diff --git a/content/index.md b/content/index.md
index 04e7605d0..c763e9323 100644
--- a/content/index.md
+++ b/content/index.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enable_shortcodes = true
 
 ### Start Building
 
-<p class="subtitle mb-5">The <a href="/hub">Spin Hub</a> is an open library of templates, plugins and resources to help you create powerful apps, fast.</p>
+<p class="subtitle mb-5">The <a href="https://spinframework.dev/hub" target="_blank">Spin Hub</a> is an open library of templates, plugins and resources to help you create powerful apps, fast.</p>
 
 {{suh_cards}}
 {{card_element "sample" "Next.js React App" "An app template for running Next.js as a Wasm app with Spin." "https://spinframework.dev/hub/preview/template_nextjs" "JS,Next,http" true }}
diff --git a/templates/content_navbar.hbs b/templates/content_navbar.hbs
index d6ff4fcf3..81ca694e1 100644
--- a/templates/content_navbar.hbs
+++ b/templates/content_navbar.hbs
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@
             <div class="overlay"></div>
             
             {{!-- quicklinks can be added to the topbar here --}}
-            <a class="navbar-item plausible-event-name=docs-nav-hub" href="/hub" title="Sample apps, plugins and templates in Spin Hub">
-                Spin Hub
+            <a class="navbar-item plausible-event-name=docs-nav-hub" href="https://spinframework.dev/hub" title="Sample apps, plugins and templates in Spin Hub" target="_blank">
+                Spin Hub <img src="/static/image/arrowexternal.svg" alt="external link" class="external"/>
             </a>
 
             {{#if (active_project request.spin-path-info "/cloud/" )}}