diff --git a/.versions_env b/.versions_env
index 5850499a..982cbf34 100644
--- a/.versions_env
+++ b/.versions_env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EXAREME2=0.22.0
+EXAREME2=0.23.0
 PORTALBACKEND=8.1.0
 GATEWAY=1.7.0
 FRONTEND=9.4.0
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yml b/dev/docker-compose.yml
index c12ed4b3..d48a42fb 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ../data:/opt/data
 
-
   exareme2_global_mipdb:
     image: madgik/exareme2_mipdb:${EXAREME2}
     environment:
@@ -74,11 +73,12 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ../data:/opt/data
     environment:
+      - FEDERATION=dementia
       - WORKER_IDENTIFIER=local
       - WORKER_ROLE=LOCALWORKER
       - DATA_PATH=/opt/data
-      - LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
-      - FRAMEWORK_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+      - LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+      - FRAMEWORK_LOG_LEVEL=WARNING
       - CONTROLLER_IP=172.17.0.1
       - CONTROLLER_PORT=5000
       - CELERY_TASKS_TIMEOUT=20
@@ -94,17 +94,22 @@ services:
       - exareme2_local_monetdb
       - exareme2_local_rabbitmq
     restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: "syslog"
+      options:
+        syslog-address: "tcp://localhost:5010"
 
   exareme2_global:
     image: madgik/exareme2_worker:${EXAREME2}
     volumes:
       - ../data:/opt/data
     environment:
+      - FEDERATION=dementia
       - WORKER_IDENTIFIER=global
       - WORKER_ROLE=GLOBALWORKER
       - DATA_PATH=/opt/data
-      - LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
-      - FRAMEWORK_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+      - LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+      - FRAMEWORK_LOG_LEVEL=WARNING
       - CONTROLLER_IP=172.17.0.1
       - CONTROLLER_PORT=5000
       - CELERY_TASKS_TIMEOUT=20
@@ -120,14 +125,20 @@ services:
       - exareme2_global_monetdb
       - exareme2_global_rabbitmq
     restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: "syslog"
+      options:
+        syslog-address: "tcp://localhost:5010"
 
   exareme2_controller:
     image: madgik/exareme2_controller:${EXAREME2}
     ports:
       - '5000:5000'
     environment:
-      - LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
-      - FRAMEWORK_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+      - FEDERATION=dementia
+      - NODE_IDENTIFIER=controller
+      - LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+      - FRAMEWORK_LOG_LEVEL=WARNING
       - DEPLOYMENT_TYPE=LOCAL
       - FLOWER_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT=30
       - WORKER_LANDSCAPE_AGGREGATOR_UPDATE_INTERVAL=500
@@ -142,6 +153,10 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./config/:/opt/config/
     restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: "syslog"
+      options:
+        syslog-address: "tcp://localhost:5010"
 
   portalbackend_db:
     image: postgres:11.20-alpine
@@ -175,7 +190,7 @@ services:
       - '8080:8080'
       - '8089:8089'
     environment:
-      ### API ###
+      ### LOGGER ###
       LOG_LEVEL: INFO
       LOG_LEVEL_FRAMEWORK: INFO
       ALGORITHM_UPDATE_INTERVAL: 30     # seconds
@@ -199,6 +214,10 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./config:/opt/portal/api
     restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: "syslog"
+      options:
+        syslog-address: "tcp://localhost:5010"
 
   gateway-db:
     image: postgres
diff --git a/elk_stack/docker-compose.yml b/elk_stack/docker-compose.yml
index 6a6186c2..ccbe7928 100644
--- a/elk_stack/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/elk_stack/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5044:5044"
       - "9600:9600"
-      - "5010:5010/udp"
+      - "5010:5010/tcp"
     networks:
       - elk
     depends_on:
diff --git a/elk_stack/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf b/elk_stack/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf
index fe55c11a..3e751944 100644
--- a/elk_stack/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf
+++ b/elk_stack/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 input
 {
-  udp {
+  tcp {
     port => 5010
     type => syslog
+    codec => multiline {
+      pattern => "<%{NUMBER}>%{MONTH} %{MONTHDAY} %{TIME} %{DATA}: %{TIMESTAMP_ISO8601} %{GREEDYDATA}"
+      negate => true
+      what => "previous"
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -13,11 +18,14 @@ filter {
   
   grok {
     match => [      
+    
+      # ----- Match EXAREME2 logs -----
+      "message", "<%{NUMBER}>%{MONTH} %{MONTHDAY} %{TIME} %{DATA}: %{TIMESTAMP_ISO8601:log_timestamp} - %{LOGLEVEL:loglevel} - %{DATA:method} - \[%{DATA:federation}\] - \[%{DATA:service}\] - \[%{DATA:node_id}\] - \[%{DATA:request_id}\] - %{GREEDYDATA:log_message}",
       
-      # ----- Match user generated logs -----
+      # ----- Match PORTAL-BACKEND user generated logs -----
       "message", "<%{NUMBER}>%{MONTH} %{MONTHDAY} %{TIME} %{DATA}: %{TIMESTAMP_ISO8601:log_timestamp} - %{LOGLEVEL:loglevel}%{SPACE}- %{DATA:logger} - \[%{DATA:federation}\] - \[%{DATA:service}\] - User -> %{DATA:user} , Endpoint -> \(%{WORD:http_method}\) %{URIPATH:http_path} , Info -> %{GREEDYDATA:log_message}",
       
-      # ----- Match system generated logs -----
+      # ----- Match PORTAL-BACKEND system generated logs -----
       "message", "<%{NUMBER}>%{MONTH} %{MONTHDAY} %{TIME} %{DATA}: %{TIMESTAMP_ISO8601:log_timestamp} - %{LOGLEVEL:loglevel}%{SPACE}- %{DATA:logger} - \[%{DATA:federation}\] - \[%{DATA:service}\] - %{GREEDYDATA:log_message}"
     ]