diff --git a/install/froxlor.sql b/install/froxlor.sql
index 9f84c0f6..6afd3bfa 100644
--- a/install/froxlor.sql
+++ b/install/froxlor.sql
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ INSERT INTO `panel_settings` (`settinggroup`, `varname`, `value`) VALUES
 	('dkim', 'dkim_domains', 'domains'),
 	('dkim', 'dkim_dkimkeys', 'dkim-keys.conf'),
 	('dkim', 'dkimrestart_command', '/etc/init.d/dkim-filter restart'),
-	('admin', 'show_news_feed', '1'),
+	('admin', 'show_news_feed', '0'),
 	('admin', 'show_version_login', '0'),
 	('admin', 'show_version_footer', '0'),
 	('spf', 'use_spf', '0'),
diff --git a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
index 8cbab9af..73fd3eb8 100644
--- a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
+++ b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 		$this->_getPostField('admin_user', 'admin');
 		$this->_getPostField('admin_pass1');
 		$this->_getPostField('admin_pass2');
+		$this->_getPostField('activate_newsfeed', 1);
 		$posixusername = posix_getpwuid(posix_getuid());
 		$this->_getPostField('httpuser', $posixusername['name']);
 		$posixgroup = posix_getgrgid(posix_getgid());
@@ -473,6 +474,7 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 			$this->_updateSetting($upd_stmt, '/var/run/', 'phpfpm', 'fastcgi_ipcdir');
 		}
 		
+		$this->_updateSetting($upd_stmt, $this->_data['activate_newsfeed'], 'admin', 'show_news_feed');
 		$this->_updateSetting($upd_stmt, dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))), 'system', 'letsencryptchallengepath');
 
 		// insert the lastcronrun to be the installation date
@@ -746,6 +748,8 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 		} else { $style = '';
 		}
 		$formdata .= $this->_getSectionItemString('admin_pass2', true, $style, 'password');
+		// activate newsfeed?
+		$formdata .= $this->_getSectionItemYesNo('activate_newsfeed', true);
 
 		/**
 		 * Server data
@@ -819,10 +823,10 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * generate form checkbox field
+	 * generate form radio field for webserver-selection
 	 *
 	 * @param string $fieldname
-	 * @param boolean $required
+	 * @param boolean $checked
 	 * @param string $style
 	 *
 	 * @return string
@@ -837,6 +841,25 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 		return $sectionitem;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * generate form checkbox field
+	 *
+	 * @param string $fieldname
+	 * @param boolean $checked
+	 * @param string $style
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _getSectionItemYesNo($fieldname = null, $checked = false, $style = "") {
+	    $fieldlabel = $this->_lng['install'][$fieldname];
+	    if ($checked) {
+	        $checked = 'checked="checked"';
+	    }
+	    $sectionitem = "";
+	    eval("\$sectionitem .= \"" . $this->_getTemplate("dataitemyesno") . "\";");
+	    return $sectionitem;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * check for requirements froxlor needs
 	 */
diff --git a/install/lng/english.lng.php b/install/lng/english.lng.php
index f0cd71d7..bab624aa 100644
--- a/install/lng/english.lng.php
+++ b/install/lng/english.lng.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ $lng['install']['admin_account'] = 'Administrator Account';
 $lng['install']['admin_user'] = 'Administrator Username';
 $lng['install']['admin_pass1'] = 'Administrator Password';
 $lng['install']['admin_pass2'] = 'Administrator-Password (confirm)';
+$lng['install']['activate_newsfeed'] = 'Enable the official newsfeed<br><small>(https://inside.froxlor.org/news/)</small>';
 $lng['install']['serversettings'] = 'Server settings';
 $lng['install']['servername'] = 'Server name (FQDN, no ip-address)';
 $lng['install']['serverip'] = 'Server IP';
diff --git a/install/lng/german.lng.php b/install/lng/german.lng.php
index b2b21db4..dd60e772 100644
--- a/install/lng/german.lng.php
+++ b/install/lng/german.lng.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ $lng['install']['admin_account'] = 'Admin-Zugang';
 $lng['install']['admin_user'] = 'Administrator-Benutzername';
 $lng['install']['admin_pass1'] = 'Administrator-Passwort';
 $lng['install']['admin_pass2'] = 'Administrator-Passwort (Bestätigung)';
+$lng['install']['activate_newsfeed'] = 'Aktiviere das offizielle Newsfeed<br><small>(https://inside.froxlor.org/news/)</small>';
 $lng['install']['serversettings'] = 'Servereinstellungen';
 $lng['install']['servername'] = 'Servername (FQDN, keine IP-Adresse)';
 $lng['install']['serverip'] = 'Server-IP';
diff --git a/install/templates/dataitemyesno.tpl b/install/templates/dataitemyesno.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f370820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/templates/dataitemyesno.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<p>
+	<label for="{$fieldname}" class="install-block {$style}">{$fieldlabel}:</label>
+	<input type="checkbox" name="{$fieldname}" id="{$fieldname}" value="1" {$checked} />
+</p>
diff --git a/lib/ajax.php b/lib/ajax.php
index 97fdb591..23370663 100644
--- a/lib/ajax.php
+++ b/lib/ajax.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if ($action == "newsfeed") {
 	if (isset($_GET['role']) && $_GET['role'] == "customer") {
 		$feed = Settings::Get("customer.news_feed_url");
 	} else {
-		$feed = "http://inside.froxlor.org/news/";
+		$feed = "https://inside.froxlor.org/news/";
 	}
 
