diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/package.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/package.coffee
index 6ec8ab518..8e1e0517c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/package.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/package.coffee
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Package extends App.ControllerSubContent
       processData: true,
       success: (data) =>
         @packages = data.packages
+        @commands = data.commands
         @render()
       )
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class Package extends App.ControllerSubContent
     @html App.view('package')(
       head:     'Dashboard'
       packages: @packages
+      commands: @commands
     )
 
   action: (e) ->
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/package.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/package.jst.eco
index 867f82d84..c7c34023e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/package.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/package.jst.eco
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="page-content">
+  <p>
+    <%- @T('After installing, updating or uninstalling packages the following commands need to be executed on the server:') %>
+    <ul>
+    <% for command in @commands: %>
+      <li><code>zammad> <%- command %></code></li>
+    <% end %>
+      <li><code>root> systemctl restart zammad</code></li>
+    </ul>
+  </p>
   <!--
   <ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-stacked">
     <li class=""><a data-type="" ><%- @T('Installed') %></a></li>
diff --git a/app/controllers/packages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/packages_controller.rb
index b298c695f..e123424bd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/packages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/packages_controller.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ class PackagesController < ApplicationController
   # GET /api/v1/packages
   def index
     packages = Package.all.order('name')
+    commands = ['rails zammad:db:migrate', 'rails assets:precompile']
+    if File.exist?('/usr/bin/zammad')
+      commands.map! { |s| "zammad run #{s}" }
+    end
     render json: {
-      packages: packages
+      packages: packages,
+      commands: commands
     }
   end