diff --git a/logging.properties b/logging.properties
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1df618a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# logging.properties
+# LogUtil.readConfiguration("logging.properties");
+
+handlers = java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler, java.util.logging.FileHandler
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = ALL
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = zutil.log.CompactLogFormatter
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.level = ALL
+java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter = zutil.log.CompactLogFormatter
+
+
+se.hal.level = ALL
+
+zutil.level = ALL
+zutil.db.bean.level = INFO
+zutil.net.http.pages.level = INFO
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/se/hal/HalServer.java b/src/se/hal/HalServer.java
index 55a082eb..90b9e6c0 100755
--- a/src/se/hal/HalServer.java
+++ b/src/se/hal/HalServer.java
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ public class HalServer {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         // init logging
-        CompactLogFormatter formatter = new CompactLogFormatter();
+        LogUtil.readConfiguration("logging.properties");
+        /*CompactLogFormatter formatter = new CompactLogFormatter();
         LogUtil.setLevel("se.hal", Level.FINEST);
         LogUtil.setFormatter("se.hal", formatter);
-        LogUtil.setLevel("zutil", Level.FINEST);
         LogUtil.setLevel("zutil.db.bean", Level.INFO);
+        LogUtil.setLevel("zutil.net.http.pages", Level.INFO);
+        LogUtil.setLevel("zutil", Level.FINEST);
         LogUtil.setFormatter("zutil", formatter);
-        LogUtil.setGlobalFormatter(formatter);
+        LogUtil.setGlobalFormatter(formatter);*/
 
         // init Managers
         HalContext.initialize();