diff --git a/backend/.env.dist b/backend/.env.dist
index 210ef3fa7..335cd18e7 100644
--- a/backend/.env.dist
+++ b/backend/.env.dist
@@ -66,4 +66,5 @@ EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
 # on an hash created from this topic
 # FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=GRADIDO_HUB
 # FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=64ebcb0e3ad547848fef4197c6e2332f 
+# FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_ACTIVATE_ENDPOINTS=true
 # FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL=http://localhost:4000/api
diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index 5358dc32c..e2c3d79ea 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=$EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED
 # Federation
 FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=$FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC
 FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=$FEDERATION_DHT_SEED
+FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_ACTIVATE_ENDPOINTS=$FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_ACTIVATE_ENDPOINTS
 FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL=$FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index febb11c7a..e8ea92298 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ if (
 const federation = {
   FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC || null,
   FEDERATION_DHT_SEED: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_SEED || null,
+  FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_ACTIVATE_ENDPOINTS:
+    process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_ACTIVATE_ENDPOINTS === 'true' || false,
   FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL: process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL || null,
 }