# Configure the Launcher

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/configure-the-launcher/29063>\
**Category:** The Littlest JupyterHub\
**Created:** [October 9, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/configure-the-launcher/29063 "2024-10-09T14:50:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![niklas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/niklas/32/15311_2.png) [@niklas](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/niklas)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/configure-the-launcher/29063/1 "2024-10-09T14:50:55Z")

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hi everyone,  
I want to individualise the Launcher in my JupyterHub and add some welcoming text and helpful links to our knowledge base to it:

 ![Screenshot 2024-10-09 at 16.48.49](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/jupyter/original/2X/9/99fc6b5b44cfcd1b8402a384874c5465e1717a30.png)

What is the best way to do it or is that not possible?

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**Author:** ![mahendrapaipuri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/mahendrapaipuri/32/6800_2.png) [@mahendrapaipuri](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/mahendrapaipuri)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/configure-the-launcher/29063/2 "2024-10-09T16:23:37Z")

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You ll have more luck in posting it in [JupyterLab](https://discourse.jupyter.org/c/jupyterlab/17) category.

AFAIK there is no easy way to configure the launcher. You ll need to make a custom launcher and use it in the environment. [Here](https://gitlab.com/idris-cnrs/jupyter/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-apps-launcher) is an example.

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**Author:** ![fomightez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/fomightez/32/495_2.png) [@fomightez](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/fomightez)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/configure-the-launcher/29063/3 "2024-10-09T16:54:13Z")

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Some options:

- [GitHub - jupyterlab-contrib/jupyterlab-tour: A JupyterLab UI tour built on jupyterlab-tutorial and react-joyride.](https://github.com/jupyterlab-contrib/jupyterlab-tour)
- [GitHub - trungleduc/jupyter\_app\_launcher: A JupyterLab extension to create custom launcher entries.](https://github.com/trungleduc/jupyter_app_launcher)
- If I go [here](https://gist.github.com/jtpio/f3f7aed7c87bb15e07009bb29a601ed8) and launch via MyBinder, when the session comes up there is a notification pup-up in the bottom right corner.  
When I inspect that notification in the bottom, I see ‘jp-toast-message’ and searching that with ‘Jupyter jp-toast-message’ in a search engine, I see under [JupyterLab 4.1 changelog](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started/changelog.html#id93) a note about ’ toast notification’ that leads [this related issue about Toast Notifications](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/pull/15421) from about 11 months ago. (Related info that may help: [Followup to improved readonly UI: add Toast notifcations · Issue #12827 · jupyterlab/jupyterlab · GitHub](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/issues/12827) , see [Followup to improved readonly UI: add Toast notifcations · Issue #12827 · jupyterlab/jupyterlab · GitHub](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/issues/12827#issuecomment-1191187215), specifically)

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**Author:** ![krassowski](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/krassowski/32/1685_2.png) [@krassowski](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/krassowski)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/configure-the-launcher/29063/4 "2024-10-09T21:00:45Z")

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Notifications are documented here:

- [Announcements — JupyterLab 4.2.5 documentation](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/announcements.html) - see “Jupyter news” section describing how you can provide your own XML Atom feed to provide custom notifications
- [User Interface Helpers — JupyterLab 4.3.0b3 documentation](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/extension/ui_helpers.html#notifications) - this is if you want to use them in an extension rather than as an admin (but admins can create extension too!)

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**Author:** ![krassowski](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/krassowski/32/1685_2.png) [@krassowski](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/krassowski)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/configure-the-launcher/29063/5 "2024-10-09T21:01:31Z")

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And another example of a custom launcher: [GitHub - nebari-dev/jupyterlab-launchpad](https://github.com/nebari-dev/jupyterlab-launchpad)