diff --git a/federation/log4js-config.json b/federation/log4js-config.json
index e595e7c52..f9fbc8bf5 100644
--- a/federation/log4js-config.json
+++ b/federation/log4js-config.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "access": 
     {
       "type": "dateFile",
-      "filename": "../logs/backend/access.log",
+      "filename": "../logs/federation/access-%p.log",
       "pattern": "yyyy-MM-dd",
       "layout": 
       {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "apollo": 
     {
       "type": "dateFile",
-      "filename": "../logs/backend/apollo.log",
+      "filename": "../logs/federation/apollo-%p.log",
       "pattern": "yyyy-MM-dd",
       "layout": 
       {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "backend": 
     {
       "type": "dateFile",
-      "filename": "../logs/backend/backend.log",
+      "filename": "../logs/federation/backend-%p.log",
       "pattern": "yyyy-MM-dd",
       "layout": 
       {
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
       "fileNameSep" : "_",
       "numBackups" : 30
     },
-    "klicktipp": 
+    "federation": 
     {
       "type": "dateFile",
-      "filename": "../logs/backend/klicktipp.log",
+      "filename": "../logs/federation/apiversion-%v-%p.log",
       "pattern": "yyyy-MM-dd",
       "layout": 
       {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "errorFile": 
     {
       "type": "dateFile",
-      "filename": "../logs/backend/errors.log",
+      "filename": "../logs/federation/errors-%p.log",
       "pattern": "yyyy-MM-dd",
       "layout": 
       {
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@
       "level": "debug",
       "enableCallStack": true
     },
-    "klicktipp":
+    "federation":
     {
       "appenders":
       [
-        "klicktipp",
+        "federation",
         "out",
         "errors"
       ],
diff --git a/federation/src/config/index.ts b/federation/src/config/index.ts
index 05136beef..571ca3bd7 100644
--- a/federation/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/federation/src/config/index.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if (
 const federation = {
   FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC || null,
   FEDERATION_DHT_SEED: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_SEED || null,
-  FEDERATION_PORT: process.env.FEDERATION_PORT || 5001,
+  FEDERATION_PORT: process.env.FEDERATION_PORT || 5000,
   FEDERATION_API: process.env.FEDERATION_API || '1_0',
   FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL: process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL || null,
 }
diff --git a/federation/src/dht_node/index.ts b/federation/src/dht_node/index.ts
index ebaaed5e2..7b8095b54 100644
--- a/federation/src/dht_node/index.ts
+++ b/federation/src/dht_node/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
 import DHT from '@hyperswarm/dht'
-import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
+import { federationLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 import CONFIG from '@/config'
 import { Community as DbCommunity } from '@entity/Community'
 
diff --git a/federation/src/graphql/api/0_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts b/federation/src/graphql/api/0_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts
index bbb765765..75a8a192e 100644
--- a/federation/src/graphql/api/0_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts
+++ b/federation/src/graphql/api/0_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Field, ObjectType, Query, Resolver } from 'type-graphql'
-import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
+import { federationLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 
 @ObjectType()
 class GetTestApiResult {
diff --git a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts
index 8eb643569..ed60d39c9 100644
--- a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts
+++ b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Field, ObjectType, Query, Resolver } from 'type-graphql'
-import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
+import { federationLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 
 @ObjectType()
 class GetTestApiResult {
diff --git a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts
index 00fe72a9f..6ce9510ee 100644
--- a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts
+++ b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_1/resolver/TestResolver.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Field, ObjectType, Query, Resolver } from 'type-graphql'
-import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
+import { federationLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 
 @ObjectType()
 class GetTestApiResult {
diff --git a/federation/src/graphql/api/2_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts b/federation/src/graphql/api/2_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts
index fc29baf28..ba73ae61f 100644
--- a/federation/src/graphql/api/2_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts
+++ b/federation/src/graphql/api/2_0/resolver/TestResolver.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Field, ObjectType, Query, Resolver } from 'type-graphql'
-import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
+import { federationLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 
 @ObjectType()
 class GetTestApiResult {
diff --git a/federation/src/graphql/api/schema.ts b/federation/src/graphql/api/schema.ts
index 1d7d52849..1aea4de8b 100644
--- a/federation/src/graphql/api/schema.ts
+++ b/federation/src/graphql/api/schema.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import path from 'path'
 // config
 import CONFIG from '../../config'
-import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
+import { federationLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 
 export const getApiResolvers = () => {
   logger.info(`getApiResolvers...${CONFIG.FEDERATION_API}`)
diff --git a/federation/src/index.ts b/federation/src/index.ts
index 5513c7746..0f791a5ec 100644
--- a/federation/src/index.ts
+++ b/federation/src/index.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,18 @@ import { startDHT } from '@/dht_node/index'
 import CONFIG from './config'
 
