diff --git a/BTCPayServer.Tests/UnitTest1.cs b/BTCPayServer.Tests/UnitTest1.cs
index b5f6fc803..248ad9d66 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer.Tests/UnitTest1.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer.Tests/UnitTest1.cs
@@ -3103,5 +3103,61 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Tests
                     .GetResult())
                 .Where(i => i.GetAddress() == h).Any();
         }
+
+
+        class MockVersionFetcher : IVersionFetcher
+        {
+            public const string MOCK_NEW_VERSION = "9.9.9.9";
+            public Task<string> Fetch(CancellationToken cancellation)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(MOCK_NEW_VERSION);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact(Timeout = TestTimeout)]
+        [Trait("Integration", "Integration")]
+        public async Task CanCheckForNewVersion()
+        {
+            using (var tester = ServerTester.Create(newDb: true))
+            {
+                await tester.StartAsync();
+
+                var acc = tester.NewAccount();
+                acc.GrantAccess(true);
+
+                var settings = tester.PayTester.GetService<SettingsRepository>();
+                await settings.UpdateSetting<PoliciesSettings>(new PoliciesSettings() { CheckForNewVersions = true });
+
+                var mockEnv = tester.PayTester.GetService<BTCPayServerEnvironment>();
+                var mockSender = tester.PayTester.GetService<Services.Notifications.NotificationSender>();
+
+                var svc = new NewVersionCheckerHostedService(settings, mockEnv, mockSender, new MockVersionFetcher());
+                await svc.ProcessVersionCheck();
+
+                // since last version present in database was null, it should've been updated with version mock returned
+                var lastVersion = await settings.GetSettingAsync<NewVersionCheckerDataHolder>();
+                Assert.Equal(MockVersionFetcher.MOCK_NEW_VERSION, lastVersion.LastVersion);
+
+                // we should also have notification in UI
+                var ctrl = acc.GetController<NotificationsController>();
+                var newVersion = MockVersionFetcher.MOCK_NEW_VERSION;
+
+                var vm = Assert.IsType<Models.NotificationViewModels.IndexViewModel>(
+                    Assert.IsType<ViewResult>(ctrl.Index()).Model);
+
+                Assert.True(vm.Skip == 0);
+                Assert.True(vm.Count == 50);
+                Assert.True(vm.Total == 1);
+                Assert.True(vm.Items.Count == 1);
+
+                var fn = vm.Items.First();
+                var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+                Assert.True(fn.Created >= now.AddSeconds(-3));
+                Assert.True(fn.Created <= now);
+                Assert.Equal($"New version {newVersion} released!", fn.Body);
+                Assert.Equal($"https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v{newVersion}", fn.ActionLink);
+                Assert.False(fn.Seen);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs
index 2eae346b7..3cd189a7b 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Configuration
                 SocksEndpoint = endpoint;
             }
 
+            UpdateUrl = conf.GetOrDefault<Uri>("updateurl", null);
 
             var sshSettings = ParseSSHConfiguration(conf);
             if ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sshSettings.Password) || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(sshSettings.KeyFile)) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(sshSettings.Server))
@@ -301,5 +302,6 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Configuration
             set;
         }
         public string TorrcFile { get; set; }
+        public Uri UpdateUrl { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs
index e24a31bd2..d16245d9a 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Configuration
             app.Option("--sshtrustedfingerprints", "SSH Host public key fingerprint or sha256 (default: empty, it will allow untrusted connections)", CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
             app.Option("--torrcfile", "Path to torrc file containing hidden services directories (default: empty)", CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
             app.Option("--socksendpoint", "Socks endpoint to connect to onion urls (default: empty)", CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
+            app.Option("--updateurl", $"Url used for once a day new release version check. Check performed only if value is not empty (default: empty)", CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
             app.Option("--debuglog", "A rolling log file for debug messages.", CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
             app.Option("--debugloglevel", "The severity you log (default:information)", CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
             app.Option("--disable-registration", "Disables new user registrations (default:true)", CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs
index b8c47a313..6d1b8d3c0 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/AccountController.cs
@@ -443,13 +443,8 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
                         var settings = await _SettingsRepository.GetSettingAsync<ThemeSettings>();
                         settings.FirstRun = false;
                         await _SettingsRepository.UpdateSetting<ThemeSettings>(settings);
-                        if (_Options.DisableRegistration)
-                        {
-                            // Once the admin user has been created lock subsequent user registrations (needs to be disabled for unit tests that require multiple users).
-                            Logs.PayServer.LogInformation("First admin created, disabling subscription (disable-registration is set to true)");
-                            policies.LockSubscription = true;
-                            await _SettingsRepository.UpdateSetting(policies);
-                        }
+
+                        await _SettingsRepository.FirstAdminRegistered(policies, _Options.UpdateUrl != null, _Options.DisableRegistration);
                         RegisteredAdmin = true;
                     }
 
