diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95a7fe9..00ca339 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ Usage of md2gmn:
 md2gmn is mainly made to facilitate testing the Gemtext renderer but
 can be used as a standalone program as well.
 
+## Site configuration
+
+For RSS feeds to use correct URLs, you should define geminiBaseURL in
+Hugo's configuration file (config.toml, config.yaml, or config.json).
+
+Other attributes from this file, such as site title, will also be used
+during RSS feed generation if they are defined.
+
 ## License
 
 This program is redistributed under the terms and conditions of the GNU
diff --git a/cmd/gmnhg/main.go b/cmd/gmnhg/main.go
index 472bfa5..78a056a 100644
--- a/cmd/gmnhg/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gmnhg/main.go
@@ -78,6 +78,26 @@
 // (https://github.com/Masterminds/sprig); see the sprig documentation
 // for more details.
 //
+// RSS will be generated as rss.xml for the root directory and all
+// branch directories. Site title and other RSS metadata will be
+// loaded from the Hugo configuration file (config.toml, config.yaml,
+// or config.json).
+//
+// A new setting, geminiBaseURL, should be added to the Hugo
+// configuration file to ensure that RSS paths are correct. This is
+// more or less the same as Hugo's baseURL, but is separate in case
+// your Gemini site is deployed to a different server.
+//
+// RSS templates can be overriden by defining a template in one of
+// several places:
+//
+// * Site-wide: gmnhg/_default/rss.gotmpl
+//
+// * Site root: gmnhg/rss.gotmpl
+//
+// * Directories: gmnhg/rss/dirname.gotmpl for a directory "/dirname"
+// or gmnhg/rss/dirname/subdir.gotmpl for "/dirname/subdir"
+//
 // One might want to ignore _index.gmi.md files with the following Hugo
 // config option in config.toml:
 //
@@ -91,6 +111,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -103,6 +124,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
 	gemini "github.com/tdemin/gmnhg"
 	"github.com/tdemin/gmnhg/internal/gmnhg"
 )
@@ -111,6 +135,7 @@ const (
 	defaultPageTemplate = "single"
 	indexMdFilename     = "_index.gmi.md"
 	indexFilename       = "index.gmi"
+	rssFilename         = "rss.xml"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -128,6 +153,13 @@ var (
 
 var hugoConfigFiles = []string{"config.toml", "config.yaml", "config.json"}
 
+type SiteConfig struct {
+	GeminiBaseURL string `yaml:"geminiBaseURL"`
+	Title         string `yaml:"title"`
+	Copyright     string `yaml:"copyright"`
+	LanguageCode  string `yaml:"languageCode"`
+}
+
 func copyFile(dst, src string) error {
 	input, err := os.Open(src)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -200,9 +232,28 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	configFound := false
+	var siteConf SiteConfig
 	for _, filename := range hugoConfigFiles {
 		if fileInfo, err := os.Stat(filename); !(os.IsNotExist(err) || fileInfo.IsDir()) {
 			configFound = true
+			buf, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			switch ext := filepath.Ext(filename); ext {
+			case ".toml":
+				if err := toml.Unmarshal(buf, &siteConf); err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			case ".yaml":
+				if err := yaml.Unmarshal(buf, &siteConf); err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			case ".json":
+				if err := json.Unmarshal(buf, &siteConf); err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			}
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -294,7 +345,7 @@ func main() {
 			dirs := strings.Split(matches[1], "/")
 			// only include leaf resources pages in leaf index
 			if !isLeafIndex && hasSubPath(leafIndexPaths, path) {
-				topLevelPosts[matches[1]] = append(topLevelPosts[matches[1]], p)
+				topLevelPosts["/"+matches[1]] = append(topLevelPosts["/"+matches[1]], p)
 			} else {
 				// include normal pages in all subdirectory indices
 				for i, dir := range dirs {
@@ -303,8 +354,9 @@ func main() {
 					}
 				}
 				for _, dir := range dirs {
-					topLevelPosts[dir] = append(topLevelPosts[dir], p)
+					topLevelPosts["/"+dir] = append(topLevelPosts["/"+dir], p)
 				}
+				topLevelPosts["/"] = append(topLevelPosts["/"], p)
 			}
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -353,7 +405,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	// render indexes for top-level dirs
 	for dirname, posts := range topLevelPosts {
-		tmpl, hasTmpl := templates["top/"+dirname]
+		// skip the main index
+		if dirname == "/" {
+			continue
+		}
+		tmpl, hasTmpl := templates["top"+dirname]
 		if !hasTmpl {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -403,6 +459,44 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	// render RSS/Atom feeds
+	if tmpl, hasTmpl := templates["_default/rss"]; hasTmpl {
+		defaultRssTemplate = tmpl
+	}
+	for dirname, posts := range topLevelPosts {
+		// do not render RSS for leaf paths
+		if hasSubPath(leafIndexPaths, path.Join(contentBase, dirname)+"/") {
+			continue
+		}
+		tmpl, hasTmpl := templates["rss"+dirname]
+		if !hasTmpl {
+			if rootTmpl, hasTmpl := templates["rss"]; dirname == "/" && hasTmpl {
+				tmpl = rootTmpl
+			} else {
+				tmpl = defaultRssTemplate
+			}
+		}
+		sc := map[string]interface{}{
+			"GeminiBaseURL": siteConf.GeminiBaseURL,
+			"Title":         siteConf.Title,
+			"Copyright":     siteConf.Copyright,
+			"LanguageCode":  siteConf.LanguageCode,
+		}
+		cnt := map[string]interface{}{
+			"Posts":   posts,
+			"Dirname": dirname,
+			"Link":    path.Join(dirname, rssFilename),
+			"Site":    sc,
+		}
+		buf := bytes.Buffer{}
+		if err := tmpl.Execute(&buf, cnt); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := writeFile(path.Join(outputDir, dirname, rssFilename), buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// copy page resources to output dir
 	if err := filepath.Walk(contentBase, func(p string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/gmnhg/templates.go b/cmd/gmnhg/templates.go
index c8256a0..046d9d6 100644
--- a/cmd/gmnhg/templates.go
+++ b/cmd/gmnhg/templates.go
@@ -44,8 +44,40 @@ var defaultSingleTemplate = mustParseTmpl("single", `# {{ .Metadata.PostTitle }}
 var defaultIndexTemplate = mustParseTmpl("index", `# Site index
 
