diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index bdf928fbe5..d1c73cc048 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2021.12-rc (Siberian Iris)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1445
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1446
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache/Factory/Cache.php b/src/Core/Cache/Factory/Cache.php
index 2a49dfaa9a..5a3c51abcf 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache/Factory/Cache.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache/Factory/Cache.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Cache
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This method creates a CacheDriver for the given cache driver name
+	 * This method creates a CacheDriver for distributed caching with the given cache driver name
 	 *
 	 * @param string|null $type The cache type to create (default is per config)
 	 *
@@ -90,12 +90,42 @@ class Cache
 	 * @throws InvalidCacheDriverException In case the underlying cache driver isn't valid or not configured properly
 	 * @throws CachePersistenceException In case the underlying cache has errors during persistence
 	 */
-	public function create(string $type = null): ICanCache
+	public function createDistributed(string $type = null): ICanCache
 	{
-		if (empty($type)) {
-			$type = $this->config->get('system', 'cache_driver', self::DEFAULT_TYPE);
+		if ($type === Enum\Type::APCU) {
+			throw new InvalidCacheDriverException('apcu doesn\'t support distributed caching.');
 		}
 
+		return $this->create($type ?? $this->config->get('system', 'distributed_cache_driver', self::DEFAULT_TYPE));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This method creates a CacheDriver for local caching with the given cache driver name
+	 *
+	 * @param string|null $type The cache type to create (default is per config)
+	 *
+	 * @return ICanCache  The instance of the CacheDriver
+	 *
+	 * @throws InvalidCacheDriverException In case the underlying cache driver isn't valid or not configured properly
+	 * @throws CachePersistenceException In case the underlying cache has errors during persistence
+	 */
+	public function createLocal(string $type = null): ICanCache
+	{
+		return $this->create($type ?? $this->config->get('system', 'cache_driver', self::DEFAULT_TYPE));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new Cache instance
+	 *
+	 * @param string $type The type of cache
+	 *
+	 * @return ICanCache
+	 *
+	 * @throws InvalidCacheDriverException In case the underlying cache driver isn't valid or not configured properly
+	 * @throws CachePersistenceException In case the underlying cache has errors during persistence
+	 */
+	protected function create(string $type): ICanCache
+	{
 		switch ($type) {
 			case Enum\Type::MEMCACHE:
 				$cache = new Type\MemcacheCache($this->hostname, $this->config);
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php b/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
index 7740ec326a..853e792149 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class ConfigFileLoader
 	public function setupCache(Cache $config, array $server = [], bool $raw = false)
 	{
 		// Load static config files first, the order is important
-		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('defaults'), Cache::SOURCE_FILE);
-		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('settings'), Cache::SOURCE_FILE);
+		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('defaults'), Cache::SOURCE_STATIC);
+		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('settings'), Cache::SOURCE_STATIC);
 
 		// try to load the legacy config first
 		$config->load($this->loadLegacyConfig('htpreconfig'), Cache::SOURCE_FILE);
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php b/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php
index e92bccea40..1a176d1601 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/ValueObject/Cache.php
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ use ParagonIE\HiddenString\HiddenString;
  */
 class Cache
 {
+	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is a default value - Lowest Priority */
+	const SOURCE_STATIC = 0;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is set by file - Low Priority */
-	const SOURCE_FILE = 0;
+	const SOURCE_FILE = 1;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is set by the DB config table - Middle Priority */
-	const SOURCE_DB = 1;
+	const SOURCE_DB = 2;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is set by a server environment variable - High Priority */
 	const SOURCE_ENV = 3;
 	/** @var int Indicates that the cache entry is fixed and must not be changed */
-	const SOURCE_FIX = 4;
+	const SOURCE_FIX = 5;
 
