diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4f02515..228d541 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ ARG GID=1000
 RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" $UNAME -s -G $GID -u $UID
 COPY --from=builder --chown=$UID:$GID /app/src/target/release/orca-registry /app/orca-registry
 
-RUN chown -R $UID:$GID /app
+RUN mkdir /data && \
+    chown -R $UID:$GID /data && \
+    chown -R $UID:$GID /app
 
 USER $UNAME
 
diff --git a/config-example.toml b/config-example.toml
index 0981690..0924fc3 100644
--- a/config-example.toml
+++ b/config-example.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ listen_address = "127.0.0.1"
 listen_port = "3000"
 url = "http://localhost:3000/"
 
+# error, warn, info, debug, trace
+log_level = "debug"
+
 [storage]
 driver = "filesystem"
 path = "/app/blobs"
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index fb40188..f03c880 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
 use figment::{Figment, providers::{Env, Toml, Format}};
 use figment_cliarg_provider::FigmentCliArgsProvider;
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use tracing::Level;
 
 use std::env;
 
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub listen_address: String,
     pub listen_port: String,
     url: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "serialize_log_level", default = "default_log_level")]
+    pub log_level: Level,
     pub ldap: Option<LdapConnectionConfig>,
     pub database: DatabaseConfig,
     pub storage: StorageConfig,
@@ -102,4 +106,30 @@ impl Config {
             None => format!("http://{}:{}", self.listen_address, self.listen_port)
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+fn default_log_level() -> Level {
+    Level::INFO
+}
+
+fn serialize_log_level<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Level, D::Error>
+where D: Deserializer<'de> {
+    let s = String::deserialize(deserializer)?.to_lowercase();
+    let s = s.as_str();
+    
+    match s {
+        "error" => Ok(Level::ERROR),
+        "warn" => Ok(Level::WARN),
+        "info" => Ok(Level::INFO),
+        "debug" => Ok(Level::DEBUG),
+        "trace" => Ok(Level::TRACE),
+        _ => Err(serde::de::Error::custom(format!("Unknown log level: '{}'", s))),
+    }
+}
+
+/* fn<'de, D> serialize_log_level(D) -> Result<Level, D::Error>
+where D: Deserializer<'de>
+{
+
+} */
+//fn serialize_log_level() -> Level
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fa39dc7..203c797 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use tower_layer::Layer;
 use sqlx::sqlite::{SqlitePoolOptions, SqliteConnectOptions, SqliteJournalMode};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tower_http::normalize_path::NormalizePathLayer;
-use tracing::{debug, Level};
+use tracing::{debug, Level, info};
 
 use app_state::AppState;
 use database::Database;
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ async fn change_request_paths<B>(mut request: Request<B>, next: Next<B>) -> Resu
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
-        .with_max_level(Level::DEBUG)
-        .init();
-
     let config = Config::new()
         .expect("Failure to parse config!");
 
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_max_level(config.log_level)
+        .init();
+
     let sqlite_config = match &config.database {
         DatabaseConfig::Sqlite(sqlite) => sqlite,
     };
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let layered_app = NormalizePathLayer::trim_trailing_slash().layer(path_middleware.layer(app));
 
-    debug!("Starting http server, listening on {}", app_addr);
+    info!("Starting http server, listening on {}", app_addr);
     axum::Server::bind(&app_addr)
         .serve(layered_app.into_make_service())
         .await?;