@@ -626,7 +621,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
 
         private bool CanLoginOrRegister()
         {
-            return _btcPayServerEnvironment.IsDevelopping || _btcPayServerEnvironment.IsSecure;
+            return _btcPayServerEnvironment.IsDeveloping || _btcPayServerEnvironment.IsSecure;
         }
 
         private void SetInsecureFlags()
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/LightningNodeApiController.cs b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/LightningNodeApiController.cs
index 6979fcfff..5e10b25ab 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/LightningNodeApiController.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/LightningNodeApiController.cs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers.GreenField
 
         protected bool CanUseInternalLightning(bool doingAdminThings)
         {
-            return (_btcPayServerEnvironment.IsDevelopping || User.IsInRole(Roles.ServerAdmin) ||
+            return (_btcPayServerEnvironment.IsDeveloping || User.IsInRole(Roles.ServerAdmin) ||
                     (_cssThemeManager.AllowLightningInternalNodeForAll && !doingAdminThings));
         }
 
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/UsersController.cs b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/UsersController.cs
index 94adf201f..350b7cf02 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/UsersController.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/GreenField/UsersController.cs
@@ -148,13 +148,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers.GreenField
                 await _userManager.AddToRoleAsync(user, Roles.ServerAdmin);
                 if (!anyAdmin)
                 {
-                    if (_options.DisableRegistration)
-                    {
-                        // automatically lock subscriptions now that we have our first admin
-                        Logs.PayServer.LogInformation("First admin created, disabling subscription (disable-registration is set to true)");
-                        policies.LockSubscription = true;
-                        await _settingsRepository.UpdateSetting(policies);
-                    }
+                    await _settingsRepository.FirstAdminRegistered(policies, _options.UpdateUrl != null, _options.DisableRegistration);
                 }
             }
             _eventAggregator.Publish(new UserRegisteredEvent() { RequestUri = Request.GetAbsoluteRootUri(), User = user, Admin = request.IsAdministrator is true });
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/StoresController.LightningLike.cs b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/StoresController.LightningLike.cs
index 46b892494..0abf1cc47 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Controllers/StoresController.LightningLike.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Controllers/StoresController.LightningLike.cs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
 
         private bool CanUseInternalLightning()
         {
-            return (_BTCPayEnv.IsDevelopping || User.IsInRole(Roles.ServerAdmin) || _CssThemeManager.AllowLightningInternalNodeForAll);
+            return (_BTCPayEnv.IsDeveloping || User.IsInRole(Roles.ServerAdmin) || _CssThemeManager.AllowLightningInternalNodeForAll);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Extensions/ActionLogicExtensions.cs b/BTCPayServer/Extensions/ActionLogicExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e5d247f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Extensions/ActionLogicExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using BTCPayServer.Configuration;
+using BTCPayServer.Logging;
+using BTCPayServer.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace BTCPayServer
+{
+    // All logic that would otherwise be duplicated across solution goes into this utility class
+    // ~If~ Once this starts growing out of control, begin extracting action logic classes out of here
+    // Also some of logic in here may be result of parallel development of Greenfield API
+    // It's much better that we extract those common methods then copy paste and maintain same code across codebase
+    internal static class ActionLogicExtensions
+    {
+        internal static async Task FirstAdminRegistered(this SettingsRepository settingsRepository, PoliciesSettings policies, 
+            bool updateCheck, bool disableRegistrations)
+        {
+            if (updateCheck)
+            {
+                Logs.PayServer.LogInformation("First admin created, enabling checks for new versions");
+                policies.CheckForNewVersions = updateCheck;
+            }
+
+            if (disableRegistrations)
+            {
+                // Once the admin user has been created lock subsequent user registrations (needs to be disabled for unit tests that require multiple users).
+                Logs.PayServer.LogInformation("First admin created, disabling subscription (disable-registration is set to true)");
+                policies.LockSubscription = true;
+            }
+
+            if (updateCheck || disableRegistrations)
+                await settingsRepository.UpdateSetting(policies);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/HostedServices/BaseAsyncService.cs b/BTCPayServer/HostedServices/BaseAsyncService.cs
index 52efbb80a..4512d1c5f 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/HostedServices/BaseAsyncService.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/HostedServices/BaseAsyncService.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.HostedServices
 {
     public abstract class BaseAsyncService : IHostedService
     {
-        private CancellationTokenSource _Cts;
+        private CancellationTokenSource _Cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
         protected Task[] _Tasks;
 
