diff --git a/files/etc/motd b/files/etc/motd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92f25c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+RED=$(tput setaf 1)
+GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
+YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
+BLUE=$(tput setaf 4)
+MAGENTA=$(tput setaf 5)
+CYAN=$(tput setaf 6)
+WHITE=$(tput setaf 7)
+RESET=$(tput sgr0)
+BOLD=$(tput bold)
+
+uptime=`cat /proc/uptime | cut -f1 -d.`
+upDays=$((uptime/60/60/24))
+upHours=$((uptime/60/60%24))
+upMins=$((uptime/60%60))
+upSecs=$((uptime%60))
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}
+           .:^~~~~^:.         ${RESET}$(hostname)${GREEN}
+       .^!?JJJJJJJJJJ?!^.     -------------------------------------------------
+       ~?JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ?~   ${RESET}$(cat /etc/redhat-release)${GREEN}
+    :?JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ?:  ${RESET}Uptime: ${BOLD}$upDays days $upHours hours $upMins minutes $upSecs seconds${GREEN}
+   .?JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ7?JJJJJJ?.
+   !JJJJJJJJJJJJJ7:  ^?JJJJJ!
+   7JJJJJJJJJJJ!:      ^7JJJ7
+   !JJJJJJJJJ!.    :.    :7J!
+   .?JJJJJ?~.    :7JJ!.    :.
+    :?JJ?~.    ^7JJJJJJ!:
+     .~~     ^?JJJJJJJJY?:
+           ^?YYJJJJJJ?!^.
+           .:^~~~~^:.
+${RESET}
+"
+