How to Remove/Disable Sign Up From Devise

Question

I\'m trying to remove/disable the user/sign_up path from Devise. I\'m doing this because I don\'t want random people gaining access to the application. I have it p

Answer 1

Redirecting from controller

I solved this issue by redirecting /sign_up to /sign_in from the controller, while preserving the functionality of editing user info. For instance:

In controllers/users/registrations_controller.rb

# GET /resource/sign_up
  def new
    redirect_to new_user_session_path and return
    super
  end

In routes.rb, I pointed registrations resource to this controller:

  devise_for :users, controllers: {
    sessions: 'users/sessions',
    registrations: 'users/registrations'
  }

So whenever users visit route /sign_up, it'll redirect them to /sign_in. Just remember to use and return after the redirection to prevent multiple render/redirect