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

Ever hit your domain and land on the default ORDS page instead of your APEX app? Here's a simple hack to fix that without touching your load balancer or proxy configs.

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## Before

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

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1758647754561/b205304f-53ef-486a-8528-0de0b3bd6c05.png align="center")

## After

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

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1758647818747/9c977c07-edfc-4b5f-bfba-8b4f14ad1210.png align="center")

## 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

```bash
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:

```bash
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](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)