diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
index 63f7d991..989f4328 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ jobs:
             tari-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.cpu-model }}-${{ env.toolchain }}-nightly-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
             tari-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.cpu-model }}-${{ env.toolchain }}-nightly
 
-      - name: cargo test compile
-        run: cargo test --no-run --locked --all-features --release ${{ env.TARGET_BINS }}
-
       - name: upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4  # upload test results as artifact
         if: always()
@@ -158,10 +155,6 @@ jobs:
             tari-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.cpu-model }}-${{ env.toolchain }}-nightly-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
             tari-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.cpu-model }}-${{ env.toolchain }}-nightly
 
-      - name: cargo test compile
-        if: ${{ env.CI_FFI == 'true' }}
-        run: cargo test --no-run --locked --all-features --release ${{ env.TARGET_BINS }}
-
       - name: upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4  # upload test results as artifact
         if: always()
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 150547ec..9ab359d4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1070,6 +1070,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "4.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ca3aa72a6f96ea37bbc5aa912f6788242832f75369bdfdadcb0e38423f100059"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-next"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -1080,6 +1089,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs-sys-next",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b1d1d91c932ef41c0f2663aa8b0ca0342d444d842c06914aa0a7e352d0bada6"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "redox_users",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-sys-next"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -1189,29 +1209,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.68",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "env_filter"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a009aa4810eb158359dda09d0c87378e4bbb89b5a801f016885a4707ba24f7ea"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "regex",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "env_logger"
-version = "0.11.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38b35839ba51819680ba087cd351788c9a3c476841207e0b8cee0b04722343b9"
-dependencies = [
- "anstream",
- "anstyle",
- "env_filter",
- "humantime",
- "log",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -4051,7 +4048,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "clap 4.5.8",
  "digest",
- "env_logger",
+ "dirs",
  "libp2p",
  "log",
  "minotari_app_grpc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 33d39782..b6fb32f3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ thiserror = "1.0"
 serde = "1.0.203"
 anyhow = "1.0"
 log = "0.4.21"
-env_logger = "0.11.3"
 tonic = "0.8.3"
 async-trait = "0.1.80"
 serde_cbor = "0.11.2"
@@ -46,5 +45,4 @@ digest = "0.10.7"
 clap = { version = "4.5.7", features = ["derive"] }
 moka = { version = "0.12.7", features = ["future"] }
 rand = "0.8.0"
-
-
+dirs = "4.0.0"
diff --git a/log4rs_sample.yml b/log4rs_sample.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71502294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log4rs_sample.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+refresh_rate: 30 seconds
+appenders:
+  # An appender named "stdout" that writes to stdout
+  stdout:
+    kind: console
+    encoder:
+      pattern: "{d(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%Z)} {h({l}):5} {t} {m}{n}"
+    filters:
+      - kind: threshold
+        level: info
+
+  # An appender named "p2pool" that writes to a file with a custom pattern encoder
+  p2pool:
+    kind: rolling_file
+    path: "{{log_dir}}/log/p2pool.log"
+    policy:
+      kind: compound
+      trigger:
+        kind: size
+        limit: 10mb
+      roller:
+        kind: fixed_window
+        base: 1
+        count: 5
+        pattern: "{{log_dir}}/log/p2pool.{}.log"
+    encoder:
+      pattern: "[{d(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f)} [{t}] [Thread:{I}] {l:5} {m}{n}]"
+
+# Set the default logging level to "warn" and attach the "stdout" appender to the root
+root:
+  level: info
+  appenders:
+    - stdout
+
+loggers:
+  sharechain:
+    level: info
+    appenders:
+      - p2pool
+      - stdout
+    additive: false
+  p2p:
+    level: info
+    appenders:
+      - p2pool
+      - stdout
+    additive: false
+  server:
+    level: info
+    appenders:
+      - p2pool
+      - stdout
+    additive: false
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0631bd41..2fb9ec81 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ use clap::{
     builder::{styling::AnsiColor, Styles},
     Parser,
 };
-use env_logger::Builder;
 use log::LevelFilter;
 
+use tari_common::initialize_logging;
+
 use crate::sharechain::in_memory::InMemoryShareChain;
 
 mod server;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ fn cli_styles() -> Styles {
         .valid(AnsiColor::BrightGreen.on_default())
 }
 
-#[derive(Parser)]
+#[derive(Clone, Parser)]
 #[command(version)]
 #[command(styles = cli_styles())]
 #[command(about = "⛏ Decentralized mining pool for Tari network ⛏", long_about = None)]
@@ -77,13 +78,32 @@ struct Cli {
     /// By setting this it can be used as a stable node for routing only.
     #[arg(long, value_name = "mining-disabled", default_value_t = false)]
     mining_disabled: bool,
+
+    base_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl Cli {
+    pub fn base_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.base_dir
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| dirs::home_dir().unwrap().join(".p2pool/miner"))
+    }
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    // cli
     let cli = Cli::parse();
-    Builder::new().filter_level(cli.log_level).init();
+
+    // logger setup
+    if let Err(e) = initialize_logging(
+        &cli.base_dir().join("configs/logs.yml"),
+        &cli.base_dir(),
+        include_str!("../log4rs_sample.yml"),
+    ) {
+        eprintln!("{}", e);
+        return Err(e.into());
+    }
+
     let mut config_builder = server::Config::builder();
     if let Some(grpc_port) = cli.grpc_port {
         config_builder.with_grpc_port(grpc_port);
@@ -91,11 +111,11 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if let Some(p2p_port) = cli.p2p_port {
         config_builder.with_p2p_port(p2p_port);
     }
-    if let Some(seed_peers) = cli.seed_peers {
+    if let Some(seed_peers) = cli.seed_peers.clone() {
         config_builder.with_seed_peers(seed_peers);
     }
     config_builder.with_stable_peer(cli.stable_peer);
-    config_builder.with_private_key_folder(cli.private_key_folder);
+    config_builder.with_private_key_folder(cli.private_key_folder.clone());
     config_builder.with_mining_enabled(!cli.mining_disabled);
 
     // server start
diff --git a/src/server/grpc/p2pool.rs b/src/server/grpc/p2pool.rs
index cf99faae..39790a4b 100644
--- a/src/server/grpc/p2pool.rs
+++ b/src/server/grpc/p2pool.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
     sharechain::{block::Block, ShareChain, SHARE_COUNT},
 };
 
-const LOG_TARGET: &str = "p2pool_grpc";
+const LOG_TARGET: &str = "p2pool::server::grpc::p2pool";
 
 /// P2Pool specific gRPC service to provide `get_new_block` and `submit_block` functionalities.
 pub struct ShaP2PoolGrpc<S>
diff --git a/src/server/p2p/client.rs b/src/server/p2p/client.rs
index ff73b80c..5ad62aef 100644
--- a/src/server/p2p/client.rs
+++ b/src/server/p2p/client.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use crate::{
     sharechain::block::Block,
 };
 
-const LOG_TARGET: &str = "p2p_service_client";
+const LOG_TARGET: &str = "p2pool::server::p2p::client";
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum ClientError {
diff --git a/src/server/p2p/peer_store.rs b/src/server/p2p/peer_store.rs
index 7f4c788f..c9481019 100644
--- a/src/server/p2p/peer_store.rs
+++ b/src/server/p2p/peer_store.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use moka::future::{Cache, CacheBuilder};
 
 use crate::server::p2p::messages::PeerInfo;
 
-const LOG_TARGET: &str = "peer_store";
+const LOG_TARGET: &str = "p2pool::server::p2p::peer_store";
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct PeerStoreConfig {
diff --git a/src/server/server.rs b/src/server/server.rs
index 5154c617..ae019886 100644
--- a/src/server/server.rs
+++ b/src/server/server.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
     sharechain::ShareChain,
 };
 
-const LOG_TARGET: &str = "server";
+const LOG_TARGET: &str = "p2pool::server::server";
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
diff --git a/src/sharechain/in_memory.rs b/src/sharechain/in_memory.rs
index aa1957a2..444b29bd 100644
--- a/src/sharechain/in_memory.rs
+++ b/src/sharechain/in_memory.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::sharechain::{
     Block, ShareChain, ShareChainResult, MAX_BLOCKS_COUNT, SHARE_COUNT,
 };
 
-const LOG_TARGET: &str = "in_memory_share_chain";
+const LOG_TARGET: &str = "p2pool::sharechain::in_memory";
 
 pub struct InMemoryShareChain {
     max_blocks_count: usize,