diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 462680a..18c69bb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# index.html is used as a test file and should not be copied into git
-index.html
-
 # ignore the compiled files
 build/
 
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54796ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
+  <title>Metaunix Player Test</title>
+  <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
+  <script src="build/js/player.js"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <!-- test video player wrapper -->
+  <div class="mup-player"></div>
+
+  <!-- call the player script -->
+  <script>
+    $('.mup-player').MUPlayer({
+      'use_default_css': true,
+      'video_sources': [
+        {
+          'link': 'http://techslides.com/demos/sample-videos/small.ogv',
+          'type': 'video/ogg',
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>
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