diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index 803d69e..21487f6 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ var Data = FullData{
 	// Maps are created in init()
 }
 
-// the Header of feeds.gmi.
+// the Header and Footer of feeds.gmi.
 // set in Init, either to the contents of header.gmi or to the default string
-var Header string
+var (
+	Header string
+	Footer string
+)
 
 // Timeout for requests
 var Timeout int
@@ -74,30 +77,55 @@ func Init(dataPath string, localizer *localizations.Localizer) error {
 		Data.Pages = make(map[string]*Page)
 	}
 
-	// initialize header.gmi
-	f, err = os.Open(filepath.Join(dataPath, "header.gmi"))
+	// initialize header.gmi and footer.gmi
+	Header, err = getHeaderFooter(
+		dataPath, "header.gmi",
+		TranslateString("# %s\n\n", "files.feed_default_header", nil), "",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	footer, err := getHeaderFooter(
+		dataPath, "footer.gmi", "---\n\n",
+		TranslateString(
+			"=> https://git.nytpu.com/comitium/about/ %s\n",
+			"files.comitium_footer",
+			&localizations.Replacements{"version": Version, "commit": Commit},
+		),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	Footer = fmt.Sprintf("\n\n%s", footer)
+
+	Timeout = 10
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// gets a header or footer from a datapath, or uses a default. extraString is a
+// string to append no matter what
+func getHeaderFooter(dataPath, filename, defaultString, extraString string) (main string, err error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(dataPath, filename))
 	if err == nil {
 		fi, err := f.Stat()
 		if err == nil && fi.Size() > 0 {
 			headerBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
 			f.Close()
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf(localizer.Get("errors.read_file_error", &localizations.Replacements{"file": "header.gmi", "error": err}))
+				return "", fmt.Errorf(Localizer.Get("errors.read_file_error", &localizations.Replacements{"file": "header.gmi", "error": err}))
 			}
-			Header = string(headerBytes)
+			main = string(headerBytes)
 		}
 		f.Close()
 	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf(localizer.Get("errors.read_file_error", &localizations.Replacements{"file": "header.gmi", "error": err}))
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(Localizer.Get("errors.read_file_error", &localizations.Replacements{"file": "header.gmi", "error": err}))
 	}
 
-	if Header == "" {
-		Header = TranslateString("# %s\n\n", "files.feed_default_header", nil)
+	if main == "" {
+		main = defaultString
 	}
-
-	Timeout = 10
-
-	return nil
+	return main + extraString, nil
 }
 
 // WriteJSON writes a FullData to disk
diff --git a/core/entries.go b/core/entries.go
index 681a10f..3097094 100644
--- a/core/entries.go
+++ b/core/entries.go
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ func genDay() string {
 	return TranslateString("%s\n", "files.generated_on", &localizations.Replacements{"date": time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 at 15:04 MST")})
 }
 
-// agplCompliance returns a string containing a footer linking to the source code
-func agplCompilance() string {
-	return TranslateString("\n\n---\n\n=> https://git.nytpu.com/comitium/about/ %s\n", "files.comitium_footer", &localizations.Replacements{"version": Version, "commit": Commit})
-}
-
 func (d *FullData) WriteSubs(dataPath string) error {
 	path := filepath.Join(dataPath, "subscriptions.gmi.new")
 
@@ -115,7 +110,7 @@ func (d *FullData) WriteSubs(dataPath string) error {
 	}
 	d.PagesMu.RUnlock()
 
-	rawPage += agplCompilance()
+	rawPage += Footer
 
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, []byte(rawPage), 0666)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -156,7 +151,7 @@ func (d *FullData) WriteFeed(dataPath string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	rawPage += agplCompilance()
+	rawPage += Footer
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, []byte(rawPage), 0666)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err