Add post-installation redirect based on admin account status

models/user/user.go

@@ -831,6 +831,20 @@ type CountUserFilter struct {
 	IsActive       optional.Option[bool]
 }
 
+// HasUsers checks whether there are any users in the database, or only one user exists.
+func HasUsers(ctx context.Context) (ret struct {
+	HasAnyUser, HasOnlyOneUser bool
+}, err error,
+) {
+	res, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Table(&User{}).Cols("id").Limit(2).Query()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ret, fmt.Errorf("error checking user existence: %w", err)
+	}
+	ret.HasAnyUser = len(res) != 0
+	ret.HasOnlyOneUser = len(res) == 1
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
 // CountUsers returns number of users.
 func CountUsers(ctx context.Context, opts *CountUserFilter) int64 {
 	return countUsers(ctx, opts)

options/locale/locale_en-US.ini

@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ remember_me.compromised = The login token is not valid anymore which may indicat
 forgot_password_title= Forgot Password
 forgot_password = Forgot password?
 need_account = Need an account?
+sign_up_tip = You are registering the first account in the system, which has administrator privileges. Please carefully remember your username and password. If you forget the username or password, please refer to the Gitea documentation.
 sign_up_now = Register now.
 sign_up_successful = Account was successfully created. Welcome!
 confirmation_mail_sent_prompt_ex = A new confirmation email has been sent to <b>%s</b>. Please check your inbox within the next %s to complete the registration process. If your registration email address is incorrect, you can sign in again and change it.

routers/install/install.go

@@ -601,5 +601,7 @@ func SubmitInstall(ctx *context.Context) {
 // InstallDone shows the "post-install" page, makes it easier to develop the page.
 // The name is not called as "PostInstall" to avoid misinterpretation as a handler for "POST /install"
 func InstallDone(ctx *context.Context) { //nolint
+	hasUsers, _ := user_model.HasUsers(ctx)
+	ctx.Data["IsAccountCreated"] = hasUsers.HasAnyUser
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplPostInstall)
 }

routers/web/auth/auth.go

@@ -421,9 +421,11 @@ func SignOut(ctx *context.Context) {
 // SignUp render the register page
 func SignUp(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("sign_up")
-
 	ctx.Data["SignUpLink"] = setting.AppSubURL + "/user/sign_up"
 
+	hasUsers, _ := user_model.HasUsers(ctx)
+	ctx.Data["IsFirstTimeRegistration"] = !hasUsers.HasAnyUser
+
 	oauth2Providers, err := oauth2.GetOAuth2Providers(ctx, optional.Some(true))
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("UserSignUp", err)
@@ -610,7 +612,13 @@ func createUserInContext(ctx *context.Context, tpl templates.TplName, form any,
 // sends a confirmation email if required.
 func handleUserCreated(ctx *context.Context, u *user_model.User, gothUser *goth.User) (ok bool) {
 	// Auto-set admin for the only user.
-	if user_model.CountUsers(ctx, nil) == 1 {
+	hasUsers, err := user_model.HasUsers(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("HasUsers", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	if hasUsers.HasOnlyOneUser {
+		// the only user is the one just created, will set it as admin
 		opts := &user_service.UpdateOptions{
 			IsActive:     optional.Some(true),
 			IsAdmin:      user_service.UpdateOptionFieldFromValue(true),

templates/post-install.tmpl

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 		<!-- the "cup" has a handler, so move it a little leftward to make it visually in the center -->
 		<div class="tw-ml-[-30px]"><img width="160" src="{{AssetUrlPrefix}}/img/loading.png" alt aria-hidden="true"></div>
 		<div class="tw-my-[2em] tw-text-[18px]">
-			<a id="goto-user-login" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/login">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "install.installing_desc"}}</a>
+			<a id="goto-after-install" href="{{AppSubUrl}}{{Iif .IsAccountCreated "/user/login" "/user/sign_up"}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "install.installing_desc"}}</a>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>

templates/user/auth/signup_inner.tmpl

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 		{{end}}
 	</h4>
 	<div class="ui attached segment">
+		{{if .IsFirstTimeRegistration}}
+			<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "auth.sign_up_tip"}}</p>
+		{{end}}
 		<form class="ui form" action="{{.SignUpLink}}" method="post">
 			{{.CsrfTokenHtml}}
 			{{if or (not .LinkAccountMode) (and .LinkAccountMode .LinkAccountModeRegister)}}

web_src/js/features/install.ts

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function initPreInstall() {
 }
 
 function initPostInstall() {
-  const el = document.querySelector('#goto-user-login');
+  const el = document.querySelector('#goto-after-install');
   if (!el) return;
 
   const targetUrl = el.getAttribute('href');