         public virtual Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            _Cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
             _Tasks = InitializeTasks();
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/HostedServices/NewVersionCheckerHostedService.cs b/BTCPayServer/HostedServices/NewVersionCheckerHostedService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7dd75637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BTCPayServer/HostedServices/NewVersionCheckerHostedService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+using System;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using BTCPayServer.Configuration;
+using BTCPayServer.Logging;
+using BTCPayServer.Services;
+using BTCPayServer.Services.Notifications;
+using BTCPayServer.Services.Notifications.Blobs;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+
+namespace BTCPayServer.HostedServices
+{
+    public class NewVersionCheckerHostedService : BaseAsyncService
+    {
+        private readonly SettingsRepository _settingsRepository;
+        private readonly BTCPayServerEnvironment _env;
+        private readonly NotificationSender _notificationSender;
+        private readonly IVersionFetcher _versionFetcher;
+
+        public NewVersionCheckerHostedService(SettingsRepository settingsRepository, BTCPayServerEnvironment env,
+            NotificationSender notificationSender, IVersionFetcher versionFetcher)
+        {
+            _settingsRepository = settingsRepository;
+            _env = env;
+            _notificationSender = notificationSender;
+            _versionFetcher = versionFetcher;
+        }
+
+        internal override Task[] InitializeTasks()
+        {
+            return new Task[] { CreateLoopTask(LoopVersionCheck) };
+        }
+
+        protected async Task LoopVersionCheck()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await ProcessVersionCheck();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logs.Events.LogError(ex, "Error while performing new version check");
+            }
+            await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromDays(1), Cancellation);
+        }
+
+        public async Task ProcessVersionCheck()
+        {
+            var policies = await _settingsRepository.GetSettingAsync<PoliciesSettings>() ?? new PoliciesSettings();
+            if (policies.CheckForNewVersions)
+            {
+                var tag = await _versionFetcher.Fetch(Cancellation);
+                if (tag != null && tag != _env.Version)
+                {
+                    var dh = await _settingsRepository.GetSettingAsync<NewVersionCheckerDataHolder>() ?? new NewVersionCheckerDataHolder();
+                    if (dh.LastVersion != tag)
+                    {
+                        await _notificationSender.SendNotification(new AdminScope(), new NewVersionNotification(tag));
+
+                        dh.LastVersion = tag;
+                        await _settingsRepository.UpdateSetting(dh);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class NewVersionCheckerDataHolder
+    {
+        public string LastVersion { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public interface IVersionFetcher
+    {
+        Task<string> Fetch(CancellationToken cancellation);
+    }
+
+    public class GithubVersionFetcher : IVersionFetcher
+    {
+        private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+        private readonly Uri _updateurl;
+        public GithubVersionFetcher(IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory, BTCPayServerOptions options)
+        {
+            _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient(nameof(GithubVersionFetcher));
+            _httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", "application/vnd.github.v3+json");
+            _httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "BTCPayServer/NewVersionChecker");
+
+            _updateurl = options.UpdateUrl;
+        }
+
+        private static readonly Regex _releaseVersionTag = new Regex("^(v[1-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)*(-[0-9]+)?)$");
+        public async Task<string> Fetch(CancellationToken cancellation)
+        {
+            if (_updateurl == null)
+                return null;
+
+            using (var resp = await _httpClient.GetAsync(_updateurl, cancellation))
+            {
+                var strResp = await resp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                if (resp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+                {
+                    var jobj = JObject.Parse(strResp);
+                    var tag = jobj["tag_name"].ToString();
+
+                    var isReleaseVersionTag = _releaseVersionTag.IsMatch(tag);
+                    return isReleaseVersionTag ? tag : null;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Logs.Events.LogWarning($"Unsuccessful status code returned during new version check. " +
+                        $"Url: {_updateurl}, HTTP Code: {resp.StatusCode}, Response Body: {strResp}");
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Hosting/BTCPayServerServices.cs b/BTCPayServer/Hosting/BTCPayServerServices.cs
index f0e86abc2..1cadb52b0 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Hosting/BTCPayServerServices.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Hosting/BTCPayServerServices.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Hosting
             services.AddSingleton<IBackgroundJobClient, BackgroundJobClient>();
             services.AddScoped<IAuthorizationHandler, CookieAuthorizationHandler>();
             services.AddScoped<IAuthorizationHandler, BitpayAuthorizationHandler>();
+
+            services.AddSingleton<IVersionFetcher, GithubVersionFetcher>();
+            services.AddSingleton<IHostedService, NewVersionCheckerHostedService>();
             services.AddSingleton<INotificationHandler, NewVersionNotification.Handler>();
+
             services.AddSingleton<INotificationHandler, InvoiceEventNotification.Handler>();
             services.AddSingleton<INotificationHandler, PayoutNotification.Handler>();
 
