diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index e0c43e8..3212144 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ object Build extends sbt.Build {
       "org.specs2" %% "specs2-matcher-extra" % specs2Version % "test",
       "org.specs2" %% "specs2-mock" % specs2Version % "test",
       "org.scalatest" % "scalatest_2.11" % "2.2.1" % "test",
-      "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-nop" % slf4jVersion,
-      "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % slf4jVersion,
+      "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.1.2" % "runtime,test",
       "com.github.scala-incubator.io" %% "scala-io-file" % "0.4.3",
       "io.strongtyped" %% "active-slick" % "0.3.3",
       "mysql" % "mysql-connector-java" % "5.1.34",
diff --git a/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f11e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!--
+Default logback configuration provided for import, equivalent to the programmatic
+initialization performed by Boot
+-->
+
+<configuration>
+  <property name="CONSOLE_LOG_PATTERN" value="[%highlight(%-5level)] [%thread] - %msg%n"/>
+  <property name="CONSOLE_DETAIL_LOG_PATTERN" value="[%highlight(%-5level)] [%thread] %logger{36} - %msg%n%caller{1}%n"/>
+  <property name="FILE_LOG_PATTERN" value="[%date{ISO8601}] [%-5level] [%thread] - %msg%n"/>
+  <property name="FILE_DETAIL_LOG_PATTERN" value="[%date{ISO8601}] [%-5level] [%thread] %logger{36} - %msg%n%caller{1}%n"/>
+
+  <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
+    <file>${LOG_FILE_PATH:-log/application-${environment}.log}</file>
+    <append>true</append>
+    <encoder>
+      <pattern>${FILE_LOG_PATTERN}</pattern>
+      <charset>utf-8</charset>
+    </encoder>
+  </appender>
+  <appender name="CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+    <encoder>
+      <pattern>${CONSOLE_LOG_PATTERN}</pattern>
+      <charset>utf-8</charset>
+    </encoder>
+  </appender>
+
+  <root level="INFO">
+    <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
+  </root>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/Boot.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/Boot.scala
index 74a1298..0939b6e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/Boot.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/Boot.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import akka.util.Timeout
 import com.github.qubo.seed.routes.ApiRouterActor
 import com.github.qubo.seed.utils.Config
 import Config.App
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import spray.can.Http
 
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 
 object Boot extends App {
+  protected val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass)
 
   // we need an ActorSystem to host our application in
   implicit val system = ActorSystem(App.systemName)
@@ -28,9 +30,9 @@ object Boot extends App {
     .mapTo[Http.Event]
     .map {
       case Http.Bound(address) =>
-        println(s"REST interface bound to $address")
+        logger.info(s"REST interface bound to $address")
       case Http.CommandFailed(cmd) =>
-        println("REST interface could not bind to " + s"${App.interface}:${App.port}, ${cmd.failureMessage}")
+        logger.error(s"REST interface could not bind to ${App.interface}:${App.port}, ${cmd.failureMessage}")
         system.shutdown()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/routes/ApiRouterActor.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/routes/ApiRouterActor.scala
index 6ce4d4c..02db643 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/routes/ApiRouterActor.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/routes/ApiRouterActor.scala
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import spray.http.{AllOrigins, StatusCodes}
 import spray.httpx.SprayJsonSupport
 import spray.json.DefaultJsonProtocol
 import spray.routing.{ExceptionHandler, HttpService, Route}
+import scalaz._, Scalaz._
 
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 import scala.reflect.runtime.universe.{Type, typeOf}
@@ -43,7 +44,13 @@ class ApiRouterActor
 
   private def swaggerRoute: Route =
     (path("swagger.json") & get & complete) {
-      new SwaggerDefinition(SwaggerDefinitionConfig(types = apiTypes)).prettyJson
+      new SwaggerDefinition(
+        SwaggerDefinitionConfig(
+          types = apiTypes,
+          host = Config.App.interface,
+          port = Config.App.port.some
+        )
+      ).prettyJson
     }
 
   private def swaggerUiRoute: Route =
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/swagger/SwaggerDefinition.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/swagger/SwaggerDefinition.scala
index 5964c74..28d64b1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/swagger/SwaggerDefinition.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/swagger/SwaggerDefinition.scala
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.github.qubo.seed.swagger
 
 import java.util
 
+import com.github.qubo.seed.utils.ObjectHelper._
 import io.swagger.jaxrs.Reader
 import io.swagger.jaxrs.config.ReaderConfig
 import io.swagger.models.Swagger
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class SwaggerDefinition(config: SwaggerDefinitionConfig) {
   lazy val swagger: Swagger = reader.read(
     config.types
       .map(getClassNameForType)
+      .tap(name => logger.info("loading class to swagger: {}", name))
       .map(Class.forName).toSet
   )
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/utils/Config.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/utils/Config.scala
index df8b55d..5976e23 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/utils/Config.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/utils/Config.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ object Config {
   private val config = ConfigFactory.parseResources(s"$environment.conf")
 
   object App {
-    val appConf = config.getConfig("app")
+    private val appConf = config.getConfig("app")
     val systemName = appConf.getString("systemName")
     val interface = appConf.getString("interface")
     val port = appConf.getInt("port")
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/utils/ObjectHelper.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/utils/ObjectHelper.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f813a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/qubo/seed/utils/ObjectHelper.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.github.qubo.seed.utils
+
+object ObjectHelper {
+  implicit class RichSeq[+A](seq: Seq[A]) {
+    def tap(function: A => Unit): Seq[A] =
+      seq.map { item =>
+        function(item)
+        item
+      }
+  }
+}