 {{ with .Content }}{{ printf "%s" . -}}{{ end }}
-{{ range $dir, $posts := .PostData }}Index of {{ $dir }}:
+{{- range $dir, $posts := .PostData }}{{ if and (ne $dir "/") (eq (dir $dir) "/") }}
+Index of {{ trimPrefix "/" $dir }}:
 
-{{ range $p := $posts | sortPosts }}=> {{ $p.Link }} {{ $p.Metadata.PostDate.Format "2006-01-02 15:04" }} - {{ $p.Metadata.PostTitle }}
-{{ end }}{{ end }}
+{{ range $p := $posts | sortPosts }}=> {{ $p.Link }} {{ $p.Metadata.PostDate.Format "2006-01-02 15:04" }} - {{ if $p.Metadata.PostTitle }}{{ $p.Metadata.PostTitle }}{{else}}{{ $p.Link }}{{end}}
+{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end }}
+`)
+
+var defaultRssTemplate = mustParseTmpl("rss", `{{- $Site := .Site -}}
+{{- $Dirname := trimPrefix "/" .Dirname -}}
+{{- $DirLink := list (trimSuffix "/" $Site.GeminiBaseURL) $Dirname | join "/" | html -}}
+{{- $RssLink := list (trimSuffix "/" $Site.GeminiBaseURL) (trimPrefix "/" .Link) | join "/" | html -}}
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
+  <channel>
+    <title>{{ if $Site.Title }}{{ html $Site.Title }}{{ else }}Site feed{{ with $Dirname }} for {{ html . }}{{end}}{{end}}</title>
+    <link>{{ $DirLink }}</link>
+    <description>Recent content{{ with $Dirname }} in {{ html . }}{{end}}{{ with $Site.Title }} on {{ html . }}{{end}}</description>
+    <generator>gmnhg</generator>{{ with $Site.LanguageCode }}
+    <language>{{ html .}}</language>{{end}}{{ with $Site.Author.email }}
+    <managingEditor>{{ html . }}{{ with $Site.Author.name }} ({{ html . }}){{end}}</managingEditor>
+    <webMaster>{{ html . }}{{ with $Site.Author.name }} ({{ html . }}){{end}}</webMaster>{{end}}{{ with $Site.Copyright }}
+    <copyright>{{ html . }}</copyright>{{end}}
+    <lastBuildDate>{{ now.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" }}</lastBuildDate>
+    {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=\"application/rss+xml\" />" $RssLink }}
+    {{ range $i, $p := .Posts | sortPosts }}{{ if lt $i 25 }}
+    {{- $AbsURL := list (trimSuffix "/" $Site.GeminiBaseURL) (trimPrefix "/" $p.Link) | join "/" | html }}
+    <item>
+      <title>{{ if $p.Metadata.PostTitle }}{{ html $p.Metadata.PostTitle }}{{ else }}{{ trimPrefix "/" $p.Link | html }}{{end}}</title>
+      <link>{{ $AbsURL }}</link>
+      <pubDate>{{ $p.Metadata.PostDate.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" }}</pubDate>
+      <guid>{{ $AbsURL }}</guid>
+      <description>{{ html $p.Metadata.PostSummary }}</description>
+    </item>
+    {{end}}{{end}}
+  </channel>
+</rss>
 `)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 20b7ca2..4fd1b29 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/tdemin/gmnhg
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.4.1
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.2
 	github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20210514010506-3b9f47219fe7
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f67b1a2..40c8c5b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.4.1 h1:GaI7EiDXDRfa8VshkTj7Fym7ha+y8/XxIgD2okUIjLw=
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.4.1/go.mod h1:CxXYINrC8qIiEnFrOxCa7Jy5BFHlXnUU2pbicEuybxQ=
 github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.1 h1:5nUrii3FMTL5diU80unEVvNevw1nH4+ZV4DSLVJLSYI=
 github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.1/go.mod h1:8cTjp+g8YejhMuvIA5y2vz3BpJxksy863GQaJW2MFNU=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1 h1:hLg3sBzpNErnxhQtUy/mmLR2I9foDujNK030IGemrRc=
diff --git a/render.go b/render.go
index f60680d..615867a 100644
--- a/render.go
+++ b/render.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type HugoMetadata struct {
 	PostIsDraft bool      `yaml:"draft"`
 	PostLayout  string    `yaml:"layout"`
 	PostDate    time.Time `yaml:"date"`
+	PostSummary string    `yaml:"summary"`
 	IsHeadless  bool      `yaml:"headless"`
 }