::clone(&config);