diff --git a/config/config_custom.php.dist b/config/config_custom.php.dist
index 7b67a202d00acf49fe30daa8531e28b951ceba9f..a22106245a9f4a0aece30807a312b575b6881a46 100644
--- a/config/config_custom.php.dist
+++ b/config/config_custom.php.dist
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ return [
         ]
     ],
 
+    'banner' => '',
+
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------    
 
     'phases' => [
diff --git a/config/config_defaults.php b/config/config_defaults.php
index cde5fc3f7299bb8c0de3dd91d7f04b6005bc63e4..0cb6c90ef8f35e80fdb14959f0cbdedd9ec3d27a 100644
--- a/config/config_defaults.php
+++ b/config/config_defaults.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ return [
         'ip'=> ['127.0.0.1'],
     ],
     'projectgroups' => [],
+    'banner' => '',
     
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // build settings
diff --git a/public_html/deployment/index.php b/public_html/deployment/index.php
index 82384c6ba4d970b65cb520a4f08cce2ed8d6685a..fb620a3611ab019796f9d15d29fc84a3c812eada 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/index.php
+++ b/public_html/deployment/index.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ foreach ($aConfig["phases"] as $sPhase => $aData) {
 }
 $sHeader.='</style>';
 $sTopArea=getTopArea();
+$sBanner=isset($aConfig['banner']) && $aConfig['banner'] ? '<div class="alert alert-info">'.$aConfig['banner'].'</div>' : '';
 $sTopAction=getAction();
 
 // ------ action 
@@ -112,9 +113,9 @@ $oCLog->add("Finally: rendering page ...");
 
 $sPhpOut = '
     <br>
-    ' . $sTopArea . '
+    ' . $sTopArea  .'
     <div id="content">
-        ' . $sTopAction . '
+        ' . $sBanner . $sTopAction . '
         ' . $sPhpOut . '
     </div>
     <div id="footer">