diff --git a/.env.local.dist b/.env.local.dist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..951a04b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local.dist
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// for local .env entries
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.shell b/.env.shell
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac6181fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.shell
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+BUILD_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02347691f..a5dadd281 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ messages.pot
 .skeema
 nbproject
 .metadata
+/.env
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/build_frontend.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/build_frontend.sh
index fc0feb747..4b3a8a444 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/build_frontend.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/build_frontend.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # For that to work, node v12.19.0 needs to be installed with nvm for root
 # or NPM_BIN Path and NVM_DIR must be adjusted
 
-cd /var/www/html/gradido/frontend
+cd /var/www/html/gradido
+eval "echo \"$(cat .env.shell)\"" > .env
+export BUILD_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+cd frontend
 
 NPM_BIN=/root/.nvm/versions/node/v12.19.0/bin/npm
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 5eb808b99..84906a5a9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV="development"
       # - DEBUG=true
-      - NUXT_BUILD=/tmp/nuxt # avoid file permission issues when `rm -rf .nuxt/`
     volumes:
       # This makes sure the docker container has its own node modules.
       # Therefore it is possible to have a different node version on the host machine
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 70d36521e..652daae13 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@ services:
       # Envs used in Dockerfile
       # - DOCKER_WORKDIR="/app"
       # - PORT=3000
-      - BUILD_DATE
-      - BUILD_VERSION
-      - BUILD_COMMIT
+      # - BUILD_DATE="1970-01-01T00:00:00.00Z"
+      # - BUILD_VERSION="0.0.0.0"
+      # - BUILD_COMMIT="0000000"
       - NODE_ENV="production"
-      # Application only envs
-      #- HOST=0.0.0.0 # This is nuxt specific, alternative value is HOST=webapp
-    #env_file:
-    #  - ./frontend/.env
+    # env_file:
+      # - ./.env
+      # - ./frontend/.env
 
   #########################################################
   ## MARIADB ##############################################
diff --git a/frontend/.env.dist b/frontend/.env.dist
index a22b31307..1252faf5b 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.dist
+++ b/frontend/.env.dist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ LOGIN_API_URL=http://localhost/login_api/
 COMMUNITY_API_URL=http://localhost/api/
 ALLOW_REGISTER=true
 GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000/graphql
+//BUILD_COMMIT=0000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/config/index.js b/frontend/src/config/index.js
index dd35eb185..54c2c7aeb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/config/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/config/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-// ATTENTION: DO NOT PUT ANY SECRETS IN HERE (or the .env)
+// ATTENTION: DO NOT PUT ANY SECRETS IN HERE (or the .env).
+//            The whole contents is exposed to the client
 
 // Load Package Details for some default values
 const pkg = require('../../package')
 
+const version = {
+  APP_VERSION: pkg.version,
+  BUILD_COMMIT: process.env.BUILD_COMMIT || null,
+  // self reference of `version.BUILD_COMMIT` is not possible at this point, hence the duplicate code
+  BUILD_COMMIT_SHORT: (process.env.BUILD_COMMIT || '0000000').substr(0, 7),
+}
+
 const environment = {
   NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
   DEBUG: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' || false,
   PRODUCTION: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || false,
-  ALLOW_REGISTER: process.env.ALLOW_REGISTER !== 'false',
 }
 
 const server = {
@@ -16,10 +23,15 @@ const server = {
   GRAPHQL_URI: process.env.GRAPHQL_URI || 'http://localhost:4000/graphql',
 }
 
+const options = {
+  ALLOW_REGISTER: process.env.ALLOW_REGISTER !== 'false',
+}
+
 const CONFIG = {
+  ...version,
   ...environment,
   ...server,
-  APP_VERSION: pkg.version,
+  ...options,
 }
 
 export default CONFIG
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.spec.js b/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.spec.js
index 8d0c6dfbd..4b360d581 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.spec.js
@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ describe('ContentFooter', () => {
           'https://github.com/gradido/gradido/releases/latest',
         )
       })
+
+      it('has last commit hash', async () => {
+        wrapper.setData({ shortHash: 'ACCEDED' })
+        wrapper.setData({ hash: 'ACCEDEDC001D00DC001D00DC001D00DC001CAFA' })
+        await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
+        expect(wrapper.find('div.copyright').findAll('a').at(2).text()).toEqual('(ACCEDED)')
+      })
+
+      it('links to last release commit', async () => {
+        wrapper.setData({ hash: 'ACCEDEDC001D00DC001D00DC001D00DC001CAFA' })
+        await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
+        expect(wrapper.find('div.copyright').findAll('a').at(2).attributes('href')).toEqual(
+          'https://github.com/gradido/gradido/commit/ACCEDEDC001D00DC001D00DC001D00DC001CAFA',
+        )
+      })
     })
 
     describe('links to gradido.net', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.vue b/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.vue
index 09a2418fd..4350e3f55 100755
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout/ContentFooter.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
           <a href="https://github.com/gradido/gradido/releases/latest" target="_blank">
             App version {{ version }}
           </a>
+          <a
+            v-if="hash"
+            :href="'https://github.com/gradido/gradido/commit/' + hash"
+            target="_blank"
+          >
+            ({{ shortHash }})
+          </a>
         </div>
       </b-col>
     </b-row>
@@ -59,6 +66,8 @@ export default {
     return {
       year: new Date().getFullYear(),
       version: CONFIG.APP_VERSION,
+      hash: CONFIG.BUILD_COMMIT,
+      shortHash: CONFIG.BUILD_COMMIT_SHORT,
     }
   },
 }
diff --git a/frontend/vue.config.js b/frontend/vue.config.js
index 9fffda28c..45903e9cf 100644
--- a/frontend/vue.config.js
+++ b/frontend/vue.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const path = require('path')
-const dotenv = require('dotenv-webpack')
+const webpack = require('webpack')
+const Dotenv = require('dotenv-webpack')
 
 // vue.config.js
 module.exports = {
@@ -23,8 +24,17 @@ module.exports = {
         assets: path.join(__dirname, 'src/assets'),
       },
     },
-    // eslint-disable-next-line new-cap
-    plugins: [new dotenv()],
+    plugins: [
+      new Dotenv(),
+      new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+        // Those are Environment Variables transmitted via Docker
+        // 'process.env.DOCKER_WORKDIR': JSON.stringify(process.env.DOCKER_WORKDIR),
+        // 'process.env.BUILD_DATE': JSON.stringify(process.env.BUILD_DATE),
+        // 'process.env.BUILD_VERSION': JSON.stringify(process.env.BUILD_VERSION),
+        'process.env.BUILD_COMMIT': JSON.stringify(process.env.BUILD_COMMIT),
+        // 'process.env.PORT': JSON.stringify(process.env.PORT),
+      }),
+    ],
   },
   css: {
     // Enable CSS source maps.