diff --git a/src/Core/Cache.php b/src/Core/Cache.php
index cc77d9bfd0..ea7807031f 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache.php
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ class Cache extends \Friendica\BaseObject
 	/**
 	 * @var Cache\ICacheDriver
 	 */
-	private static $driver = null;
+	private static $driver       = null;
+	public  static $driver_class = null;
+	public  static $driver_name  = null;
 
 	public static function init()
 	{
-		$driver_name = Config::get('system', 'cache_driver', 'database');
-
-		self::$driver = CacheDriverFactory::create($driver_name);
+		self::$driver_name  = Config::get('system', 'cache_driver', 'database');
+		self::$driver       = CacheDriverFactory::create(self::$driver_name);
+		self::$driver_class = get_class(self::$driver);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -46,6 +48,29 @@ class Cache extends \Friendica\BaseObject
 		return self::$driver;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Returns all the cache keys sorted alphabetically
+	 *
+	 * @return array|null Null if the driver doesn't support this feature
+	 */
+	public static function getAllKeys()
+	{
+		$time = microtime(true);
+
+		$return = self::getDriver()->getAllKeys();
+
+		// Keys are prefixed with the node hostname, let's remove it
+		array_walk($return, function (&$value) {
+			$value = preg_replace('/^' . self::getApp()->get_hostname() . ':/', '', $value);
+		});
+
+		sort($return);
+
+		self::getApp()->save_timestamp($time, 'cache');
+
+		return $return;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Fetch cached data according to the key
 	 *
@@ -107,12 +132,12 @@ class Cache extends \Friendica\BaseObject
 	/**
 	 * @brief Remove outdated data from the cache
 	 *
-	 * @param integer $max_level The maximum cache level that is to be cleared
+	 * @param boolean $outdated just remove outdated values
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	public static function clear()
+	public static function clear($outdated = true)
 	{
-		return self::getDriver()->clear();
+		return self::getDriver()->clear($outdated);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache/ArrayCache.php b/src/Core/Cache/ArrayCache.php
index d1302c1d6e..47c9c16680 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache/ArrayCache.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache/ArrayCache.php
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ class ArrayCache extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDriver
 	/** @var array Array with the cached data */
 	protected $cachedData = array();
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
+	public function getAllKeys()
+	{
+		return array_keys($this->cachedData);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * (@inheritdoc)
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheDriver.php b/src/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheDriver.php
index ca4842a468..74dfe3991e 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheDriver.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheDriver.php
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
  */
 class DatabaseCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements ICacheDriver
 {
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
+	public function getAllKeys()
+	{
+		$stmt = DBA::select('cache', ['k'], ['`expires` >= ?', DateTimeFormat::utcNow()]);
+
+		return DBA::toArray($stmt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function get($key)
 	{
 		$cache = DBA::selectFirst('cache', ['v'], ['`k` = ? AND `expires` >= ?', $key, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()]);
@@ -32,6 +45,9 @@ class DatabaseCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements ICacheDriver
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function set($key, $value, $ttl = Cache::FIVE_MINUTES)
 	{
 		$fields = [
@@ -43,11 +59,17 @@ class DatabaseCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements ICacheDriver
 		return DBA::update('cache', $fields, ['k' => $key], true);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function delete($key)
 	{
 		return DBA::delete('cache', ['k' => $key]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function clear($outdated = true)
 	{
 		if ($outdated) {
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache/ICacheDriver.php b/src/Core/Cache/ICacheDriver.php
index 9ddcf5ad1f..b77aa03c16 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache/ICacheDriver.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache/ICacheDriver.php
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ use Friendica\Core\Cache;
  */
 interface ICacheDriver
 {
+	/**
+	 * Lists all cache keys
+	 *
+	 * @return array|null Null if it isn't supported by the cache driver
+	 */
+	public function getAllKeys();
+
 	/**
 	 * Fetches cached data according to the key
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache/MemcacheCacheDriver.php b/src/Core/Cache/MemcacheCacheDriver.php
index 4ca5aa38db..207225b1a2 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache/MemcacheCacheDriver.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache/MemcacheCacheDriver.php
