# Change the start page Gitea

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/change-the-start-page-gitea/2446>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/change-the-start-page-gitea/2446 "2020-08-25T10:34:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![flowerstapedtopens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/flowerstapedtopens/32/4939_2.png) [@flowerstapedtopens](https://forum.gitea.com/u/flowerstapedtopens)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/change-the-start-page-gitea/2446/1 "2020-08-25T10:34:34Z")

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Thanks to the developers for the convenient service!

I have a question about the start page.

how can I change the start page to have the authorization page instead?

so that when you go to the [mygiteadomain.com](http://mygiteadomain.com), the authorization page [mygiteadomain.com/user/login](http://mygiteadomain.com/user/login) appears, and not the welcome page

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**Author:** ![flowerstapedtopens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/flowerstapedtopens/32/4939_2.png) [@flowerstapedtopens](https://forum.gitea.com/u/flowerstapedtopens)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/change-the-start-page-gitea/2446/2 "2020-08-26T12:48:25Z")

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in the `app.ini` file:

- I changed the` LANDING_PAGE` parameter in the` [server]` section from “home” to “explore”

and it helped me