diff --git a/app/controllers/admin.js b/app/controllers/admin.js
index 51c2fbe..f64be5d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/app/controllers/admin.js
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ class AdminController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new AdminController(dtp);
-  return controller;
-};
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'admin',
+  name: 'admin',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new AdminController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/auth.js b/app/controllers/auth.js
index 81d7732..c580ffb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/app/controllers/auth.js
@@ -189,7 +189,11 @@ class AuthController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new AuthController(dtp);
-  return controller;
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'auth',
+  name: 'auth',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new AuthController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard.js b/app/controllers/dashboard.js
index 8d52a31..08b02db 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard.js
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard.js
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ class DashboardController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new DashboardController(dtp);
-  return controller;
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'dashboard',
+  name: 'dashboard',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new DashboardController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/home.js b/app/controllers/home.js
index 0edf272..f2ca8ed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/home.js
+++ b/app/controllers/home.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const DTP_COMPONENT_NAME = 'home';
 
 const express = require('express');
 
-const { SiteController } = require('../../lib/site-lib');
+const { SiteController, SiteError } = require('../../lib/site-lib');
 
 class HomeController extends SiteController {
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class HomeController extends SiteController {
     const { dtp } = this;
     const { limiter: limiterService, sidebar: sidebarService } = dtp.services;
 
-    const router = express.Router();
+    const router = this.router = express.Router();
     dtp.app.use('/', router);
 
     router.param('username', this.populateUsername.bind(this));
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class HomeController extends SiteController {
     try {
       this.log.debug('profile request', { url: req.url });
       if (!res.locals.userProfile) {
-        return next();
+        return next(new SiteError(404, 'Member profile not found'));
       }
 
       res.locals.currentView = 'public-profile';
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ class HomeController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new HomeController(dtp);
-  return controller;
-};
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'home',
+  name: 'home',
+  isHome: true,
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new HomeController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/image.js b/app/controllers/image.js
index d3acd73..ea738ba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/image.js
+++ b/app/controllers/image.js
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ class ImageController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new ImageController(dtp);
-  return controller;
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'image',
+  name: 'image',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new ImageController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/link.js b/app/controllers/link.js
index e856a45..a8cbf8b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/link.js
+++ b/app/controllers/link.js
@@ -187,7 +187,11 @@ class LinkController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new LinkController(dtp);
-  return controller;
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'link',
+  name: 'link',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new LinkController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/manifest.js b/app/controllers/manifest.js
index a10d4d0..8704591 100644
--- a/app/controllers/manifest.js
+++ b/app/controllers/manifest.js
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ class ManifestController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new ManifestController(dtp);
-  return controller;
-};
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'manifest',
+  name: 'manifest',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new ManifestController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/newsletter.js b/app/controllers/newsletter.js
index a3a6ce2..a15df85 100644
--- a/app/controllers/newsletter.js
+++ b/app/controllers/newsletter.js
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ class NewsletterController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new NewsletterController(dtp);
-  return controller;
-};
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'newsletter',
+  name: 'newsletter',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new NewsletterController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/user.js b/app/controllers/user.js
index 51a77a5..2f2b4d0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user.js
+++ b/app/controllers/user.js
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@ class UserController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new UserController(dtp);
-  return controller;
-};
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'user',
+  name: 'user',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new UserController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/welcome.js b/app/controllers/welcome.js
index 5a9964e..f9216fe 100644
--- a/app/controllers/welcome.js
+++ b/app/controllers/welcome.js
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ class WelcomeController extends SiteController {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (dtp) => {
-  let controller = new WelcomeController(dtp);
-  return controller;
+module.exports = {
+  slug: 'welcome',
+  name: 'welcome',
+  create: async (dtp) => {
+    let controller = new WelcomeController(dtp);
+    return controller;
+  },
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/services/user.js b/app/services/user.js
index 3cef3b8..bf92c65 100644
--- a/app/services/user.js
+++ b/app/services/user.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class UserService {
       // strip characters we don't want to allow in username
       userDefinition.username = userDefinition.username.trim().replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9\-_]/gi, '');
       const username_lc = userDefinition.username.toLowerCase();
-      this.checkUsername(username_lc);
+      await this.checkUsername(username_lc);
 
       // test the email address for validity, blacklisting, etc.
       await mailService.checkEmailAddress(userDefinition.email);
@@ -337,10 +337,7 @@ class UserService {
 
     if (settings.username && (settings.username !== user.username)) {
       update.username = this.filterUsername(settings.username);
-      const isReserved = await this.isUsernameReserved(update.username);
-      if (!isReserved) {
-        throw new SiteError(403, 'The username you entered is taken');
-      }
+      await this.checkUsername(update.username);
     }
 
     if (settings.email && (settings.email !== user.email)) {
@@ -395,42 +392,43 @@ class UserService {
     return striptags(username.trim().toLowerCase()).replace(/\W/g, '');
   }
 