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ class MemcacheCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDri
 	 */
 	private $memcache;
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $memcache_host
+	 * @param int    $memcache_port
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
 	public function __construct($memcache_host, $memcache_port)
 	{
 		if (!class_exists('Memcache', false)) {
@@ -35,6 +40,28 @@ class MemcacheCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDri
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
+	public function getAllKeys()
+	{
+		$list = [];
+		$allSlabs = $this->memcache->getExtendedStats('slabs');
+		foreach ($allSlabs as $slabs) {
+			foreach (array_keys($slabs) as $slabId) {
+				$cachedump = $this->memcache->getExtendedStats('cachedump', (int)$slabId);
+				foreach ($cachedump as $keys => $arrVal) {
+					if (!is_array($arrVal)) {
+						continue;
+					}
+					$list = array_merge($list, array_keys($arrVal));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $list;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * (@inheritdoc)
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache/MemcachedCacheDriver.php b/src/Core/Cache/MemcachedCacheDriver.php
index 9e9c00f0b8..c1d08f3321 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache/MemcachedCacheDriver.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache/MemcachedCacheDriver.php
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ class MemcachedCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDr
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
+	public function getAllKeys()
+	{
+		return $this->memcached->getAllKeys();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function get($key)
 	{
 		$return = null;
@@ -68,6 +79,9 @@ class MemcachedCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDr
 		return $return;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function set($key, $value, $ttl = Cache::FIVE_MINUTES)
 	{
 		$cachekey = $this->getCacheKey($key);
@@ -88,12 +102,18 @@ class MemcachedCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDr
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function delete($key)
 	{
 		$cachekey = $this->getCacheKey($key);
 		return $this->memcached->delete($cachekey);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function clear($outdated = true)
 	{
 		if ($outdated) {
@@ -104,12 +124,7 @@ class MemcachedCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDr
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief Sets a value if it's not already stored
-	 *
-	 * @param string $key      The cache key
-	 * @param mixed  $value    The old value we know from the cache
-	 * @param int    $ttl      The cache lifespan, must be one of the Cache constants
-	 * @return bool
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
 	 */
 	public function add($key, $value, $ttl = Cache::FIVE_MINUTES)
 	{
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache/RedisCacheDriver.php b/src/Core/Cache/RedisCacheDriver.php
index 2c2a3e5d7c..f9d00fde21 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache/RedisCacheDriver.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache/RedisCacheDriver.php
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ class RedisCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDriver
 	 */
 	private $redis;
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $redis_host
+	 * @param int    $redis_port
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
 	public function __construct($redis_host, $redis_port)
 	{
 		if (!class_exists('Redis', false)) {
@@ -33,6 +38,17 @@ class RedisCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDriver
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
+	public function getAllKeys()
+	{
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function get($key)
 	{
 		$return = null;
@@ -55,6 +71,9 @@ class RedisCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDriver
 		return $return;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function set($key, $value, $ttl = Cache::FIVE_MINUTES)
 	{
 		$cachekey = $this->getCacheKey($key);
@@ -75,12 +94,18 @@ class RedisCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDriver
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function delete($key)
 	{
 		$cachekey = $this->getCacheKey($key);
 		return ($this->redis->delete($cachekey) > 0);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * (@inheritdoc)
+	 */
 	public function clear($outdated = true)
 	{
 		if ($outdated) {
@@ -127,6 +152,7 @@ class RedisCacheDriver extends AbstractCacheDriver implements IMemoryCacheDriver
 		$this->redis->unwatch();
 		return false;
 	}
+
 	/**
 	 * (@inheritdoc)
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Core/Console.php b/src/Core/Console.php
index 29ccd795b8..9edc12b64c 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Console extends \Asika\SimpleConsole\Console
 	protected $customHelpOptions = ['h', 'help', '?'];
 
