diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Artemis__Server__LocalVC___LocalCI_.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Artemis__Server__LocalVC___LocalCI_.xml
index d90fd42fe681..bf04b8954c1b 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/Artemis__Server__LocalVC___LocalCI_.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/Artemis__Server__LocalVC___LocalCI_.xml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
       <option name="Gradle.BeforeRunTask" enabled="false" tasks="build" externalProjectPath="$PROJECT_DIR$" vmOptions="" scriptParameters="-x webapp -x test -x jacocoTestCoverageVerification -x spotlessCheck -x checkstyleMain -x checkstyleTest" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/config/Constants.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/config/Constants.java
index f85699d9ae4f..bd433b712884 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/config/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/config/Constants.java
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ public final class Constants {
      */
     public static final String PROFILE_LOCALCI = "localci";
 
+    /**
+     * The name of the Spring profile used for gitlab.
+     */
+    public static final String PROFILE_GITLAB = "gitlab";
+
     /**
      * The name of the Spring profile used to process build jobs in a local CI setup.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/repository/UserRepository.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/repository/UserRepository.java
index efcd1f993bfa..e51af5e93f16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/repository/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/repository/UserRepository.java
@@ -569,6 +569,17 @@ OR CONCAT(user.firstName, ' ', user.lastName) LIKE %:#{#loginOrName}%
             """)
     void updateUserSshPublicKeyHash(@Param("userId") long userId, @Param("sshPublicKeyHash") String sshPublicKeyHash, @Param("sshPublicKey") String sshPublicKey);
 
+    @Modifying
+    @Transactional // ok because of modifying query
+    @Query("""
+            UPDATE User user
+            SET user.vcsAccessToken = :vcsAccessToken,
+                user.vcsAccessTokenExpiryDate = :vcsAccessTokenExpiryDate
+            WHERE user.id = :userId
+            """)
+    void updateUserVCAccessToken(@Param("userId") long userId, @Param("vcsAccessToken") String vcsAccessToken,
+            @Param("vcsAccessTokenExpiryDate") ZonedDateTime vcsAccessTokenExpiryDate);
+
     @Modifying
     @Transactional // ok because of modifying query
     @Query("""
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/gitlab/GitlabInfoContributor.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/gitlab/GitlabInfoContributor.java
index 6465d6186cbe..38f28476ca6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/gitlab/GitlabInfoContributor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/gitlab/GitlabInfoContributor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.connectors.gitlab;
 
+import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.config.Constants.PROFILE_GITLAB;
+
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
 import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.config.Constants;
 
 @Component
-@Profile("gitlab")
+@Profile(PROFILE_GITLAB)
 public class GitlabInfoContributor implements InfoContributor {
 
     @Value("${artemis.version-control.url}")
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/localvc/LocalVCInfoContributor.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/localvc/LocalVCInfoContributor.java
index 358b0c9490fd..3f5223b0526f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/localvc/LocalVCInfoContributor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/localvc/LocalVCInfoContributor.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void contribute(Info.Builder builder) {
         // TODO: only activate this when access tokens are available and make sure this does not lead to issues
         // TODO: If activated, reflect this in LocalVCInfoContributorTest
         // with the account.service.ts and its check if the access token is required
-        builder.withDetail(Constants.INFO_VERSION_CONTROL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DETAIL, false);
+        builder.withDetail(Constants.INFO_VERSION_CONTROL_ACCESS_TOKEN_DETAIL, true);
 
         // Store ssh url template
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/localvc/LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/localvc/LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..372f3337155e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/localvc/LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.connectors.localvc;
+
+import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.config.Constants.PROFILE_LOCALVC;
+
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.domain.User;
+import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.repository.UserRepository;
+import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.connectors.vcs.VcsTokenManagementService;
+import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.web.rest.UserResource;
+
+@Service
+@Profile(PROFILE_LOCALVC)
+public class LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService extends VcsTokenManagementService {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserResource.class);
+
+    private final UserRepository userRepository;
+
+    @Value("${artemis.version-control.version-control-access-token:#{false}}")
+    private Boolean versionControlAccessToken;
+
+    @Value("${artemis.version-control.vc-access-token-max-lifetime-in-days:365}")
+    private int vcMaxLifetimeInDays;
+
+    private static final String TOKEN_PREFIX = "vcpat-";
+
+    private static final int RANDOM_STRING_LENGTH = 40;
+
+    private static final String CHARACTERS = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
+
+    public LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService(UserRepository userRepository) {
+        super();
+        this.userRepository = userRepository;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void createAccessToken(User user, Duration lifetime) {
+        if (versionControlAccessToken) {
+            userRepository.updateUserVCAccessToken(user.getId(), generateSecureToken(), ZonedDateTime.now().plus(Duration.ofDays(vcMaxLifetimeInDays)));
+            log.info("Created access token for user {}", user.getId());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void renewAccessToken(User user, Duration newLifetime) {
+        if (versionControlAccessToken) {
+            if (user.getVcsAccessTokenExpiryDate() != null && user.getVcsAccessTokenExpiryDate().isBefore(ZonedDateTime.now())) {
+                // todo create new one here and
+                userRepository.updateUserVCAccessToken(user.getId(), user.getVcsAccessToken(), ZonedDateTime.now().plus(Duration.ofDays(vcMaxLifetimeInDays)));
+            }
+            log.info("Renewed access token for user {}", user.getId());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String generateSecureToken() {
+        SecureRandom secureRandom = new SecureRandom();
+        StringBuilder randomString = new StringBuilder(RANDOM_STRING_LENGTH);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < RANDOM_STRING_LENGTH; i++) {
+            int randomIndex = secureRandom.nextInt(CHARACTERS.length());
+            randomString.append(CHARACTERS.charAt(randomIndex));
+        }
+        return TOKEN_PREFIX + randomString.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/vcs/VcsTokenRenewalService.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/vcs/VcsTokenRenewalService.java
index 784a1a31bb77..6fd5ef217464 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/vcs/VcsTokenRenewalService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/connectors/vcs/VcsTokenRenewalService.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public VcsTokenRenewalService(@Value("${artemis.version-control.version-control-
         this.versionControlAccessToken = versionControlAccessToken;
         this.vcsTokenManagementService = vcsTokenManagementService;
         this.userRepository = userRepository;
+        renewAllVcsAccessTokens();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/user/UserCreationService.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/user/UserCreationService.java
index 7d97eb892bf7..105915402798 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/user/UserCreationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/service/user/UserCreationService.java
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.user;
 
 import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.config.Constants.PROFILE_CORE;
+import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.config.Constants.PROFILE_LOCALVC;
 import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.security.Role.EDITOR;
 import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.security.Role.INSTRUCTOR;
 import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.security.Role.STUDENT;
 import static de.tum.in.www1.artemis.security.Role.TEACHING_ASSISTANT;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -32,7 +35,9 @@
 import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.repository.OrganizationRepository;
 import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.repository.UserRepository;
 import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.security.SecurityUtils;
+import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.ProfileService;
 import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.connectors.ci.CIUserManagementService;
+import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.connectors.localvc.LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService;
 import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.service.connectors.vcs.VcsUserManagementService;
 import de.tum.in.www1.artemis.web.rest.vm.ManagedUserVM;
 import tech.jhipster.security.RandomUtil;
@@ -41,6 +46,8 @@
 @Service
 public class UserCreationService {
 
+    private final ProfileService profileService;
+
     @Value("${artemis.user-management.use-external}")
     private Boolean useExternalUserManagement;
 
@@ -56,6 +63,12 @@ public class UserCreationService {
     @Value("${info.guided-tour.course-group-instructors:#{null}}")
     private Optional<String> tutorialGroupInstructors;
 
