diff --git a/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2 b/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
index 4b73a5f3f9..99aad9e349 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
+++ b/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@
   "metamta.mail-adapter" : "{{ "PhabricatorMailImplementationPHPMailerAdapter" if phabricator_mail_enabled else "PhabricatorMailImplementationTestAdapter"}}",
   "phpmailer.smtp-host" : "bastion.phx2.fedoraproject.org",
   "auth.email-domains" : ["fedoraproject.org"],
+  "auth.login-message" : "<center><h1>Logging in to Phabricator</h1></center>
+<p style='max-width: 508px;margin: 16px auto;'>
+  This phabricator instance is only setup for authentication with <a href='https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts'>the Fedora Accounts System</a>. If you have previously logged in to this instance, click on the 'Login or Register' button to log in again. If you are new to this system, please follow the follow
+ing guidelines:
+  <ul style='list-style-type: disc; margin: auto; max-width:508px;'>
+    <li style='list-style-type: disc;'>When you login with Persona, make sure to use your fasusername@fedoraproject.org email alias (replacing 'fasusername' with your FAS user)</li>
+    <li>When creating a phabricator user account, please match the account name with your FAS username for less confusion on everyone elses' part</li>
+    <li>If you have any questions, come find us in #fedora-qa on Freenode or on the <a href='https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/qa-devel'>Fedora QA Devel mailing list</a>.</li>
+  </ul>
+</p>",
   "phabricator.uninstalled-applications" : {
         "PhabricatorApplicationPhame" : true,
         "PhabricatorApplicationDiviner" : true,