 	protected $subConsoles = [
+		'cache'                  => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Cache',
 		'config'                 => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Config',
 		'createdoxygen'          => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\CreateDoxygen',
 		'docbloxerrorchecker'    => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\DocBloxErrorChecker',
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class Console extends \Asika\SimpleConsole\Console
 Usage: bin/console [--version] [-h|--help|-?] <command> [<args>] [-v]
 
 Commands:
+	cache                  Manage node cache
 	config                 Edit site config
 	createdoxygen          Generate Doxygen headers
 	dbstructure            Do database updates
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/Cache.php b/src/Core/Console/Cache.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0bc427dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/Console/Cache.php
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Core\Console;
+
+use Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException;
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\Core;
+use RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * @brief tool to access the cache from the CLI
+ *
+ * With this script you can access the cache of your node from the CLI.
+ * You can read current values stored in the cache and set new values
+ * in cache keys.
+ *
+ * @author Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
+ */
+class Cache extends \Asika\SimpleConsole\Console
+{
+	protected $helpOptions = ['h', 'help', '?'];
+
+	protected function getHelp()
+	{
+		$help = <<<HELP
+console cache - Manage node cache
+Synopsis
+	bin/console cache list [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console cache get <key> [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console cache set <key> <value> [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console cache flush [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console cache clear [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+
+Description
+	bin/console cache list [<prefix>]
+		List all cache keys, optionally filtered by a prefix
+
+	bin/console cache get <key>
+		Shows the value of the provided cache key
+
+	bin/console cache set <key> <value> [<ttl>]
+		Sets the value of the provided cache key, optionally with the provided TTL (time to live) with a default of five minutes.
+
+	bin/console cache flush
+		Clears expired cache keys
+
+	bin/console cache clear
+		Clears all cache keys
+
+Options
+    -h|--help|-? Show help information
+    -v           Show more debug information.
+HELP;
+		return $help;
+	}
+
+	protected function doExecute()
+	{
+		$a = \Friendica\BaseObject::getApp();
+
+		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
+			$this->out('Executable: ' . $this->executable);
+			$this->out('Class: ' . __CLASS__);
+			$this->out('Arguments: ' . var_export($this->args, true));
+			$this->out('Options: ' . var_export($this->options, true));
+		}
+
+		if (!($a->mode & App::MODE_DBCONFIGAVAILABLE)) {
+			$this->out('Database isn\'t ready or populated yet, database cache won\'t be available');
+		}
+
+		Core\Cache::init();
+
+		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
+			$this->out('Cache Driver Name: ' . Core\Cache::$driver_name);
+			$this->out('Cache Driver Class: ' . Core\Cache::$driver_class);
+		}
+
+		switch ($this->getArgument(0)) {
+			case 'list':
+				$this->executeList();
+				break;
+			case 'get':
+				$this->executeGet();
+				break;
+			case 'set':
+				$this->executeSet();
+				break;
+			case 'flush':
+				$this->executeFlush();
+				break;
+			case 'clear':
+				$this->executeClear();
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (count($this->args) == 0) {
+			$this->out($this->getHelp());
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	private function executeList()
+	{
+		$prefix = $this->getArgument(1);
+		$keys = Core\Cache::getAllKeys();
+
+		if (empty($prefix)) {
+			$this->out('Listing all cache keys:');
+		} else {
+			$this->out('Listing all cache keys starting with "' . $prefix . '":');
+		}
+
+		$count = 0;
+		foreach ($keys as $key) {
+			if (empty($prefix) || strpos($key, $prefix) === 0) {
+				$this->out($key);
+				$count++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$this->out($count . ' keys found');
+	}
+
+	private function executeGet()
+	{
+		if (count($this->args) >= 2) {
+			$key = $this->getArgument(1);
+			$value = Core\Cache::get($key);
+
+			$this->out("{$key} => " . var_export($value, true));
+		} else {
+			throw new CommandArgsException('Too few arguments for get');
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function executeSet()
+	{
+		if (count($this->args) >= 3) {
+			$key = $this->getArgument(1);
+			$value = $this->getArgument(2);
+			$duration = intval($this->getArgument(3, Core\Cache::FIVE_MINUTES));
+
+			if (is_array(Core\Cache::get($key))) {
+				throw new RuntimeException("$key is an array and can't be set using this command.");
+			}
+
+			$result = Core\Cache::set($key, $value, $duration);
+			if ($result) {
+				$this->out("{$key} <= " . Core\Cache::get($key));
+			} else {
+				$this->out("Unable to set {$key}");
+			}
+		} else {
+			throw new CommandArgsException('Too few arguments for set');
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function executeFlush()
+	{
+		$result = Core\Cache::clear();
+		if ($result) {
+			$this->out('Cache successfully flushed');
+		} else {
+			$this->out('Unable to flush the cache');
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function executeClear()
+	{
+		$result = Core\Cache::clear(false);
+		if ($result) {
+			$this->out('Cache successfully cleared');
+		} else {
+			$this->out('Unable to flush the cache');
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/Config.php b/src/Core/Console/Config.php
index da2d20fd13..db436b8394 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/Config.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/Config.php
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-/*
- * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
- * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
- * and open the template in the editor.
- */
-
 namespace Friendica\Core\Console;
 
 use Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException;
@@ -13,9 +7,6 @@ use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core;
 use RuntimeException;
 
-require_once 'include/dba.php';
-require_once 'include/text.php';
-
 /**
  * @brief tool to access the system config from the CLI
  *
@@ -80,7 +71,7 @@ HELP;
 
 	protected function doExecute()
 	{
-		$a = get_app();
+		$a = \Friendica\BaseObject::getApp();
 
 		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
 			$this->out('Executable: ' . $this->executable);