-  async isUsernameReserved (username) {
-    const reservedNames = ['digitaltelepresence', 'dtp', 'rob', 'amy', 'zack'];
-    if (reservedNames.includes(username)) {
-      this.log.alert('prohibiting use of reserved username', { username });
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    const user = await User.findOne({ username: username}).select('username').lean();
-    if (user) {
-      this.log.alert('username is already registered', { username });
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  checkUsername (username) {
+  async checkUsername (username) {
     if (!username || (typeof username !== 'string') || (username.length === 0)) {
       throw new SiteError(406, 'Invalid username');
     }
     const reservedNames = [
+      'about',
       'admin',
+      'amy',
       'auth',
+      'digitaltelepresence',
       'dist',
+      'dtp',
+      'fontawesome',
       'fonts',
       'img',
       'image',
       'less',
       'manifest.json',
+      'moment',
       'newsletter',
+      'numeral',
+      'rob',
+      'socket.io',
+      'uikit',
       'user',
       'welcome',
+      'zack'
     ];
     if (reservedNames.includes(username.trim().toLowerCase())) {
       throw new SiteError(403, 'That username is reserved for system use');
     }
+
+    const user = await User.findOne({ username: username}).select('username').lean();
+    if (user) {
+      this.log.alert('username is already registered', { username });
+      throw new SiteError(403, 'Username is already registered');
+    }
   }
 
   async recordProfileView (user, req) {
diff --git a/dtp-libertylinks.js b/dtp-libertylinks.js
index 2deef8e..bd3e061 100644
--- a/dtp-libertylinks.js
+++ b/dtp-libertylinks.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const { SitePlatform, SiteLog } = require(path.join(__dirname, 'lib', 'site-lib'
 
 module.pkg = require(path.join(__dirname, 'package.json'));
 module.config = {
-  componentName: 'sites',
+  componentName: 'links-web',
   root: __dirname,
   site: {
     name: process.env.DTP_SITE_NAME,
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 83e325e..dab5705 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ function dtp_develop (done) {
   })
   .on('readable', function ( ) {
     this.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
-      if (/sites platform online/.test(chunk)) {
+      if (/platform online/.test(chunk)) {
         if (isFirst) {
           util_start_browsersync();
           isFirst = false;
diff --git a/lib/site-controller.js b/lib/site-controller.js
index 96c7534..2b550ce 100644
--- a/lib/site-controller.js
+++ b/lib/site-controller.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class SiteController extends SiteCommon {
   }
 
   async loadChild (filename) {
-    this.log.info('loading child controller', { script: filename });
     let child = await require(filename)(this.dtp);
     return await child.start();
   }
diff --git a/lib/site-log.js b/lib/site-log.js
index 8f6789d..9389e61 100644
--- a/lib/site-log.js
+++ b/lib/site-log.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const util = require('util');
 const moment = require('moment');
 const rfs = require('rotating-file-stream');
 
+const color = require('ansicolor');
+
 var LogModel, LogStream;
 
