diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/timeline.html b/appview/pages/templates/timeline.html
index f82db8c..a8441a9 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/timeline.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/timeline.html
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
   </div>
   <div class="italic text-lg">
     tightly-knit social coding, <a href="/login" class="underline inline-flex gap-1 items-center">join now <i data-lucide="arrow-right" class="w-4 h-4"></i></a>
+    <p class="pt-5 px-10 text-sm text-gray-500">Repository creation is currently invite-only. Join our IRC on <code>#tangled</code> on Libera Chat for an invite!
+    Want to know more? Read an introduction to Tangled <a href="https://blog.tangled.sh/intro">here</a>.</p>
   </div>
 </div>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html b/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html
index a82770a..af23f26 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/user/login.html
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
                     </button>
 
                 </form>
-                <p class="text-sm text-gray-500">Repository creation is currently invite-only. Join our IRC for an invite!</p>
+                <p class="text-sm text-gray-500">Repository creation is currently invite-only. Join our IRC on <code>#tangled</code> on Libera Chat for an invite!</p>
+                <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 pt-2">Read an introduction to Tangled <a href="https://blog.tangled.sh/intro">here</a>.</p>
                 <p id="login-msg" class="error w-full"></p>
             </main>
         </body>