diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 09311dd..8fb3d0e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "android_system_properties"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "819e7219dbd41043ac279b19830f2efc897156490d7fd6ea916720117ee66311"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ansi_term"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d52a9bb7ec0cf484c551830a7ce27bd20d67eac647e1befb56b0be4ee39a55d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.64"
@@ -72,17 +90,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "atty"
-version = "0.2.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d9b39be18770d11421cdb1b9947a45dd3f37e93092cbf377614828a319d5fee8"
-dependencies = [
- "hermit-abi",
- "libc",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "0.1.8"
@@ -203,6 +210,18 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chrono"
+version = "0.4.22"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bfd4d1b31faaa3a89d7934dbded3111da0d2ef28e3ebccdb4f0179f5929d1ef1"
+dependencies = [
+ "iana-time-zone",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cloudabi"
 version = "0.0.3"
@@ -264,7 +283,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tonic",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-core",
- "tracing-subscriber",
+ "tracing-subscriber 0.3.15",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -369,19 +388,6 @@ version = "1.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "90e5c1c8368803113bf0c9584fc495a58b86dc8a29edbf8fe877d21d9507e797"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "env_logger"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b2cf0344971ee6c64c31be0d530793fba457d322dfec2810c453d0ef228f9c3"
-dependencies = [
- "atty",
- "humantime",
- "log",
- "regex",
- "termcolor",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "fallible-iterator"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -757,6 +763,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-native-tls",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone"
+version = "0.1.50"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fd911b35d940d2bd0bea0f9100068e5b97b51a1cbe13d13382f132e0365257a0"
+dependencies = [
+ "android_system_properties",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "idna"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -878,6 +897,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matchers"
+version = "0.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f099785f7595cc4b4553a174ce30dd7589ef93391ff414dbb67f62392b9e0ce1"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex-automata",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "matchers"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -980,7 +1008,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_hashes",
  "config",
  "console-subscriber",
- "env_logger",
  "futures",
  "futures-util",
  "governor",
@@ -989,7 +1016,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-tls",
  "lazy_static",
- "log",
  "nonzero_ext",
  "parse_duration",
  "r2d2",
@@ -1002,6 +1028,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-tungstenite",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber 0.2.25",
  "tungstenite",
  "uuid",
 ]
@@ -1802,15 +1830,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "termcolor"
-version = "1.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bab24d30b911b2376f3a13cc2cd443142f0c81dda04c118693e35b3835757755"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi-util",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "1.0.34"
@@ -2081,13 +2100,56 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-log"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "78ddad33d2d10b1ed7eb9d1f518a5674713876e97e5bb9b7345a7984fbb4f922"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "tracing-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-serde"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bc6b213177105856957181934e4920de57730fc69bf42c37ee5bb664d406d9e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "tracing-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-subscriber"
+version = "0.2.25"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0e0d2eaa99c3c2e41547cfa109e910a68ea03823cccad4a0525dcbc9b01e8c71"
+dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term",
+ "chrono",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "matchers 0.0.1",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "sharded-slab",
+ "smallvec",
+ "thread_local",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-core",
+ "tracing-log",
+ "tracing-serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-subscriber"
 version = "0.3.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "60db860322da191b40952ad9affe65ea23e7dd6a5c442c2c42865810c6ab8e6b"
 dependencies = [
- "matchers",
+ "matchers 0.1.0",
  "once_cell",
  "regex",
  "sharded-slab",
@@ -2300,15 +2362,6 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-util"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "70ec6ce85bb158151cae5e5c87f95a8e97d2c0c4b001223f33a334e3ce5de178"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
 version = "0.4.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0307961..149ffda 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ version = "0.6.2"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-log = "0.4"
-env_logger = "0.9"
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full", "tracing"] }
+tracing = "0.1.36"
+tracing-subscriber = "0.2.0"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full", "tracing", "signal"] }
 console-subscriber = "0.1.8"
 futures = "0.3"
 futures-util = "0.3"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a0eaa5e..1efec04 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN chown -R $APP_USER:$APP_USER ${APP}
 USER $APP_USER
 WORKDIR ${APP}
 
-ENV RUST_LOG=info
+ENV RUST_LOG=info,nostr_rs_relay=info
 ENV APP_DATA=${APP_DATA}
 
