diff --git a/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java b/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
index 6c71c02..c1bebdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
@@ -65,9 +65,15 @@
         boolean saveSessions = false;
 
         for(String arg: args) {
-            if(arg.equals("--save_sessions")) {
+            if (arg.equals("--save_sessions")) {
                 saveSessions = true;
             }
+            if (arg.equals("--disable_news_feed")) {
+                System.setProperty("gitbucket.disableNewsFeed", "true");
+            }
+            if (arg.equals("--disable_cache")) {
+                System.setProperty("gitbucket.disableCache", "true");
+            }
             if(arg.startsWith("--") && arg.contains("=")) {
                 String[] dim = arg.split("=", 2);
                 if(dim.length == 2) {
@@ -111,9 +117,6 @@
                         case "--jetty_idle_timeout":
                             jettyIdleTimeout = dim[1];
                             break;
-                        case "--disable_cache":
-                            System.setProperty("gitbucket.disableCache", dim[1]);
-                            break;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/DashboardController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/DashboardController.scala
index 5fc1da1..9ef21f1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/DashboardController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/DashboardController.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import gitbucket.core.util.{Keys, UsersAuthenticator}
 import gitbucket.core.util.Implicits._
 import gitbucket.core.service.IssuesService._
+import gitbucket.core.service.ActivityService._
 
 class DashboardController
     extends DashboardControllerBase
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
         withoutPhysicalInfo = true,
         limit = context.settings.basicBehavior.limitVisibleRepositories
       )
-      html.repos(getGroupNames(loginAccount.userName), repos, repos)
+      html.repos(getGroupNames(loginAccount.userName), repos, repos, isNewsFeedEnabled())
     }
   })
 
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@
         None,
         withoutPhysicalInfo = true,
         limit = context.settings.basicBehavior.limitVisibleRepositories
-      )
+      ),
+      isNewsFeedEnabled()
     )
   }
 
@@ -172,7 +174,8 @@
         None,
         withoutPhysicalInfo = true,
         limit = context.settings.basicBehavior.limitVisibleRepositories
-      )
+      ),
+      isNewsFeedEnabled()
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IndexController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IndexController.scala
index c29d059..a3ccf4e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IndexController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IndexController.scala
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import org.scalatra.Ok
 import org.scalatra.forms._
 
+import gitbucket.core.service.ActivityService._
+
 class IndexController
     extends IndexControllerBase
     with RepositoryService
@@ -65,24 +67,30 @@
     context.loginAccount
       .map { account =>
         val visibleOwnerSet: Set[String] = Set(account.userName) ++ getGroupsByUserName(account.userName)
-        gitbucket.core.html.index(
-          getRecentActivitiesByOwners(visibleOwnerSet),
-          getVisibleRepositories(
-            Some(account),
-            None,
-            withoutPhysicalInfo = true,
-            limit = context.settings.basicBehavior.limitVisibleRepositories
-          ),
-          showBannerToCreatePersonalAccessToken = hasAccountFederation(account.userName) && !hasAccessToken(
-            account.userName
+        if (!isNewsFeedEnabled()) {
+          redirect("/dashboard/repos")
+        } else {
+          gitbucket.core.html.index(
+            activities = getRecentActivitiesByOwners(visibleOwnerSet),
+            recentRepositories = getVisibleRepositories(
+              Some(account),
+              None,
+              withoutPhysicalInfo = true,
+              limit = context.settings.basicBehavior.limitVisibleRepositories
+            ),
+            showBannerToCreatePersonalAccessToken = hasAccountFederation(account.userName) && !hasAccessToken(
+              account.userName
+            ),
+            enableNewsFeed = isNewsFeedEnabled()
           )
-        )
+        }
       }
       .getOrElse {
         gitbucket.core.html.index(
-          getRecentPublicActivities(),
-          getVisibleRepositories(None, withoutPhysicalInfo = true),
-          showBannerToCreatePersonalAccessToken = false
+          activities = getRecentPublicActivities(),
+          recentRepositories = getVisibleRepositories(None, withoutPhysicalInfo = true),
+          showBannerToCreatePersonalAccessToken = false,
+          enableNewsFeed = isNewsFeedEnabled()
         )
       }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/ActivityService.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/ActivityService.scala
index 0508b9d..58243d4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/ActivityService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/ActivityService.scala
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 import scala.util.Using
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
-
 import gitbucket.core.controller.Context
+import gitbucket.core.util.ConfigUtil
 import org.apache.commons.io.input.ReversedLinesFileReader
 
