diff --git a/errors/errors.go b/errors/errors.go
index a9757813..0022a53b 100644
--- a/errors/errors.go
+++ b/errors/errors.go
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidURL                     = errors.New("cli: invalid URL format")
 	ErrExtensionNotEnabled            = errors.New("cli: functionality is not built/configured in the current server")
 	ErrUnauthorizedAccess             = errors.New("auth: unauthorized access. check credentials")
+	ErrURLNotFound                    = errors.New("url not found")
 	ErrCannotResetConfigKey           = errors.New("cli: cannot reset given config key")
 	ErrConfigNotFound                 = errors.New("cli: config with the given name does not exist")
-	ErrNoURLProvided                  = errors.New("cli: no URL provided in argument or via config")
+	ErrNoURLProvided                  = errors.New("cli: no URL provided by flag or via config")
 	ErrIllegalConfigKey               = errors.New("cli: given config key is not allowed")
 	ErrScanNotSupported               = errors.New("search: scanning of image media type not supported")
 	ErrCLITimeout                     = errors.New("cli: Query timed out while waiting for results")
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ var (
 	ErrGQLEndpointNotFound            = errors.New("cli: the server doesn't have a gql endpoint")
 	ErrGQLQueryNotSupported           = errors.New("cli: query is not supported or has different arguments")
 	ErrBadHTTPStatusCode              = errors.New("cli: the response doesn't contain the expected status code")
+	ErrFormatNotSupported             = errors.New("cli: the given output format is not supported")
+	ErrAPINotSupported                = errors.New("registry at the given address doesn't implement the correct API")
 	ErrFileAlreadyCancelled           = errors.New("storageDriver: file already cancelled")
 	ErrFileAlreadyClosed              = errors.New("storageDriver: file already closed")
 	ErrFileAlreadyCommitted           = errors.New("storageDriver: file already committed")
diff --git a/pkg/cli/client/cli.go b/pkg/cli/client/cli.go
index 1c0171a7..aee53339 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/client/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/client/cli.go
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ func enableCli(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewCVECommand(NewSearchService()))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewRepoCommand(NewSearchService()))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewSearchCommand(NewSearchService()))
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewServerStatusCommand())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cli/client/client.go b/pkg/cli/client/client.go
index 9388ea42..7839d5f9 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/client/client.go
@@ -119,13 +119,20 @@ func doHTTPRequest(req *http.Request, verifyTLS bool, debug bool,
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusUnauthorized {
-			return nil, zerr.ErrUnauthorizedAccess
+		var err error
+
+		switch resp.StatusCode {
+		case http.StatusNotFound:
+			err = zerr.ErrURLNotFound
+		case http.StatusUnauthorized:
+			err = zerr.ErrUnauthorizedAccess
+		default:
+			err = zerr.ErrBadHTTPStatusCode
 		}
 
 		bodyBytes, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: Expected: %d, Got: %d, Body: '%s'", zerr.ErrBadHTTPStatusCode, http.StatusOK,
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: Expected: %d, Got: %d, Body: '%s'", err, http.StatusOK,
 			resp.StatusCode, string(bodyBytes))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/client/server_info_cmd.go b/pkg/cli/client/server_info_cmd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db6bf420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cli/client/server_info_cmd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+//go:build search
+// +build search
+
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	zerr "zotregistry.io/zot/errors"
+	"zotregistry.io/zot/pkg/api/constants"
+)
+
+const (
+	StatusOnline  = "online"
+	StatusOffline = "offline"
+	StatusUnknown = "unknown"
+)
+
+func NewServerStatusCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	serverInfoCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "status",
+		Short: "Information about the server configuration and build information",