 CMD ./nostr-rs-relay --db ${APP_DATA}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 2719ee7..edca4bb 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Configuration file and settings management
 use config::{Config, ConfigError, File};
-use log::warn;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tracing::warn;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 #[allow(unused)]
diff --git a/src/conn.rs b/src/conn.rs
index 6584c08..a35c1f5 100644
--- a/src/conn.rs
+++ b/src/conn.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::event::Event;
 
 use crate::subscription::Subscription;
-use log::{debug, info};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 /// A subscription identifier has a maximum length
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index bcde356..a861de1 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use crate::utils::{is_hex, is_lower_hex};
 use governor::clock::Clock;
 use governor::{Quota, RateLimiter};
 use hex;
-use log::{debug, info, trace, warn};
 use r2d2;
 use r2d2_sqlite::SqliteConnectionManager;
 use rusqlite::params;
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use tokio::task;
+use tracing::{debug, info, trace, warn};
 
 pub type SqlitePool = r2d2::Pool<r2d2_sqlite::SqliteConnectionManager>;
 pub type PooledConnection = r2d2::PooledConnection<r2d2_sqlite::SqliteConnectionManager>;
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index 01c1b70..2366e42 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::nip05;
 use crate::utils::unix_time;
 use bitcoin_hashes::{sha256, Hash};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use log::*;
 use secp256k1::{schnorr, Secp256k1, VerifyOnly, XOnlyPublicKey};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use serde_json::value::Value;
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ use serde_json::Number;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 lazy_static! {
     /// Secp256k1 verification instance.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 531d43f..a2b09e5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 //! Server process
-use log::info;
+
 use nostr_rs_relay::config;
 use nostr_rs_relay::server::start_server;
 use std::env;
 use std::sync::mpsc as syncmpsc;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver as MpscReceiver, Sender as MpscSender};
 use std::thread;
+use tracing::info;
 
 use console_subscriber::ConsoleLayer;
 
@@ -19,10 +20,9 @@ fn db_from_args(args: &[String]) -> Option<String> {
 
 /// Start running a Nostr relay server.
 fn main() {
-    // setup logger
-    let _ = env_logger::try_init();
+    // setup tracing
+    let _trace_sub = tracing_subscriber::fmt::try_init();
     info!("Starting up from main");
-
     // get database directory from args
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
     let db_dir: Option<String> = db_from_args(&args);
diff --git a/src/nip05.rs b/src/nip05.rs
index f512e68..354f0aa 100644
--- a/src/nip05.rs
+++ b/src/nip05.rs
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ use hyper::body::HttpBody;
 use hyper::client::connect::HttpConnector;
 use hyper::Client;
 use hyper_tls::HttpsConnector;
-use log::*;
 use rand::Rng;
 use rusqlite::params;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 use tokio::time::Interval;
+use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
 /// NIP-05 verifier state
 pub struct Verifier {
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index bc2b002..dd25183 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ use crate::db::PooledConnection;
 use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::event::{single_char_tagname, Event};
 use crate::utils::is_lower_hex;
-use log::*;
 use rusqlite::limits::Limit;
 use rusqlite::params;
 use rusqlite::Connection;
 use std::time::Instant;
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 /// Startup DB Pragmas
 pub const STARTUP_SQL: &str = r##"
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index ef67692..d6d7ea1 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use hyper::upgrade::Upgraded;
 use hyper::{
     header, server::conn::AddrStream, upgrade, Body, Request, Response, Server, StatusCode,
 };
-use log::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ use tokio::sync::broadcast::{self, Receiver, Sender};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 use tokio_tungstenite::WebSocketStream;
+use tracing::*;
 use tungstenite::error::CapacityError::MessageTooLong;
 use tungstenite::error::Error as WsError;
 use tungstenite::handshake;
diff --git a/tests/common/mod.rs b/tests/common/mod.rs
index ea05d3b..aaa4dab 100644
--- a/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use log::{debug, info};
 use nostr_rs_relay::config;
 use nostr_rs_relay::server::start_server;
 //use http::{Request, Response};
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver as MpscReceiver, Sender as MpscSender};
 use std::thread;
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 pub struct Relay {
     pub port: u16,
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ pub struct Relay {
 }
 
 pub fn start_relay() -> Result<Relay> {
-    let _ = env_logger::try_init();
+    // setup tracing
+    let _trace_sub = tracing_subscriber::fmt::try_init();
     info!("Starting up from main");
     // replace default settings
     let mut settings = config::Settings::default();
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ pub async fn wait_for_healthy_relay(relay: &Relay) -> Result<()> {
             }
             Err(_) => {
                 // server is not yet ready, probably connection refused...
-                debug!("Got ERR from Relay!");
+                debug!("Relay not ready, will try again...");
                 tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
             }
         }