+import ActivityService._
+
 import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
 
 trait ActivityService {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
   }
 
   def getActivitiesByUser(activityUserName: String, isPublic: Boolean)(implicit context: Context): List[Activity] = {
-    if (!ActivityLog.exists()) {
+    if (!isNewsFeedEnabled() || !ActivityLog.exists()) {
       List.empty
     } else {
       val list = new ListBuffer[Activity]
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@
   }
 
   def getRecentPublicActivities()(implicit context: Context): List[Activity] = {
-    if (!ActivityLog.exists()) {
+    if (!isNewsFeedEnabled() || !ActivityLog.exists()) {
       List.empty
     } else {
       val list = new ListBuffer[Activity]
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@
   }
 
   def getRecentActivitiesByOwners(owners: Set[String])(implicit context: Context): List[Activity] = {
-    if (!ActivityLog.exists()) {
+    if (!isNewsFeedEnabled() || !ActivityLog.exists()) {
       List.empty
     } else {
       val list = new ListBuffer[Activity]
@@ -93,3 +95,8 @@
     writeLog(info.toActivity)
   }
 }
+
+object ActivityService {
+  def isNewsFeedEnabled(): Boolean =
+    !ConfigUtil.getConfigValue[Boolean]("gitbucket.disableNewsFeed").getOrElse(false)
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/JGitUtil.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/JGitUtil.scala
index f5a9539..d4333f7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/JGitUtil.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/JGitUtil.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     _.close()
 
   private def isCacheEnabled(): Boolean =
-    ConfigUtil.getConfigValue[Boolean]("gitbucket.disableCache").getOrElse(false)
+    !ConfigUtil.getConfigValue[Boolean]("gitbucket.disableCache").getOrElse(false)
 
