diff --git a/home/start_page.py b/home/start_page.py
index f67d126..1a04802 100644
--- a/home/start_page.py
+++ b/home/start_page.py
@@ -56,27 +56,26 @@ def _inner(self, change):
 
 
 class AiidaLabHome:
-    """Class that mananges the appearance of the AiiDAlab home page."""
+    """Class that manages the appearance of the AiiDAlab home page."""
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.config_fn = ".launcher.json"
-        self.output = ipw.Output()
         self._app_widgets = {}
 
     def _create_app_widget(self, name):
         """Create the widget representing the app on the home screen."""
         config = self.read_config()
         app = AiidaLabApp(name, None, AIIDALAB_APPS)
-
-        if name == "home":
-            app_widget = AppWidget(app, allow_move=False, allow_manage=False)
-        else:
-            app_widget = CollapsableAppWidget(app, allow_move=True)
-            app_widget.hidden = name in config["hidden"]
-            app_widget.observe(self._on_app_widget_change_hidden, names=["hidden"])
-
+        app_widget = CollapsableAppWidget(app, allow_move=True)
+        app_widget.hidden = name in config["hidden"]
+        app_widget.observe(self._on_app_widget_change_hidden, names=["hidden"])
         return app_widget
 
+    def _create_home_widget(self):
+        """Create the home app widget."""
+        app = AiidaLabApp("home", None, AIIDALAB_APPS)
+        return AppWidget(app, allow_move=False, allow_manage=False)
+
     def _on_app_widget_change_hidden(self, change):
         """Record whether a app widget is hidden on the home screen in the config file."""
         config = self.read_config()
@@ -98,18 +97,28 @@ def read_config(self):
 
     def render(self):
         """Rendering all apps."""
-        self.output.clear_output()
-        apps = self.load_apps()
+        home = self._create_home_widget()
+        display(home)
+
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        config_dir = Path("../../.aiidalab").resolve().absolute()
+        warning_md = config_dir / "home_app_warning.md"
 
-        with self.output:
-            for name in apps:
+        if warning_md.exists():
+            content = warning_md.read_text()
+            self._show_home_warning(content)
+
+        self.apps_output = ipw.Output()
+
+        with self.apps_output:
+            for name in self.load_apps():
                 # Create app widget if it has not been created yet.
                 if name not in self._app_widgets:
                     self._app_widgets[name] = self._create_app_widget(name)
-
                 display(self._app_widgets[name])
 
-        return self.output
+        display(self.apps_output)
 
     def load_apps(self):
         """Load apps according to the order defined in the config file."""
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ def load_apps(self):
         apps.sort(key=lambda x: order.index(x) if x in order else -1)
         config["order"] = apps
         self.write_config(config)
-        return ["home", *apps]
+        return apps
 
     def move_updown(self, name, delta):
         """Move the app up/down on the start page."""
@@ -138,6 +147,19 @@ def move_updown(self, name, delta):
         config["order"] = order
         self.write_config(config)
 
+    def _show_home_warning(self, content):
+        from IPython.display import Markdown
+        from jinja2 import Environment
+
+        env = Environment()
+        warning = env.from_string(content).render()
+        output = ipw.Output()
+        warning_box = ipw.VBox(children=[output])
+        warning_box.add_class("home-warning")
+        with output:
+            display(Markdown(warning))
+        display(warning_box)
+
 
 class AppWidget(ipw.VBox):
     """Widget that represents an app as part of the home page."""
@@ -146,7 +168,7 @@ def __init__(self, app, allow_move=False, allow_manage=True):
         self.app = app
 
         launcher = load_widget(app.name)
-        launcher.layout = ipw.Layout(width="900px")
+        launcher.layout.flex = "1"
 
         header_items = []
         footer_items = []
@@ -155,7 +177,7 @@ def __init__(self, app, allow_move=False, allow_manage=True):
             app_status_info = AppStatusInfoWidget()
             for trait in ("detached", "compatible", "remote_update_status"):
                 ipw.dlink((app, trait), (app_status_info, trait))
-            app_status_info.layout.margin = "0px 0px 0px 800px"
+            app_status_info.layout.margin = "0px 0px 0px auto"
             header_items.append(app_status_info)
 
             footer_items.append(
@@ -177,7 +199,7 @@ def __init__(self, app, allow_move=False, allow_manage=True):
 
         footer = ipw.HTML(" ".join(footer_items), layout={"width": "initial"})
         footer.layout.margin = (
-            "0px 0px 0px 700px" if allow_manage else "0px 0px 20px 0px"
+            "0px 0px 0px auto" if allow_manage else "0px 0px 20px 0px"
         )
 
         super().__init__(children=[header, body, footer])
diff --git a/start.ipynb b/start.ipynb
index fc51cd7..8302e5f 100644
--- a/start.ipynb
+++ b/start.ipynb
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
     "  .output_subarea {\n",
     "    max-width: none !important;\n",
     "  }\n",
+    "  .home-warning {\n",
+    "    background-color: antiquewhite;\n",
+    "    margin: 8px;\n",
+    "    padding: 8px;\n",
+    "    border: 1px solid red;\n",
+    "  }\n",
     "</style>\n"
    ]
   },
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@
     "    home.move_updown(parsed_url[\"move_up\"][0], -1)\n",
     "elif \"move_down\" in parsed_url:\n",
     "    home.move_updown(parsed_url[\"move_down\"][0], +1)\n",
-    "display(home.render())"
+    "home.render()"
    ]
   },
   {