diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index 2a9abf6..c3dcdfd 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 class Config(object):
     def __init__(self):
+        self.appName = 'mbm'
+        self.logFile = '/tmp/mbm.log'
         self.mqttBrokerHost = '172.16.2.16'
         self.mqttBrokerPort = 1883
         self.mqttLogin = ''
diff --git a/src/master.py b/src/master.py
index 0251796..d2abb7f 100644
--- a/src/master.py
+++ b/src/master.py
@@ -9,30 +9,52 @@ import ScanRateConsideringQueueFeeder
 import datetime
 import RegisterDatapoint
 import pickle
+import logging
+
 
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    config = Config.Config()
+
+    logger = logging.getLogger(config.appName)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    fh = logging.FileHandler(config.logFile)
+    fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+    ch.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+    fh.setFormatter(formatter)
+    ch.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger.addHandler(fh)
+    logger.addHandler(ch)
+
     queue = MyPriorityQueue.MyPriorityQueue()
     pubQueue = Queue()
     nf = NotificationForwarder.NotificationForwarder()
-    config = Config.Config()
+    logger.debug('infrastructure prepared')
+
 
     datapoints = None
     with open(config.registerFile, 'rb') as f:
         datapoints = pickle.load(f)
     RegisterDatapoint.checkRegisterList(datapoints, reset=True)
+    logger.debug('datapoints read')
 
     cp = CommunicationProcessor.CommunicationProcessor(config, queue, pubQueue)
     cp.start()
+    logger.debug('CommunicationProcessor started')
 
     mp = MqttProcessor.MqttProcessor(config, datapoints, queue, pubQueue)
     nf.register(mp)
     mp.start()
+    logger.debug('MqttProcessor started')
 
     qf = ScanRateConsideringQueueFeeder.ScanRateConsideringQueueFeeder(config, datapoints, queue)
     nf.register(qf)
     qf.start()
+    logger.debug('ScanRateConsideringQueueFeeder started')
 
     cs = CmdServer.CmdServer(config, nf, datapoints)
     cs.start()
+    logger.debug('CmdServer started')
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