diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a94b917af..9df5cd0ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ Have a question, an idea, or something you built with Storm? Join the conversati
- [Share an idea](https://github.com/storm-orm/storm-framework/discussions/categories/ideas) for a future release.
- [Show what you built](https://github.com/storm-orm/storm-framework/discussions/categories/show-and-tell).
+To get in touch with the engineers behind Storm, for example while evaluating it for your team or project, write to [hello@orm.st](mailto:hello@orm.st). Already using Storm? Tell us what you built, and we will gladly list your company or project on [orm.st](https://orm.st).
+
If Storm is useful to you, a [star](https://github.com/storm-orm/storm-framework) helps other developers find it.
## License
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 2ce012b53..89749c009 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ If you are a tech lead or architect evaluating Storm for a production system, th
Release history, the issue tracker, the security policy, and the benchmark harness are linked from the [project home page](/).
+To talk the evaluation through with the engineers behind Storm, write to [hello@orm.st](mailto:hello@orm.st).
+
## What Storm Does Not Do
Storm is focused on being a great ORM and SQL template engine. It intentionally does not include:
diff --git a/website/docusaurus.config.ts b/website/docusaurus.config.ts
index 0fa5d1c59..6b8b27889 100644
--- a/website/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/website/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const GITHUB_REPO = 'https://github.com/storm-orm/storm-framework';
// would go unnoticed for a long time.
const DISCORD = 'https://discord.gg/SgQpcweUJD';
+// The address that reaches the engineers behind Storm directly. Security and
+// conduct reports have their own address, dev@orm.st.
+const CONTACT_EMAIL = 'hello@orm.st';
+
const config: Config = {
title: 'Storm Framework',
tagline: 'A modern, high-performance ORM for Kotlin 2.0+ and Java 21+',
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ const config: Config = {
{label: 'Discord', href: DISCORD},
{label: 'Issues', href: `${GITHUB_REPO}/issues`},
{label: 'Discussions', href: `${GITHUB_REPO}/discussions`},
+ {label: 'Email the engineers', href: `mailto:${CONTACT_EMAIL}`},
{label: 'Contributing', href: `${GITHUB_REPO}/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md`},
{label: 'Security policy', href: `${GITHUB_REPO}/blob/main/SECURITY.md`},
{label: 'Apache 2.0 license', href: `${GITHUB_REPO}/blob/main/LICENSE.txt`},
diff --git a/website/src/pages/index.js b/website/src/pages/index.js
index 98760cb67..20b3e0641 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/index.js
+++ b/website/src/pages/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const GH = 'https://github.com/storm-orm/storm-framework';
// facts a reader can check, and a chat link is a different kind of claim.
const DISCORD = 'https://discord.gg/SgQpcweUJD';
+// The address that reaches the engineers behind Storm directly. Security and
+// conduct reports have their own address, dev@orm.st.
+const CONTACT_EMAIL = 'hello@orm.st';
+
const CSS = `
:root{
--bg:#070709; --panel:#0f0f14; --panel-2:#0b0b0f; --statusbg:#08080b;
@@ -149,6 +153,8 @@ const CSS = `
.storm-home .sub-lead{font-size:16.5px;margin-top:16px}
.storm-home .hero-cta{margin-top:20px}
.storm-home .hero-cta .btn{flex:1 1 100%;justify-content:center;height:44px}
+ .storm-home .hero-talk{align-items:flex-start;margin-top:14px;font-size:13.5px}
+ .storm-home .hero-talk .ico{margin-top:2px}
.storm-home .stage{margin-top:34px}
}
.storm-home .sub{max-width:600px;margin:24px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:18px;line-height:1.62}
@@ -164,6 +170,14 @@ const CSS = `
/* Hero CTA: the primary conversion action, kept high so it sits above the
fold on phones. */
.storm-home .hero-cta{margin-top:26px}
+ /* The invitation to talk sits under the buttons, quieter than them, so it
+ reads as the next option rather than a third call to action. The address
+ is the link text so a reader whose browser has no mail client behind
+ mailto can still copy it. */
+ .storm-home .hero-talk{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;margin:18px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.5}
+ .storm-home .hero-talk .ico{width:16px;height:16px;flex:none;color:var(--accent)}
+ .storm-home .hero-talk a{color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
+ .storm-home .hero-talk a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
/* editor */
.storm-home .stage{margin:54px 0 0;max-width:880px}
@@ -281,6 +295,19 @@ const CSS = `
.storm-home .scope a{display:inline-block;margin-top:12px;margin-right:18px;color:var(--accent);font-size:14px;font-weight:600}
.storm-home .scope a:last-child{margin-right:0}
.storm-home .scope a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
+ /* Direct contact with the engineers behind Storm: questions from teams
+ evaluating it, and word from teams already using it. The card above
+ carries the community channels. */
+ .storm-home .contact{margin-top:20px;border:1px solid var(--border-soft);border-radius:14px;padding:26px 28px;background:var(--panel-2)}
+ .storm-home .contact .clabel{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
+ .storm-home .contact h3{margin:8px 0 10px;font-size:19px;font-weight:650;letter-spacing:-.01em}
+ .storm-home .contact p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;max-width:780px}
+ .storm-home .contact p + p{margin-top:10px}
+ .storm-home .contact .btn{margin-top:18px}
+ .storm-home .contact .btn .ico{width:15px;height:15px}
+ @media(max-width:600px){
+ .storm-home .contact{padding:22px}
+ }
.storm-home .verify{margin-top:34px;border-top:1px solid var(--border-soft);padding-top:22px}
.storm-home .verify .vlabel{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.storm-home .verify .vlinks{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:14px}
@@ -578,6 +605,7 @@ function buildBody(version) {
Try it in 5 minutes →Compare with your ORM
+
Evaluating Storm for your team or project? Talk to the engineers behind it: ${CONTACT_EMAIL}
@@ -673,6 +701,14 @@ function buildBody(version) {
+
+
Get in touch
+
Talk to the engineers behind Storm
+
Evaluating Storm for your team or project, stuck on a mapping, or missing a feature? Write to us directly.
+
Already using Storm? Tell us what you built, and we will gladly list your company or project on this site.