there is no way to close the welcome box - Follow Up Deployment

index.html

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ db = SQLAlchemy(app)
     </div>
 
     <!-- Welcome Modal -->
-    <div class="fixed inset-0 bg-black bg-opacity-50 flex items-center justify-center z-50">
+    <div id="welcome-modal" class="fixed inset-0 bg-black bg-opacity-50 flex items-center justify-center z-50">
         <div class="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-xl max-w-2xl w-full">
             <div class="p-6">
                 <div class="flex justify-between items-start">
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ db = SQLAlchemy(app)
                         <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-indigo-600 mb-2">Welcome to IndieCoder</h2>
                         <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4">Your privacy-first, self-hostable coding platform</p>
                     </div>
-                    <button class="text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-500">
+                    <button id="close-modal" class="text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-500">
                         <i class="fas fa-times"></i>
                     </button>
                 </div>
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ db = SQLAlchemy(app)
         });
 
         // Close welcome modal
-        document.querySelector('.modal-close').addEventListener('click', function() {
-            document.querySelector('.modal').classList.add('hidden');
+        document.getElementById('close-modal').addEventListener('click', function() {
+            document.getElementById('welcome-modal').classList.add('hidden');
         });
 
         // File tree navigation