 	/** @var int Default value for a config source */
 	const SOURCE_DEFAULT = self::SOURCE_FILE;
@@ -113,6 +115,19 @@ class Cache
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the source value of the current, cached config value
+	 *
+	 * @param string $cat Config category
+	 * @param string $key Config key
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function getSource(string $cat, string $key): int
+	{
+		return $this->source[$cat][$key] ?? -1;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets a value in the config cache. Accepts raw output from the config table
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Core/Lock/Factory/Lock.php b/src/Core/Lock/Factory/Lock.php
index bb44c44bbc..60f5ba4058 100644
--- a/src/Core/Lock/Factory/Lock.php
+++ b/src/Core/Lock/Factory/Lock.php
@@ -82,22 +82,16 @@ class Lock
 				case Enum\Type::MEMCACHED:
 				case Enum\Type::REDIS:
 				case Enum\Type::APCU:
-					$cache = $this->cacheFactory->create($lock_type);
+					$cache = $this->cacheFactory->createLocal($lock_type);
 					if ($cache instanceof ICanCacheInMemory) {
 						return new Type\CacheLock($cache);
 					} else {
 						throw new \Exception(sprintf('Incompatible cache driver \'%s\' for lock used', $lock_type));
 					}
-					break;
-
 				case 'database':
 					return new Type\DatabaseLock($this->dba);
-					break;
-
 				case 'semaphore':
 					return new Type\SemaphoreLock();
-					break;
-
 				default:
 					return self::useAutoDriver();
 			}
@@ -132,7 +126,7 @@ class Lock
 		$cache_type = $this->config->get('system', 'cache_driver', 'database');
 		if ($cache_type != Enum\Type::DATABASE) {
 			try {
-				$cache = $this->cacheFactory->create($cache_type);
+				$cache = $this->cacheFactory->createLocal($cache_type);
 				if ($cache instanceof ICanCacheInMemory) {
 					return new Type\CacheLock($cache);
 				}
diff --git a/src/Core/Logger/Factory/Logger.php b/src/Core/Logger/Factory/Logger.php
index 8f555483c8..65034b6ed3 100644
--- a/src/Core/Logger/Factory/Logger.php
+++ b/src/Core/Logger/Factory/Logger.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Logger
 
 			case 'syslog':
 				try {
-					$logger = new SyslogLogger($this->channel, $introspection, $loglevel);
+					$logger = new SyslogLogger($this->channel, $introspection, $loglevel, $config->get('system', 'syslog_flags', SyslogLogger::DEFAULT_FLAGS), $config->get('system', 'syslog_facility', SyslogLogger::DEFAULT_FACILITY));
 				} catch (LogLevelException $exception) {
 					// If there's a wrong config value for loglevel, try again with standard
 					$logger = $this->create($database, $config, $profiler, $fileSystem, LogLevel::NOTICE);
diff --git a/src/Core/Logger/Type/SyslogLogger.php b/src/Core/Logger/Type/SyslogLogger.php
index 54cb327951..7f16acf423 100644
--- a/src/Core/Logger/Type/SyslogLogger.php
+++ b/src/Core/Logger/Type/SyslogLogger.php
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class SyslogLogger extends AbstractLogger
 {
 	const IDENT = 'Friendica';
 
+	/** @var int The default syslog flags */
+	const DEFAULT_FLAGS = LOG_PID | LOG_ODELAY | LOG_CONS;
+	/** @var int The default syslog facility */
+	const DEFAULT_FACILITY = LOG_USER;
+
 	/**
 	 * Translates LogLevel log levels to syslog log priorities.
 	 * @var array
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ class SyslogLogger extends AbstractLogger
 	 * @throws LogLevelException
 	 * @throws LoggerException
 	 */
-	public function __construct($channel, Introspection $introspection, string $level = LogLevel::NOTICE, int $logOpts = LOG_PID, int $logFacility = LOG_USER)
+	public function __construct($channel, Introspection $introspection, string $level = LogLevel::NOTICE, int $logOpts = self::DEFAULT_FLAGS, int $logFacility = self::DEFAULT_FACILITY )
 	{
 		parent::__construct($channel, $introspection);
 		$this->logOpts     = $logOpts;
diff --git a/src/Core/Session/Factory/Session.php b/src/Core/Session/Factory/Session.php
index 5062c33c55..8a6eebd586 100644
--- a/src/Core/Session/Factory/Session.php
+++ b/src/Core/Session/Factory/Session.php
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 namespace Friendica\Core\Session\Factory;
 
 use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Core\Cache\Capability\ICanCache;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache\Enum;
+use Friendica\Core\Cache\Factory\Cache;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Core\Session\Capability\IHandleSessions;
 use Friendica\Core\Session\Type;
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ class Session
 	 * @param App\BaseURL         $baseURL
 	 * @param IManageConfigValues $config
 	 * @param Database            $dba
-	 * @param ICanCache           $cache
+	 * @param Cache               $cacheFactory
 	 * @param LoggerInterface     $logger
 	 * @param Profiler            $profiler
 	 * @param array               $server
 	 *
 	 * @return IHandleSessions
 	 */
-	public function createSession(App\Mode $mode, App\BaseURL $baseURL, IManageConfigValues $config, Database $dba, ICanCache $cache, LoggerInterface $logger, Profiler $profiler, array $server = [])
+	public function createSession(App\Mode $mode, App\BaseURL $baseURL, IManageConfigValues $config, Database $dba, Cache $cacheFactory, LoggerInterface $logger, Profiler $profiler, array $server = [])
 	{
 		$profiler->startRecording('session');
 		$session = null;
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class Session
 						$handler = new Handler\Database($dba, $logger, $server);
 						break;
 					case self::HANDLER_CACHE:
+						$cache = $cacheFactory->createDistributed();
+
 						// In case we're using the db as cache driver, use the native db session, not the cache
 						if ($config->get('system', 'cache_driver') === Enum\Type::DATABASE) {
 							$handler = new Handler\Database($dba, $logger, $server);
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Apps.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Apps.php
index 30ea29ac30..582232642a 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Apps.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Apps.php
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseApi;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 
 /**
  * Apps class to register new OAuth clients
  */
 class Apps extends BaseApi
 {
+	public function run(array $request = [], bool $scopecheck = true): ResponseInterface
+	{
+		return parent::run($request, false);
+	}
 	/**
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Module/BaseApi.php b/src/Module/BaseApi.php
index 233edeec8a..61f83130dd 100644
--- a/src/Module/BaseApi.php
+++ b/src/Module/BaseApi.php
@@ -79,19 +79,21 @@ class BaseApi extends BaseModule
 	 *
 	 * @throws HTTPException\ForbiddenException
 	 */
-	public function run(array $request = []): ResponseInterface
+	public function run(array $request = [], bool $scopecheck = true): ResponseInterface
 	{
-		switch ($this->server['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? Router::GET) {
-			case Router::DELETE:
-			case Router::PATCH:
-			case Router::POST:
-			case Router::PUT:
-				self::checkAllowedScope(self::SCOPE_WRITE);
-
-				if (!self::getCurrentUserID()) {
-					throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException($this->t('Permission denied.'));
-				}
-				break;
+		if ($scopecheck) {
+			switch ($this->server['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? Router::GET) {
+				case Router::DELETE:
+				case Router::PATCH:
+				case Router::POST:
+				case Router::PUT:
+					self::checkAllowedScope(self::SCOPE_WRITE);
+	
+					if (!self::getCurrentUserID()) {
+						throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException($this->t('Permission denied.'));
+					}
+					break;
+			}	
 		}
 
 		return parent::run($request);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
index f10df66b6f..04d05def8e 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\Markdown;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\APContact;
@@ -287,8 +288,12 @@ class Processor
 
 		$item['uri'] = $activity['id'];
 
-		$item['created'] = DateTimeFormat::utc($activity['published']);
-		$item['edited'] = DateTimeFormat::utc($activity['updated']);
+		if (empty($activity['published']) || empty($activity['updated'])) {
+			DI::logger()->notice('published or updated keys are empty for activity', ['activity' => $activity, 'callstack' => System::callstack(10)]);
+		}
+
+		$item['created'] = DateTimeFormat::utc($activity['published'] ?? 'now');
+		$item['edited'] = DateTimeFormat::utc($activity['updated'] ?? 'now');
 		$guid = $activity['sc:identifier'] ?: self::getGUIDByURL($item['uri']);
 		$item['guid'] = $activity['diaspora:guid'] ?: $guid;
 
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index e0645c05e0..1c3b296ca3 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1445);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1446);
 }
 
 return [
diff --git a/static/defaults.config.php b/static/defaults.config.php
index f114b5a74a..dc0d4e887d 100644
--- a/static/defaults.config.php
+++ b/static/defaults.config.php
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ return [
 		// Whether to use Memcache, Memcached, Redis or APCu to store temporary cache.
 		'cache_driver' => 'database',
 
+		// distributed_cache_driver (database|memcache|memcached|redis)
+		// Whether to use database, Memcache, Memcached or Redis as a distributed cache.
+		'distributed_cache_driver' => 'database',
+
 		// config_adapter (jit|preload)
 		// Allow to switch the configuration adapter to improve performances at the cost of memory consumption.
 		'config_adapter' => 'jit',
@@ -325,6 +329,14 @@ return [
 		// Sets the logging adapter of Friendica globally (monolog, syslog, stream)
 		'logger_config' => 'stream',
 
+		// syslog flags (Integer)
+		// Sets the syslog flags in case 'logger_config' is set to 'syslog'
+		'syslog_flags' => LOG_CONS | LOG_PID | LOG_ODELAY,
+
+		// syslog flags (Integer)
+		// Sets the syslog facility in case 'logger_config' is set to 'syslog'
+		'syslog_facility' => LOG_USER,
+
 		// maintenance_start (String)
 		// Start of the window for the daily maintenance cron call.
 		// The system timezone is used when no timezone is defined here.
diff --git a/static/dependencies.config.php b/static/dependencies.config.php
index fe1b486d5f..e88bfd1437 100644
--- a/static/dependencies.config.php
+++ b/static/dependencies.config.php
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ return [
 	Cache\Capability\ICanCache::class => [
 		'instanceOf' => Cache\Factory\Cache::class,
 		'call'       => [
-			['create', [], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
+			['createLocal', [], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
 		],
 	],
 	Cache\Capability\ICanCacheInMemory::class => [
 		'instanceOf' => Cache\Factory\Cache::class,
 		'call'       => [
-			['create', [], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
+			['createLocal', [], Dice::CHAIN_CALL],
 		],
 	],
 	Lock\Capability\ICanLock::class => [
diff --git a/static/env.config.php b/static/env.config.php
index 98c11afc27..cae1d9871c 100644
--- a/static/env.config.php
+++ b/static/env.config.php
@@ -22,38 +22,42 @@
  */
 
 return [
-	'MYSQL_HOST' => ['database', 'hostname'],
+	'MYSQL_HOST'     => ['database', 'hostname'],
 	'MYSQL_USERNAME' => ['database', 'username'],
-	'MYSQL_USER' => ['database', 'username'],
-	'MYSQL_PORT' => ['database', 'port'],
+	'MYSQL_USER'     => ['database', 'username'],
+	'MYSQL_PORT'     => ['database', 'port'],
 	'MYSQL_PASSWORD' => ['database', 'password'],
 	'MYSQL_DATABASE' => ['database', 'database'],
 
 	// Core variables
 	'FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL' => ['config', 'admin_email'],
-	'FRIENDICA_URL' => ['system', 'url'],
-	'FRIENDICA_TZ' => ['config', 'timezone'],
-	'FRIENDICA_LANG' => ['config', 'language'],
-	'FRIENDICA_SITENAME' => ['config', 'sitename'],
+	'FRIENDICA_URL'        => ['system', 'url'],
+	'FRIENDICA_TZ'         => ['config', 'timezone'],
+	'FRIENDICA_LANG'       => ['config', 'language'],
+	'FRIENDICA_SITENAME'   => ['config', 'sitename'],
 
 	// Storage
-	'FRIENDICA_DATA' => ['storage', 'name'],
+	'FRIENDICA_DATA'     => ['storage', 'name'],
 	'FRIENDICA_DATA_DIR' => ['storage', 'filesystem_path'],
 
 	// Debugging/Profiling
-	'FRIENDICA_DEBUGGING' => ['system', 'debugging'],
-	'FRIENDICA_LOGFILE' => ['system', 'logfile'],
-	'FRIENDICA_LOGLEVEL'=> ['system', 'loglevel'],
-	'FRIENDICA_PROFILING' => ['system', 'profiler'],
+	'FRIENDICA_DEBUGGING'       => ['system', 'debugging'],
+	'FRIENDICA_LOGFILE'         => ['system', 'logfile'],
+	'FRIENDICA_LOGLEVEL'        => ['system', 'loglevel'],
+	'FRIENDICA_PROFILING'       => ['system', 'profiler'],
+	'FRIENDICA_LOGGER'          => ['system', 'logger_config'],
+	'FRIENDICA_SYSLOG_FLAGS'    => ['system', 'syslog_flags'],
+	'FRIENDICA_SYSLOG_FACILITY' => ['system', 'syslog_facility'],
 
 	// Caching
-	'FRIENDICA_CACHE_DRIVER' => ['system', 'cache_driver'],
-	'FRIENDICA_SESSION_HANDLER' => ['system', 'session_handler'],
-	'FRIENDICA_LOCK_DRIVER' => ['system', 'lock_driver'],
+	'FRIENDICA_CACHE_DRIVER'             => ['system', 'cache_driver'],
+	'FRIENDICA_SESSION_HANDLER'          => ['system', 'session_handler'],
+	'FRIENDICA_DISTRIBUTED_CACHE_DRIVER' => ['system', 'distributed_cache_driver'],
+	'FRIENDICA_LOCK_DRIVER'              => ['system', 'lock_driver'],
 
 	// Redis Config
 	'REDIS_HOST' => ['system', 'redis_host'],
 	'REDIS_PORT' => ['system', 'redis_port'],
-	'REDIS_PW' => ['system', 'redis_password'],
-	'REDIS_DB' => ['system', 'redis_db'],
+	'REDIS_PW'   => ['system', 'redis_password'],
+	'REDIS_DB'   => ['system', 'redis_db'],
 ];
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 81e5be8d64..c28590a737 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1070,3 +1070,20 @@ function update_1444()
 
 	return Update::SUCCESS;
 }
+
+function update_1446()
+{
+	$distributed_cache_driver_source = DI::config()->getCache()->getSource('system', 'distributed_cache_driver');
+	$cache_driver_source = DI::config()->getCache()->getSource('system', 'cache_driver');
+
+	// In case the distributed cache driver is the default value, but the current cache driver isn't default,
+	// we assume that the distributed cache driver should be the same as the current cache driver
+	if (
+		$distributed_cache_driver_source === \Friendica\Core\Config\ValueObject\Cache::SOURCE_STATIC
+		&& $cache_driver_source > \Friendica\Core\Config\ValueObject\Cache::SOURCE_STATIC
+	) {
+		DI::config()->set('system', 'distributed_cache_driver', DI::config()->get('system', 'cache_driver'));
+	}
+
+	return Update::SUCCESS;
+}