diff --git a/server/assets/pages/home.tmpl b/server/assets/pages/home.tmpl
index 2801f31..008d7a7 100644
--- a/server/assets/pages/home.tmpl
+++ b/server/assets/pages/home.tmpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <div class="box-title">
         <i class="mdi mdi-folder-multiple"></i> recent folders
     </div>
-    <div class="block-right">
+    <div class="block-right text-right">
         <table id="recent-folders">
         {{ range $folder := .RecentFolders }}
             <tr>
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
             </tr>
         {{ end }}
         </table>
+        <a href="/admin/start_scan_do">start scan</a>
     </div>
 </div>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/server/handler/handler_admin.go b/server/handler/handler_admin.go
index 293a174..8ded909 100644
--- a/server/handler/handler_admin.go
+++ b/server/handler/handler_admin.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
 
 	"github.com/sentriz/gonic/model"
+	"github.com/sentriz/gonic/scanner"
 	"github.com/sentriz/gonic/server/lastfm"
 )
 
@@ -258,3 +260,18 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeUpdateLastFMAPIKeyDo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 	c.SetSetting("lastfm_secret", secret)
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/home", http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
+
+func (c *Controller) ServeStartScanDo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	session := r.Context().Value(contextSessionKey).(*sessions.Session)
+	session.AddFlash("scan started")
+	sessionLogSave(w, r, session)
+	http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/home", http.StatusSeeOther)
+	go func() {
+		err := scanner.
+			New(c.DB, c.MusicPath).
+			Start()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("error while scanning: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}()
+}
diff --git a/server/server_admin.go b/server/server_admin.go
index ca28313..3b8cbc8 100644
--- a/server/server_admin.go
+++ b/server/server_admin.go
@@ -144,5 +144,6 @@ func (s *Server) SetupAdmin() error {
 	s.mux.HandleFunc("/admin/create_user_do", withAdminWare(s.ServeCreateUserDo))
 	s.mux.HandleFunc("/admin/update_lastfm_api_key", withAdminWare(s.ServeUpdateLastFMAPIKey))
 	s.mux.HandleFunc("/admin/update_lastfm_api_key_do", withAdminWare(s.ServeUpdateLastFMAPIKeyDo))
+	s.mux.HandleFunc("/admin/start_scan_do", withAdminWare(s.ServeStartScanDo))
 	return nil
 }