 if (process.env.DTP_LOG_FILE === 'enabled') {
@@ -74,16 +76,47 @@ class SiteLog {
   async writeLog (level, message, metadata) {
     const NOW = new Date();
     const { componentName } = this;
+
     if (process.env.DTP_LOG_CONSOLE === 'enabled') {
+      let clevel = level.padEnd(5);
+      switch (level) {
+        case 'debug':
+          clevel = color.black(clevel);
+          break;
+        case 'info':
+          clevel = color.green(clevel);
+          break;
+        case 'warn':
+          clevel = color.yellow(clevel);
+          break;
+        case 'alert':
+          clevel = color.red(clevel);
+          break;
+        case 'error':
+          clevel = color.bgRed.white(clevel);
+          break;
+        case 'crit':
+          clevel = color.bgRed.yellow(clevel);
+          break;
+        case 'fatal':
+          clevel = color.bgRed.black(clevel);
+          break;
+      }
+
+      const ctimestamp = color.black(moment(NOW).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'));
+      const ccomponentName = color.cyan(componentName);
+      const cmessage = color.darkGray(message);
       if (metadata) {
-        console.log(`${moment(NOW).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS')} ${componentName} ${level} ${message}`, util.inspect(metadata, false, Infinity, true));
+        console.log(`${ctimestamp} ${clevel} ${ccomponentName} ${cmessage}`, util.inspect(metadata, false, Infinity, true));
       } else {
-        console.log(`${moment(NOW).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS')} ${componentName} ${level} ${message}`);
+        console.log(`${ctimestamp} ${clevel} ${ccomponentName} ${cmessage}`);
       }
     }
+
     if (LogModel && (process.env.DTP_LOG_MONGODB === 'enabled')) {
       await LogModel.create({ created: NOW, level, componentName, message, metadata });
     }
+
     if (LogStream && (process.env.DTP_LOG_FILE === 'enabled')) {
       const logEntry = {
         t: NOW, c: componentName, l: level, m: message, d: metadata,
diff --git a/lib/site-platform.js b/lib/site-platform.js
index 1afe1e6..8fe4a1f 100644
--- a/lib/site-platform.js
+++ b/lib/site-platform.js
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ module.loadModels = async (dtp) => {
       module.log.error('model name collision', { name: model.modelName });
       process.exit(-1);
     }
-    module.log.info('data model loaded', {
-      name: model.modelName,
-      collection: model.collection.collectionName,
-    });
     module.models[model.modelName] = model;
   });
 };
@@ -109,12 +105,10 @@ module.loadServices = async (dtp) => {
   const scripts = glob.sync(path.join(dtp.config.root, 'app', 'services', '*.js'));
   const inits = [ ];
   await SiteAsync.each(scripts, async (script) => {
-    module.log.info('service', { script });
     const service = await require(script);
     module.services[service.name] = service.create(dtp);
     module.services[service.name].__dtp_service_name = service.name;
     inits.push(module.services[service.name]);
-    module.log.info('service loaded', { name: service.name });
   });
   await SiteAsync.each(inits, async (service) => {
     await service.start();
@@ -124,13 +118,43 @@ module.loadServices = async (dtp) => {
 module.loadControllers = async (dtp) => {
   const scripts = glob.sync(path.join(dtp.config.root, 'app', 'controllers', '*.js'));
   const inits = [ ];
+
+  dtp.controllers = { };
+
   await SiteAsync.each(scripts, async (script) => {
-    module.log.info('controller', { script });
-    const controller = await require(script)(dtp);
+    const controller = await require(script);
+    controller.instance = await controller.create(dtp);
+    
+    dtp.controllers[controller.name] = controller;
+
     inits.push(controller);
   });
+
   await SiteAsync.each(inits, async (controller) => {
-    await controller.start();
+    if (controller.isHome) {
+      return; // must run last
+    }
+    await controller.instance.start();
+  });
+
+  /*
+   * Start the Home controller
+   */
+  await dtp.controllers.home.instance.start();
+
+  /*
+   * Default error handler
+   */
+  module.log.info('registering ExpressJS error handler');
+  dtp.app.use((error, req, res, next) => { // jshint ignore:line
+    res.locals.errorCode = error.statusCode || error.status || error.code || 500;
+    module.log.error('ExpressJS error', { url: req.url, error });
+    res.status(res.locals.errorCode).render('error', {
+      message: error.message,
+      error,
+      errorCode: res.locals.errorCode,
+    });
+    // return next(error);
   });
 };
 
@@ -315,16 +339,6 @@ module.exports.startWebServer = async (dtp) => {
     return;
   }
 
-  module.app.use(async (err, req, res, next) => { // jshint ignore:line
-    var errorCode = err.status || err.statusCode || err.code || 500;
-    module.log.error('HTTP error', { error: err });
-    res.status(errorCode).render('error', {
-      message: err.message,
-      error: err,
-      title: 'error'
-    });
-  });
-
   module.log.info('creating HTTP server');
   module.http = require('http').createServer(module.app);
 
diff --git a/lib/site-service.js b/lib/site-service.js
index 024fd4b..a610921 100644
--- a/lib/site-service.js
+++ b/lib/site-service.js
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ class SiteService extends SiteCommon {
   }
 
   async start ( ) {
-    this.log.info(`starting ${this.name} service`);
+    this.log.debug(`starting ${this.name} service`);
   }
 
   async stop ( ) {
-    this.log.info(`stopping ${this.name} service`);
+    this.log.debug(`stopping ${this.name} service`);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9a12ec3..f748b35 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "@joeattardi/emoji-button": "^4.6.2",
     "@socket.io/redis-adapter": "^7.1.0",
     "anchorme": "^2.1.2",
+    "ansicolor": "^1.1.95",
     "argv": "^0.0.2",
     "bull": "^4.1.1",
     "chart.js": "^3.6.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e5b8401..eb949ee 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1424,6 +1424,11 @@ ansi-wrap@0.1.0, ansi-wrap@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-wrap/-/ansi-wrap-0.1.0.tgz#a82250ddb0015e9a27ca82e82ea603bbfa45efaf"
   integrity sha1-qCJQ3bABXponyoLoLqYDu/pF768=
 
+ansicolor@^1.1.95:
+  version "1.1.95"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansicolor/-/ansicolor-1.1.95.tgz#978c494f04793d6c58115ba13a50f56593f736c6"
+  integrity sha512-R4yTmrfQZ2H9Wr5TZoM2iOz0+T6TNHqztpld7ZToaN8EaUj/06NG4r5UHQfegA9/+K/OY3E+WumprcglbcTMRA==
+
 anymatch@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/anymatch/-/anymatch-2.0.0.tgz#bcb24b4f37934d9aa7ac17b4adaf89e7c76ef2eb"