diff --git a/appview/pages/pages.go b/appview/pages/pages.go
--- a/appview/pages/pages.go
+++ b/appview/pages/pages.go
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@
 
 type SignupParams struct {
 	CloudflareSiteKey string
+	EmailId           string
 }
 
 func (p *Pages) Signup(w io.Writer, params SignupParams) error {
diff --git a/appview/signup/signup.go b/appview/signup/signup.go
--- a/appview/signup/signup.go
+++ b/appview/signup/signup.go
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@
 func (s *Signup) signup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	switch r.Method {
 	case http.MethodGet:
+		emailId := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
 		s.pages.Signup(w, pages.SignupParams{
 			CloudflareSiteKey: s.config.Cloudflare.TurnstileSiteKey,
+			EmailId:           emailId,
 		})
 	case http.MethodPost:
 		if s.cf == nil {
diff --git a/appview/state/router.go b/appview/state/router.go
--- a/appview/state/router.go
+++ b/appview/state/router.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 	r.Handle("/static/*", s.pages.Static())
 
 	r.Get("/", s.HomeOrTimeline)
+	r.Get("/home", s.Home)
 	r.Get("/timeline", s.Timeline)
 	r.Get("/upgradeBanner", s.UpgradeBanner)
 
diff --git a/appview/state/timeline.go b/appview/state/timeline.go
--- a/appview/state/timeline.go
+++ b/appview/state/timeline.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 	// TODO: set this flag based on the UI
 	filtered := false
 
+	user := s.oauth.GetMultiAccountUser(r)
+
 	timeline, err := db.MakeTimeline(s.db, 50, "", filtered)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.logger.Error("failed to make timeline", "err", err)
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println(s.pages.Home(w, pages.TimelineParams{
-		LoggedInUser: nil,
+		LoggedInUser: user,
 		Timeline:     timeline,
 		BlueskyPosts: blueskyPosts,
 	}))
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/user/signup.html b/appview/pages/templates/user/signup.html
--- a/appview/pages/templates/user/signup.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/user/signup.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             tabindex="4"
             required
             placeholder="jason@bourne.co"
+            value="{{ .EmailId }}"
         />
     </div>
     <span class="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1">
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/timeline/fragments/hero.html b/appview/pages/templates/timeline/fragments/hero.html
--- a/appview/pages/templates/timeline/fragments/hero.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/timeline/fragments/hero.html
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
           communities can freely self-govern and most importantly, coding can
           be social and fun again.
         </p>
-        <form class="flex gap-2 items-stretch">
+        <form class="flex gap-2 items-stretch" method="get" action="/signup">
           <input
               type="email"
               id="email"
-              name="email"
+              name="id"
               tabindex="4"
               required
               placeholder="Enter your email"