diff --git a/backend/.env.dist b/backend/.env.dist
index 3b6fe2ce4..29db81322 100644
--- a/backend/.env.dist
+++ b/backend/.env.dist
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_VERSION=v11.2022-10-27
+CONFIG_VERSION=v12.2022-11-10
 
 # Server
 PORT=4000
@@ -63,5 +63,12 @@ EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
 
 # DHT
 # if you set this value, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen
-# on an hash created from this tpoic
+# on an hash created from this topic
 # DHT_TOPIC=GRADIDO_HUB
+# Define the following federation properties to individualize this community instance
+# for federation per hyperswarm
+# FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_NAME=Gradido Community Development
+# FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_URL==http://localhost/
+# FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_PORT=4000
+# FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_UUID=14466b15-4631-4b1b-9110-dd6694356d9c
+# FEDERATE_KEY_SECRET=a51ef8ac7ef1abf162fb7a65261acd7a
diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index d009d08ff..69e486515 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -56,5 +56,10 @@ WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET=$WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET
 # EventProtocol
 EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=$EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED
 
-# DHT
+# DHT/Federation
 DHT_TOPIC=$DHT_TOPIC
+FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_NAME=$FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_NAME
+FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_URL=$FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_URL
+FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_PORT=$FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_PORT
+FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_UUID=$FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_UUID
+FEDERATE_KEY_SECRET=$FEDERATE_KEY_SECRET
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index e7139033b..78a3319ed 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const constants = {
   LOG_LEVEL: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
   CONFIG_VERSION: {
     DEFAULT: 'DEFAULT',
-    EXPECTED: 'v11.2022-10-27',
+    EXPECTED: 'v12.2022-11-10',
     CURRENT: '',
   },
 }
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ if (
 
 const federation = {
   DHT_TOPIC: process.env.DHT_TOPIC || null,
+  FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_NAME: process.env.FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_NAME || community.COMMUNITY_NAME,
+  FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_URL: process.env.FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_URL || community.COMMUNITY_URL,
+  FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_PORT: process.env.FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_PORT || server.PORT,
+  FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_UUID:
+    process.env.FEDERATE_COMMUNITY_UUID || '14466b15-4631-4b1b-9110-dd6694356d9c',
+  FEDERATE_KEY_SECRET: process.env.FEDERATE_KEY_SECRET || loginServer.LOGIN_SERVER_KEY,
 }
 
 const CONFIG = {