diff --git a/lib/server/logger.ts b/lib/server/logger.ts
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+import winston from "winston";
+const { combine, timestamp, simple, splat, printf, colorize } = winston.format;
+
+winston.add;
+
+const fmt = printf(({ timestamp, level, message, meta }) => {
+	return `${timestamp} [${level}] ------ ${message} ${
+		!!meta.durationMs ? "\n (took) " + meta.durationMs + "ms" : ""
+	}`;
+});
+
+const cfmt = combine(colorize(), timestamp(), splat(), fmt);
+
+const loggerTransports: any[] = [
+	new winston.transports.Console({
+		format: cfmt,
+		handleExceptions: true,
+		handleRejections: true,
+		// json: false
+	}),
+];
+
+process.env.NODE_ENV?.toLowerCase() == "development" &&
+	loggerTransports.push(
+		new winston.transports.File({
+			filename: "/var/log/rockfic.debug.log",
+			level: "debug",
+			format: combine(timestamp(), splat(), fmt),
+			handleExceptions: true,
+			handleRejections: true,
+		}),
+	);
+
+const logger = winston.createLogger({
+	levels: winston.config.syslog.levels,
+	transports: loggerTransports,
+	format: cfmt,
+});
+
+// app.listen(7000, () => logger.debug("fuckyou"))
+
+// console.log(api.stack)
+
+export const log = logger;