diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 740bd4f8e8..cebcff5008 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ FLASK_DEBUG=1
 DEBUG=TRUE
 
 # Front-End Variables
-BASENAME=/
-#BACKEND_URL=
+VITE_BASENAME=/
+#VITE_BACKEND_URL=
diff --git a/src/front/pages/Home.jsx b/src/front/pages/Home.jsx
index 3e9f1aefac..8975f680c1 100644
--- a/src/front/pages/Home.jsx
+++ b/src/front/pages/Home.jsx
@@ -1,16 +1,43 @@
+import React, { useEffect } from "react"
 import rigoImageUrl from "../assets/img/rigo-baby.jpg";
 import useGlobalReducer from "../hooks/useGlobalReducer.jsx";
 
 export const Home = () => {
 
-  const {store, dispatch} =useGlobalReducer()
+	const {store, dispatch} =useGlobalReducer()
+	
+	const loadMessage = async () => {
+		const backendUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL
+		if (!backendUrl) throw new Error("VITE_BACKEND_URL is not defined in .env file")
+		const response = await fetch( backendUrl + "/api/hello")
+		const data = await response.json()
+		if (!response.ok) throw new Error(
+			`Could not fetch the message from the backend.
+			Please check if the backend is running and the backend port is public.`
+		);
+		dispatch({type: "set_hello", payload: data})
+		return data
+	}
+
+	useEffect(()=>{
+		loadMessage()
+	},[])
 
 	return (
 		<div className="text-center mt-5">
-			<h1>Hello Rigo!!</h1>
-			<p>
-				<img src={rigoImageUrl} />
+			<h1 className="display-4">Hello Rigo!!</h1>
+			<p className="lead">
+				<img src={rigoImageUrl} className="img-fluid rounded-circle mb-3" alt="Rigo Baby" />
 			</p>
+			<div className="alert alert-info fw-bold">
+				{store.hello && store.hello.message ? (
+					<span>{store.hello.message}</span>
+				) : (
+					<span className="text-danger">
+						Loading message from the backend (make sure your python 🐍 backend is running)...
+					</span>
+				)}
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
 }; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/front/store.js b/src/front/store.js
index 933c7bc40c..c35690cc3e 100644
--- a/src/front/store.js
+++ b/src/front/store.js
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ export const initialStore=()=>{
 
 export default function storeReducer(store, action = {}) {
   switch(action.type){
+    case 'set_hello':
+      return {
+        ...store,
+        hello: action.payload
+      };
+      
     case 'add_task':
 
       const { id,  color } = action.payload