 async function main() {
-  // in case of active DHT running on port 5000 else running on (default=5001) CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT 
-  const port = CONFIG.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC ? 5000 : CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log(`FEDERATION_PORT=${CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT}`)
-    console.log(`FEDERATION_API=${CONFIG.FEDERATION_API}`)
-    console.log(`configured: FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=${CONFIG.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC}`)
-    console.log(`depending on DHT_TOPIC using => port=${port}`)
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  console.log(`FEDERATION_PORT=${CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT}`)
+  console.log(`FEDERATION_API=${CONFIG.FEDERATION_API}`)
+  console.log(`configured: FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=${CONFIG.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC}`)
   const { app } = await createServer()
   
-  app.listen(port, () => {
+  app.listen(CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT, () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log(`Server is running at http://localhost:${port}`)
+    console.log(`Server is running at http://localhost:${CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT}`)
     if (CONFIG.GRAPHIQL) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.log(`GraphIQL available at http://localhost:${port}`)
+      console.log(`GraphIQL available at http://localhost:${CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT}`)
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/federation/src/server/localization.ts b/federation/src/server/localization.ts
index 44fb1b526..ac17c3a6f 100644
--- a/federation/src/server/localization.ts
+++ b/federation/src/server/localization.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
-import { backendLogger } from './logger'
+import { federationLogger as logger } from './logger'
 import i18n from 'i18n'
 
 i18n.configure({
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ i18n.configure({
   // autoReload: true, // if this is activated the seeding hangs at the very end
   updateFiles: false,
   objectNotation: true,
-  logDebugFn: (msg) => backendLogger.debug(msg),
-  logWarnFn: (msg) => backendLogger.info(msg),
-  logErrorFn: (msg) => backendLogger.error(msg),
+  logDebugFn: (msg) => logger.debug(msg),
+  logWarnFn: (msg) => logger.info(msg),
+  logErrorFn: (msg) => logger.error(msg),
   // this api is needed for email-template pug files
   api: {
     __: 't', // now req.__ becomes req.t
diff --git a/federation/src/server/logger.ts b/federation/src/server/logger.ts
index 0cfa5689b..9bdb36696 100644
--- a/federation/src/server/logger.ts
+++ b/federation/src/server/logger.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,27 @@ const options = JSON.parse(readFileSync(CONFIG.LOG4JS_CONFIG, 'utf-8'))
 
 options.categories.backend.level = CONFIG.LOG_LEVEL
 options.categories.apollo.level = CONFIG.LOG_LEVEL
+let filename: string = options.appenders.federation.filename
+if(CONFIG.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC) {
+  options.appenders.federation.filename = filename.replace('apiversion-%v', 'dht_'+CONFIG.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC).replace('%p', '5000')
+} else {
+  options.appenders.federation.filename = filename.replace('%v', CONFIG.FEDERATION_API).replace('%p', CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT.toString())
+}
+filename = options.appenders.access.filename
+options.appenders.access.filename = filename.replace('%p', CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT.toString())
+filename = options.appenders.apollo.filename
+options.appenders.apollo.filename = filename.replace('%p', CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT.toString())
+filename = options.appenders.backend.filename
+options.appenders.backend.filename = filename.replace('%p', CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT.toString())
+filename = options.appenders.errorFile.filename
+options.appenders.errorFile.filename = filename.replace('%p', CONFIG.FEDERATION_PORT.toString())
 
 log4js.configure(options)
 
 const apolloLogger = log4js.getLogger('apollo')
 const backendLogger = log4js.getLogger('backend')
-const klickTippLogger = log4js.getLogger('klicktipp')
+const federationLogger = log4js.getLogger('federation')
 
 backendLogger.addContext('user', 'unknown')
 
-export { apolloLogger, backendLogger, klickTippLogger }
+export { apolloLogger, backendLogger, federationLogger }