diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
index da745d705..f20a8c2d1 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET=secret
 
 # Federation
 FEDERATION_DHT_CONFIG_VERSION=v2.2023-02-07
-# if you set the value of FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen on an hash created from this topic
+# if you set the value of FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen 
+# on an hash created from this topic
 # FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=GRADIDO_HUB
 # FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=64ebcb0e3ad547848fef4197c6e2332f
 FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL=http://stage1.gradido.net
diff --git a/dht-node/.env.template b/dht-node/.env.template
index 243bfc60f..e3ad1865a 100644
--- a/dht-node/.env.template
+++ b/dht-node/.env.template
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ DB_DATABASE=gradido_community
 TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH=$TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH
 
 # Federation
+FEDERATION_DHT_CONFIG_VERSION=$FEDERATION_DHT_CONFIG_VERSION
+# if you set the value of FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen 
+# on an hash created from this topic
 FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=$FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC
 FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=$FEDERATION_DHT_SEED
 FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL=$FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL
 FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_API_PORT=$FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_API_PORT
+FEDERATION_CONFIG_VERSION=$FEDERATION_CONFIG_VERSION
+# comma separated list of api-versions, which cause starting several federation modules
+FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_APIS=$FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_APIS