diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index c8bc39e..2c7b0cd 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from cogs.utils.localizer import Localizer
 from cogs.utils.localizer import LocalizerWrapper
 from cogs.utils.alias import Aliaser
 from cogs.utils.context import Context
+from cogs.utils.logger import BotLogger
 from cogs.helpformatter import commandhelper
 from cogs.utils.paginator import Scroller
 
@@ -57,12 +58,15 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession(loop=self.loop)
 
         self.debug = debug
+        self.main_logger = logger
+        self.logger = self.main_logger.bot_logger.getChild("Bot")
+        self.logger.debug("Debug: %s" % debug)
 
         for extension in initial_extensions:
             try:
                 self.load_extension(extension)
-            except Exception as e:
-                print(e)
+            except Exception:
+                self.logger.exception("Loading of extension %s failed" % extension)
 
     async def on_command_error(self, ctx, err):
         if not self.debug:
@@ -73,16 +77,21 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
                 await scroller.start_scrolling()
 
             if isinstance(err, commands.CommandInvokeError):
+                self.logger.debug("Error running command: %s\n Traceback: %s"
+                                 % (ctx.command, traceback.format_exception(err.__traceback__)))
                 pass
 
             elif isinstance(err, commands.NoPrivateMessage):
+                self.logger.debug("Error running command: %s\n Traceback: %s"
+                                 % (ctx.command, traceback.format_exception(err.__traceback__)))
                 await ctx.send('That command is not available in DMs')
             
             elif isinstance(err, commands.CommandOnCooldown):
                 await ctx.send(f"{ctx.message.author.mention} Command is on cooldown. Try again in `{err.retry_after:.1f}` seconds.")
 
             elif isinstance(err, commands.CheckFailure):
-                print('check failure')
+                self.logger.debug("Error running command: %s\n Traceback: %s"
+                                 % (ctx.command, traceback.format_exception(err.__traceback__)))
                 pass
 
             elif isinstance(err, commands.CommandNotFound):
@@ -114,14 +123,13 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
     async def on_ready(self):
         if not hasattr(self, 'uptime'):
             self.uptime = time.time()
-            if self.debug:
-                print('\n\nDebug mode')
 
         for extension in on_ready_extensions:
             try:
+                self.logger.debug("Loading extension %s" % extension)
                 self.load_extension(extension)
             except Exception as e:
-                print(e)
+                self.logger.exception("Loading of extension %s failed" % extension)
 
         print(f'\nLogged in as: {self.user.name}' +
               f' in {len(self.guilds)} servers.')
@@ -144,8 +152,10 @@ def run_bot(debug: bool=False):
     bot = Bot(debug=debug)
     bot.run()
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    state = False
     if 'debug' in sys.argv:
-        run_bot(debug=True)
-    else:
-        run_bot(debug=False)
+        state = True
+    logger = BotLogger(state, conf.get('log_path', '/data/logs'))
+    run_bot(debug=state)
diff --git a/cogs/music.py b/cogs/music.py
index 929b610..0c4178f 100644
--- a/cogs/music.py
+++ b/cogs/music.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ url_rx = re.compile('https?:\\/\\/(?:www\\.)?.+')
 class Music(commands.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot):
         self.bot = bot
-
+        self.logger = self.bot.main_logger.bot_logger.getChild("Music")
         if not hasattr(bot, 'lavalink'):  # This ensures the client isn't overwritten during cog reloads.
             bot.lavalink = lavalink.Client(bot.user.id, player=MixPlayer)
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Music(commands.Cog):
                 conf = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
 
             bot.lavalink.add_node(**conf['lavalink nodes']['main'])
+            self.logger.debug("Adding Lavalink node")
             bot.add_listener(bot.lavalink.voice_update_handler, 'on_socket_response')
 
     async def cog_check(self, ctx):
diff --git a/cogs/utils/logger.py b/cogs/utils/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a34d12c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cogs/utils/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import logging.handlers
+import logging
+import os
+
+class BotLogger(object):
+    def __init__(self, debug=None, data_location=None):
+        self.log_location = data_location
+        self.log_level = debug
+
+        if self.log_level:
+            self.log_level = logging.DEBUG
+
+        else:
+            self.log_level = logging.INFO
+
+        self.bot_logger = logging.getLogger("logger")
+        self.bot_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+        log_formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s:%(name)s:%(levelname)s:%(message)s")
+
+        if self.log_location is not None:
+            if not os.path.isdir(self.log_location):
+                os.mkdir(self.log_location)
+                print(f"Creating logging directory: {self.log_location}")
+            if self.log_level:
+                print(os.path.abspath(self.log_location))
+            file_logger = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(f'{self.log_location}/bot.log',
+                                          mode='a', maxBytes=50000, encoding=None, delay=0, backupCount=5)
+            file_logger.setLevel(self.log_level)
+            file_logger.setFormatter(log_formatter)
+            self.bot_logger.addHandler(file_logger)
+
+        console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        console_handler.setLevel(self.log_level)
+        console_handler.setFormatter(log_formatter)
+
+        self.bot_logger.addHandler(console_handler)
+
diff --git a/data/config.yaml.example b/data/config.yaml.example
index 88402be..f1f4f8b 100644
--- a/data/config.yaml.example
+++ b/data/config.yaml.example
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ bot:
 # Where the bot will look for translations
 locale_path: ./localization
 
+# Where the bot will place logs
+log_path: ./data/logs
+
 # Settings used if server settings aren't specified
 default server settings:
   prefix: