diff --git a/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix b/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix
index de2fc50..4d13183 100644
--- a/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ in
   };
   systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
     "L+ '${config.services.gitea.stateDir}/custom/templates/home.tmpl' - - - - ${./gitea-home.tmpl}"
+    "L+ '${config.services.gitea.stateDir}/custom/templates/user/auth/signin.tmpl' - - - - ${./gitea-signin.tmpl}"
   ];
 
   services.mattermost = {
diff --git a/nixbld-etc-nixos/gitea-signin.tmpl b/nixbld-etc-nixos/gitea-signin.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7613741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixbld-etc-nixos/gitea-signin.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{template "base/head" .}}
+<div class="page-content user signin{{if .LinkAccountMode}} icon{{end}}">
+	{{template "user/auth/signin_navbar" .}}
+	<div class="ui middle very relaxed page grid">
+		<div class="ui container column">
+			{{template "user/auth/signin_inner" .}}
+	        To get an account (also available to external contributors), simply write to sb@m-***s.hk.
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+{{template "base/footer" .}}