@@ -284,7 +288,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Hosting
             {
                 var btcPayEnv = provider.GetService<BTCPayServerEnvironment>();
                 var rateLimits = new RateLimitService();
-                if (btcPayEnv.IsDevelopping)
+                if (btcPayEnv.IsDeveloping)
                 {
                     rateLimits.SetZone($"zone={ZoneLimits.Login} rate=1000r/min burst=100 nodelay");
                     rateLimits.SetZone($"zone={ZoneLimits.Register} rate=1000r/min burst=100 nodelay");
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Payments/PayJoin/PayJoinEndpointController.cs b/BTCPayServer/Payments/PayJoin/PayJoinEndpointController.cs
index 2154d8335..56666857e 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Payments/PayJoin/PayJoinEndpointController.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Payments/PayJoin/PayJoinEndpointController.cs
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.PayJoin
         {
             var o = new JObject();
             o.Add(new JProperty("errorCode", PayjoinReceiverHelper.GetErrorCode(error)));
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(debug) || !_env.IsDevelopping)
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(debug) || !_env.IsDeveloping)
             {
                 o.Add(new JProperty("message", PayjoinReceiverHelper.GetMessage(error)));
             }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json b/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 79d84c25c..15805eab9 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
         "BTCPAY_POSTGRES": "User ID=postgres;Host=127.0.0.1;Port=39372;Database=btcpayserver",
         "BTCPAY_DEBUGLOG": "debug.log",
         "BTCPAY_TORRCFILE": "../BTCPayServer.Tests/TestData/Tor/torrc",
-        "BTCPAY_SOCKSENDPOINT": "localhost:9050"
+        "BTCPAY_SOCKSENDPOINT": "localhost:9050",
+        "BTCPAY_UPDATEURL": ""
       },
       "applicationUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:14142/"
     },
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Services/Altcoins/Monero/Services/MoneroRPCProvider.cs b/BTCPayServer/Services/Altcoins/Monero/Services/MoneroRPCProvider.cs
index a0d08cd64..78137020a 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Services/Altcoins/Monero/Services/MoneroRPCProvider.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Services/Altcoins/Monero/Services/MoneroRPCProvider.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Services.Altcoins.Monero.Services
                     await daemonRpcClient.SendCommandAsync<JsonRpcClient.NoRequestModel, SyncInfoResponse>("sync_info",
                         JsonRpcClient.NoRequestModel.Instance);
                 summary.TargetHeight = daemonResult.TargetHeight ?? daemonResult.Height;
-                summary.Synced = daemonResult.Height >= summary.TargetHeight && (summary.TargetHeight > 0 || _btcPayServerEnvironment.IsDevelopping);
+                summary.Synced = daemonResult.Height >= summary.TargetHeight && (summary.TargetHeight > 0 || _btcPayServerEnvironment.IsDeveloping);
                 summary.CurrentHeight = daemonResult.Height;
                 summary.UpdatedAt = DateTime.Now;
                 summary.DaemonAvailable = true;
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Services/BTCPayServerEnvironment.cs b/BTCPayServer/Services/BTCPayServerEnvironment.cs
index eb625133c..175c4ccbe 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Services/BTCPayServerEnvironment.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Services/BTCPayServerEnvironment.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Services
         }
         public bool AltcoinsVersion { get; set; }
 
-        public bool IsDevelopping
+        public bool IsDeveloping
         {
             get
             {
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs b/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs
index 382992bab..a2305e671 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Services/PoliciesSettings.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Services
         public bool AllowHotWalletForAll { get; set; }
         [Display(Name = "Allow non-admins to import their hot wallets to the node wallet")]
         public bool AllowHotWalletRPCImportForAll { get; set; }
+        [Display(Name = "Check releases on GitHub and alert when new BTCPayServer version is available")]
+        public bool CheckForNewVersions { get; set; }
 
         [Display(Name = "Display app on website root")]
         public string RootAppId { get; set; }
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml b/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml
index f28c0e2d8..a097216ec 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Views/Server/Policies.cshtml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
             <label asp-for="AllowHotWalletRPCImportForAll" class="form-check-label"></label>
             <span asp-validation-for="AllowHotWalletRPCImportForAll" class="text-danger"></span>
         </div>
+        <div class="form-check">
+            <input asp-for="CheckForNewVersions" type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" />
+            <label asp-for="CheckForNewVersions" class="form-check-label"></label>
+            <span asp-validation-for="CheckForNewVersions" class="text-danger"></span>
+        </div>
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
         <label asp-for="RootAppId"></label>