diff --git a/logmngr/Config.in b/logmngr/Config.in
index 069934d67..9b16dc90f 100644
--- a/logmngr/Config.in
+++ b/logmngr/Config.in
@@ -40,4 +40,11 @@ config LOGMNGR_VENDOR_LOG_FILE
 	help
 		It adds support for Device.DeviceInfo.VendorLogFile. Object.
 
+config LOGMNGR_SINGLE_INSTANCE
+	bool "Run all local and remote log instances together"
+	depends on PACKAGE_logmngr
+	default y
+	help
+		Run a single instance of logmngr backend to optimize ram usages
+
 endif
diff --git a/logmngr/Makefile b/logmngr/Makefile
index 428815800..949469e68 100644
--- a/logmngr/Makefile
+++ b/logmngr/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=logmngr
-PKG_VERSION:=1.1.5
+PKG_VERSION:=1.1.6
 
 LOCAL_DEV:=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ endif
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:CONFIG_LOGMNGR_BACKEND_FLUENTBIT CONFIG_LOGMNGR_BACKEND_SYSLOG_NG CONFIG_LOGMNGR_SINGLE_INSTANCE
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../bbfdm/bbfdm.mk
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ define Package/logmngr/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
 
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/init.d/logmngr $(1)/etc/init.d/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/config/logmngr $(1)/etc/config/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/uci-defaults/10-logmngr_config_migrate $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/
 
@@ -64,19 +64,23 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOGMNGR_SYSLOG),y)
 	$(BBFDM_INSTALL_MS_DM) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/bbf_plugin/libbbfsyslog.so $(1) $(PKG_NAME)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOGMNGR_SINGLE_INSTANCE),y)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/logmngr
+	touch          $(1)/etc/logmngr/.SingleInstance
+endif
+
 	# Install logmngr service backend
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/logmngr
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOGMNGR_BACKEND_FLUENTBIT),y)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/fluent-bit
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/fluent-bit/syslog_facility.lua $(1)/etc/fluent-bit/syslog_facility.lua
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/logread $(1)/sbin/
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh $(1)/lib/logmngr/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/init.d/logmngr_fluent-bit $(1)/etc/init.d/logmngr
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/20-reload_fluent_bit $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/ntp/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/uci-defaults/20-add-parser $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOGMNGR_BACKEND_SYSLOG_NG),y)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh $(1)/lib/logmngr/
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/init.d/logmngr_syslog-ng $(1)/etc/init.d/logmngr
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LOGMNGR_LOGROTATE),y)
diff --git a/logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr b/logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr
deleted file mode 100644
index c20a31542..000000000
--- a/logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-
-START=09
-
-USE_PROCD=1
-
-. /lib/functions.sh
-include /lib/logmngr
-
-start_service() {
-	logmngr_init
-}
-
-service_triggers() {
-	procd_add_reload_trigger logmngr
-}
diff --git a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh b/logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr_fluent-bit
similarity index 92%
rename from logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh
rename to logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr_fluent-bit
index 82a41d6cb..60005f34a 100644
--- a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh
+++ b/logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr_fluent-bit
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+
+START=09
+
+USE_PROCD=1
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
 
@@ -7,6 +11,7 @@ CONF_FILE=/etc/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf
 FLUENT_BIT_TMP_DIR=/tmp/fluent-bit
 MAIN_CONF="${FLUENT_BIT_TMP_DIR}/main.fluent-bit.conf"
 USER_CONF="${FLUENT_BIT_TMP_DIR}/user.fluent-bit.conf"
+SINGLE_INSTANCE_MARKER="/etc/logmngr/.SingleInstance"
 # in future if USER_TAG has to be changed
 # we will need to check that no file in FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR uses it
 USER_TAG="user_logs"
@@ -82,14 +87,25 @@ create_user_config_file() {
 create_service_section() {
 	# the service section of the fluent-bit.conf file has hardcoded values,
 	# no need to lookup any uci section to configure this section
-	append_both_conf "[SERVICE]"
-	append_both_conf "    flush        1"
-	append_both_conf "    daemon       off"
-	append_both_conf "    log_level    info"
-	append_both_conf "    coro_stack_size    1048576"
-	append_both_conf "    parsers_file /etc/fluent-bit/parsers.conf"
-	append_both_conf "    hot_reload        on"
-	append_both_conf ""
+	if [ -f "${SINGLE_INSTANCE_MARKER}" ]; then
+		append_conf "[SERVICE]"
+		append_conf "    flush        1"
+		append_conf "    daemon       off"
+		append_conf "    log_level    info"
+		append_conf "    coro_stack_size    1048576"
+		append_conf "    parsers_file /etc/fluent-bit/parsers.conf"
+		append_conf "    hot_reload        on"
+		append_conf ""
+	else
+		append_both_conf "[SERVICE]"
+		append_both_conf "    flush        1"
+		append_both_conf "    daemon       off"
+		append_both_conf "    log_level    info"
+		append_both_conf "    coro_stack_size    1048576"
+		append_both_conf "    parsers_file /etc/fluent-bit/parsers.conf"
+		append_both_conf "    hot_reload        on"
+		append_both_conf ""
+	fi
 }
 
 create_lua_filter_for_severity_facility() {
@@ -573,8 +589,8 @@ handle_action_section() {
 # It has a single hard coded input tail plugin which reads from /var/log/messages.
 # Any filter that is applied will act on the main config and thus only filtered logs
 # will be available to both fluent-bit instances.
-logmngr_init() {
-	local enabled
+start_service() {
+	local enabled CONF
 
 	config_load logmngr
 	config_get_bool enabled globals enable "1"
@@ -589,16 +605,16 @@ logmngr_init() {
 		return
 	fi
 
-	procd_open_instance logmngr_main
 	if [ -s "${MAIN_CONF}" ]; then
-		procd_set_param command $PROG -c ${MAIN_CONF}
-		procd_set_param file ${MAIN_CONF}
+		CONF="${MAIN_CONF}"
 	elif [ -s "${CONF_FILE}" ]; then
-		procd_set_param command $PROG -c ${CONF_FILE}
-		procd_set_param file ${CONF_FILE}
-
+		CONF="${CONF_FILE}"
 	fi
 
+	procd_open_instance logmngr
+	procd_set_param command $PROG -c ${CONF}
+	procd_set_param file ${CONF}
+
 	# if process finishes later than respawn_threshold, it is restarted unconditionally, regardless of error code
 	# wait 5 seconds before respawning
 	# for example, if proto is udp in syslog output and url is not resolved then fluent-bit stops
@@ -615,12 +631,19 @@ logmngr_init() {
 			append_user_conf "@INCLUDE ${FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR}/*"
 		fi
 
-		procd_open_instance logmngr_user
-		procd_set_param command $PROG -c ${USER_CONF}
-		procd_set_param file ${USER_CONF}
-
-		# same logic as above
-		procd_set_param respawn ${respawn_threshold:-1} ${respawn_timeout:-5}
-		procd_close_instance
+		if [ -f "${SINGLE_INSTANCE_MARKER}" ]; then
+			cat "${USER_CONF}" >> ${CONF}
+		else
+			procd_open_instance logmngr_user
+			procd_set_param command $PROG -c ${USER_CONF}
+			procd_set_param file ${USER_CONF}
+			# same logic as above
+			procd_set_param respawn ${respawn_threshold:-1} ${respawn_timeout:-5}
+			procd_close_instance
+		fi
 	fi
 }
+
+service_triggers() {
+	procd_add_reload_trigger logmngr
+}
diff --git a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh b/logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr_syslog-ng
similarity index 98%
rename from logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh
rename to logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr_syslog-ng
index 3691162d8..6418ff259 100644
--- a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/syslog-ng.sh
+++ b/logmngr/files/etc/init.d/logmngr_syslog-ng
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+
+START=09
+
+USE_PROCD=1
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
 
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ apply_config_file() {
 	cp ${TMP_CONF_FILE} ${CONF_FILE}
 }
 
-logmngr_init() {
+start_service() {
 	create_config_file
 
 	config_load logmngr
@@ -347,3 +351,7 @@ logmngr_init() {
 		/etc/init.d/syslog-ng start
 	fi
 }
+
+service_triggers() {
+	procd_add_reload_trigger logmngr
+}