How to Change the Default ORDS Landing Page in Oracle APEX?

Quick ORDS Hack

UpdatedSeptember 24, 2025

How to Change the Default ORDS Landing Page in Oracle APEX?

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How to? Oracle APEX

Part 1 of 10

This series intended to address common challenges faced during the Oracle APEX development.

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Before

misdemo.maathradev.com redirects to misdemo.maathradev.com/ords/_/landing

After

misdemo.maathradev.com redirects to misdemo.maathradev.com/ords/r/mtc/demo/login (APEX app landing page)

Assumptions

ORDS is installed as a service on Oracle Linux (You can run in standalone mode also)
ORDS is already configured and running
Oracle APEX application is available and accessible
You are using customer managed ORDS

The One-Liner Solution

ords config set misc.defaultPage r/mtc/demo/login

That's it. Restart ORDS and you're done.

Breaking Down the Path

The format is: r/{workspace}/{app_alias}/{page_alias}

mtc = your workspace name
demo = your application alias
login = your landing page alias

Example

Let's say you want users to land directly on your sales dashboard:

sudo systemctl stop ords
sudo -iu oracle
ords config set misc.defaultPage r/sales/crm/dashboard
exit
sudo systemctl start ords

Now when someone visits yourdomain.com, they go straight to your dashboard instead of the default ORDS page.

Why This Works

ORDS has a built-in configuration parameter misc.defaultPage that most people don't know about. Instead of setting up redirect rules elsewhere, you're just telling ORDS where to send users by default.

Quick Tips

Make sure your page alias exists and is published
Test in dev first
You need to restart ORDS for changes to take effect

That's the hack. Simple, clean, and no infrastructure changes needed.

References

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-rest-data-services/25.2/ordig/about-REST-configuration-files.html#GUID-006F916B-8594-4A78-B500-BB85F35C12A0

How to Change the Default ORDS Landing Page in Oracle APEX?

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Before

After

Assumptions

The One-Liner Solution

Breaking Down the Path

Example

Why This Works

Quick Tips

References

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How to? Oracle APEX

How to Handle Large Data in APEX AJAX Calls (Bypassing the 32K Limit)?

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Before

After

Assumptions

The One-Liner Solution

Breaking Down the Path

Example

Why This Works

Quick Tips

References