+		Long:  `Information about the server configuration and build information`,
+		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			searchConfig, err := GetSearchConfigFromFlags(cmd, NewSearchService())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return GetServerStatus(searchConfig)
+		},
+	}
+
+	serverInfoCmd.PersistentFlags().String(URLFlag, "",
+		"Specify zot server URL if config-name is not mentioned")
+	serverInfoCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(ConfigFlag, "c", "",
+		"Specify the registry configuration to use for connection")
+	serverInfoCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(UserFlag, "u", "",
+		`User Credentials of zot server in "username:password" format`)
+	serverInfoCmd.Flags().StringP(OutputFormatFlag, "f", "text", "Specify the output format [text|json|yaml]")
+
+	return serverInfoCmd
+}
+
+func GetServerStatus(config SearchConfig) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	username, password := getUsernameAndPassword(config.User)
+
+	checkAPISupportEndpoint, err := combineServerAndEndpointURL(config.ServURL, constants.RoutePrefix+"/")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = makeGETRequest(ctx, checkAPISupportEndpoint, username, password, config.VerifyTLS, config.Debug,
+		nil, config.ResultWriter)
+	if err != nil {
+		serverInfo := ServerInfo{}
+
+		switch {
+		case errors.Is(err, zerr.ErrUnauthorizedAccess):
+			serverInfo.Status = StatusUnknown
+			serverInfo.ErrorMsg = fmt.Sprintf("unauthorised access, %s", getCredentialsSuggestion(username))
+		case errors.Is(err, zerr.ErrBadHTTPStatusCode), errors.Is(err, zerr.ErrURLNotFound):
+			serverInfo.Status = StatusOffline
+			serverInfo.ErrorMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s: request at %s failed", zerr.ErrAPINotSupported.Error(),
+				checkAPISupportEndpoint)
+		default:
+			serverInfo.Status = StatusOffline
+			serverInfo.ErrorMsg = err.Error()
+		}
+
+		return PrintServerInfo(serverInfo, config)
+	}
+
+	mgmtEndpoint, err := combineServerAndEndpointURL(config.ServURL, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s",
+		constants.RoutePrefix, constants.ExtMgmt))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	serverInfo := ServerInfo{}
+
+	_, err = makeGETRequest(ctx, mgmtEndpoint, username, password, config.VerifyTLS, config.Debug,
+		&serverInfo, config.ResultWriter)
+
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		serverInfo.Status = StatusOnline
+	case errors.Is(err, zerr.ErrURLNotFound):
+		serverInfo.Status = StatusOnline
+		serverInfo.ErrorMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s endpoint is not available", constants.RoutePrefix, constants.ExtMgmt)
+	case errors.Is(err, zerr.ErrUnauthorizedAccess):
+		serverInfo.Status = StatusOnline
+		serverInfo.ErrorMsg = fmt.Sprintf("unauthorised access, %s", getCredentialsSuggestion(username))
+	case errors.Is(err, zerr.ErrBadHTTPStatusCode):
+		serverInfo.Status = StatusOnline
+		serverInfo.ErrorMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s: request at %s failed", zerr.ErrAPINotSupported.Error(),
+			checkAPISupportEndpoint)
+	default:
+		serverInfo.Status = StatusOffline
+		serverInfo.ErrorMsg = err.Error()
+	}
+
+	return PrintServerInfo(serverInfo, config)
+}
+
+func getCredentialsSuggestion(username string) string {
+	if username == "" {
+		return "endpoint requires valid user credentials (add the flag '--user [user]:[password]')"
+	}
+
+	return "given credentials are invalid"
+}
+
+func PrintServerInfo(serverInfo ServerInfo, config SearchConfig) error {
+	outputResult, err := serverInfo.ToStringFormat(config.OutputFormat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(config.ResultWriter, outputResult)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type ServerInfo struct {
+	Status          string `json:"status,omitempty"          mapstructure:"status"`
+	ErrorMsg        string `json:"error,omitempty"           mapstructure:"error"`
+	DistSpecVersion string `json:"distSpecVersion,omitempty" mapstructure:"distSpecVersion"`
+	Commit          string `json:"commit,omitempty"          mapstructure:"commit"`
+	BinaryType      string `json:"binaryType,omitempty"      mapstructure:"binaryType"`
+	ReleaseTag      string `json:"releaseTag,omitempty"      mapstructure:"releaseTag"`
+}
+
