diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index e63f80827..309cf4efa 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import CONFIG from './config'
 async function main() {
   const { app } = await createServer()
 
+  if (CONFIG.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_ACTIVATE_ENDPOINTS) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(`activate community graphql-endpoints for federation-handshake...`)
+    const { endpoints} = await activateEndpoints() 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(`activated endpoints: ${JSON.stringify(endpoints)}`)
+  }
+
   app.listen(CONFIG.PORT, () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.log(`Server is running at http://localhost:${CONFIG.PORT}`)
diff --git a/backend/src/server/activateEndpoints.ts b/backend/src/server/activateEndpoints.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f56c32d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/server/activateEndpoints.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// config
+import CONFIG from '@/config'
+
+// graphql
+import schema from '@/graphql/schema'
+
+const activateEndpoints = async (
+  
+)
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