diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
index fa64ae770..68852fbf7 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-NGINX_SSL=false
 NGINX_SERVER_NAME=_
 
 #Example data
 
+#NGINX_REWRITE_LEGACY_URLS=true
 #NGINX_SSL=true
 #NGINX_SERVER_NAME=stage1.gradido.net
 #NGINX_SSL_CERTIFICATE=/etc/letsencrypt/live/stage1.gradido.net/fullchain.pem
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
index 8cffa43ba..a2b9ec900 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ server {
         proxy_redirect     off;
     }
 
+    # Legacy URLS
+    set REWRITE_LEGACY_URLS = $NGINX_REWRITE_LEGACY_URLS;
+    if( $REWRITE_LEGACY_URLS = 'true' ){
+        rewrite ^/vue$1 /$1 permanent;
+    }
+    
+    
     # TODO this could be a performance optimization
     #location /vue {
     #    alias /var/www/html/gradido/frontend/dist;
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
index 311c3646a..f523a0b81 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ server {
         proxy_redirect     off;
     }
 
+    # Legacy URLS
+    set REWRITE_LEGACY_URLS = $NGINX_REWRITE_LEGACY_URLS;
+    if( $REWRITE_LEGACY_URLS = 'true' ){
+        rewrite ^/vue$1 /$1 permanent;
+    }
+
     # TODO this could be a performance optimization
     #location /vue {
     #    alias /var/www/html/gradido/frontend/dist;