+func (si *ServerInfo) ToStringFormat(format string) (string, error) {
+	switch format {
+	case "text", "":
+		return si.ToText()
+	case "json":
+		return si.ToJSON()
+	case "yaml", "yml":
+		return si.ToYAML()
+	default:
+		return "", zerr.ErrFormatNotSupported
+	}
+}
+
+func (si *ServerInfo) ToText() (string, error) {
+	flagsList := strings.Split(strings.Trim(si.BinaryType, "-"), "-")
+	flags := strings.Join(flagsList, ", ")
+
+	var output string
+
+	if si.ErrorMsg != "" {
+		serverStatus := fmt.Sprintf("Server Status: %s\n"+
+			"Error: %s", si.Status, si.ErrorMsg)
+
+		output = serverStatus
+	} else {
+		serverStatus := fmt.Sprintf("Server Status: %s", si.Status)
+		serverInfo := fmt.Sprintf("Server Version: %s\n"+
+			"Dist Spec Version: %s\n"+
+			"Built with: %s",
+			si.ReleaseTag, si.DistSpecVersion, flags,
+		)
+
+		output = serverStatus + "\n" + serverInfo
+	}
+
+	return output, nil
+}
+
+func (si *ServerInfo) ToJSON() (string, error) {
+	blob, err := json.MarshalIndent(*si, "", "    ")
+
+	return string(blob), err
+}
+
+func (si *ServerInfo) ToYAML() (string, error) {
+	body, err := yaml.Marshal(*si)
+
+	return string(body), err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/client/server_info_cmd_test.go b/pkg/cli/client/server_info_cmd_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3682b569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cli/client/server_info_cmd_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+//go:build search
+// +build search
+
+package client //nolint:testpackage
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
+
+	zerr "zotregistry.io/zot/errors"
+	"zotregistry.io/zot/pkg/api"
+	"zotregistry.io/zot/pkg/api/config"
+	"zotregistry.io/zot/pkg/api/constants"
+	extconf "zotregistry.io/zot/pkg/extensions/config"
+	test "zotregistry.io/zot/pkg/test/common"
+)
+
+func TestServerStatusCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	Convey("ServerStatusCommand", t, func() {
+		port := test.GetFreePort()
+		baseURL := test.GetBaseURL(port)
+		conf := config.New()
+		conf.HTTP.Port = port
+		conf.Storage.GC = false
+		defaultVal := true
+		conf.Extensions = &extconf.ExtensionConfig{
+			Search: &extconf.SearchConfig{BaseConfig: extconf.BaseConfig{Enable: &defaultVal}},
+		}
+
+		ctlr := api.NewController(conf)
+		ctlr.Config.Storage.RootDirectory = t.TempDir()
+		cm := test.NewControllerManager(ctlr)
+
+		cm.StartAndWait(conf.HTTP.Port)
+		defer cm.StopServer()
+
+		configPath := makeConfigFile(fmt.Sprintf(`{"configs":[{"_name":"status-test","url":"%s","showspinner":false}]}`,
+			baseURL))
+		defer os.Remove(configPath)
+
+		args := []string{"status", "--config", "status-test"}
+		cmd := NewCliRootCmd()
+		buff := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+		cmd.SetOut(buff)
+		cmd.SetErr(buff)
+		cmd.SetArgs(args)
+		err := cmd.Execute()
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		space := regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`)
+		str := space.ReplaceAllString(buff.String(), " ")
+		actual := strings.TrimSpace(str)
+		So(actual, ShouldContainSubstring, config.ReleaseTag)
+		So(actual, ShouldContainSubstring, config.BinaryType)
+
+		// JSON
+		args = []string{"status", "--config", "status-test", "--format", "json"}
+		cmd = NewCliRootCmd()
+		buff = bytes.NewBufferString("")
+		cmd.SetOut(buff)
+		cmd.SetErr(buff)
+		cmd.SetArgs(args)
+		err = cmd.Execute()
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		space = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`)
+		str = space.ReplaceAllString(buff.String(), " ")
+		actual = strings.TrimSpace(str)
+		So(actual, ShouldContainSubstring, config.ReleaseTag)
+		So(actual, ShouldContainSubstring, config.BinaryType)
+
+		// YAML
+		args = []string{"status", "--config", "status-test", "--format", "yaml"}
+		cmd = NewCliRootCmd()
+		buff = bytes.NewBufferString("")
+		cmd.SetOut(buff)
+		cmd.SetErr(buff)
+		cmd.SetArgs(args)
+		err = cmd.Execute()
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+		space = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`)
+		str = space.ReplaceAllString(buff.String(), " ")
+		actual = strings.TrimSpace(str)
+		So(actual, ShouldContainSubstring, config.ReleaseTag)
+		So(actual, ShouldContainSubstring, config.BinaryType)
+
+		// bad type
+		args = []string{"status", "--config", "status-test", "--format", "badType"}
+		cmd = NewCliRootCmd()
+		buff = bytes.NewBufferString("")
+		cmd.SetOut(buff)
+		cmd.SetErr(buff)
+		cmd.SetArgs(args)
+		err = cmd.Execute()
+		So(err, ShouldNotBeNil)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestServerStatusCommandErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	Convey("ServerStatusCommand", t, func() {
+		args := []string{"status"}
+		cmd := NewCliRootCmd()
+		buff := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+		cmd.SetOut(buff)
+		cmd.SetErr(buff)
+		cmd.SetArgs(args)
+		err := cmd.Execute()
+		So(err, ShouldNotBeNil)
+
+		// invalid URL
+		err = GetServerStatus(SearchConfig{
+			ServURL:      "a: ds",
+			ResultWriter: os.Stdout,
+		})
+		So(err, ShouldNotBeNil)
+
+		// fail Get request
+		err = GetServerStatus(SearchConfig{
+			ServURL:      "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
+			ResultWriter: os.Stdout,
+		})
+		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+	})
+
+	Convey("HTTP errors", t, func() {
+		port := test.GetFreePort()
+		result := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+		searchConfig := SearchConfig{
+			SearchService: mockService{},
+			ServURL:       fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%v", port),
+			User:          "",
+			OutputFormat:  "text",
+			ResultWriter:  result,
+		}
+
+		Convey("v2 is Unauthorised", func() {
+			server := StartTestHTTPServer(HTTPRoutes{
+				RouteHandler{
+					Route: "/v2/",
+					HandlerFunc: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+						w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+					},
+					AllowedMethods: []string{http.MethodGet},
+				},
+			}, port)
+			defer server.Close()
+
+			err := GetServerStatus(searchConfig)
+			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			So(result.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, "unauthorised access, endpoint requires valid user credentials")
+
+			// with bad user set
+			searchConfig.User = "test:test"
+			err = GetServerStatus(searchConfig)
+			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			So(result.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, "unauthorised access, given credentials are invalid")
+		})
+
+		Convey("v2 bad http status code", func() {
+			server := StartTestHTTPServer(HTTPRoutes{
+				RouteHandler{
+					Route: "/v2/",
+					HandlerFunc: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+						w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+					},
+					AllowedMethods: []string{http.MethodGet},
+				},
+			}, port)
+			defer server.Close()
+
+			err := GetServerStatus(searchConfig)
+			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			So(result.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, zerr.ErrAPINotSupported.Error())
+		})
+
+		Convey("MGMT errors", func() {
+			Convey("URL not found", func() {
+				server := StartTestHTTPServer(HTTPRoutes{
+					RouteHandler{
+						Route: "/v2/",
+						HandlerFunc: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+							w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+						},
+						AllowedMethods: []string{http.MethodGet},
+					},
+				}, port)
+				defer server.Close()
+
+				err := GetServerStatus(searchConfig)
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+				So(result.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, "endpoint is not available")
+			})
+
+			Convey("Unauthorized Access", func() {
+				server := StartTestHTTPServer(HTTPRoutes{
+					RouteHandler{
+						Route: "/v2/",
+						HandlerFunc: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+							w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+						},
+						AllowedMethods: []string{http.MethodGet},
+					},
+					RouteHandler{
+						Route: constants.RoutePrefix + constants.ExtMgmt,
+						HandlerFunc: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+							w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+						},
+						AllowedMethods: []string{http.MethodGet},
+					},
+				}, port)
+				defer server.Close()
+
+				err := GetServerStatus(searchConfig)
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+				So(result.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, "unauthorised access")
+			})
+
+			Convey("Bad status code", func() {
+				server := StartTestHTTPServer(HTTPRoutes{
+					RouteHandler{
+						Route: "/v2/",
+						HandlerFunc: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+							w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+						},
+						AllowedMethods: []string{http.MethodGet},
+					},
+					RouteHandler{
+						Route: constants.RoutePrefix + constants.ExtMgmt,
+						HandlerFunc: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+							w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+						},
+						AllowedMethods: []string{http.MethodGet},
+					},
+				}, port)
+				defer server.Close()
+
+				err := GetServerStatus(searchConfig)
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+				So(result.String(), ShouldContainSubstring, zerr.ErrAPINotSupported.Error())
+			})
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/server/extensions_test.go b/pkg/cli/server/extensions_test.go
index eab785ff..57cd32fe 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/server/extensions_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/server/extensions_test.go
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ func TestServeMgmtExtension(t *testing.T) {
 		So(found, ShouldBeTrue)
 	})
 
-	Convey("Mgmt disabled - search unconfigured", t, func(c C) {
+	Convey("Mgmt disabled - Search unconfigured", t, func(c C) {
 		content := `{
 					"storage": {
 						"rootDirectory": "%s"
@@ -1193,9 +1193,6 @@ func TestServeMgmtExtension(t *testing.T) {
 						"output": "%s"
 					},
 					"extensions": {
-						"search": {
-							"enable": false
-						}
 					}
 				}`
 
diff --git a/pkg/extensions/extension_mgmt.go b/pkg/extensions/extension_mgmt.go
index e86cdc21..544a9009 100644
--- a/pkg/extensions/extension_mgmt.go
+++ b/pkg/extensions/extension_mgmt.go
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ type Auth struct {
 
 type StrippedConfig struct {
 	DistSpecVersion string `json:"distSpecVersion" mapstructure:"distSpecVersion"`
+	Commit          string `json:"commit"          mapstructure:"commit"`
+	ReleaseTag      string `json:"releaseTag"      mapstructure:"releaseTag"`
 	BinaryType      string `json:"binaryType"      mapstructure:"binaryType"`
-	HTTP            struct {
+
+	HTTP struct {
 		Auth *Auth `json:"auth,omitempty" mapstructure:"auth"`
 	} `json:"http" mapstructure:"http"`
 }
diff --git a/swagger/docs.go b/swagger/docs.go
index fbc20677..5ccb8a2b 100644
--- a/swagger/docs.go
+++ b/swagger/docs.go
@@ -1391,6 +1391,9 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 "binaryType": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
+                "commit": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "distSpecVersion": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -1401,6 +1404,9 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                             "$ref": "#/definitions/extensions.Auth"
                         }
                     }
+                },
+                "releaseTag": {
+                    "type": "string"
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/swagger/swagger.json b/swagger/swagger.json
index 50e77cbc..1b2b28f1 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger.json
+++ b/swagger/swagger.json
@@ -1382,6 +1382,9 @@
                 "binaryType": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
+                "commit": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "distSpecVersion": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -1392,6 +1395,9 @@
                             "$ref": "#/definitions/extensions.Auth"
                         }
                     }
+                },
+                "releaseTag": {
+                    "type": "string"
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/swagger/swagger.yaml b/swagger/swagger.yaml
index c0d0a465..2139546f 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger.yaml
+++ b/swagger/swagger.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ definitions:
     properties:
       binaryType:
         type: string
+      commit:
+        type: string
       distSpecVersion:
         type: string
       http:
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ definitions:
           auth:
             $ref: '#/definitions/extensions.Auth'
         type: object
+      releaseTag:
+        type: string
     type: object
   github_com_opencontainers_image-spec_specs-go_v1.Descriptor:
     properties: