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+{% extends "modules/contrib/islandora/templates/welcome_base.html.twig" %}
+
+{% block title %}Islandora Welcome Page{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body %}
+<style>
+    .example-wrapper { margin: 1em auto; max-width: 800px; width: 95%; font: 18px/1.5 sans-serif; }
+    .example-wrapper code { background: #F5F5F5; padding: 2px 6px; }
+</style>
+
+<div class="example-wrapper">
+
+<p>Our sandbox environment illustrates the basic functionality of Islandora's latest release. To log in with full administrative privileges, please use the following credentials:</p>
+<ul>
+	<li><strong>Username: Test</strong></li>
+	<li><strong>Password: islandora</strong></li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>This sandbox is periodically wiped and refreshed.</p>
+
+<p>To learn more about Islandora 8, please visit the project on <a href="https://github.com/Islandora/Documentation">GitHub</a> and read our <a href="https://github.com/Islandora-Devops/islandora-playbook">Ansible playbook</a>.&nbsp;</p>
+
+<p> To learn more on how to override this homepage see <a href="https://islandora.github.io/documentation/tutorials/homepage">Islandora documentation # How to modify the frontpage</a>.</p>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}