diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3101bc3..bce1775 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ services:
       - CVAR_HOSTNAME=My left 4 dead server
       - CVAR_RCON_PASSWORD=password123
       - CVAR_MP_DISABLE_AUTOKICK=1
+    volume:
+      - ./motd.txt:/motd.txt:ro
+      - ./host:txt:/host.txt:ro
     ports:
       - 27015:27015
       - 27015:27015/udp
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 83ab021..a848aa2 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ cp $HOME/server.cfg $HOME/server/left4dead2/cfg/server.cfg
 
 env | awk -F "=" '/^CVAR_/ {sub("CVAR_","",$1); print tolower($1),($2 ~ /^[0-9]+$/)?$2:"\""$2"\""}' > docker_server.cfg
 
+echo "### Using follwing config: "
+cat $HOME/server/left4dead2/cfg/server.cfg
+echo "###"
+
+echo "### Linking host and motd file ### "
+
+if [[ -f "/motd.txt" ]]; then
+    rm $HOME/server/left4dead2/motd.txt
+    ln -sf /motd.txt $HOME/server/left4dead2/motd.txt
+fi
+
+if [[ -f "/host.txt" ]]; then
+    rm $HOME/server/left4dead2/host.txt
+    ln -sf /host.txt $HOME/server/left4dead2/host.txt
+fi
+
 echo "### Starting l4d2 ###"
 
 $HOME/server/srcds_run -console -game left4dead2 +maxplayers 16 -maxclients 16 -ip 0.0.0.0 +map c1m1_hotel +exec docker_server.cfg