diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9dc7406..a01c1ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
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+ "log",
+ "log-mdc",
+ "once_cell",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "rand",
+ "serde",
+ "serde-value",
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+ "serde_yaml",
+ "thiserror",
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+ "typemap-ors",
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 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-util"
 version = "0.1.8"
@@ -980,6 +1250,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-core"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "33ab640c8d7e35bf8ba19b884ba838ceb4fba93a4e8c65a9059d08afcfc683d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.48.0"
@@ -1127,3 +1412,24 @@ checksum = "557404e450152cd6795bb558bca69e43c585055f4606e3bcae5894fc6dac9ba0"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy"
+version = "0.7.35"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b9b4fd18abc82b8136838da5d50bae7bdea537c574d8dc1a34ed098d6c166f0"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+ "zerocopy-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy-derive"
+version = "0.7.35"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.72",
+]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dc7c6a8..ef51827 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 log = "0.4.20"
-pretty_env_logger = "0.5.0"
+log4rs = "1.3.0"
 swayipc-async = "2.0.3"
 tokio = { version = "1.39.1", features = ["full"] }
 futures-util = "0.3.30"
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index d221d6a..0c2cbde 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub frames_delay: u32,
     pub frames_anim: u32,
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub autosplit_enabled: bool,
     pub autosplit_ratio: f64,
     pub output_blocklist: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default = "default_log_dir")]
+    pub log_dir: std::path::PathBuf,
+}
+
+fn default_log_dir() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    let dirs = project_dirs().unwrap();
+    dirs.config_dir().join("log")
 }
 
 pub struct ConfigHandle {
@@ -52,26 +60,27 @@ impl ConfigHandle {
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct WatchHandle(notify_debouncer_mini::Debouncer<notify::INotifyWatcher>);
 
+fn project_dirs() -> Res<directories::ProjectDirs> {
+    directories::ProjectDirs::from("com", "alexjanka", "sway-flash-indicator")
+        .ok_or(Error::NoMatchingConfig)
+}
+
 pub async fn parse_config() -> Res<WatchHandle> {
-    let dirs = directories::ProjectDirs::from("com", "alexjanka", "sway-flash-indicator")
-        .ok_or(Error::NoMatchingConfig)?;
+    let dirs = project_dirs()?;
 
     let config_dir = dirs.config_dir();
     if let Ok(false) = config_dir.try_exists() {
-        log::info!("config dir doesn't exist, creating");
+        eprintln!("config dir doesn't exist, creating");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(config_dir)?;
     }
 
     let config_path = config_dir.join("config.toml");
     let config = if config_path.try_exists().is_ok_and(|v| v) {
-        let v = toml::from_str(&std::fs::read_to_string(&config_path)?)?;
-        log::info!("read config from {config_path:?}");
-        v
+        toml::from_str(&std::fs::read_to_string(&config_path)?)?
     } else {
         let c = Config::default();
         let stringified = toml::to_string(&c)?;
         std::fs::write(&config_path, stringified)?;
-        log::info!("wrote default to {config_path:?}");
         c
     };
     let path = config_path.clone();
@@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ pub async fn parse_config() -> Res<WatchHandle> {
                     if let Some(config) = read_config(&path) {
                         CONFIG.set_blocking(config);
                     } else {
-                        log::error!("failed to parse config");
+                        eprintln!("failed to parse config");
                     }
                 }
             }),
@@ -127,6 +136,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             autosplit_enabled: true,
             autosplit_ratio: 1.0,
             output_blocklist: Vec::new(),
+            log_dir: std::path::PathBuf::new(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 51413a8..47474f2 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     TomlSer(#[from] toml::ser::Error),
     #[error("node not found")]
     NodeNotFound,
+    #[error("log4rs")]
+    Log4Rs,
 }
 
 impl<T> From<tokio::sync::SetError<T>> for Error {
diff --git a/src/logger.rs b/src/logger.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c7b1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logger.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use log::LevelFilter;
+use log4rs::{
+    append::{
+        console::{ConsoleAppender, Target},
+        rolling_file::policy::compound::{
+            roll::fixed_window::FixedWindowRoller, trigger::size::SizeTrigger, CompoundPolicy,
+        },
+    },
+    config::{Appender, Root},
+    encode::pattern::PatternEncoder,
+    filter::threshold::ThresholdFilter,
+    Config,
+};
+
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+pub async fn init_logger() -> Res<()> {
+    let stderr = ConsoleAppender::builder()
+        .target(Target::Stderr)
+        .encoder(Box::new(PatternEncoder::new("{h({l})}: {m}\n")))
+        .build();
+
+    let trigger = SizeTrigger::new(2048);
+    let roller = FixedWindowRoller::builder()
+        .base(0)
+        .build(
+            format!("{}/{{}}.log", CONFIG.get().await.log_dir.display()).as_str(),
+            3,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    let policy = CompoundPolicy::new(Box::new(trigger), Box::new(roller));
+
+    let logfile = log4rs::append::rolling_file::RollingFileAppender::builder()
+        .encoder(Box::new(PatternEncoder::new("{l}: {m}\n")))
+        .build(
+            format!("{}/current.log", CONFIG.get().await.log_dir.display()).as_str(),
+            Box::new(policy),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let config = Config::builder()
+        .appender(Appender::builder().build("logfile", Box::new(logfile)))
+        .appender(
+            Appender::builder()
+                .filter(Box::new(ThresholdFilter::new(log::LevelFilter::Info)))
+                .build("stderr", Box::new(stderr)),
+        )
+        .build(
+            Root::builder()
+                .appender("logfile")
+                .appender("stderr")
+                .build(LevelFilter::Trace),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let _handle = log4rs::init_config(config).map_err(|_| Error::Log4Rs)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7459cc4..73f3d26 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod colour;
 mod config;
 mod error;
 mod flash;
+mod logger;
 
 pub mod prelude {
     pub use crate::error::*;
@@ -21,12 +22,8 @@ static DEFAULT_BORDER: tokio::sync::OnceCell<Lab> = tokio::sync::OnceCell::const
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Res<()> {
-    if std::env::var_os("RUST_LOG").is_none() {
-        std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "info");
-    }
-    pretty_env_logger::init();
-
     let _watch_handle = config::parse_config().await?;
+    logger::init_logger().await?;
 
     let mut event_connection = swayipc_async::Connection::new().await?;
     let mut autosplit_connection = swayipc_async::Connection::new().await?;