+    @Value("${artemis.version-control.version-control-access-token:#{false}}")
+    private Boolean versionControlAccessToken;
+
+    @Value("${artemis.version-control.vc-access-token-max-lifetime-in-days:365}")
+    private int vcMaxLifetimeInDays;
+
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserCreationService.class);
 
     private final UserRepository userRepository;
@@ -76,7 +89,7 @@ public class UserCreationService {
 
     public UserCreationService(UserRepository userRepository, PasswordService passwordService, AuthorityRepository authorityRepository, CourseRepository courseRepository,
             Optional<VcsUserManagementService> optionalVcsUserManagementService, Optional<CIUserManagementService> optionalCIUserManagementService, CacheManager cacheManager,
-            OrganizationRepository organizationRepository) {
+            OrganizationRepository organizationRepository, ProfileService profileService) {
         this.userRepository = userRepository;
         this.passwordService = passwordService;
         this.authorityRepository = authorityRepository;
@@ -85,6 +98,7 @@ public UserCreationService(UserRepository userRepository, PasswordService passwo
         this.optionalCIUserManagementService = optionalCIUserManagementService;
         this.cacheManager = cacheManager;
         this.organizationRepository = organizationRepository;
+        this.profileService = profileService;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -130,6 +144,11 @@ public User createUser(String login, @Nullable String password, @Nullable Set<St
         // new user gets registration key
         newUser.setActivationKey(RandomUtil.generateActivationKey());
         newUser.setInternal(isInternal);
+        // new users gets new VCS access tokens, for the LocalVC setup
+        if (versionControlAccessToken && profileService.isProfileActive(PROFILE_LOCALVC)) {
+            newUser.setVcsAccessToken(LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService.generateSecureToken());
+            newUser.setVcsAccessTokenExpiryDate(ZonedDateTime.now().plus(Duration.ofDays(vcMaxLifetimeInDays)));
+        }
 
         final var authority = authorityRepository.findById(STUDENT.getAuthority()).orElseThrow();
         // needs to be mutable --> new HashSet<>(Set.of(...))
@@ -185,6 +204,12 @@ public User createUser(ManagedUserVM userDTO) {
         catch (InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException | PatternSyntaxException pse) {
             log.warn("Could not retrieve matching organizations from pattern: {}", pse.getMessage());
         }
+
+        // new users gets new VCS access tokens, for the LocalVC setup
+        if (versionControlAccessToken && profileService.isProfileActive(PROFILE_LOCALVC)) {
+            user.setVcsAccessToken(LocalVCPersonalAccessTokenManagementService.generateSecureToken());
+            user.setVcsAccessTokenExpiryDate(ZonedDateTime.now().plus(Duration.ofDays(vcMaxLifetimeInDays)));
+        }
         user.setGroups(userDTO.getGroups());
         user.setActivated(true);
         user.setInternal(true);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application-localvc.yml b/src/main/resources/config/application-localvc.yml
index 482df6390d9e..d246c474135d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application-localvc.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application-localvc.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ artemis:
         url: http://localhost:8000
         build-agent-git-username: buildjob_user # Replace with more secure credentials for production. Required for https access to localvc. This config must be set for build agents and localvc.
         build-agent-git-password: buildjob_password # Replace with more secure credentials for production. Required for https access to localvc. This config must be set for build agents and localvc. You can also use an ssh key
-
+        vc-access-token-max-lifetime-in-days: 365
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/localvcci/LocalVCInfoContributorTest.java b/src/test/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/localvcci/LocalVCInfoContributorTest.java
index e08769b1e46d..0210bbd5f5ad 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/localvcci/LocalVCInfoContributorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/localvcci/LocalVCInfoContributorTest.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void testContribute() {
         }
 
         Info info = builder.build();
-        assertThat((Boolean) info.getDetails().get("versionControlAccessToken")).isFalse();
+        assertThat((Boolean) info.getDetails().get("versionControlAccessToken")).isTrue();
 
     }
 }