diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62550cb..6d0dcc0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ for /f "delims=" %%i in ('path\to\scoreboard\bin\today.bat') do set EVENT_DATE=%
 set EXPLORER_REMOTE_HTTP_BASE_PATH=/results/%EVENT_DATE%
 ```
 
-
 ## Customizing explorer colors
 
 Explorer can be configured to use a custom color scheme to match the club website
@@ -178,6 +177,8 @@ The following environment variables need to be manually set:
 Additionally, you can optionally set the following:
 
 * `EXPLORER_COLORS` (path, optional) - Path to a CSV file with the custom explorer color palette.
+* `EXPLORER_DEFAULT_PAGE` (string, optional) - The page explorer redirects to from its root path
+  (one of `event`, `pax`, `raw`, `runs`, `groups`, or `cones`, defaults to `event`)
 * `ANNOUNCE_FONT_SIZE` (float, optional) - /announce endpoint font size.
 * `TV_FONT_SIZE` (float, optional) - /tv endpoint font size.
 * `TV_REFRESH_INTERVAL` (integer, optional) - Sets how long /tv displays a page of
diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 2e8ca6a..01a3665 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ if config_env() != :test do
       root: System.get_env("EXPLORER_REMOTE_FTP_BASE_DIR", System.get_env("LIVE_FTP_PATH", "/"))
     ],
     explorer_remote_http_base_path: System.get_env("EXPLORER_REMOTE_HTTP_BASE_PATH", "/"),
+    explorer_default_page: parse_explorer_page!(System.get_env("EXPLORER_DEFAULT_PAGE", "event")),
     explorer_colors: explorer_colors,
     mj_dir: System.get_env("MJ_DIR", "c:/mjtiming"),
     mj_debounce_interval: String.to_integer(System.get_env("MJ_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL", "1000")),
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index 5c923cf..19e8cb4 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ config :conecerto_scoreboard, Conecerto.Scoreboard,
   watcher: nil,
   uploader: nil,
   event_date: "2023_01_01",
-  explorer_colors: %{}
+  explorer_colors: %{},
+  explorer_default_page: "event"
 
 # Print only warnings and errors during test
 config :logger, level: :warning
diff --git a/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/config_utils.ex b/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/config_utils.ex
index 9d8c6b7..32e2cb1 100644
--- a/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/config_utils.ex
+++ b/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/config_utils.ex
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ defmodule Conecerto.Scoreboard.ConfigUtils do
     end
   end
 
+  def parse_explorer_page!(s) do
+    if Enum.member?(~w(event pax raw groups runs cones), s) do
+      s
+    else
+      raise "#{s} is not a valid explorer page"
+    end
+  end
+
   def generate_secret_key_base() do
     for _ <- 1..64, into: "" do
       <<Enum.random(~c"0123456789abcdef")>>
diff --git a/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/uploader.ex b/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/uploader.ex
index d21a4a0..2684876 100644
--- a/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/uploader.ex
+++ b/lib/conecerto_scoreboard/uploader.ex
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ defmodule Conecerto.Scoreboard.Uploader do
 
   @endpoint Conecerto.ScoreboardWeb.Endpoint
 
-  @htaccess ~s(
+  @htaccess_template ~s(
 RewriteEngine On
 
+RewriteBase <%= base_path %>
+
 # Index redirects to event page
-RewriteRule "^$" event [R=302,L]
+RewriteRule "^$" <%= default_page %> [R=302,L]
 
 # Deny Phoenix live reload stuff that doesn't exist
-RewriteRule "^phoenix/live_reload/frame$" event [R=404,L]
+RewriteRule "^phoenix/live_reload/frame$" <%= default_page %> [R=404,L]
 
 # Serve gzip compressed files.
 RewriteCond "%{HTTP:Accept-Encoding}" "gzip"
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ RewriteRule "\.html.gz$" "-" [T=text/html,E=no-gzip:1]
   def start_link(_) do
     args = %{
       client_args: Scoreboard.config(:explorer_remote_ftp),
-      base_path: Scoreboard.config(:explorer_remote_http_base_path)
+      base_path: Scoreboard.config(:explorer_remote_http_base_path),
+      default_page: Scoreboard.config(:explorer_default_page)
     }
 
     GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, args)
@@ -55,9 +58,15 @@ RewriteRule "\.html.gz$" "-" [T=text/html,E=no-gzip:1]
 
   @impl true
   def handle_continue(:upload_assets, state) do
+    htaccess =
+      EEx.eval_string(@htaccess_template,
+        base_path: state.base_path,
+        default_page: state.default_page
+      )
+
     with {:ok, client} <- FTP.open(state.client_args),
          :ok <- FTP.mkdir(client, "/"),
-         :ok <- FTP.send_bin(client, @htaccess, "/.htaccess"),
+         :ok <- FTP.send_bin(client, htaccess, "/.htaccess"),
          :ok <- send_static(client, "/favicon.ico"),
          :ok <- FTP.mkdir(client, "assets"),
          :ok <- send_static(client, "/assets/app.css"),