diff --git a/configs/development.ini b/configs/development.ini
--- a/configs/development.ini
+++ b/configs/development.ini
@@ -429,11 +429,40 @@ rc_cache.cache_repo_longterm.expiration_
 rc_cache.cache_repo_longterm.max_size = 10000
 
 
+; *********************************************
+; `cache_general` cache for general purpose use
+; for simplicity use rc.file_namespace backend,
+; for performance and scale use rc.redis
+; *********************************************
+rc_cache.cache_general.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.file_namespace
+rc_cache.cache_general.expiration_time = 43200
+; file cache store path. Defaults to `cache_dir =` value or tempdir if both values are not set
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.filename = /tmp/cache_general.db
+
+; alternative `cache_general` redis backend with distributed lock
+#rc_cache.cache_general.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.redis
+#rc_cache.cache_general.expiration_time = 300
+
+; redis_expiration_time needs to be greater then expiration_time
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.redis_expiration_time = 7200
+
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.host = localhost
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.port = 6379
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.db = 0
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.socket_timeout = 30
+; more Redis options: https://dogpilecache.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/api.html#redis-backends
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.distributed_lock = true
+
+; auto-renew lock to prevent stale locks, slower but safer. Use only if problems happen
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.lock_auto_renewal = true
+
 ; *************************************************
 ; `cache_perms` cache for permission tree, auth TTL
+; for simplicity use rc.file_namespace backend,
+; for performance and scale use rc.redis
 ; *************************************************
 rc_cache.cache_perms.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.file_namespace
-rc_cache.cache_perms.expiration_time = 300
+rc_cache.cache_perms.expiration_time = 3600
 ; file cache store path. Defaults to `cache_dir =` value or tempdir if both values are not set
 #rc_cache.cache_perms.arguments.filename = /tmp/cache_perms.db
 
@@ -456,6 +485,8 @@ rc_cache.cache_perms.expiration_time = 3
 
 ; ***************************************************
 ; `cache_repo` cache for file tree, Readme, RSS FEEDS
+; for simplicity use rc.file_namespace backend,
+; for performance and scale use rc.redis
 ; ***************************************************
 rc_cache.cache_repo.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.file_namespace
 rc_cache.cache_repo.expiration_time = 2592000
@@ -852,10 +883,9 @@ qualname = celery
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr, )
 level = DEBUG
+; To enable JSON formatted logs replace 'generic/color_formatter' with 'json'
+; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
 formatter = color_formatter
-; To enable JSON formatted logs replace generic with json
-; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
-#formatter = json
 
 [handler_console_sql]
 ; "level = DEBUG" logs SQL queries and results.
@@ -864,6 +894,8 @@ formatter = color_formatter
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr, )
 level = WARN
+; To enable JSON formatted logs replace 'generic/color_formatter_sql' with 'json'
+; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
 formatter = color_formatter_sql
 
 ; ##########
diff --git a/configs/logging.ini b/configs/logging.ini
--- a/configs/logging.ini
+++ b/configs/logging.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ; #####################
 ; LOGGING CONFIGURATION
 ; #####################
+
 [loggers]
 keys = root, sqlalchemy, beaker, celery, rhodecode, ssh_wrapper
 
@@ -55,10 +56,8 @@ qualname = celery
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr, )
 level = $RC_LOGGING_LEVEL
-; To enable JSON formatted logs replace generic with json
+; To enable JSON formatted logs replace 'generic' with 'json'
 ; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
-#formatter = json
-#formatter = generic
 formatter = $RC_LOGGING_FORMATTER
 
 [handler_console_sql]
@@ -68,10 +67,8 @@ formatter = $RC_LOGGING_FORMATTER
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr, )
 level = WARN
-; To enable JSON formatted logs replace generic with json
+; To enable JSON formatted logs replace 'generic/color_formatter_sql' with 'json'
 ; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
-#formatter = json
-#formatter = generic
 formatter = $RC_LOGGING_FORMATTER
 
 ; ##########
@@ -94,5 +91,5 @@ format = %(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d [%(proc
 datefmt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
 
 [formatter_json]
-format = %(message)s
-class = rhodecode.lib._vendor.jsonlogger.JsonFormatter
\ No newline at end of file
+format = %(timestamp)s %(levelname)s %(name)s %(message)s %(req_id)s
+class = rhodecode.lib._vendor.jsonlogger.JsonFormatter
diff --git a/configs/production.ini b/configs/production.ini
--- a/configs/production.ini
+++ b/configs/production.ini
@@ -380,11 +380,40 @@ rc_cache.cache_repo_longterm.expiration_
 rc_cache.cache_repo_longterm.max_size = 10000
 
 
+; *********************************************
+; `cache_general` cache for general purpose use
+; for simplicity use rc.file_namespace backend,
+; for performance and scale use rc.redis
+; *********************************************
+rc_cache.cache_general.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.file_namespace
+rc_cache.cache_general.expiration_time = 43200
+; file cache store path. Defaults to `cache_dir =` value or tempdir if both values are not set
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.filename = /tmp/cache_general.db
+
+; alternative `cache_general` redis backend with distributed lock
+#rc_cache.cache_general.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.redis
+#rc_cache.cache_general.expiration_time = 300
+
+; redis_expiration_time needs to be greater then expiration_time
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.redis_expiration_time = 7200
+
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.host = localhost
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.port = 6379
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.db = 0
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.socket_timeout = 30
+; more Redis options: https://dogpilecache.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/api.html#redis-backends
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.distributed_lock = true
+
+; auto-renew lock to prevent stale locks, slower but safer. Use only if problems happen
+#rc_cache.cache_general.arguments.lock_auto_renewal = true
+
 ; *************************************************
 ; `cache_perms` cache for permission tree, auth TTL
+; for simplicity use rc.file_namespace backend,
+; for performance and scale use rc.redis
 ; *************************************************
 rc_cache.cache_perms.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.file_namespace
-rc_cache.cache_perms.expiration_time = 300
+rc_cache.cache_perms.expiration_time = 3600
 ; file cache store path. Defaults to `cache_dir =` value or tempdir if both values are not set
 #rc_cache.cache_perms.arguments.filename = /tmp/cache_perms.db
 
@@ -407,6 +436,8 @@ rc_cache.cache_perms.expiration_time = 3
 
 ; ***************************************************
 ; `cache_repo` cache for file tree, Readme, RSS FEEDS
+; for simplicity use rc.file_namespace backend,
+; for performance and scale use rc.redis
 ; ***************************************************
 rc_cache.cache_repo.backend = dogpile.cache.rc.file_namespace
 rc_cache.cache_repo.expiration_time = 2592000
@@ -803,10 +834,9 @@ qualname = celery
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr, )
 level = INFO
+; To enable JSON formatted logs replace 'generic/color_formatter' with 'json'
+; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
 formatter = generic
-; To enable JSON formatted logs replace generic with json
-; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
-#formatter = json
 
 [handler_console_sql]
 ; "level = DEBUG" logs SQL queries and results.
@@ -815,6 +845,8 @@ formatter = generic
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr, )
 level = WARN
+; To enable JSON formatted logs replace 'generic/color_formatter_sql' with 'json'
+; This allows sending properly formatted logs to grafana loki or elasticsearch
 formatter = generic
 
 ; ##########