diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb9c5c9..ea2a471 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Homestead.yaml
 Thumbs.db
 
 /public/*
-!/public/.gitkeep
+!/public/index.php
diff --git a/public/.gitkeep b/public/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee8f07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
+
+// Determine if the application is in maintenance mode...
+if (file_exists($maintenance = __DIR__.'/../storage/framework/maintenance.php')) {
+    require $maintenance;
+}
+
+// Register the Composer autoloader...
+require __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
+
+// Bootstrap Laravel and handle the request...
+/** @var Application $app */
+$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php';
+
+$app->handleRequest(Request::capture());