diff --git a/roles/sockethub.rb b/roles/sockethub.rb
index 6b7fcd4..0c3ef58 100644
--- a/roles/sockethub.rb
+++ b/roles/sockethub.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ name "sockethub"
 
 default_attributes 'kosmos_redis' => {
   'requirepass' => false
+},
+'sockethub' => {
+  'about' => {
+    'name'        => 'Kosmos Sockethub',
+    'description' => '',
+    'contact'     => 'ops@kosmos.org',
+    'links'       => [],
+    'showVersion' => false,
+    'showUptime'  => false
+  }
 }
 
 run_list %w(
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/CHANGELOG.md b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/CHANGELOG.md
index e5bc8c5..66af729 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+0.4.0
+-----
+- Update to sockethub 5.0.0-beta.0
+- The root URL now serves a server info page (and a JSON service descriptor
+  with `Accept: application/json`); the examples moved to /examples
+- Generate the `about` block from `node['sockethub']['about']`, letting the
+  deployment name, description, contact and links be set in the role
+- Set an explicit `platforms` list from `node['sockethub']['platforms']`,
+  disabling the `@sockethub/platform-dummy` platform in production
+
 0.3.0
 -----
 - Update to sockethub 5.0.0-alpha.25
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/README.md b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/README.md
index 9b1c85b..969be3b 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/README.md
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,19 @@ Attributes
 
 | Key | Type | Description | Default |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `['sockethub']['version']` | String | The npm version of sockethub to install | `5.0.0-alpha.25` |
+| `['sockethub']['version']` | String | The npm version of sockethub to install | `5.0.0-beta.0` |
 | `['sockethub']['port']` | Integer | The local port to run sockethub on | `10550` |
 | `['sockethub']['domain']` | String | The public domain served by the openresty proxy | `sockethub.kosmos.org` |
 | `['sockethub']['log_level']` | String | Console log level (error, warn, info, debug) | `info` |
+| `['sockethub']['about']['name']` | String | Display name of this instance on the root info page | `''` |
+| `['sockethub']['about']['description']` | String | Short description shown on the root info page | `''` |
+| `['sockethub']['about']['contact']` | String | Operator contact (email or URL) on the root info page | `''` |
+| `['sockethub']['about']['links']` | Array | Extra links (`{ "label": ..., "url": "https://..." }`) on the root info page | `[]` |
+| `['sockethub']['about']['showVersion']` | Boolean | Show the exact server version on the root info page | `false` |
+| `['sockethub']['about']['showUptime']` | Boolean | Show the process uptime on the root info page | `false` |
+| `['sockethub']['platforms']` | Array | Platform packages to load (the production set, without `platform-dummy`) | see `attributes/default.rb` |
+
+The `about` values are set per deployment in `roles/sockethub.rb`; the cookbook
+defaults are empty, so the root info page shows only the technical details.
+`links` entries must be objects with a `label` and an `http(s)` `url`.
+
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/attributes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/attributes/default.rb
index 1d367c0..76b08ef 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
-node.default['sockethub']['version']   = '5.0.0-alpha.25'
+node.default['sockethub']['version']   = '5.0.0-beta.0'
 node.default['sockethub']['port']      = '10550'
 node.default['sockethub']['domain']    = 'sockethub.kosmos.org'
-node.default['sockethub']['log_level'] = 'info'
\ No newline at end of file
+node.default['sockethub']['log_level'] = 'info'
+
+node.default['sockethub']['about'] = {
+  'name'        => '',
+  'description' => '',
+  'contact'     => '',
+  'links'       => [],
+  'showVersion' => false,
+  'showUptime'  => false,
+}
+
+node.default['sockethub']['platforms'] = [
+  '@sockethub/platform-carddav',
+  '@sockethub/platform-caldav',
+  '@sockethub/platform-feeds',
+  '@sockethub/platform-irc',
+  '@sockethub/platform-metadata',
+  '@sockethub/platform-xmpp',
+]
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb
index 43de904..b586bfb 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ maintainer_email 'mail@kosmos.org'
 license          'MIT'
 description      'Installs/Configures sockethub'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '0.3.0'
+version          '0.4.0'
 
 depends 'firewall'
 depends 'kosmos-base'
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb
index b22f626..8eb4beb 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ template "/etc/sockethub/sockethub.config.json" do
   mode 0640
   variables port:      node['sockethub']['port'],
             domain:    node['sockethub']['domain'],
-            log_level: node['sockethub']['log_level']
+            log_level: node['sockethub']['log_level'],
+            about:     node['sockethub']['about'],
+            platforms: node['sockethub']['platforms']
   notifies :restart, 'systemd_unit[sockethub_nodejs.service]', :delayed
 end
 
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/templates/default/sockethub.config.json.erb b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/templates/default/sockethub.config.json.erb
index be60db8..91d840d 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/templates/default/sockethub.config.json.erb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/templates/default/sockethub.config.json.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 {
   "examples": false,
+  "platforms": <%= @platforms.to_json %>,
+  "about": {
+    "name": <%= @about['name'].to_json %>,
+    "description": <%= @about['description'].to_json %>,
+    "contact": <%= @about['contact'].to_json %>,
+    "links": <%= @about['links'].to_json %>,
+    "showVersion": <%= @about['showVersion'] ? 'true' : 'false' %>,
+    "showUptime": <%= @about['showUptime'] ? 'true' : 'false' %>
+  },
   "logging": {
     "level": "<%= @log_level %>",
     "file": ""