   /**
    * The repository data.
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/issues.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/issues.scala.html
index 33d9a18..e134913 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/issues.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/issues.scala.html
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   condition: gitbucket.core.service.IssuesService.IssueSearchCondition,
   filter: String,
   groups: List[String],
-  recentRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo])(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
+  recentRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo],
+  enableNewsFeed: Boolean)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
 @gitbucket.core.html.main("Issues"){
   @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.sidebar(recentRepositories){
-    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab("issues")
+    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab(enableNewsFeed, "issues")
     <div class="container">
       @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.issuesnavi("issues", filter, openCount, closedCount, condition)
       @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.issueslist(issues, page, openCount, closedCount, condition, filter, groups)
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/pulls.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/pulls.scala.html
index 18c8a4d..b3a91a7 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/pulls.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/pulls.scala.html
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   condition: gitbucket.core.service.IssuesService.IssueSearchCondition,
   filter: String,
   groups: List[String],
-  recentRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo])(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
+  recentRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo],
+  enableNewsFeed: Boolean)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
 @gitbucket.core.html.main("Pull requests"){
   @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.sidebar(recentRepositories){
-    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab("pulls")
+    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab(enableNewsFeed, "pulls")
     <div class="container">
       @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.issuesnavi("pulls", filter, openCount, closedCount, condition)
       @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.issueslist(issues, page, openCount, closedCount, condition, filter, groups)
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/repos.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/repos.scala.html
index 3e268d9..b5c453f 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/repos.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/repos.scala.html
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 @(groups: List[String],
   visibleRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo],
-  recentRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo])(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
+  recentRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo],
+  enableNewsFeed: Boolean)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
 @import gitbucket.core.view.helpers
 @gitbucket.core.html.main("Repositories"){
   @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.sidebar(recentRepositories){
-    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab("repos")
+    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab(enableNewsFeed, "repos")
     <div class="container">
       <div class="btn-group" id="owner-dropdown">
         <button class="dropdown-toggle btn btn-default" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/tab.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/tab.scala.html
index ee2c17d..97bc8dc 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/tab.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/dashboard/tab.scala.html
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-@(active: String = "")(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
-<ul class="nav nav-tabs" style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
-  <li @if(active == ""){ class="active"}><a href="@context.path/">News feed</a></li>
-  @if(context.loginAccount.isDefined){
-    <li @if(active == "repos" ){ class="active"}><a href="@context.path/dashboard/repos">Repositories</a></li>
-    <li @if(active == "pulls" ){ class="active"}><a href="@context.path/dashboard/pulls">Pull requests</a></li>
-    <li @if(active == "issues"){ class="active"}><a href="@context.path/dashboard/issues">Issues</a></li>
-    @gitbucket.core.plugin.PluginRegistry().getDashboardTabs.map { tab =>
-      @tab(context).map { link =>
-        <li @if(active == link.id){ class="active"}><a href="@context.path/@link.path">@link.label</a></li>
+@(enableNewsFeed: Boolean, active: String = "")(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
+@if(enableNewsFeed || context.loginAccount.isDefined) {
+  <ul class="nav nav-tabs" style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
+    @if(enableNewsFeed) {
+      <li @if(active == "") {class="active"}><a href="@context.path/">News feed</a></li>
+    }
+    @if(context.loginAccount.isDefined) {
+      <li @if(active == "repos") {class="active"}><a href="@context.path/dashboard/repos">Repositories</a></li>
+      <li @if(active == "pulls") {class="active"}><a href="@context.path/dashboard/pulls">Pull requests</a></li>
+      <li @if(active == "issues") {class="active"}><a href="@context.path/dashboard/issues">Issues</a></li>
+      @gitbucket.core.plugin.PluginRegistry().getDashboardTabs.map { tab =>
+        @tab(context).map { link =>
+          <li @if(active == link.id) {class="active"}><a href="@context.path/@link.path">@link.label</a></li>
+        }
       }
     }
-  }
-</ul>
+  </ul>
+}
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/index.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/index.scala.html
index 2552a01..e0715de 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/index.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/index.scala.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @(activities: List[gitbucket.core.model.Activity],
   recentRepositories: List[gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo],
-  showBannerToCreatePersonalAccessToken: Boolean)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
+  showBannerToCreatePersonalAccessToken: Boolean,
+  enableNewsFeed: Boolean)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
 @import gitbucket.core.view.helpers
 @gitbucket.core.html.main("GitBucket"){
   @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.sidebar(recentRepositories){
@@ -19,12 +20,26 @@
         </a> and use it in place of a password on the <code>git</code> command line.
       </div>
     }
-    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab()
+    @gitbucket.core.dashboard.html.tab(enableNewsFeed)
     <div class="container">
-      <div class="pull-right">
-        <a href="@context.path/activities.atom"><img src="@helpers.assets("/common/images/feed.png")" alt="activities"></a>
-      </div>
-      @gitbucket.core.helper.html.activities(activities)
+      @if(enableNewsFeed) {
+        <div class="pull-right">
+          <a href="@context.path/activities.atom"><img src="@helpers.assets("/common/images/feed.png")" alt="activities"></a>
+        </div>
+        @gitbucket.core.helper.html.activities(activities)
+      } else {
+        <div class="signin-form">
+          @if(context.settings.basicBehavior.allowAnonymousAccess){
+            @context.settings.information.map { information =>
+              <div class="alert alert-info" style="background-color: white; color: #555; border-color: #4183c4; font-size: small; line-height: 120%;">
+                <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
+                @Html(information)
+              </div>
+            }
+          }
+          @gitbucket.core.html.signinform(context.settings)
+        </div>
+      }
     </div>
   }
 }