diff --git a/frontend/next-i18next.config.js b/frontend/next-i18next.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6812e5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/next-i18next.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * @type {import('next-i18next').UserConfig}
+ */
+module.exports = {
+  // https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options#logging
+  debug: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
+  i18n: {
+    defaultLocale: "en",
+    locales: ["en", "de"],
+  },
+  /** To avoid issues when deploying to some paas (vercel...) */
+  //   localePath:
+  //     typeof window === "undefined"
+  //       ? require("path").resolve("./public/locales")
+  //       : "/locales",
+  localePath: (locale, namespace, missing) => {
+    const data = JSON.parse(
+      require("path").resolve(`./public/locales/${locale}.json`)
+    );
+    return data.default[namespace];
+  },
+
+  reloadOnPrerender: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
+
+  /**
+   * @link https://github.com/i18next/next-i18next#6-advanced-configuration
+   */
+  // saveMissing: false,
+  // strictMode: true,
+  // serializeConfig: false,
+  // react: { useSuspense: false }
+};
diff --git a/frontend/next.config.js b/frontend/next.config.js
index 905aa8c8a..cb44c4ac5 100644
--- a/frontend/next.config.js
+++ b/frontend/next.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// next.config.js
+const { i18n } = require("./next-i18next.config.js");
 const nextTranslate = require("next-translate");
 
 const ContentSecurityPolicy = `
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const securityHeaders = [
   },
 ];
 
-module.exports = nextTranslate({
+module.exports = {
   output: "standalone",
   async headers() {
     return [
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ module.exports = nextTranslate({
   webpack: (config, { isServer, webpack }) => {
     return config;
   },
-});
+  i18n,
+};