diff --git a/pkg/gordio/server/logging.go b/pkg/gordio/server/logging.go
index 9ff4c4f..8ee84c9 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/server/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/server/logging.go
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/config"
 
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
@@ -21,13 +26,22 @@ type Logger struct {
 	console io.Writer
 	writers []io.Writer
 	hup     chan os.Signal
+
+	lastFieldName string
+	noColor       bool
 }
 
 func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) (*Logger, error) {
-	l := &Logger{
-		console: &zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr},
+	l := &Logger{}
+	cw := &zerolog.ConsoleWriter{
+		Out:              os.Stderr,
+		TimeFormat:       "Jan 2 15:04:05",
+		FormatFieldName:  l.fieldNameFormat,
+		FormatFieldValue: l.fieldValueFormat,
 	}
 
+	l.console = cw
+
 	l.hup = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	go func() {
 		for sig := range l.hup {
@@ -40,7 +54,7 @@ func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) (*Logger, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.MultiLevelWriter(l.writers...))
+			l.Install()
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -51,11 +65,15 @@ func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) (*Logger, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.MultiLevelWriter(l.writers...))
+	l.Install()
 
 	return l, nil
 }
 
+func (l *Logger) Install() {
+	log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.MultiLevelWriter(l.writers...))
+}
+
 func (l *Logger) Close() {
 	for _, lg := range l.writers {
 		if _, isConsole := lg.(*zerolog.ConsoleWriter); isConsole {
@@ -94,7 +112,7 @@ func (l *Logger) OpenLogs(cfg *config.Config) error {
 		case nil:
 			w.Writer = &zerolog.LevelWriterAdapter{Writer: l.console}
 		default:
-			f, err := os.OpenFile(*lc.File, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, LOGPERM)
+			f, err := os.OpenFile(*lc.File, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, LOGPERM)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -109,3 +127,81 @@ func (l *Logger) OpenLogs(cfg *config.Config) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func RequestLogger() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			t1 := time.Now()
+			ww := middleware.NewWrapResponseWriter(w, r.ProtoMajor)
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r != nil && r != http.ErrAbortHandler {
+					log.Error().Interface("recover", r).Bytes("stack", debug.Stack()).Msg("incoming_request_panic")
+					ww.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				}
+				log.Info().Fields(map[string]interface{}{
+					"remote_addr": r.RemoteAddr,
+					"path":        r.URL.Path,
+					"proto":       r.Proto,
+					"method":      r.Method,
+					"user_agent":  r.UserAgent(),
+					"status":      http.StatusText(ww.Status()),
+					"status_code": ww.Status(),
+					"bytes_in":    r.ContentLength,
+					"bytes_out":   ww.BytesWritten(),
+					"duration":    time.Since(t1).String(),
+					"reqID":       middleware.GetReqID(r.Context()),
+				}).Msg("incoming_request")
+			}()
+			next.ServeHTTP(ww, r)
+		}
+		return http.HandlerFunc(fn)
+	}
+}
+
+const (
+	colorBlack = iota + 30
+	colorRed
+	colorGreen
+	colorYellow
+	colorBlue
+	colorMagenta
+	colorCyan
+	colorWhite
+	colorNone
+
+	colorBold     = 1
+	colorDarkGray = 90
+)
+
+func (l *Logger) fieldNameFormat(i interface{}) string {
+	l.lastFieldName = fmt.Sprint(i)
+	return l.colorize(l.lastFieldName+"=", colorCyan)
+}
+
+func (l *Logger) fieldValueFormat(i interface{}) string {
+	color := colorNone
+	switch l.lastFieldName {
+	case "method":
+		color = colorMagenta
+	case "reqID":
+		color = colorYellow
+	case "duration":
+		color = colorBlue
+	}
+
+	l.lastFieldName = ""
+
+	if color == colorNone {
+		return fmt.Sprint(i)
+	}
+
+	return l.colorize(i, color)
+}
+
+// colorize returns the string s wrapped in ANSI code c, unless disabled is true or c is 0.
+func (l *Logger) colorize(s interface{}, c int) string {
+	if l.noColor {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", s)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("\x1b[%dm%v\x1b[0m", c, s)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/server/server.go b/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
index 0b870b0..2b7e9cb 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/server/server.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/nexus"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/sinks"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/pkg/gordio/sources"
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-chi/cors"
 )
 
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config) (*Server, error) {
 
 	r.Use(middleware.RequestID)
 	r.Use(middleware.RealIP)
-	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
-	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
+	r.Use(RequestLogger())
 	r.Use(cors.Handler(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:   srv.conf.CORS.AllowedOrigins,
 		AllowedMethods:   []string{"GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"},