diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 19275e99..fc7df59e 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,25 @@ mod log;
 mod start;
 mod version;
 
+use crate::cnf::LOGO;
 use clap::{Arg, Command};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use rand::distributions::Alphanumeric;
 use rand::Rng;
 
+const INFO: &str = "
+To get started using SurrealDB, and for guides on connecting to and building applications
+on top of SurrealDB, check out the SurrealDB documentation (https://surrealdb.com/docs).
+
+If you have questions or ideas, join the SurrealDB community (https://surrealdb.com/community).
+
+If you find a bug, submit an issue on Github (https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/issues).
+
+We would love it if you could star the repository (https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb).
+
+----------
+";
+
 static PASS: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
 	rand::thread_rng().sample_iter(&Alphanumeric).take(128).map(char::from).collect::<String>()
 });
@@ -109,6 +123,8 @@ fn key_valid(v: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
 
 pub fn init() {
 	let setup = Command::new("SurrealDB command-line interface and server")
+		.about(INFO)
+		.before_help(LOGO)
 		.disable_version_flag(true)
 		.arg_required_else_help(true)
 		.arg(
diff --git a/src/cli/start.rs b/src/cli/start.rs
index 895e2fb9..92b31998 100644
--- a/src/cli/start.rs
+++ b/src/cli/start.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
+use crate::cnf::LOGO;
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::net;
 
-const LOGO: &str = "
- .d8888b.                                             888 8888888b.  888888b.
-d88P  Y88b                                            888 888  'Y88b 888  '88b
-Y88b.                                                 888 888    888 888  .88P
- 'Y888b.   888  888 888d888 888d888  .d88b.   8888b.  888 888    888 8888888K.
-    'Y88b. 888  888 888P'   888P'   d8P  Y8b     '88b 888 888    888 888  'Y88b
-      '888 888  888 888     888     88888888 .d888888 888 888    888 888    888
-Y88b  d88P Y88b 888 888     888     Y8b.     888  888 888 888  .d88P 888   d88P
- 'Y8888P'   'Y88888 888     888      'Y8888  'Y888888 888 8888888P'  8888888P'
-
-";
-
 pub fn init(matches: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	// output SurrealDB logo
 	println!("{}", LOGO);
diff --git a/src/cnf/mod.rs b/src/cnf/mod.rs
index 1adf8705..d1675409 100644
--- a/src/cnf/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cnf/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+pub const LOGO: &str = "
+ .d8888b.                                             888 8888888b.  888888b.
+d88P  Y88b                                            888 888  'Y88b 888  '88b
+Y88b.                                                 888 888    888 888  .88P
+ 'Y888b.   888  888 888d888 888d888  .d88b.   8888b.  888 888    888 8888888K.
+    'Y88b. 888  888 888P'   888P'   d8P  Y8b     '88b 888 888    888 888  'Y88b
+      '888 888  888 888     888     88888888 .d888888 888 888    888 888    888
+Y88b  d88P Y88b 888 888     888     Y8b.     888  888 888 888  .d88P 888   d88P
+ 'Y8888P'   'Y88888 888     888      'Y8888  'Y888888 888 8888888P'  8888888P'
+
+";
+
 // The name and version of this build
 pub const PKG_NAME: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
 pub const PKG_VERS: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");