[Dune-devel] Frontpage for non-kogged in users in gitlab

[Oliver Sander]

Hi Simon,

I agree with Christian -- this seems like a very reasonable suggestion.

Best,
Oliver

On 22.08.25 09:59, Christian Engwer wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> I like your suggestion. This would defeinitely improve user
> experience.
> 
> core would be ok, but a dedicated landing page would be even better.
> 
> Ciao
> Christian
> 
> Am Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 09:54:11AM +0200 schrieb Simon Praetorius:
>> Hit everyone,
>>
>> some time ago, we discussed that the frontpage of our gitlab server always
>> redirects to the sign-in/up page instead of showing the list of, e.g., core
>> modules to get started with. Often people think they need to login to access
>> the repositories, e.g., we have about 150 pending approvals of user accounts
>> in our gitlab. Not all reach out to the gitlab-admin to tell us that they
>> actually need a login. I don't know what is happening with the rest. Maybe
>> they leave the dune-project frustrated due to a not working login?
>>
>> An alternative would be a different default homepage and sign-out page,
>> e.g., we could open gitlab.dune-project.org/core, or
>> gitlab.dune-project.org/explore as the hompage and then you need to click on
>> the user icon to sign-in or register.
>>
>> Would you be fine with such a change in the gitlab settings?
>>
>> Best,
>> Simon
>>
>> -- 
>> Dr. Simon Praetorius
>> Institut für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen
>> Technische Universität Dresden
>> Tel.: TUD-34432
>> E-Mail: simon.praetorius at tu-dresden.de
>> Web: tu-dresden.de/Members/simon.praetorius
>>
>>
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