 	if (function_exists("simplexml_load_file") == false) {
diff --git a/lng/english.lng.php b/lng/english.lng.php
index de7c6820..449ceb90 100644
--- a/lng/english.lng.php
+++ b/lng/english.lng.php
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ $lng['admin']['templates']['SERVER_IP'] = 'Replaces the default server ip-addres
 $lng['admin']['templates']['SERVER_PORT'] = 'Replaces the default server port';
 $lng['admin']['templates']['DOMAINNAME'] = 'Replaces the customers standard-subdomain (can be empty if none is generated)';
 $lng['admin']['show_news_feed']['title'] = 'Show news-feed on admin-dashboard';
-$lng['admin']['show_news_feed']['description'] = 'Enable this to show the official froxlor newsfeed on your dashboard and never miss important information or release-announcements.';
+$lng['admin']['show_news_feed']['description'] = 'Enable this to show the official froxlor newsfeed (https://inside.froxlor.org/news/) on your dashboard and never miss important information or release-announcements.';
 $lng['panel']['newsfeed_disabled'] = 'The newsfeed is disabled. Click the edit icon to go to the settings.';
 
 // Added in Froxlor 0.9.32
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ $lng['error']['passwordshouldnotbeusername'] = 'The password should not be the s
 // Added in Froxlor 0.9.33
 $lng['admin']['customer_show_news_feed'] = "Show newsfeed on customer-dashboard";
 $lng['admin']['customer_news_feed_url']['title'] = "Use custom RSS-feed";
-$lng['admin']['customer_news_feed_url']['description'] = "Specify a custom RSS-feed that will be shown to your customers on their dashboard.<br /><small>Leave this empty to use the official froxlor newsfeed.</small>";
+$lng['admin']['customer_news_feed_url']['description'] = "Specify a custom RSS-feed that will be shown to your customers on their dashboard.<br /><small>Leave this empty to use the official froxlor newsfeed (https://inside.froxlor.org/news/).</small>";
 $lng['serversettings']['dns_createhostnameentry'] = "Create bind-zone/config for system hostname";
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_alpha_lower']['title'] = 'Lowercase character';
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_alpha_lower']['description'] = 'Password must contain at least one lowercase letter (a-z).';
diff --git a/lng/german.lng.php b/lng/german.lng.php
index 34d8d5c6..640b58b3 100644
--- a/lng/german.lng.php
+++ b/lng/german.lng.php
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ $lng['admin']['templates']['SERVER_IP'] = 'Wird mit der Standard-System-IP-Adres
 $lng['admin']['templates']['SERVER_PORT'] = 'Wird mit dem Standard-Port ersetzt';
 $lng['admin']['templates']['DOMAINNAME'] = 'Wird mit der Standardsubdomain des Kunden ersetzt (kann leer sein, wenn keine erstellt werden soll)';
 $lng['admin']['show_news_feed']['title'] = 'Zeige Newsfeed im Admin-Dashboard';
-$lng['admin']['show_news_feed']['description'] = 'Aktiviere diese Option, um das offizielle Froxlor newsfeed auf deinem Dashboard anzuzeigen und verpasse keine wichtigen Informationen oder Release-Announcements.';
+$lng['admin']['show_news_feed']['description'] = 'Aktiviere diese Option, um das offizielle Froxlor newsfeed (https://inside.froxlor.org/news/) auf deinem Dashboard anzuzeigen und verpasse keine wichtigen Informationen oder Release-Announcements.';
 $lng['panel']['newsfeed_disabled'] = 'Das Newsfeed ist deaktiviert. Klicke das Editier-Icon, um zu den Einstellungen zu gelangen.';
 
 // Added in Froxlfor 0.9.32
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ $lng['error']['passwordshouldnotbeusername'] = 'Das Passwort sollte nicht mit de
 // Added in Froxlor 0.9.33
 $lng['admin']['customer_show_news_feed'] = "Zeige Newsfeed im Kunden-Dashboard";
 $lng['admin']['customer_news_feed_url']['title'] = "Benutzerdefiniertes RSS-Feed";
-$lng['admin']['customer_news_feed_url']['description'] = "Hier kann ein eigenes RSS-Feed angegeben werden, welches den Kunden auf dem Dashboard angezeigt wird.<br /><small>Leerlassen um das offizielle Froxlor Newsfeed zu verwenden.</small>";
+$lng['admin']['customer_news_feed_url']['description'] = "Hier kann ein eigenes RSS-Feed angegeben werden, welches den Kunden auf dem Dashboard angezeigt wird.<br /><small>Leerlassen um das offizielle Froxlor Newsfeed (https://inside.froxlor.org/news/) zu verwenden.</small>";
 $lng['serversettings']['dns_createhostnameentry'] = "Erstelle bind-Zone/Konfiguration für den System-Hostnamen";
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_alpha_lower']['title'] = 'Kleinbuchstaben';
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_alpha_lower']['description'] = 'Das Passwort muss mindestens einen Kleinbuchstaben (a-z) enthalten.';